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Dr Anestis Tsakiridis is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield. His research focuses on understanding embryonic cell fate decisions during early human development, with a particular emphasis on axial patterning and neural crest cell differentiation. He leads a lab that employs human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) to model neural and mesodermal progenitor development.
Education: Ph.D. (2006, University of Edinburgh), MSc (2002, University of Edinburgh), BSc (2001, University of Edinburgh). Postdoctoral experience includes roles at the MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine (2009-2015) and Institute for Stem Cell Research (2006-2009).
Research Interests: Axial identity determination, neural crest cell differentiation, regenerative medicine applications, neuroblastoma modelling, and spinal cord progenitor biology. Current lab projects include exploring trunk neural crest derivatives, enteric nervous system development, and the molecular basis of neuroblastoma initiation.
Grants: Supported by BBSRC, The Royal Society, Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group/Little Princess Trust, MRC, EU Horizon2020 Neuroblastoma UK, and others. Collaborates with multiple institutions on stem cell differentiation and disease modelling projects.
Lab Members: Includes PhD students Katy Boswell, James Birch, Antigoni Gogolou, and Sude Uyulgan, alongside postdoctoral researchers such as Fay Cooper and Ingrid Maricel Saldana Guerrero. The lab is part of the Centre for Stem Cell Biology and Neuroscience Institute at the University of Sheffield.
