DPhil (PhD) in Interdiscliplinary Bioscience, University of Oxford, UK (ongoing)
Master's Degree
MSc by Research in Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, UK
Undergraduate Degree
BSc(Hons) in Biochemistry & Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Greece
Research Experience
2nd Rotation: Building synthetic Cells from SimCells.
Synthetic Biology and Single Cell Biotechnology Lab, Department of Engineering, University of Oxford, UK
1st Rotation: Improve molecular pharming: Degradation of IgGs in the apoplast of Nicotiana bentamiana leaves.
Plant Chemetics Lab, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, UK
MRes thesis: Developing plant chassis for heterologous expression of the pleuromutilin biosynthetic gene cluster. Working with Marchantia polymorpha, Physcomitrella patens and Nicotiana tabacum.
Plant Pathology and Drug Discovery Lab, University of Bristol, UK
RA: Development of a hairy-root protocol approach for the medicinal plant Trigonella foenum-graecum.
BSc thesis: Effect of the expression of the heterologous transcription factors MtTSAR1, 2 on the biosynthetic pathway of mevalonic acid in Trigonella foenum-graecum (fenugreek).
RA: Protein-protein interactions of LSK1 kinase in Lotus japonicus using the Yeast-Two-Hybrid system.
Plant and Environmental Biotechnology Lab, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Greece
Internship: Genotype profiling of cystic fibrosis, factors II and V for thrombophilia, plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 deficiency, Mthfr1298 and Mthfr677 mutations.
Molecular Biology and Genetics Lab, Thessaly University Hospitals, Greece
Publications
Garagounis, C., Beritza, K. et al., (2020). A hairy-root transformation protocol for Trigonella foenum-graecum L. as a tool for metabolic engineering and specialised metabolite pathway elucidation, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.06.011
Garagounis C., Georgopoulou M.-E., Beritza K., Papadopoulou, K. K., (2020). An Agrobacterium rhizogenes mediated hairy root transformation protocol for fenugreek, MethodsX. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2020.101098
