Dissertations Doctoral thesis defence: Eftychia Kontidou
Title: Red blood cell and endothelial cell dysfunction in type 2 diabetes: Role of non-coding RNAs
Welcome to Eftychia Kontidou doctoral thesis defence on Friday 11th December 2026 at 09.00 to be held in Lars Leksell (A6:04, (NKS), Eugeniavägen 3, Solna.
Doctoral student
Eftychia Kontidou
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Solna, Division of Cardiology.
Principal Supervisor
Associate Professor Zhichao Zhou
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Solna, Division of Cardiology.
Opponent
Professor Francesco Paneni
University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland, Department of Cardiology, Division of Cardiometabolic Medicine.
Co-supervisor(s)
Assistant Professor Aida Collado Sánchez
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Solna, Division of Cardiology
Professor John Pernow
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Solna, Division of Cardiology
Senior Research Specialist Hong Jin
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery.
Examination Board:
Professor Thomas Nyström
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Research and Education, Södersjukhuset, Division of Internal Medicine.
Associate Professor Nicolas Pillon
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Division of Integrative Physiology.
Associate Professor Peetra Magnusson
Uppsala Universitet, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Division of Vascular Biology.