Dr. Stella A. Nicolaou is an Associate Professor of Immunology at the Department of Life Sciences at the University of Nicosia and the Coordinator of the BSc Human Biology. Dr. Nicolaou holds a BSc in Medical Technology from the University of Indianapolis, USA, a Ph.D. in Pathobiology and Molecular Medicine from the University of Cincinnati, USA, and a PgCert HBE by SGUL. She has previous experience with grant writing and research projects in biomedical science education and immunology. Currently, her active research interests focus on two areas (a) education research as it relates to the teaching and assessment of students in biomedical sciences and (a) basic and epidemiological research relating to food allergies. She has participated in research projects related to those areas, and the projects were funded both by the EU as well as locally. Her work has been published in international conference proceedings and refereed academic journals of Immunology and Medical Education. https://www.unic.ac.cy/nicolaou-stella/