Education

I completed my primary and secondary education (September 2011 – July 2023) at Athens College, one of Greece’s most distinguished schools, where I earned the Greek Apolytirion Diploma with a Grade Point Average of 19.1 out of 20. Throughout Junior High and High School, I pursued a rigorous curriculum in both Greek and English, combining the Greek Educational System with the Middle Years Programme (MYP) – up to 10th grade.

Maintaining consistently high academic performance, I was honored with the Academic Excellence Award from the Greek Ministry of Education in the academic years 2017-18, 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2022-23. Now, a year and a half after graduating from high school, I can confidently assert that my educational background has equipped me with essential skills such as critical thinking, creativity, and a collaborative mindset, all of which I am eager to build upon in my higher education journey.

2022‑2023: Animal Welfare Club: Throughout the academic year we talked with various animal shelters to learn about the different needs they have and advocated for the protection of stray animals. We also handmade different items such as tote-bags, mugs, biscuits, jewlery, and posters (as seen in the two photos to the right) and during Athens College's fair "Panigyri 2023" we raised money by selling these items to kids and parents, which we then donated to different animal shelters.

2021‑2022: Computer Science Honors Club: Explored outside the curriculum and developed my skills in C++. Prepared myself to participate in the competitions mentioned in the "Projects/Awards" page by solving problems in CS Academy.

2019‑2020: Physics Honors Club: Explored outside the curriculum. Authored and published an article about air pollution, the effects it has on our health and the environment as well as the initiatives and collective actions that should be taken to protect our planet in the Student Community Magazine “Physics and Mathematicsʼʼ, Junior High School, Athens College.[Note: The paper is attached with the image to the right.]

2019‑2020: Mathematics Honors Club: Explored outside the curriculum. Authored and published an article titled "The Types of Number Systems in Mathematics" in the Student Community Magazine “Physics and Mathematicsʼʼ, Junior High School, Athens College.Note: The paper is attached with the image to the right.]

2019: UNESCO Club: Throughout the academic year we discussed and analyzed UNESCO's 17 Sustainable Development Goals. After understanding each goal our club participated in a meeting with the rest of Athens College's UNESCO Clubs (Elementary, Middle, and High School) on the topic of the Sustainable Development Goals, where each team presented their findings. The meeting took place on the 7th and 8th of February, 2019. During April, our club organized an educational trip to Brussels, Belgium. There, we visited the NATO Headquarters, the United Nations Regional Information Centre (UNRIC) for Western Europe (as seen in the photo to the right), as well as the European Parliament and spoke with representatives of Greece and Cyprus in the European Parliament about promoting sustainable development in Europe.

Stanford iGEM Bioengineering Research Program (SiBRP) (July 2024 - August 2024): Attended a selective online bioengineering program (144 out of 4,082 applicants accepted) covering the fundamentals of synthetic biology and wet lab foundations.Within four weeks I received mentorship and valuable insights and attended speaker sessions with acclaimed professors in the field of medicine. Submitted a research proposal titled, "Use of Artificial Intelligence in Optogenetics and CRISPR‑Cas9 Delivery Systems in Treating Chronic and/or Treatment Resistant Anxiety Disorders", Grade: 15/15. [Note: You can find the research proposal on the "Projects/Awards" Section of the website.]

Introduction to Medicine (June 2019 - July 2019, Oxford Royale Academy, Clare College, University of Cambridge): Gained basic knowledge in the study and practice of medicine and biomedical sciences. Got a "Junior First Aid" Course certificate and wrote a literature review on Parkinson's Disease and Deep Brain Stimulation (Assignment Grade: 29/30). Overall Score: 79/100 ‑ Overall Grade: B. [Note: You can find the research paper on the "Projects/Awards" Section of the website.]

Athens College Educational Trip to Munich, Germany (July 2017 - August 2017): Two‑week trip focusing on the development of German language skills as well as cultural exposure.