Professor Dr. John Strouboulis

Biography

John Strouboulis was appointed Professor and Chair of Molecular Erythropoiesis at King’s College London in 2018. His research focuses on the transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of red blood cell differentiation, employing proteomic, genomic, and functional approaches. He has made significant contributions to understanding human globin gene regulation in vivo and the roles of key transcription factors in erythropoiesis. Collaborating with clinical colleagues and human geneticists, Strouboulis is developing a translational research program aimed at addressing issues in sickle cell disease and red cell disorders. He earned his PhD at the MRC-National Institute of Medical Research in London and later held a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institutes of Health. He subsequently joined the Department of Cell Biology at Erasmus University Medical Center in the Netherlands. Before his current position, Strouboulis served as Research Professor at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology in Crete, Greece, and was previously a senior group leader at the Alexander Fleming Biomedical Sciences Research Center in Athens, Greece. He has received multiple prestigious fellowships, including the EMBO HFSPO and the Wellcome Senior Research Fellowship. His research is currently funded by the MRC and the European Union Action Medical Research, with additional support from the Chartwell Cancer Trust and KCH Charity.

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