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PhD Molecular & Cell Biologist | Protein–DNA Interactions, Chromatin, Biophysics

Profile Summary

PhD-level molecular and cell biologist with postdoctoral experience in protein–DNA interactions, chromatin biology, and biophysical characterisation. Trained across leading European research institutes, with strong hands-on expertise in experimental design, data interpretation, and critical review of biological evidence. I support biotech, pharmaceutical, and research-driven teams with: Scientific review and validation of biological content Interpretation of experimental data and assay results Experimental design review and troubleshooting Technical writing and editing (methods, results, manuscripts) Expert evaluation of biology-related claims, reports, or datasets My background spans molecular cloning, protein purification, chromatography, biophysical methods (NMR, ITC, BLI), microscopy, and quantitative analysis. I focus on accuracy, methodological soundness, and risk reduction for clients making technical or strategic decisions based on biological data.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Molecular Engineering
• ☆ Molecular Modeling
• ☆ Biochemistry
• ☆ Biochemical Assays
• ☆ Structural Biology
• ☆ Enzyme Activity Assays
• ☆ Binding Assays
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ Chromatin
• ☆ Epigenetics
• ☆ PCR
• ☆ Molecular Cloning
• ☆ Mutagenesis
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Cell-Based Assays
• ☆ Gene Regulation
• ☆ Biophysics
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Recombinant Protein Expression
• ☆ Biomedical Engineering
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Light Microscopy
• ☆ Fluorescence Microscopy
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Biomarker Discovery
• ☆ Cell Culture
• ☆ Synthetic Biology
• ☆ Biosensors
• ☆ Chemical Biology
• ☆ Biomolecular Engineering
• ☆ Gene Editing/CRISPR
• ☆ Protein/Enzyme Engineering
• ☆ Python
• ☆ Excel
• ☆ R
• ☆ Drug Discovery
• ☆ Drug Target Identification
• ☆ Phenotypic Assays
• ☆ High Content Screening/Imaging
• ☆ Drug Design
• ☆ Structure-Activity Relationship (SAR) Studies
• ☆ Drug Development
• ☆ Biologic & Biosimilar Development
• ☆ Preclinical ADME/PK/PD
• ☆ Preclinical Research
• ☆ Preclinical Pharmacology
• ☆ Drug Efficacy Testing
• ☆ Vaccine Development
• ☆ Immunotherapy
• ☆ Gene Therapy
• ☆ Cancer Research
• ☆ Cancer Biology
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Meta-Research
• ☆ Feasibility Studies
• ☆ Fact Checking
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Gap Analysis
• ☆ Presentation Design
• ☆ Animation & Illustration
• ☆ Video Production
• ☆ Scientific Animation & Illustration
• ☆ Medical Illustration
• ☆ Graphic Design
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Journal Selection
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Instructional Materials
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ SOP & Protocol Writing
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Traditional/Narrative Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review
• ☆ Copywriting
• ☆ Emails & Newsletters
• ☆ Web Copy
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Language Translation
• ☆ Grant Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing

Research Meta-Research, Feasibility Study, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Healthcare Consulting

Data & AI Image Processing, Image Analysis, Data Visualization

Product Development Product Evaluation, Product Validation

Work Experience

Freelance Scientific Consultant

Freelancer

December 2025 - Present

Postdoctoral Research Assistant

University of Leicester, UK

October 2024 - Present

Postdoctoral Researcher

University of Leicester

October 2024 - Present

PhD Researcher

University of Leicester

October 2020 - October 2024

PhD Researcher

University of Leicester, UK

October 2020 - September 2024

Predoctoral fellow

EMBL Heidelberg Genome Biology

October 2018 - March 2020

Visiting Research Associate

European Molecular Biology Laboratory

October 2018 - February 2020

Student research assistant

Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung eV

August 2017 - May 2018

Education

PhD Molecular Biology

University of Leicester - UK

October 2020 - September 2024

PhD in Molecular And Cell Biology

University of Leicester

September 2020 - September 2024

M.Sc. in Molecular Bioengineering

Technischen Universität Dresden Biotechnologisches Zentrum

October 2016 - October 2018

MSc Molecular Bioengineering

Technische Universität Dresden - Germany

October 2016 - October 2018

BSc Biology

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - Greece

October 2011 - October 2016

B.Sc. in Biology

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Biology

October 2011 - July 2016

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

(2020). DNAzymes as Catalysts for l-Tyrosine and Amyloid β Oxidation . ACS Omega.

Yong Xu, Panagiotis A. Patsis, Sandra Hauser, Dagmar Voigt, Rebecca Rothe, Markus Günther, Meiying Cui, Xuegeng Yang, Robert Wieduwild, Kerstin Eckert, et al.(2019). Cytocompatible, Injectable, and Electroconductive Soft Adhesives with Hybrid Covalent/Noncovalent Dynamic Network . Advanced Science. p. 1802077. Wiley

Yong Xu, Meiying Cui, Panagiotis A Patsis, Markus Günther, Xuegeng Yang, Kerstin Eckert, Yixin Zhang(2019). Reversibly assembled electroconductive hydrogel via host-guest interaction for 3D cell culture . ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

A. Itziou, P. A. Patsis, V. K. Dimitriadis(2018). Introduction of the land snail Cornu aspersum as a bioindicator organism of terrestrial pollution with the use of a suite of biomarkers . Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry. 100. (8-10). p. 717--736. Informa {UK} Limited

Yong Xu, Xuegeng Yang, Alvin Kuriakose Thomas, Panagiotis A. Patsis, Thomas Kurth, Martin Kräter, Kerstin Eckert, Martin Bornhäuser, Yixin Zhang(2018). Noncovalently Assembled Electroconductive Hydrogel . ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10. (17). p. 14418--14425. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

CONFERENCE ABSTRACT

Panagiotis A. Patsis and Giorgia Celetti and Giulia Paci and Joana Caria and Miao Yu and Tom Scheidt and Virginia VanDelinder and George Bachand and Edward A. Lemke(2020). Dissecting the Nuclear Pore-Like Permeability Barrier Function of Phase Separated Liquid FG Nucleoporin Condensates . Biophysical Journal. 118. (3). p. 61a. Elsevier {BV}