Katerina is an early career researcher currently working as a Research Assistant within the Stem Cell Medicine Theme at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, where she investigates the evolution of paediatric leukemia through the study of haematopoietic stem cells. Katerina holds a Bachelor of Biomedicine from La Trobe University and completed her Honours year at the University of Melbourne under the guidance of Professor Andrew Elefanty in the Blood Development Laboratory.