معرفی
Dr. Christina Begka is a Research Fellow in Immunology at Monash University, affiliated with the Alfred Hospital precinct. She holds a PhD in Immunology and Cancer from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Her work focuses on fibrotic lung diseases, lung transplantation, and endoscopic methodologies. She leads a Dust Disease Board-funded project investigating therapeutic approaches for silicosis and collaborates on NHMRC-funded multi-omics analysis of lung transplant patients. Her research bridges translational immunology and clinical applications in respiratory medicine.
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Greece, University of Ioannina
- Masters in Medical Biology (Biochemistry), University of Lausanne
- PhD in Immunology and Cancer, University of Lausanne
Research Interests: Lung fibrosis modeling, bronchoscopic techniques in disease simulation, multi-omics profiling of lung transplantation outcomes, and immune mechanisms in fibrotic pathologies.
Grants & Projects:
- Primary Investigator: 'Towards therapeutic approaches against lung silicosis' (2020-2023)
- NHMRC team member: Multi-omics pipeline development for lung allograft monitoring
Awards:
- 3-year Fellowship from Dust Disease Board/iCare NSW
Labs/Teams: Respiratory Immunology Group (Monash University), Swiss IBD Cohort Study Group collaborations.
