Eirini Vlachaki

Eirini Vlachaki is the Genetics & Phenotyping Laboratory Technician at the Crop Science Centre as part of the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge.

Biography

I am the Genetics & Phenotyping Laboratory Technician at CSC. I focus on the analysis of engineered barley and maize lines and their interactions with arbuscular mycorrhiza and pathogenic fungi as part of the ENSA project. I have a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry and Biotechnology from the University of Thessaly and a Master’s of Research in Molecular Plant Biology and Biotechnology from Imperial College London. In the past years, I have worked at Universities and Biotech Companies in the UK and participated in science communication festivals.