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Zifa Emily
Assistant Professor
Biology – Neurobiology
azifa-at-uth.gr | 2410-565288
BSc: Department of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
D.E.A: Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Université PARIS VI, France
Doctoral Thesis: Neuropharmacology, Université PARIS VI – Pasteur Institute (Paris), France
Research Interests: Dysfunction of mitochondrial respiratory chain in patients with impaired neuromuscular function (children with psychomotor delay and neuromuscular dysfunction), neurodegenerative (Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson) and metabolic disorders (diabetes), and diseases with a strong maternal inheritance (asthma) by detecting mutations in mitochondrial genes (tRNAs, enzymes of respiratory chain) and controlling the biochemical function of the respiratory chain.
Create a bank of mitochondrial polymorphisms occurring in the normal population on the area of Thessaly.
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Cell Signaling
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Developmental Biology
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Biochemical Pharmacology
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