Elena Sandalova

Elena got her MSc degree in Microbiology from Siberian State University in Russia. After her MSc she went to Stockholm, Sweden, and started her PhD in Karolinska Institute, Micro and Tumor biology Centre, working in infectious diseases and immunology. In the last year of her PhD she has moved to Division of John’s Hopkins in Singapore. She stayed in Singapore for a Post-Doctoral position in Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, A-Star, continuing her research in the field of infectious diseases, immunology and immunotherapy. After 6 years of Post-Doc she has joined Danone Nutricia Research Early Life Nutrition as a senior scientist in immunology, focusing on allergy. As part of this role, she has co-supervised PhD student who recently graduated on topic “Biomarkers of Atopic Dermatitis”. She has been a Principal Investigator for several projects on Biomarkers which were completed and published.

Selected recent publications

1. Influence of mode of delivery on cytokine expression in cord blood. Nandanan B, Chua MC, Chiang WC, Goh A, Kumar D, Knippels L, Garssen J, Sandalova E. Hum Immunol. 2019 Mar 26. pii: S0198- 8859(19)30174-0. doi: 10.1016/j.humimm.2019.03.018. [Epub ahead of print]

2. Young Children Display Diurnal Patterns of Salivary IgA and Alpha-Amylase Expression Which Are Independent of Food Intake and Demographic Factors. Lim PW, Nambiar S, Muhardi L, Abdul Kader UH, Garssen J, Sandalova E. Biomed Res Int. 2019 Jan 14;2019:3687416. doi: 10.1155/2019/3687416. eCollection 2019.

3. Identification of peptides with tolerogenic potential in a hydrolysed whey-based infant formula. Gouw JW, Jo J, Meulenbroek LAPM, Heijjer TS, Kremer E, Sandalova E, Knulst AC, Jeurink PV, Garssen J, Rijnierse A, Knippels LMJ. Clin Exp Allergy. 2018 Oct;48(10):1345-1353. doi: 10.1111/cea.13223. Epub 2018 Aug 14.