Anna Charalambrous
Dr Anna Charalambous attended Yale University as a Fulbright Scholar, from where she graduated summa cum laude with highest honors in Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics (2001). She continued her education at The Rockefeller University, under the guidance of Dr. Ralph Steinman (Nobel Laureate), where she received a PhD (2006) and extensive training in molecular immunology and vaccine biology. Her major focus was identification of tumor stem cell markers that could serve as diagnostic tools and development of vaccination and immuno-therapeutic strategies against cancer. While working on these significant questions she received extensive training in mouse in vivo and human in vitro work, and gained valuable expertise in mouse transgenic technologies. Her findings led to highly-cited publications and the award of two very competitive fellowships; one by the Rockefeller University and the other by the Cancer Research Institute (CRI). In May 2008, she was recruited to the University of Cyprus (UCY), at the Department of Biological Sciences, initially as a Visiting Lecturer and in 2010 as Special Teaching Staff, teaching several theoretical and practical courses both at the Undergraduate and Graduate Level (Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Immunology etc.) and co-supervising PhD Candidates. In 2022, she was awarded Best Teacher’s Award by the University of Cyprus. In addition to teaching, she has always been actively involved in the acquisition of local and European funds, both from the Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation and other EU funding bodies, for carrying out cancer research. Her work has led to numerous research article publications and book chapters. She recently joined GrantXpert, as an external consultant, where she will be sure to make a vital contribution in managing EU funded projects and coordinating the preparation of large-scale EU proposals.