Rate My Professor Dimitra Micha

Dimitra Micha is an Assistant Professor in Human Genetics at Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc, where she also holds the position of Principal Investigator and heads the Center for Connective Tissue Diseases within the Department of Human Genetics. She obtained her PhD in clinical pharmacology from the University of Manchester in 2010. Since establishing her research group in 2016, she has directed investigations into genetic disorders impacting bone and cardiovascular tissues, specializing in Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP), and other monogenic skeletal fragility and dysplasia disorders. Her work encompasses identifying novel genetic causes, developing preclinical models from patient-derived skin cells to generate osteoblasts and smooth muscle cells, and facilitating drug screening and therapy development. Micha coordinates the international OI variant database, serves on the scientific board of the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Federation Europe (OIFE), and is a member of the scientific committee for the 15th International Conference on Osteogenesis Imperfecta.