Post-Doctoral Fellow-Neuroscience Department
The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics
2001-2005: B.Sc in Biology
School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
• Dissertation: "In vitro evaluation of the minimum force required for the alternation of the electrophysiological properties of the sciatic nerve of the rat being under the mechanical stress and the possible neuroprotective role of oxygen". Supervised by Professor G. Theophilidis
Postgraduate
2005-2007: M.Sc in Applied Genetics and Biotechnology
• Dissertation: "In vitro assessment of the tolerance of the sciatic nerve of the rat to hypoxia and anoxia conditions". Supervised by Professor G. Theophilidis.
2007-2011: Ph.D.
• PhD thesis: "The effects of stress conditions on the function of the sciatic nerve of vertebrates". Supervised by Professor G. Theophilidis (started 7-2-2008 ended 1-7-2011).
Dr Kagiava received her BSc degree in Biology from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2005, her MSc in Applied Genetics and Biotechnology in 2007 and her PhD in 2011 from the same university. Since 2012 she is a Post-doctoral fellow in the Neuroscience Laboratory of the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics. Her work focuses on electrophysiological assessment of stress conditions in the PNS and the last six years she works on gene therapy approaches for inherited neuropathies.
Selected Publications:
2016: Awarded with the Young Researcher Award (Life Sciences) of the Cyprus Research Award (35000 €)
2016: Awarded with the Panos Ioannou Junior Scientist Award
2014: Grant from FENS/IBRO for poster presentation in 9th Forum of European Neuroscience Societies, Milan, Italy, “Gene delivery targeted to myelinating cells to treat inherited neuropathies and leukodystrophy ” (5-9 July 2014)
2013: Grant from PNS Society for poster presentation in the PNS Biennial Meeting, Saint-Malo, Brittany, France, “Oxaliplatin-induced hyperexcitation of rat sciatic nerve fibers: an intra-axonal study” (29 June - 3 July 2013)
2011: Second award for Oral presentation in 17th Hellenic Conference of Clinical Oncology, Athens, Greece, “Effects of oxaliplatin on the action potential of nerve axons of peripheral nervous system” (April 14-16 2011)
2010: Grant from FENS/IBRO for poster presentation in 7th Forum of European Neuroscience Societies, Amsterdam, Netherlands, “Assessment of the neurotoxic effects of palytoxin and palytoxin-like compounds produced by Ostreopsis species, affecting the Na+/K+-ATPase pump, using the isolated mouse sciatic nerve” (July 3-7 2010)