Glioma Research Group, University of Southern California (USC)

Glioma Research Group

Participating Labs,
Primary Investigators
Thomas Chen, MD, PhD
Florence Hofman, PhD
Axel Schönthal, PhD
Colin Hill, PhD
Amy Lee, PhD
Francis Markland, PhD
Caleb E. Finch, PhD
Nori Kasahara, MD, PhD

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Curriculum Vitae: Christiana Charalambous

Nationality: Cypriot
email: ccharala@usc.edu or ccharala@hotmail.com

EDUCATION

1991-1994: Constantinoupoleos High School, Nicosia –Cyprus

1994 – 1997 : Ethnomartyras Kyprianos Lyceum ,Science Section, Nicosia –Cyprus

1997-2000: University of Surrey in Guildford, UK
B.Sc. Honors in Biochemistry

2000-2005: University of Southern California, USA
PhD student in Keck School of Medicine, department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology

ATTACHMENTS & EXPERIENCE
3/1996 and 6-7/1998 Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics (Molecular Genetics)
7/ 1997 Paraskevaidion Transplantation Centre
7/1997 Pharmacology/ Toxicology Laboratory of Government
6-8/1998 Electron Microscopy department of Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics
7-8/1999 Immunology and Immunogenetics Laboratory in Thalassaemia centre of Archibishop Macarios III Hospital

Note: All of the above are located in Nicosia Cyprus

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT (SINCE AUGUST 2000)
PhD student at University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology.

Ph.D. THESIS TOPIC
Comparison of the role of normal and tumor-derived human brain endothelial cells in angiogenesis

CONFERENCES PARTICIPATION
1. SNO meeting 2003: Poster presentation at the annual Society of Neuro-oncology meeting in Keystone, Colorado (November 2003)
Abstract title: The role of IL-8 in normal and tumor-derived endothelial cells migration. (Abstract published in the Journal of Neuro-oncology, Oct 2003 issue)

2. SNO meeting 2004: Poster presentation at the annual SNO meeting in Toronto, Canada (November 2004)
Abstract title: Comparison of normal and glioblastoma-derived endothelial cells. (Abstract published in the Journal of Neuro-oncology, Oct 2003 issue)

3. AACR conference 2005: Poster presentation at the annual American Association of Cancer Research conference in Anaheim, California (April 2005).
Abstract title: IL-8 differentially regulates angiogenesis in tumor-derived and normal human brain endothelial cells.

PUBLICATIONS
C. Charalambous, F.M. Hofman, T.C. Chen. Functional and phenotypic differences between normal and glioblastoma multiforme- derived endothelial cells. J.Neurosurg. April 2005;102: 699-705.

C. Charalambous, Pen L, Su Y, Milan J,T.C. Chen, F.M. Hofman. IL-8 differentially regulates angiogenesis in tumor-derived and normal human brain endothelial cells (submitted on 16/3/05; currently under revision).

C. Charalambous, A. Kardosh, L. Qazi, R. Zidovetzki, A.H. Schonthal, T.C. Chen, F.M. Hofman. Senescence phenotype of tumor-associated endothelial cells. Manuscript submitted (7/11/05)

J. Milan, C. Charalambous, et al. Signaling pathways involved in Endothelin-1 induced brain endothelial cell migration. Manucript submitted.

MEMBERSHIPS
AACR (American Association of Cancer Research) - Associate member (2005)

ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS & PRIZES RECEIVED
1. Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Association scholarship award for international students 4-2004
2. Traditional Fulbright Scholarship Award 10-1999
3. Honorary Diploma ''D. Galatakis'' for the higher grade in Mathematics 06-1997
4. Honorary Diploma of the Cyprus Mathematical Association for achieving 3rd position in Pancyprian competition 03-1996
5. Honorary Diploma of the Minister of Education for the Environmental Educational program “Chrisoprasino fillo” 1996