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Can you tell us about your studies at Imperial?
After obtaining a medical degree from the University of Crete (Greece), I decided to move to the UK for postgraduate studies. I wanted to do a PhD in a Chemical Engineering department in order to delve into the field of tissue engineering. Tissue engineering is an interdisciplinary field, working towards the development of artificial tissues for regenerative medicine purposes. It was regenerative medicine that fascinated me since medical school and influenced my decision to do a PhD in this area, to learn how the principles of engineering can be applied to artificial tissue development. I strongly believe that the regeneration of damaged tissues in the lab is the future of medicine.