Eleni Gourgou, CV Eleni Gourgou , PhD 3540 G. G. Brown Laboratory Assistant Research Scientist 2350 Hayward Street Mechanical Engineering Department Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2125 College of Engineering
[email protected] University of Michigan https://elenigourgou.engin.umich.edu Education~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2011: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Animal 2003: B.S. in Biology; Department of Biology, Physiology; Department of Biology, National National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. Greece. Thesis: “Signal transduction mechanisms in Research Thesis: “On the relation between marine invertebrates”. Advisor: C. Gaitanaki. energetics and tail autotomy capacity in greek [lizard] species of the genus Podarcis ”. Advisor: E. Valakos. Research Interests ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Neurobiology of memory and learning; Behavioral neurogenetics; Use of controlled, engineered microenvironments to interrogate the nervous system; Mathematical models of biological systems; Locomotion dynamics; Technology (3D printing, microfluidics, nanoparticles) and engineering (image processing, computer vision, data analytics) applications on neurobiology; Multi-scale dynamics of biological systems, emphasis on neurons and neuronal circuits; Neuronal physiology and calcium dynamics; Cell physiology, signal transduction and stress. Academic Positions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ University