Kejsi Prifti

Kejsi Prifti

2023

Kejsi Prifti earned her BSc in Biological Sciences from the University of Cyprus in 2021. During her second year of studies, she joined the research team of the Drosophila Infection and Carcinogenesis laboratory where she worked as an undergraduate researcher up until the completion of her thesis with a focus on genetics and molecular biology.
After her graduation, she continued her research career at the University of Florence where she joined the Physiology lab of the Department of Natural Sciences and investigated neurodegenerative diseases.
Upon her return to Albania in September 2022, she joined the Intermedica laboratory as a biologist, where she gained hands-on experience in disease diagnostics and healthcare.
Currently, she is pursuing her MPH degree with a focus on Epidemiology and Policy at the University of Missouri–Columbia, and she has joined the microbiology laboratory of the Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Department as a scientist. Her team is working on exciting projects that will impact the future of public health and save lives.