Aivazidis, Alexander

Alexander Aivazidis

PhD Student

Parts Group
Understanding human DNA function by engineering
Bayraktar Group
Cellular Genetics

Alexander combines insights from genetics and spatial transcriptomics to understand how aberrant differentiation of cortical cell types can cause disease symptoms in neurodevelopmental disorders.

Previously, he was a graduate scientist at AstraZeneca, where he contributed to various parts of the drug development process for type 2 diabetes.

My timeline

Started as PhD student at Wellcome Sanger Institute
Started as Graduate Scientist at AstraZeneca, Sweden
MPhil in Computational & System Biology at University of Cambridge
Exchange Year at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Started MSci in Physics at Imperial College London

Wellcome Sanger Institute

Programmes and Facilities

Programme

Cellular Genetics

We are focused on using single-cell approaches: cell atlas technologies and understanding human genetics at the cellular level. The team combines ...

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