In 1999, Samia graduated with a Brevet de Technicien Supérieur en analyses biologiques (Advanced Technician Certificate in Biological Analysis) from Lycée Marie-Curie in Marseille. During her first internship, she realized the need to go further to fully satisfy her scientific curiosity.

After graduation, she joined the École Supérieure des Techniques de Biologie Appliquée in Paris for one year, specializing in immunology and training for work in research laboratories. In 2000, she completed an internship at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital under the supervision of Jean-Marc Le Doussal in Prof. Guy Gorochov’s team. There, she gained hands-on experience with PCR, sequencing gels, cloning, cell culture, and phage display technologies. She continued working in the same team for an additional year.

In 2002, she joined Prof. Lucienne Chatenoud’s team at Necker Hospital, where her work focused on type I diabetes. During this period, she worked extensively with mouse models to study cytokines and the role of CD3 Fab. Her work included isolation of lymphoid cells from mesenteric and pancreatic lymph nodes, cell population purification, skin graft procedures, and isolation of Langerhans islets.

In 2004, she welcomed her first daughter, Aurore, and took a one-year career break. In 2008, she moved to Haute-Savoie and later gave birth to her second daughter, Jade. She then took three years of parental leave to focus on her family.

In April 2011, she joined the University of Geneva (UNIGE) in Prof. Thanos Halazonetis’s team, where she worked until his retirement in August 2025. Her research activities included human cell culture, cloning, and protein expression. She also spent four months in Prof. Sophie Martin’s laboratory, where she was introduced to Schizosaccharomyces pombe research.

Alongside her scientific career, she pursued training in sophrology between 2014 and 2017. This training deepened her understanding of stress management, self-awareness, and perspective-taking in relation to oneself, others, and the world. Since 2019, she has been a certified sophrology trainer and enjoys sharing practical tools to manage stress and promote well-being. Her interest in mental health also led her to complete two years of training in psychopathology, as well as additional training in hypnopraxie, a supportive therapy focused on emotional processes.

Her dual experience as a laboratory technician and therapist continues to nurture her curiosity and her desire to help others—two essential drivers of her personal and professional fulfillment. Outside of work, she enjoys reconnecting with nature, particularly through hiking.

Paraskevi obtained her diploma as a laboratory technician in biology in 2020, from the Geneva Association for Laboratory Trades (AGEMEL). During her studies she completed 2 years of practical experience in the laboratory of Prof. Robbie Loewith and 1 year of internship at the laboratory of Prof. Michel Milinckovich.

After her graduation in 2020, she joined the laboratory of Prof. Robbie Loewith as a technician and contributes to the scientific projects of the laboratory in research. She is also involved in the organisation of the ‘’travaux pratiques (TP)’’ in molecular genetics for students in the second year of bachelor’s in biology.

Since 2022, she coordinates the Master program in Chemical Biology and the associated SPOC, at the University of Geneva.