Dimitra Gkika
Career Path
Diplomas
2013 | Research Direction Habilitation (Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches in Physiology, HDR), Faculty of Sciences and Technologies, University of Lille, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
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2006 | PhD in Medical Sciences Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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2000 | Master in Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, Development specialization Faculty of Medicine, University Montpellier I, France
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1999 | Ptychion (diploma) of Biological Sciences with distinction “very well”, Cell Biology specialization Faculty of Sciences, University of Athens, Greece |
Geographic and thematic mobility
2020-at present
2021-2022
2020-2022 | Full Professor at Université de Lille «Role of ion channels in cellular plasticity, oxidative stress, and cellular metabolism during breast cancer progression» Canther, UMR9020 CNRS - UMR-1277 Inserm, Institut OncoLille Département de Biologie, FST, Université de Lille, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
Invited Professor, “Rapid non genomic regulation of ion channels”, UC Berkeley, California, USA
Associate Professor in Physiology, “TRP channels regulation in endothelial cell pahophysiology” "CANcer Heterogeneity, Plasticity and Resistance to THERapies” Laboratory, UMR9020 CNRS - UMR-1277 Inserm Associated to the SMMiL-E project (Seeding Microsystems in Medecine in Lille – European-Japanese Technologies against Cancer) CNRS UMI2820 LIMMS-IIS Univerisity of Lille, Faculty of Sciences & Technologies, 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
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2013-2018
2009-2020 | Invited Professor, Physiology of Ion Channels, Master in Industrial Biotechnology, Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, M2, Université de Turin, Italie
Associate Professor in Physiology, “Role of TRP channels in migration of epithelial and endothelial cells during prostate cancer progression and angiogenesis”, Cell Physiology Laboratory, INSERM U.1003, University of Lille 1, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
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2008-2009 | Research Associate, “Unraveling the molecular determinants of TRPM8 and TRPV2 channel regulation and its consequences in carcinogenesis”, Cell Physiology Laboratory, INSERM U.1003, University of Lille 1, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
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2006-2008 | Postdoctoral fellow: “Molecular insight into the role of TRPM8 plasma membrane localization during prostate cancer development and thermosensation” Cell Physiology Laboratory, INSERM U.1003, University of Lille 1, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
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2002-2006 | PhD trainee: “Functional regulation of the epithelial calcium channel” Department of Cell Physiology, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Sciences, Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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2000-2002 | Assistant in research: “Study of ontology, physiology and function of NK subpopulations” Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy, St. Sawas Hospital, Athens, Greece
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2000 | Research trainee: Characterization of polymorphic markers specific for the pericentromeric region of the chromosome 21” Institute of Human Genetics of Montpellier, France
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1999 | Research trainee: “Study of the effects of ionizing irradiation on pancreatic cells” Department of Cell Biology, University of Athens, Greece |