Georgia Fousteri

Experience

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  La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2010

  Postdoctoral Fellow

  Preclinical research on immune regulation and pathophysiology of autoimmune diseases, antigen-specific immunotherapy, viral infection, insulin recognition by autoreactive T cells, genetics of autoimmunity

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  Filia Home and Contract Textiles

  Jan 2007 - now

  Business Owner

  Partner of a family business

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  San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-Tiget)

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  Postdoctoral Fellow

  Investigations on Tr1 cell mechanisms of action and cell engineering

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  Ospedale San Raffaele

  Jan 2011 - Apr 2023

  -Investigated cellular, molecular, and genetic underpinnings of type 1 diabetes and inborn errors of immunity (preclinical models and human samples). Focus on B, Tfh and Treg interaction.-Treg engineering to treat type 1 diabetes and pancreatic islet transplantationResponsibilities:• Led a team of and mentoring 5+ technicians, graduate students, MDs and postdocs • Preclinical and clinical research: responsible for idealizing programs and implementing strategies to identify opportunities for discovery and innovation• Led the development and innovation in Treg cell therapy and immunotherapy • Participated in the development and implementation of biomarker strategies• Project management, data analysis, reporting, presenting, milestones and deliverable crafting, GANTT Chart, budget justification, and monitoring• Nurtured collaborations with academic and industrial partners (internal and external) • Authored article and grants, peer-reviewer, invited speaker, conference organizer• Served as ceputy coordinator of PhD program at University Vita-Salute San Raffaele • Thesis supervisor, co-supervisor, tutor and assessor of MD, Biotech, and PhD studentsAchievements:• Received highly competitive national and international funding and completed projects within timelines respecting milestones and deliverables• Author of internal and external study reports, >30 peer-reviewed articles (first or last author), book chapter, and journalism• Established continuing collaborations with world-renowned groups around gene therapy, CAR-Tregs, immunotherapy, genetics, and artificial intelligence, with both academia and start-ups• Supported >20 students to complete their work/thesis. Assisted in securing them highly competitive jobs• Peer-reviewer for renowned journals (ex. Nature Immunology, Diabetes, Diabetes Care) and served on several grant review study sections (ex. MRC, ANR, DDRF, JDRF)• Received grants from national and international agencies Show less • Project leading and planning, execution of experiments, data analysis, paper writing, grant writing, people management• Performing basic and translational research in autoimmune diseases• Project management, data analysis, presentations, and writing• Contributed to peer-review and grant applications• Training and supervising studentsAchievements:• Publishing more than 15 peer-reviewed articles and reviews• Presented work in several international conferences and created new networksTechnical skills:• In vivo mouse experimentation (design and execution e.g., breeding, bleeding, i.p., i.v. injections, viral infections and monitor response, microsurgery)• In vitro experimentation with mouse and human lymphocytes (e.g., T cell culture, isolation, activation, proliferation, apoptosis, TCR signaling, ICS, Treg culture and assaying, ELISA)• Flow cytometry and cell sorting• Molecular biology (RNA, DNA analyses, qPCR, PCR, cloning), genomics• T-cell genetic engineering (with viral and non-viral vectors) Show less

  • Group Leader

    Jan 2015 - Apr 2023

  • Research Scientist-Diabetes Research Institute

    Jan 2011 - Jan 2015
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  NPOD, The Network for Pancreatic Organ Donors with Diabetes

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2023

  Investigator

  Led a program on the discovery of the role of T follicular helper and T follicular regulatory T cells inn human Type 1 diabetes

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  Università degli Studi di Milano

  Jan 2022 - now

  Mentor in Life Sciences and Healthcare, Seed4innovation, Scouting Program

  -Conduct sessions to enhance innovative ideas and outline the steps for drug development.-Assist the team in the creation and management of intellectual property.-Provide guidance on effectively presenting ideas (pitch).-Offer insights on making ideas market-ready.-Assist in understanding the transferability of ideas to the market.-Share knowledge on finding and securing financial support.

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  Dompé

  Apr 2023 - Sept 2024

  Associate Director, Clinical Science Immunology

  -End-to-end drug discovery leader immunology. -Collaborate on new drug identification, design and clinical development.-Conceive, idealize, design and coordinate the execution of preclinical projects to identify mechanisms of action and expand the indications of existing drugs.-Provide scientific support of phase I, II and III clinical trials in immune-mediated diseases including diabetes.-Develop a framework of scientists and key opinion leaders within the immunology & diabetes field.-Acting as company representative interacting with external scientific leaders.-Manage multiple research collaborations with partners in Academia. Show less

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  Sanofi

  Jul 2024 - now

  Medical Manager