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Singapore

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SENOR SCIENTIST | STEM CELL BIOLOGY | CELLULAR AGRICULTURE | FOODTECH INNOVATION

Profile Summary

Experienced research scientist with a PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology and a multidisciplinary background spanning stem cell biology, developmental biology, and cellular agriculture. Currently leading the primary cell line development workstream at A*STAR’s Bioprocessing Technology Institute as part of Singapore’s national cultivated meat initiative (CRISP Meats). Proven track record in establishing and optimizing stem and primary cell cultures across species (mammalian, avian, crustacean), with deep expertise in molecular biology techniques, genome editing, and ex vivo models. Danai has conducted translational research across prestigious institutions in Europe and Asia, including Amsterdam UMC and A*STAR’s IMCB, focusing on placental biology, embryonic development, and disease modeling using human, mouse, and zebrafish systems. She has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications and actively contributes to the scientific community through peer review and advisory roles—including as a board advisor to Cellular Agriculture Greece and reviewer for international funding bodies. Passionate about sustainable innovation, Danai combines scientific rigor with visionary leadership in foodtech and regenerative biology.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Developmental Biology
• ☆ Embryology
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Cell Culture
• ☆ Agricultural Biotechnology
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Science Communication

Services

• Writing

Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing, Creative Writing, Newswriting, Translation

Work Experience

Board advisor

Cellular Agriculture Greece

July 2024 - Present

Research Scientists

Bioprocessing technology Institute/ A*STAR

May 2022 - Present

Project Scientist

A*STAR Graduate Academy

May 2022 - Present

PhD student

Amsterdam UMC Locatie AMC

November 2017 - June 2022

Education

PhD Biomedical Sciences

University of Amsterdam

November 2017 - June 2022

Certifications

• Article 9 of the Experiments on Animals Act. -researcher

  FELASA

  October 2017 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Danai Georgiadou, Dorothy Leung-Kwan Chan, Pei-Yu Lim, Arleen Sanny, Alison P. Lee, Andy Hee-Meng Tan (2024). Technical, commercial, and regulatory challenges of cellular agriculture for seafood production . Trends in Food Science & Technology.

Georgiadou, D., Boussata, S., Keijser, R., Janssen, D.A.M., Afink, G.B., van Dijk, M.(2021). Knockdown of Splicing Complex Protein PCBP2 Reduces Extravillous Trophoblast Differentiation Through Transcript Switching . Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9.

Wong, H.H., Seet, S.H., Maier, M., Gurel, A., Traspas, R.M., Lee, C., Zhang, S., Talim, B., Loh, A.Y.T., Chia, C.Y., et al.(2021). Erratum: Loss of C2orf69 defines a fatal autoinflammatory syndrome in humans and zebrafish that evokes a glycogen-storage-associated mitochondriopathy (The American Journal of Human Genetics (2021) 108(7) (1301–1317), (S0002929721001877), (10.1016/j.ajhg.2021.05.003)) . American Journal of Human Genetics. 108. (7). p. 1356.

Wong, H.H., Seet, S.H., Maier, M., Gurel, A., Traspas, R.M., Lee, C., Zhang, S., Talim, B., Loh, A.Y.T., Chia, C.Y., et al.(2021). Loss of C2orf69 defines a fatal autoinflammatory syndrome in humans and zebrafish that evokes a glycogen-storage-associated mitochondriopathy . American Journal of Human Genetics. 108. (7). p. 1301-1317.

Georgiadou, D., Boussata, S., Van Dijk, M.(2019). ELABELA measurements by commercial ELISA kits require sample extraction . American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism. 317. (6). p. E1218-E1219.

Georgiadou, D., Afink, G.B., van Dijk, M.(2019). The apelinergic-axis in human preeclamptic pregnancies: A systematic review . Pregnancy Hypertension. 17. p. 148-157.

Georgiadou, D., Boussata, S., Ranzijn, W.H.M., Root, L.E.A., Hillenius, S., bij de Weg, J.M., Abheiden, C.N.H., de Boer, M.A., de Vries, J.I.P., Vrijkotte, T.G.M., et al.(2019). Peptide hormone ELABELA enhances extravillous trophoblast differentiation, but placenta is not the major source of circulating ELABELA in pregnancy . Scientific Reports. 9. (1).

OTHER

Wong, H.H., Seet, S.H., Maier, M., Traspas, R.M., Lee, C., Shan, Z., Loh, A.Y.T., Chia, C.Y., Teoh, T.S., Sng, D., et al.(2021). Loss of C2orf69 defines a fatal auto-inflammatory mitochondriopathy in humans and Zebrafish . medRxiv.