BS National Technical University of Athens, Greece, 2001. MS National Technical University of Athens, Greece, 2001. Ph.D. National Technical University of Athens, Greece, 2001. Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, 2005.

Cell biomechanics, sickle cell disease, atomic force microscopy

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