We are delighted to announce that Alexandra Tzilivaki has been awarded with the “Maria Mihail Manassaki” scholarship, based on her academic excellence as a postgraduate student of the Biology Department, University of Crete, during the 2016-2017 term. Alexandra has been distinguished over the years by her devotion, unchallenged motivation, and skillful diligence ever since joining our lab as an undergraduate back in 2013 and through the years as a Master student. She is currently in pursuit of her doctoral degree as an Einstein Foundation PhD Fellow.