Athanasios Oikonomou Email & Phone Number

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Postdoc research in Iorio group, Computational Biology Research Centre, Human Technopole- Standing in the interphase between wet- and dry-lab approaches, I help in advancing the transition of computational and bioinformatic projects into translational biology - Pushing the potential of precision medicine upon detailed investigation of multi-omic and pharmacological data in a pan-cancer setting- Uncovering and validating therapeutic target opportunities upon data-driven drug discovery and repurposing efforts- Adding biology-friendly touches to in-house-generated computational tools - Constant development and learning in both experimental and computational biology aspects - Interdisciplinary teamworking, active external collaborations, students supervision, laboratory management

Monza, Lombardy, Italy

PhD project “Modeling target treatment of high-risk childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia" organized by the Translational and Molecular Medicine-DIMET PhD program of University Milano-Bicocca. -Early Stage Researcher of the (Age Related Changes in Hematopoiesis ) ARCH Project, funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions of the European Commission-Research focus on Acute lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), pediatric hematology, high-throughput drug testing, precision medicine, targeted therapy-Aim of the project is the identification of new therapeutic compounds that could be a specific, functionally effective and less toxic treatment approach for pediatric ALL patient subgroups with distinct prognostic outcome-Collaboration and short-term research stays in Pediatric Research Institute Città della Speranza, Padova, Italy; Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany; University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG), The Netherlands

Gothenburg, Sweden

Experimental research stay at the Department of Respiratory, Inflammation & Autoimmunity, RIA/IMED-MSc thesis project on "The effect of interferons (IFNs) on expanded human blood isolated innate lymphoid cells type 2 (ILC2)" - Knowledge and skills in innate lymphoid cell biology, immunomagnetic cell isolation and FACS,multicolour flow cytometry, multiplex ELISA, RTqPCR, thesis writing and presenting- Courses within topics like lab safety, human biological sampling, bioethics, internet security- Supported by the SUND Outgoing Mobility Grant, University of Copenhagen

Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, Denmark

part-time work as research assistant in parallel with my MSc studies in Finsencentret at the Department of Hematology of Rigshospitalet, - preparatory steps in research proposal writing and basic lab experiments on hematologicalmalignancies projects

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

short research traineeship in the Section for Immunology & Vaccinology, former DTU Vet on the project “The role of STAT family members in the regulation of immune cells development, homeostasis and inflammation”- knowledge and skills in mouse immune cells isolation, T cell biology, cell culture anddifferentiation, flow cytometry- supported by the ERASMUS+ Grant for recent graduates

Thessaloniki, Greece

one year of research experience at the Institut of Applied Biosciences, CERTH, carrying out my bachelor thesis project on "Gene expression analysis of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia stereotyped subsets with distinct epigenetic profile",- knowledge on hematological malignancies, skills in blood cells isolation and culture, library- preparation, RNA sequencing, differential expression analysis, data interpretation, thesis writing and presenting

Thessaloniki, Greece

training in molecular and cellular biological techniques and applications exploring the mechanism of Chronic Lymphocytic leukemia at the Institut of Applied Biosciences in CERTH- internship supported by ESPA

Msc Immunology & Inflammation

120 ECTS two-year degree awarded by the Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences providing specialized knowledge in Immunology, Inflammatory.

Bsc With Integrated Msc, Biological Applications & Technology

300 ECTS five-year degree awarded by the School of Health Sciences promoting the pursuit of academic knowledge in all life sciences.