Nadia earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biological Applications and Technology from the University of Ioannina, Greece. Her interest in Reproduction led her to obtain a Master’s degree on Reproductive and Developmental Biology, from Imperial College London. Her research during this period focused on phosphatidylinositol phospholipids and their spatial distribution during peri-implantation embryo development, utilizing a 3D in vitro epiblast model based on mouse embryonic stem cells. In 2019, Nadia began her PhD at Utrecht University and VU Amsterdam (FREIA project). Her research centred on investigating the reproductive toxicity of endocrine disrupting chemicals, using bovine in vitro models of the oocyte, early embryo, and oviduct.

Nadia joined the group of Paul Wieringa and the OviChip project at MERLN Institute in November 2024, as a post-doctoral researcher. Her research focuses on the role of the oviduct in hosting early embryo development, using an established 3D in vitro oviduct model. There are many unknowns concerning this aspect of reproductive biology that need to be elucidated, especially considering that embryo-maternal interaction within the oviduct may influence reproductive outcomes as well as offspring health.