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Dr Athina Mylona

Visiting Senior Lecturer and Senior Lecturer

Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS) and Faculty of Medicine, Health And Social Care

I received my Ph.D. in molecular cell biology from Erasmus University Rotterdam, where I studied the process of hematopoiesis during mammalian embryonic development, using a model system of mouse embryonic stem cell differentiation. As a post-doctoral researcher I worked on investigating the role of the bone marrow stromal microenvironment in leukemic evolution and bone regeneration as well as the molecular mechanisms that regulate the role of mesenchyme derived cells in these two distinct processes. I joined Canterbury Christ Church University in 2014 and I am currently a Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry.

My research is focused on stem cell biology and differentiation. My main interests include the interrogation of genes and signalling pathways that govern the process of embryonic stem cell differentiation towards hematopoiesis and neural development.

Currently I am teaching on the following modules:

  • Foundation Chemistry
  • Core Science (module director)
  • Molecular Biology (module director)

My research is focused on stem cell biology and differentiation. My main interests include the interrogation of genes and signalling pathways that govern the process of embryonic stem cell differentiation towards hematopoiesis and neural development.

Research Projects

  • Doctoral Research Project. Researcher(s): Mr Callum Parker. Supervisor(s): Dr Athina Mylona, Dr Cornelia Wilson, Dr Kristofer Leslie. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
  • Printing the Future of Skin: A DoE-Based Methodological Framework for Developing and Characterising Bioinks for 3D Bioprinting Applications. Researcher(s): Miss Alice Upton. Supervisor(s): Dr Georgina Zimbitas, Dr Athina Mylona, Professor Eleni Hatzidimitriadou. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • Study on osteoarthritic joint: regenerative potential and disease markers. Researcher(s): Miss Alice Tirnoveanu. Supervisor(s): Dr Athina Mylona, Dr Cornelia Wilson. [Postgraduate Research Project]
  • The characterization of exosome regenerative capacity. Researcher(s): Mrs ANGELA LUCAS. Supervisor(s): Dr Athina Mylona, Dr Cornelia Wilson. [Postgraduate Research Project]
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