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Maria-Anna Kyrgiafini holds a degree in Biochemistry & Biotechnology from the University of Thessaly and a Master\u2019s degree in Advanced Experimental and Computational Biosciences. She recently completed her PhD in Genetics, focusing on the role of non-coding RNAs in male infertility.<\/p>\n

Her research experience includes participation in national and European projects on topics such as livestock heat tolerance, genetic diagnosis of infertility, and the digital transformation of the agri-food sector. Her scientific work includes 23 publications in peer-reviewed international journals (h-index: 7, 121 citations), and she has presented numerous papers at both national and international conferences.<\/p>\n

She also serves as a reviewer and special issue editor for scientific journals. She has solid computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint), excellent command of English, good knowledge of German, and programming proficiency in Python.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Head of Genetic Analysis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5651,"template":"","tm_category":[26],"class_list":["post-5655","team_member","type-team_member","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tm_category-26"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMaria-Anna Kyrgiafini | Foodoxys<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foodoxys.com\/en\/team_member\/maria-anna-kyrgiafini\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Maria-Anna Kyrgiafini | Foodoxys\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Head of Genetic Analysis\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.foodoxys.com\/en\/team_member\/maria-anna-kyrgiafini\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Foodoxys\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" 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