University of Exeter Medical School

Dr Christiana Lekka

Dr Christiana Lekka

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

About

Christiana is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow specializing in the pathophysiology of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). Her research explores how pancreatic islet are affected in T1D, with an emphasis on understanding their spatial distribution and cellular heterogeneity. By combining wet lab methods such as immunohistochemistry with advanced imaging and computational image analysis, she bridges experimental and analytical approaches to investigate disease mechanisms at the tissue level. Christiana is particularly interested in leveraging cutting-edge microscopy and spatial analysis to identify patterns that could reveal how autoimmunity develops and progresses in T1D. Her work contributes to a deeper understanding of the disease, with the ultimate goal of informing the development of targeted interventions and therapeutic strategies for diabetes.

 

Grants

  • Breakthrough T1D UK Small Grant Awards

 

Awards

  • Diabetes UK Basic Science Poster Award, DUK Conference, London , UK 2024
  • Young Investigator Award, T1D UK Research Consortium, Bristol, UK, 2023

 

CBS Early Career Research Network

  • ECRN Enhancement Award, Universty of Exeter / UKRI, 2025

View full profile
Give feedback?

Help us improve our website

We're trying to understand what people think of our University, and how they use our website.

Please help us by taking 3 minutes to answer a few simple questions and help us make our website better.