Our scientific team

Team is here
Team is here
Team is here
Team is here

Ελένη Ντούμου, PhD
Lab Manager

Eleni is a Molecular Biologist-Geneticist from the Democritus University of Thrace with an MSc in Molecular Biology-Genetics Applications and Diagnostic Biomarkers from the University of Thessaly, specializing in Pharmacogenetics and Epigenetic Regulation. She has fifteen years of laboratory experience in Greece and Great Britain, was a Visiting Researcher at University College London and the University of Oxford and is a member of the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies. At iDNA, she performs laboratory and genetic analyses, participates in new product development and is responsible for quality management.

Effie Salata, MSc
Medical Science Liaison

Effie is a Biologist from the University of Crete with an MSc in Reproductive and Developmental Medicine from the University of Sheffield. She has worked in IVF centers in Great Britain and was a Research Associate in primary healthcare, where she designed and developed genetic analyses and counseling services. She is a member of the Panhellenic Association of Bioscientists and the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology. At iDNA, she contributes to the activities of the scientific team, while also acting as a liaison between the company and healthcare professionals, providing scientific information and educating partners about genetic testing services.

Thanos Fotis, MSc
Data Scientist

Thanos holds a Physics degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, an MSc in Medical Physics from the University of Aberdeen, and an MSc in Bioinformatics from the University of Liverpool. He is an NHS Registered Clinical Scientist from the Nottingham University Hospitals, specializing in real-world data, machine learning and artificial intelligence in the healthcare industry. At iDNA, he develops, maintains, and ensures the quality of bioinformatics software with applications in prevention, pharmacogenetics, nutrigenetics, and athlegenetics.

Alexis Sagonas, MSc
Data Scientist

Alexis is a Biologist from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with an MSc in Bioinformatics from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialization in algorithms and computational methodologies for the modeling and visualization of large health data. At iDNA, he develops and maintains algorithms for the analysis of genetic data that focus on the identification of genetic variants associated with drug response and disease predisposition, with the goal of enabling a personalized medicine approach.

Άντζυ Καπέλλου, RD, MSc, PhD
Nutrition & Genetics Specialist

Η Άντζυ είναι Διαιτολόγος-Διατροφολόγος με δεκαετή κλινική εμπειρία, έχοντας διατελέσει υπεύθυνη Διαιτολογικού Τμήματος σε δυο από τα μεγαλύτερα Κέντρα Αποθεραπείας και Αποκατάστασης στην Ελλάδα. Είναι απόφοιτος του τμήματος Διατροφής του Ανθρώπου του Πανεπιστημίου του Greenwich του Λονδίνου και του τμήματος Διαιτολογίας του Πανεπιστημίου Queen Margaret του Εδιμβούργου. Ολοκλήρωσε τις Μεταπτυχιακές της σπουδές στη Διατροφογονιδιωματική στο Πανεπιστήμιο St Mary’s Twickenham, στο οποίο ολοκλήρωσε τη διδακτορικής της έρευνα στις συσχετίσεις μεταξύ γονιδίων, καφεΐνης και νοητικών επιδόσεων.