Eva Iliopoulou

Research

Malaria - Focused on the development of whole malaria sporozoites as vaccines, exploring the possibilities of GMP production and quality control assays of parasite viability. Also involved in studying P. falciparum strains used in Controlled Human Malaria Infection (CHMIs) studies.
Schistosomiasis – Involved in developing open-source tools for schistosomiasis diagnostics data analysis and in optimizing S. mansoni larval stages motility assays using in-house technology.

Curriculum Vitae

Graduated as a biologist from the university of my native Athens, then pursued an MSc in biomedical sciences in the university of Antwerp. My interest in global health led me to choose to major in infectious and tropical diseases during my master’s and complete my degree with an internship in viral epidemiology and phylogenetics. After a year in industry, I was drawn into the world of parasitology and neglected tropical diseases and I started my work at the LUMC in the group of Meta Roestenberg, first as a research technician and later as a PhD candidate working in translational parasitology. I have been living in Amsterdam since 2021 and I am always on the move.