Spyridoula graduated from the Department of Biology of the University of Patras in 2017. In 2019, she received her Master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences from the Medical School of the same University. During her MSc thesis she examined the role of Geminin superfamily members in the formation of primary cilium, under the supervision of Dr. Lygerou Zoi. She is currently a PhD student studying the role of Geminin superfamily members during the cell cycle and differentiation.

Contact her at: spyridoulampournaka@gmail.com

Chara obtained an BSc/MSc from the Department of Biological Applications and Technology, in 2020. During her diploma thesis at the BRFAA in Athens, she studied the biogenesis of fragile telomeres in ALT- positive cancer cell lines, getting familiarized with molecular cytogenetic technologies. She then worked as a research assistant at the National Hellenic Research Foundation, investigating the anti-cancer properties of newly synthesized compounds in colon cancer cell lines, gaining experience on confocal microscopy and cell-based analyses. The aim of her PhD is to investigate how chromatin remodeling factors affect the cellular responses to DNA replication licensing aberrations, through a combination of cell imaging techniques, genomic analyses and the use of small molecules and cancer patient data.

Contact her at: xarapa3@gmail.com

Valentini graduated from the Department of Biology of the University of Patras in 2021. She also graduated from the International MSc program in Molecular Biomedicine of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) in collaboration with the BSRC “Alexander Fleming” in July 2023. During her MSc thesis, she examined the implication of lipid droplet metabolism in non-alcoholic liver disease, under the supervision of Professor Aristides Eliopoulos. She is currently working at the Molecular Genetics Unit and the General Biology Lab under the supervision of Dr. Zoi Lygerou.

Contact her at: vtzimogianni@gmail.com

Alex graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Biological Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge, UK, in 2015, specializing in neuroscience. His undergraduate thesis explored the influence of REM sleep on memory and the modulatory role of emotion in associated memory processes. Subsequently, he pursued a Master’s degree in Genetics, Development, and Evolution at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, completing the program in 2019. As a master student in the lab of Pr. I. Rodriguez, Alex focused on characterizing the molecular mechanism known as DREAM and its impact on transcription in olfactory sensory neurons, conducting research in both mice and flies. Currently, Alex is undertaking a Ph.D., aiming to investigate the intricate connections between DNA licensing aberrations, cellular inflammation, and the formation of extrachromosomal DNA.

Contact her at: alexander@haider.fr

Lydia Koufoudaki graduated from the department of Biology of the University of Patras in 2022. Currently, she is studying at the “Biomedical Sciences” MSc program at the University of Patras, under the supervision of Dr Zoi Lygerou. Her master thesis is focusing on the role of McIdas, a member of Geminin superfamily proteins, in multiciliogenesis

Contact her at: lydiakouf@gmail.com

Iro Tsoumani graduated from the Department of Biology of the University of Patras in 2022. Currently, she is a student of the MSc program “Biomedical Sciences” at the Medical School, under the supervision of Dr. Zoi Lygerou. Her work focuses on the characterization of synthetic-lethal interactions between deregulated DNA licensing and impaired fork protection mechanisms.

Contact her at: irotsoum16@gmail.com

Niovi Georgopoulou completed her undergraduate studies in the Department of Biology at the University of Patras. Presently, she is enrolled in the “Biomedical Sciences” MSc program at the Medical School of the same University. Her master’s thesis focuses on the analysis of genetic diseases using the techniques of Sanger Sequencing and Next Generation Sequencing within a gene panel, under the supervision of Dr. Zoi Lygerou.

Contact her at: nikola.georgopoulou@gmail.com

Vasia Lymperdopoulou graduated from the Department of Biology of the University of Patras in 2023. Currently, she is a student of the MSc program “Biomedical Sciences” at the Medical School, under the supervision of Dr. Zoi Lygerou. She is working on the characterization of synthetic-lethal interactions between deregulated DNA licensing and impaired DNA repair and fork protection mechanisms.

Contact her at:vasialym22@gmail.com

Pinelopi Moloni obtained a Bachelor’s degree from the Department of Biology of the University of Patras in 2024. Her undergraduate thesis engaged in the assessment of pharmacological inhibitors in the DNA replication licensing pathway. Currently, she is a student of the “Biomedical Sciences” postgraduate program at the Medical School of the University of Patras, under the supervision of Dr. Zoi Lygerou. Her ongoing work focuses on the investigation of the multiple roles of the McIdas protein in the cell cycle with the utilization of the HCT116-McIdas-AID cell line that was previously developed in our laboratory.

Contact her at: pinelopi228@gmail.com

Molecular Genetics Unit

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Molecular Genetics Unit

Contact her at: ioannapapadionyssiou@gmail.com

General Biology Lab

Contact her at: karydielena@gmail.com