GPMLS Lecture Series - Dimitra Dafou

Dimitra Dafou, Associate Professor in Biochemistry, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece will give a talk on RNA editing in neurodegenerative disorders

Dr. Dafou’s academic journey began in the United Kingdom where she obtained her doctorate, funded by AstraZeneca, and conducted her postdoctoral research as a Fellowship in “Translational Research Oncology” at Queen Mary University and University College London. She currently holds an Associate Professor position at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and has been with the University since the year 2014. She specializes in induced pluripotent stem cells/cancer stem cells, in vitro and in vivo disease modelling and 3D culture models of tumours. Dr. Dafou has received numerous grants. Dimitra will share with us her findings from her work on RNA editing in neurodegenerative disorders.