Elpida Tsika

Elpida Tsika currently serves as a Senior Team Leader at AC Immune, a position held since April 2015, following roles as Team Leader and Research Scientist within the same organization. Prior experience includes serving as a Scientist at NeuroAssets, where responsibilities encompassed drug discovery research in neuroscience and ophthalmology. Elpida's academic background features a postdoctoral fellowship at EPFL, focusing on the development and characterization of novel models of Parkinson's disease, and a visiting graduate student role at the University of Pennsylvania, analyzing the biochemical properties of alpha-synuclein. Early career experiences include a visiting research scholarship at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and a trainee position at the Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens. Elpida Tsika earned a Bachelor's degree and a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Genetics from Democritus University of Thrace.