Fotios Mpekris, PhD
BSc Physics
PhD Biophysics and Bioengineering
ABOUT ME
My research activity focuses on the study of the mechanical forces generated during tumor progression and how taming these forces can improve therapeutic outcomes in many cancers. Following my graduation from the Physics Department of UCY and for the needs of my doctoral studies, I was trained as a biomedical engineer and mathematical modeler, received experimental training on the biomechanical characterization of solid tumors and other biological tissues and polymers and I was extensively and successfully trained in murine tumor models, small laboratory animal handling and surgical procedures, as well as in anticancer drug treatments. Additionally, I have gained profound knowledge of tumor biology as well as ultrasound imaging techniques in small laboratory animals, including shear wave elastography and dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound. Furthermore, I have expertise in bioluminescence and fluorescence imaging on animals and tissue specimens for preclinical research and for the in vivo detection of nano-drugs and metastasis in tumors.
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