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Scientific advisor & Writer | Expert in Gene Therapy & CRISPR | Longevity enthusiast

Profile Summary

I have rich experience in academic research of different fields (stem cells, gene therapy, ophthalmology, molecular and cell biology). Literature research is a pleasure as it satisfies my natural curiosity. My skills in attention to detail, writing and proof-reading were enhanced during the process of scientific writing and publishing.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Stem Cell Research
• ★ Gene Editing/CRISPR
• ★ Gene Therapy
• ☆ Immunoassay
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Cell Culture
• ☆ 3D Cell Culture
• ☆ Ophthalmology

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting, Newswriting

Research Market Research, User Research, Meta-Research, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization

Work Experience

PhD candidate

INM Inserm U1051

October 2017 - April 2021

International Relations Manager

Sci.Co.

January 2017 - July 2017

Scientific Guest - Master research student

UC Davis

February 2016 - August 2016

Masters Intern

VUMC Amsterdam

December 2015 - January 2016

Master research intern

UMC Utrecht Hersencentrum Rudolf Magnus

March 2015 - October 2015

Intern

Evangelismos Hospital Athens

December 2013 - April 2014

Research Intern

NCSR Demokritos

November 2012 - December 2013

Research Intern

LUMC Leiden University Medical Center

March 2013 - July 2013

Education

PhD in Gene Therapy

Université de Montpellier I

October 2017 - April 2021

Masters in Regenerative Medicine & Technology

Utrecht University

2014 - 2016

Bachelor in Biology

University of Athens

September 2008 - December 2013

Certifications

• Diploma of Doctorate Degree

  University of Montpellier

  January 2021 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Michalitsa Diakatou and Gregor Dubois and Nejla Erkilic and Carla Sanjurjo-Soriano and Isabelle Meunier and Vasiliki Kalatzis(2021). Allele-Specific Knockout by CRISPR/Cas to Treat Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa Caused by the G56R Mutation in NR2E3 . International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22. (5). p. 2607. {MDPI} {AG}

Nejla Erkilic and Carla Sanjurjo-Soriano and Michalitsa Diakatou and Gaël Manes and Gregor Dubois and Christian P. Hamel and Isabelle Meunier and Vasiliki Kalatzis(2019). Generation of a human iPSC line, INMi003-A, with a missense mutation in CRX associated with autosomal dominant cone-rod dystrophy . Stem Cell Research. 38. p. 101478. Elsevier {BV}

Michalitsa Diakatou and Gaël Manes and Beatrice Bocquet and Isabelle Meunier and Vasiliki Kalatzis(2019). Genome Editing as a Treatment for the Most Prevalent Causative Genes of Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa . International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20. (10). p. 2542. {MDPI} {AG}

Christian Siltanen and Michalitsa Diakatou and Jeremy Lowen and Amranul Haque and Ali Rahimian and Gulnaz Stybayeva and Alexander Revzin(2018). Corrigendum to “One step fabrication of hydrogel microcapsules with hollow core for assembly and cultivation of hepatocyte spheroids” [Acta Biomater. 50 (2017) 428–436] . Acta Biomaterialia. 71. p. 522. Elsevier {BV}

Dimitris Typas and Martijn S. Luijsterburg and Wouter W. Wiegant and Michaela Diakatou and Angela Helfricht and Peter E. Thijssen and Bram van~de~Broek and Leon H. Mullenders and Haico van~Attikum(2015). The de-ubiquitylating enzymes USP26 and USP37 regulate homologous recombination by counteracting RAP80 . Nucleic Acids Research. 43. (14). p. 6919--6933. Oxford University Press ({OUP})