There's Biology in everything, even when you're feeling spiritual - Helen Fisher
Sophia Magkouta - Biologist, MSc, PhD
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About me
POSITION TITLE: Postdoctoral fellow
Sophia Magkouta is a biologist. She was born in Athens. She studied Biology in the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and subsequently she obtained an M.Sc. diploma in Microbial Biotechnology. She has a category C diploma of the Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations (F.E.L.A.S.A.).
Her Ph.D. thesis was on The effects of mastic oil, its analogs and constituents in tumor angiogenesisheld in G.P. Livanos and Marianth Simou Laboratories of Thorax Foundation.
Current position:
a. Sophia Magkouta is working as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Laboratory of Histology-Embryology, Molecular Carcinogenesis Group, Athens Medical school, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
b. Sophia Magkouta is also Academic fellow of Nursery School, in the University of Thessaly (Greece) and she is responsible for Clinical Biochemistry, Clinical Microbiology of infectious diseases and Genetics lessons.
Biology is the study of complicated things that have the appearance of having been designed with a purpose.
Richard Dawkins
Experience
Sophia Magkouta: Scientific Experience
2021 - now
Postdoctoral Fellow in Laboratory of Histology-Embryology, Molecular Carcinogenesis Group, Athens Medical school, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. ΒΙΟΚΑΡΕΤΡΑ: Determination of genomic & transcriptomic prognostic bio-signatures in head & neck cancer, Partnership Agreement for the Development Framework 2014-2020.
2019 - 2021
"Acquisition of academic teaching experience in young scientists phD holders in Educational Institutions" Partnership Agreement for the Development Framework 2014-2020
2017 - 2018
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for Foundation of National Scholarships (IKY)
2015 - 2016
European Program "INSIGHT FLU 002, FLU 003 AND FLU 003 PLUS".
2012 - 2014
European Research Council Starting Independent Investigator Research Grant 2010 (FP7-IDEAS-ERC-StG-2010-#260524-KRASHIMPE, 2011-2016). - Post doctoral fellowship
2011
Research Award for "The role of angiopoietins -1 and -2 in malignant mesothelioma", from Hellenic Thoracic Society.
2009 - 2011
Greek Program "Financial support of research, educational and scientific activities"
2009
Greek Program "Role of mTOR in pathogenicity of malignant pleural effusions. Treatment potentials".
2005 - 2008
PENED 2003 "Development and application of biocatalytic pricesses for the upgrade of value of Chios masticha and its constituents concerning its role in pathological angiogenesis". Co-funding of General Secretariat for Research and Technology and European union and Chios Mastic producers.
2003 - 2004
European Research Program EU-ACTAPHARM (QLK3-CT 2001-01783D6, AC ACTAPHARM) "Novel sources of actinomycete diversity for detection of antimicrobial agnets with pharmaceutical applications".
My Skills
Personal exprerience and skills