Activity Log
2020
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Started a new role as RWD Scientist - Oncology Personalized Healthcare at Hoffmann-La Roche (Basel, Switzerland, September 2020)
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Training in "Clinical Trial Project Management" via the PHYSIS Global Academy (April-May 2020).
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Training in "Real-World Evidence in Medicine Development" (UMC Utrecht, January-March 2020) via the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) GetReal.
2019
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A year in Medicine. Completed medical training (MD): rotations in Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics/Gynaecology, and Psychiatry. Democritus University of Thrace, School of Health Sciences, Department of Medicine.
2018
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Presented SNF Ambizione proposal: "Universal Screening for Lynch Syndrome: Implementation of a precision medicine protocol for population health" at the Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research Semi-Annual Meeting (22-23 November, Zurich, Switzerland).
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Attended the Genomic Alliance for Global Health (GA4GH) 6th Plenary meeting (3-5 October, 2018 Basel, Switzerland), and the 5th International Workshop on Genome Privacy and Security (GenoPri'18).
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Attended Intelligent Health AI (12-14 September, Basel, Switzerland). Panel of clinicians, technologists, and corporate executives meeting, discussing the transformation of 21st century health and healthcare with the use of Artificial Intelligence.
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Participated in the 3rd European Hereditary Tumour Group meeting (3-5 September Nice, France). Advances in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of hereditary cancers.
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Awarded the UICC Technical Fellowship 2018. Project title: "Increasing the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Cascade Screening for Lynch Syndrome (Hereditary Non-polyposis Colorectal Cancer) in Switzerland". Implemented at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, Wexner Medical Center. Supervisor: Prof. Heather Hampel (1 July-1 August, Columbus, OH, USA).
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Training in “Good Clinical Practice (GCP) for Investigators and Study Teams (ICH-GCP)” Swiss Tropical Public Health Institute (29-30 May, Basel, Switzerland).
2017
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Training in “Genetic Analysis of Mendelian and Complex Disorders” at the Wellcome Genome Campus Advanced Courses (19-25 July, Hinxton, England, UK).
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Attended the GenEquip Workshop “Enabling Primary Care Health Professionals to Deal with Genetics” (5 May, London, England, UK).
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Presented “Distance from genetic counseling services as a system-based resource for Young Breast Cancer Survivors” at the 2017 European Society for Human Genetics (ESHG) Conference (27-30 May, Copenhagen, Denmark).
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Training in “Causal Inference in Observational Epidemiology” at the Swiss Winter School of Epidemiology (19-21 January, Wegen, Switzerland).
2016
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Training in “Multi-level Modelling” at the Royal Statistical Society (15-16 December, London, England, UK).
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Presented “Predictors of Quality of Life in Young Breast Cancer Survivors randomly selected from a state-wide cancer registry”at the 9th European Public Health Conference – ASPHER Young Researchers Forum (9-12 November, Vienna, Austria).
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Attended the SPINE Summer School “Genomics and Science of Symptoms Management“ (29 August-2 September, Basel, Switzerland).
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Conference poster “The influence of perceived and actual risk on use of cancer genetic services in women at risk for hereditary breast cancer” presented at the 2016 European Society for Human Genetics (ESHG) Conference (21-24 May, Barcelona, Spain).
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Attended the Federation of European Academies of Medicine (FEAM) Spring Conference 2016 "Precision Medicine and Personalized Health – New Dimensions" (20 May, Bern, Switzerland).
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Training in “Advanced Statistics Using R” at the Clinical Trial Unit, University of Basel (13-14 April, Basel, Switzerland).
2015
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Attended the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Annual Meeting 2015 (6-10 October Baltimore, MD, USA).
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Conference poster “Attitudes and opinions towards screening colonoscopy among primary care physicians in a large area of Northern Greece (pilot study)” presented at the United European Gastroenterology Week 2015 (24-28 October, Barcelona, Spain).
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Interview on MedicalResearch.com “Dr. Christos Nikolaidis: Epigenetic Biomarker May Improve Cervical Cancer Screening" (2 August, online).
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Conference poster “PAX1 methylation as a biomarker for cervical cancer screening: a meta-analysis” presented at the Epigenomics & Novel Therapeutic Targets Conference (21- 22 May, Boston, MA, USA).