Anna Nicolaou

Biography

Anna Nicolaou is Professor of Biological Chemistry at the Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, The University of Manchester. Prof Nicolaou received her PhD in bioorganic chemistry from the University of Athens and trained as postdoctoral fellow at the University of London. She then joined the University of Bradford in 1997 and moved to the University of Manchester in 2013. Her research focuses on bioactive lipids and mass spectrometry-based lipidomics, with emphasis on the molecular mechanisms that mediate the role of eicosanoids and related mediators in inflammation, immunity, cellular communications and tissue responses. Prof Nicolaou has a long standing interest in skin inflammation and the role of lipids in acute and chronic cutaneous disorders. The involvement of fatty acids and their metabolites in cancer, reproductive tissues and the cardiovascular system are also of interest, and this work has been supported by research councils, charities and industry. Currently, she is a member of the ISSFAL board and executive editor of BBA Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids.

Qualifications

1982-1987: B.Sc. in Chemistry (4 years Honours Degree), 1st Class (equivalent); University of Athens, Greece.

1987-1991: Ph.D. in Bioorganic Chemistry, Distinction, University of Athens, Greece and CNRS Saclay, France.

1998- 2003: PGCE in Higher Education, University of Bradford.

Professional Qualifications:  FRSC, C.CHEM,  HEAM