Maria Tziastoudi is a post-doctoral researcher. She is a strong research professional and an experienced genetic epidemiologist with a demonstrated history of working in the meta-analysis of genetic association studies and genetic linkage studies. She has a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), focused on Genetic Epidemiology of Complex Diseases, from the Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, and is skilled in bioinformatics, clinical research, life sciences, genetic epidemiology, and clinical trials.