Dr. Evangelia Emmanouilidou is an assistant professor in biochemistry in the department of chemistry at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). She studied chemistry in the same department and has an MSc from the department of biochemistry, School of Medical Sciences, University of Bristol, UK. She holds a PhD in molecular diagnostics from NKUA. Her research focuses on the understanding the molecular mechanisms mediating the secretion and degradation of proteins linked with neurodegenerative diseases, with emphasis on alpha-synuclein and Parkinson’s disease. She is particularly interested in the elucidation of modulators regulating the intercellular communication between neurons or among neurons and non-neuronal brain cells (glia) under normal and disease conditions. Her work is also directed towards the development of sensitive and specific assays as tools to evaluate the potential use of certain biomolecules as biomarkers for the diagnosis or staging of human disease.