Digital Forensics for the Health Sciences : Applications in Practice and Research

Andriani Daskalaki presently works in the field of molecular medicine and bioinformatics at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin. She completed her PhD in 2002 on working in the applications of photodynamic therapy in the area of oral medicine from the Free University of Berlin. She received a two-year DAAD scholarship (1996-1998) for her research in the field of PDT. Dr. Daskalaki received a MS in Medical Informatics from TFH Berlin with her work in "Development of a documentation software for robot-assisted intraoral operations" and a MS degree in bioinformatics with her work in "Variance analysis of multifactor models in gene expression experiments with application to the identification of genetic markers for hypertension." She received a poster prize for her participation in the International Photodynamic Association Meeting in Nantes. She is the editor of the "Handbook of Research on Systems Biology Applications in Medicine" and has presented many oral presentations at national and international meetings. She is a founding member and committee member of the Greek Dental Laser Association. Her research interest areas include systems biology, PDT, and laser applications in dentistry.