I am a Biologist and I completed my undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece) with specializations in molecular biology, genetics, animal physiology, and marine biology. I then obtained my Ph.D. title defending my work at the Max Planck Institute (Germany) on the subtypes of pulmonary fibroblasts in the developing lung. After receiving training at the Cardiovascular Research Center of Yale University (USA), I now work as a Project Scientist at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis (USA).

I founded Greek Women in STEM as a personal project out of a need to showcase the many achievements of Greek female scientists that I encountered as I traveled from country to country. In every new university or institute I visited, there was always a Greek woman who already had a very good reputation as a researcher, and everyone rushed to introduce me to her. However, when I read Greek newspapers or watched the news, there was never any mention of them except when some did something exceptionally impressive. That's how I started the first interviews and now, with this initiative that has evolved into a non-profit organization, I hope to inspire not only young girls to pursue a career in STEM but also to send a message to all Greeks that we can achieve a lot, we are already doing it, and when conditions (e.g., infrastructure and funding) are adequate, we have the ability to make significant and internationally recognized contributions to the sciences.

Outside of work, I enjoy going on trips with my family and spending quality time with them and my friends. Ideally, I love spending days at the beach, and when that's not possible, a beautiful movie with a summer theme always lifts my spirits.