Efstathia K. Email & Phone Number

Athens Metropolitan Area

• Receiving, labeling and analyzing reference standards and samples• Performing physicochemical and analytical chemical analyses on APIs and organic samples• Calibration, verification and organization of the laboratory equipment• Recording all data and results in specified forms and databases• Organizing and storing all chemicals reagents and standards according to material safety instructions, following GMP protocols•Analytical Method Validation Development (Karl Fischer Evaporation Technique)

Athens Metropolitan Area

• Performing financial transactions in a fast-paced retail store environment• Price changes, discounts and customer loans• Promoting and selling products & services to customers• Cross-selling merchandise and services, ensuring proper customer service

Athens, Attiki, Greece

My fourth-month internship took place at the medical diagnostic laboratory NeoLab S.A. This laboratory deals with various laboratory instrumental chemical, molecular and biochemical analyses, aimed at investigating and diagnosing endogenous metabolic diseases in the context of Newborn Screening. My daily routine included:• Planning and executing biochemical tests, in order to analyze and diagnose endogenous metabolic diseases, through ELISA enzymic techniques, such as cystic fibrosis (IRT), biotinidase, 25-OH-vitamin D3, and G6PD deficiencies, congenital adrenal hyperplasia (17-OH-PRG), galactosemia, and problems with thyroid hormone(TSH).• Getting accustomed to double mass spectrometry (Tandem MS) through NeoLynx software and HPLC.• Conducting biochemical analyses with Acylcarnitines, Organic Acids(OA), Total Fatty Acids(TFA), working on biological liquid samples ( blood, Guthrie cards, urine, blood plasma, and CSF).In the last weeks of my internship, I also worked on a project for Validating Acylcarnitines through Analytical Biochemical Methods of quality and quantification, in order to identify and diagnose pathological metabolic syndromes.

Preparation of my Thesis with the title: "Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Gene Analysis on Cognitive and Behavioral Disorders".During my thesis writing, I learned how to use online databases such as NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information), PMC, PubMed, LitVar, ClinVar, dbSNP, and GWAS-Catalog. I also learned how to use bioinformatics tools like JalView, MATLAB, MEGA, and websites like GENEMania.