Dr. Margarita Zachariou

Margarita Zachariou is a senior multidisciplinary scientist employing mathematical and computational methods in health and biology, focusing on the brain and its diseases across various scales, from the molecular level to neural activity. She studied applied mathematics at the University of Cyprus and completed her doctoral studies in mathematical neuroscience at the University of Nottingham. Margarita is employing her skills and expertise towards spearheading transformative initiatives that combine scientific innovation with social progress, driving data-driven policies, advocating for gender equity in science and integrating gender/sex as a research dimension in biomedical sciences. Margarita teaches bioinformatics methods and computational neuroscience at CING.