Baritaki Stavroula
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Baritaki Stavroula
Associate Professor of Experimental Oncology
Medical School, University of Crete, P.C. 71003 Heraklion, Crete
Stavroula Baritaki is an Associate Professor of Experimental Oncology at the Medical School of the University of Crete (UoC), Greece. She is the Head of the Laboratory of Experimental Oncology Research in the Department of Surgery at the same School.
Dr. Baritaki obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of Crete, and holds a Master’s degree (MSc) and a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology-Medicine from the same University, in collaboration with the University of Heidelberg, Germany (EMBO Fellow). She served as a postdoctoral researcher (EACR, UICC, and Bodossaki Foundation Fellow) in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA (2006–2011), Visiting Researcher in the Cancer Immunotherapy Group at UCLA Medical School (2011–2012), Researcher in the Division of Digestive Diseases at UCLA Medical School (2012–2015), and Group Leader at the Center for Systems Biomedicine (CSBM) at UCLA (2012–2015).
Dr. Baritaki has led significant research projects and programs at both national and international levels, coordinating interdisciplinary collaborations among academic institutes and departments in Greece and abroad. She has received numerous international and national awards and competitive fellowships from universities, foundations, and organizations for her innovative biomedical research and holds one patent in translational oncology. Her research findings have been presented at numerous international and national conferences, and she has been invited to speak at leading academic institutions, research centers, and scientific symposia worldwide. Her total scientific publication record has received more than 5,500 citations (Google Scholar, h-index: 44).
1998 – 2003:
Ph.D. in Molecular Biology – Biomedicine.
Interdepartmental Biology-Medicine Program, University of Crete, Greece.
1996 – 1998:
M.Sc. in Molecular Biology.
Interdepartmental Biology-Medicine Program, University of Crete, Greece.
1992 – 1996:
B.Sc. in Biology.
Department of Biology, University of Crete, Greece.
* Understanding the molecular basis of specific features of cancer cells in solid malignancies, such as:
a) the acquisition of resistance to conventional chemotherapy and endogenous immune-mediated cytotoxicity,
b) epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) as a precursor to metastatic potential, and
c) the interaction and communication between cancer cells and components of the tumor microenvironment, including various stromal cell populations, the microbiome, and soluble molecules.
* Identification and functional significance of novel molecular biomarkers involved in regulating the above properties, as well as their selective targeting with small-molecule inhibitors as an anti-neoplastic therapeutic approach.
* Phenotypic, functional, and molecular characterization of cancer stem cells in solid tumors, with a focus on transcriptomic profiling of long non-coding RNAs (LncRNAs).
* Understanding the role of neuropeptides and their receptors involved in the regulation of chronic stress in the pathophysiology of colorectal cancer.
(2019- ) Hellenic Academy of Oncology (Ε.ΑΚ.Ο)
• (2012- ) World Hellenic Biomedical Association (WHBA)
• (2012- ) American Gastroenterology Association (AGA)
• (2006- ) American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
• (2006- ) American Society of Hematology (ASH)
• (2004- ) Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) Fellows (Life member)
• (2003- ) European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)
