Dr. Myrsini Kaforou

Biography

Myrsini Kaforou is a Senior Lecturer in Bioinformatics in the Department of Infectious Disease at Imperial College London. Her research focuses on identifying host biomarkers for infectious diseases through genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic datasets using machine learning techniques and statistical modeling. Kaforou is particularly interested in integrating multiple ‘-omics’ datasets to improve diagnosis and understanding of host responses to infection. In 2017, she received the Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship for her work on understanding and diagnosing infectious diseases using multi-level 'omics data. She was awarded the 2019 Emerging Leaders Prize by the Antimicrobial Resistance Medical Research Foundation for her efforts in improving the diagnosis of infectious diseases using patients' blood RNA, which aims to reduce antibiotic misuse. She previously received an Early Career Fellowship from the Wellcome Trust as part of the Antimicrobial Research Collaborative initiative. Kaforou completed her PhD at Imperial College in 2015, focusing on identifying host gene expression biomarkers for tuberculosis. Additionally, she has an MSc in Bioinformatics from Imperial College London and graduated from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) in Theoretical Systems Biology with a specialization in Biomedicine. She plays a leading role in the bioinformatics and data management work packages of international consortia aimed at improving diagnosis and management for febrile patients.

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