Dr Maria Filippakopoulou has joined EASTBIO DTP as Administrator, based at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh.

With a humanities background (comparative literature and translation), Maria has worked at centres of excellence of the University of Edinburgh such as the Applied Quantitative Methods Network, School of Law and the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, as well as the British Centre for Literary Translation at the University of East Anglia.

Bringing along her experience in organising academic events and training through such roles, she is delighted to work with EASTBIO partners and stakeholders to deliver on its important programme.