Elisavet Kouvidi

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Genesis Genoma Lab

Genetic Diagnosis, Clinical Genetics & Research, Athens, Greece

Tel/Fax: (+30) 210 6803130 / (+ 30) 210 6894778

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EDUCATION

  • BSc Biology (2000), University of Crete, Greece
  • MSc Medical Genetics (2002), University of Glasgow, UK
  • Diploma in classical and molecular cytogenetics (2007), University of Montpelier, France
  • PhD Faculty of Medicine (2011), University of Athens, Greece

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 2003– 02/2012 Cytogenetics laboratory at the Department of Medical Genetics (Faculty of Medicine, University of Athens)
  • 03/2012–2014 Postgraduate researcher in the Haematology laboratory of the Faculty of Medicine in the University of Crete, on the field of classical and molecular cytogenetics
  • 2015–04/2016 Research Associate in the Haematology laboratory of the Faculty of Medicine in the University of Crete, on the field of classical and molecular cytogenetics
  • 09/2016-Today Department of Cytogenetics, “Genesis Genoma” private lab

 

CURRENT AREA OF PROFESSIONAL INTEREST

Classical and Molecular Cytogenetics

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

- Kouvidi E., Tsarouha H., Zachaki S., Mitrakos A., Sfakianoudis K., Kanavakis E., Mavrou A. A Rare Familial Paracentric Inversion in the Long Arm of Chromosome 8: Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Genet Disor Genet Rep 6:2. 2017.

- Batsali AK., Pontikoglou C., Koutroulakis D., Pavlaki KI., Damianaki A., Mavroudi I., Alpantaki K., Kouvidi E., Kontakis G., Papadaki HA. Differential expression of cell cycle and WNT pathway-related genes accounts for differences in the growth and differentiation potential of Wharton's jelly and bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Stem Cell Res Ther 8:102, 2017.

- Kouvidi E., Stratigi A., Batsali A., Mavroudi I., Mastrodemou S., Ximeri M., Papadaki HA., Pontikoglou CG. Cytogenetic evaluation of mesenchymal stem/stromal cells from patients with myelodysplastic syndromes at different time-points during ex vivo expansion. Leuk Res 43: 24-32, 2016.

- Kastrinaki MC., Pavlaki K., Batsali AK., Kouvidi E., Mavroudi I., Pontikoglou C., Papadaki HA. Mesenchymal stem cells in immune-mediated bone marrow failure syndromes. Clin Dev Immunol 2013; 2013: 265608.

- G. Ntali, C. Sofocleous, E. Kouvidi, G. Tsagaraki, M. Dolianiti, A. Kaimara-Papathanasiou, H. Fryssira A Rare Case of a Male with 45, XO, SRY+, ZFY+ with Short Stature and Mild Turner Stigmata. Horm Res Paediatr 78: 127-134, 2012.

- Leze H., Tzeti M., Kosma K., Syrmou A., Giannikou K., Oikonomakis V., Kouvidi E., Nika A., Kapetanakis I., Kanavakis E., Kitsiou – Tzeli S. Molecular study in Jacobsen syndrome with array CGH (Greek). Paidiatriki 75 (3-4): 108-115, 2012.

- A. Mavrou, E. Kouvidi, A. Antsaklis, A. Souka, S. Kitsiou-Tzeli, A. Kolialexi Identification of Nucleated Red Blood Cells in maternal circulation: A second step in screening for fetal aneuploidies and pregnancy complications. Prenat Diagn 27: 150-153, 2007.

- A. Kolialexi, S. Kitsiou, H. Fryssira, C. Sofocleous, E. Kouvidi, G. Th. Tsangaris, K. Salavoura, A. Mavrou Identification of Autosomal Supernumerary Chromosome Markers (SMCs) by Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization (FISH). in vivo 20: 473-478, 2006.

- Α. Kolialexi, S. Kitsiou, H. Fryssira, C. Sofocleous, Ε. Kouvidi, K. Salavoura, A. Mavrou Supernumerary marker chromosomes derived from chromosome 15: correlation between phenotype – genotype (Greek). Paidiatriki 69: 294-300, 2006.

- Kolialexi A., Tounta G., Kouvidi E., Mavrou A. 2009. Progress in Non – Invasive prenatal diagnosis from fetal cells and free fetal DNA. Handbook of prenatal diagnosis: methods, issues and health impacts. NOVA publishers.