Melina Mihelakis

- Conducted and managed a research project culminating in a doctoral thesis with the title, Circadian regulation of AhR signaling pathway. - Maintained accurate lab records, prepared reports, and standardized protocols for general lab application. - Managed project timelines, resources, and budget to ensure the successful completion of research objectives within deadlines - Published findings and presented at intern and international conferences.

- Contributed to final crucial experiments for a research project on actin, intestinal barrier dysfunction, and ageing, and assisted in finalizing data for a manuscript published in a peer-reviewed journal. - Designed and performed experiments in Cell culture and C. elegans for my master’s thesis with title "Heat Shock Factor 1 (HSF1) Regulates Rab-Mediated Vesicle Transport". - Generated and finalized new protocols, including for creating knock-out cell lines with CRISPR/Cas9. - Mentored students