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Ioanna Kontra
Scientific Account Executive

BSc in Biochemistry
University of Surrey

PhD Molecular Biology and Immunology 
Queen Mary University of London

Ioanna earned her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from the University of Surrey. During her time as an undergraduate, she spent a year at GSK working in Structural and Biophysical Sciences, where she got hands-on experience with X-ray crystallography. She subsequently completed her PhD at Queen Mary University of London, with a focus on how ubiquitin ligases modulate antiviral signalling in mammalian cells. As a Scientific Account Executive, Ioanna is part of the science team, supporting and managing projects by writing scripts and putting together storyboards. In her spare time, she enjoys going to the gym, watching anime, and spending time with her cat Mochi.