@imbb-forth.bsky.social
🎉 Congrats to Prof. Domna Karagogeos! 🎉
Awarded the First-Class Prize in Physical Sciences 2025 by the Academy of Athens for her groundbreaking work in Multiple Sclerosis, myelin, and glial cell research. 🧠✨
#Neuroscience #MSResearch #WomenInScience #AcademyOfAthens
Awarded the First-Class Prize in Physical Sciences 2025 by the Academy of Athens for her groundbreaking work in Multiple Sclerosis, myelin, and glial cell research. 🧠✨
#Neuroscience #MSResearch #WomenInScience #AcademyOfAthens
December 8, 2025 at 1:34 AM
🎉 Congrats to Prof. Domna Karagogeos! 🎉
Awarded the First-Class Prize in Physical Sciences 2025 by the Academy of Athens for her groundbreaking work in Multiple Sclerosis, myelin, and glial cell research. 🧠✨
#Neuroscience #MSResearch #WomenInScience #AcademyOfAthens
Awarded the First-Class Prize in Physical Sciences 2025 by the Academy of Athens for her groundbreaking work in Multiple Sclerosis, myelin, and glial cell research. 🧠✨
#Neuroscience #MSResearch #WomenInScience #AcademyOfAthens
🌟 Prestigious Recognition!
On Nov 21, 2025, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis received an honorary doctorate from Ionian University, marking his outstanding research and remarkable contributions to the academic and broader community. 🎓
@forth-ite.bsky.social
On Nov 21, 2025, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis received an honorary doctorate from Ionian University, marking his outstanding research and remarkable contributions to the academic and broader community. 🎓
@forth-ite.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
🌟 Prestigious Recognition!
On Nov 21, 2025, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis received an honorary doctorate from Ionian University, marking his outstanding research and remarkable contributions to the academic and broader community. 🎓
@forth-ite.bsky.social
On Nov 21, 2025, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis received an honorary doctorate from Ionian University, marking his outstanding research and remarkable contributions to the academic and broader community. 🎓
@forth-ite.bsky.social
📢 We’re hiring a Post-Doc to uncover how tick-derived microRNAs regulate host genes using cutting-edge functional assays in the lab of Michail Kotsyfakis at IMBB–FORTH.
#microRNA #MolecularBiology #GeneRegulation #RNAResearch
#PostDocJobs #HiringScientists #TickBorneDiseases
#microRNA #MolecularBiology #GeneRegulation #RNAResearch
#PostDocJobs #HiringScientists #TickBorneDiseases
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
📢 We’re hiring a Post-Doc to uncover how tick-derived microRNAs regulate host genes using cutting-edge functional assays in the lab of Michail Kotsyfakis at IMBB–FORTH.
#microRNA #MolecularBiology #GeneRegulation #RNAResearch
#PostDocJobs #HiringScientists #TickBorneDiseases
#microRNA #MolecularBiology #GeneRegulation #RNAResearch
#PostDocJobs #HiringScientists #TickBorneDiseases
The Department of Informatics (Ionian University) will award an Honorary Doctorate to Prof. Nektarios Tavernarakis for his outstanding scientific contributions.
Ceremony: Fri, 21 Nov 2025, 17:00, Ionian Academy, Corfu.
More▶️https://ionio.gr/gr/news/33574/
Ceremony: Fri, 21 Nov 2025, 17:00, Ionian Academy, Corfu.
More▶️https://ionio.gr/gr/news/33574/
November 18, 2025 at 8:53 AM
The Department of Informatics (Ionian University) will award an Honorary Doctorate to Prof. Nektarios Tavernarakis for his outstanding scientific contributions.
Ceremony: Fri, 21 Nov 2025, 17:00, Ionian Academy, Corfu.
More▶️https://ionio.gr/gr/news/33574/
Ceremony: Fri, 21 Nov 2025, 17:00, Ionian Academy, Corfu.
More▶️https://ionio.gr/gr/news/33574/
👏Congrats to Giorgos Niotis for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis with the title "The role of the DNA Damage response in immune system aging". His project was supervised by @garinis.bsky.social, Prof. at the Department of Biology, University of Crete and affiliated Researcher at IMBB, FORTH.
November 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
👏Congrats to Giorgos Niotis for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis with the title "The role of the DNA Damage response in immune system aging". His project was supervised by @garinis.bsky.social, Prof. at the Department of Biology, University of Crete and affiliated Researcher at IMBB, FORTH.
Day 2 of the IMBB Junior Scientists Retreat wrapped up strong!
🧬 Inspiring keynote by Marc Amoyel (thanks to @scentinel.bsky.social), great talks by our PhDs & postdocs, a lively poster session, plus a treasure hunt, wine tasting, music & dancing.
🧬 Inspiring keynote by Marc Amoyel (thanks to @scentinel.bsky.social), great talks by our PhDs & postdocs, a lively poster session, plus a treasure hunt, wine tasting, music & dancing.
November 17, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Day 2 of the IMBB Junior Scientists Retreat wrapped up strong!
🧬 Inspiring keynote by Marc Amoyel (thanks to @scentinel.bsky.social), great talks by our PhDs & postdocs, a lively poster session, plus a treasure hunt, wine tasting, music & dancing.
🧬 Inspiring keynote by Marc Amoyel (thanks to @scentinel.bsky.social), great talks by our PhDs & postdocs, a lively poster session, plus a treasure hunt, wine tasting, music & dancing.
A strong start to the IMBB Junior Scientists Retreat! ✨
Keynote by Vilaiwan Fernandes, excellent talks from our PhD candidates and postdocs, and an insightful discussion with Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas on the research landscape in Greece.
#IMBBRetreat2025, #JuniorScientists, #PhDLife, #PostdocLife
Keynote by Vilaiwan Fernandes, excellent talks from our PhD candidates and postdocs, and an insightful discussion with Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas on the research landscape in Greece.
#IMBBRetreat2025, #JuniorScientists, #PhDLife, #PostdocLife
November 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM
A strong start to the IMBB Junior Scientists Retreat! ✨
Keynote by Vilaiwan Fernandes, excellent talks from our PhD candidates and postdocs, and an insightful discussion with Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas on the research landscape in Greece.
#IMBBRetreat2025, #JuniorScientists, #PhDLife, #PostdocLife
Keynote by Vilaiwan Fernandes, excellent talks from our PhD candidates and postdocs, and an insightful discussion with Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas on the research landscape in Greece.
#IMBBRetreat2025, #JuniorScientists, #PhDLife, #PostdocLife
👏Congrats to Vivian Kalamara for successfully defending her PhD thesis with the title "RNA Metabolism and Genome Instability in Health and Disease". Her project was supervised by @garinis.bsky.social, Prof. at the Department of Biology, University of Crete and affiliated Researcher at IMBB, FORTH.
November 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
👏Congrats to Vivian Kalamara for successfully defending her PhD thesis with the title "RNA Metabolism and Genome Instability in Health and Disease". Her project was supervised by @garinis.bsky.social, Prof. at the Department of Biology, University of Crete and affiliated Researcher at IMBB, FORTH.
👏Congrats to Prof. Electra Gizeli on receiving the #Fulbright Visiting Scholar Award! 🎓
She’ll be joining Harvard Medical School to advance rapid point-of-care diagnostic technology.
A major step for innovation & collaboration between University of Crete/IMBB & Harvard.
@gizeligroup.bsky.social
She’ll be joining Harvard Medical School to advance rapid point-of-care diagnostic technology.
A major step for innovation & collaboration between University of Crete/IMBB & Harvard.
@gizeligroup.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
👏Congrats to Prof. Electra Gizeli on receiving the #Fulbright Visiting Scholar Award! 🎓
She’ll be joining Harvard Medical School to advance rapid point-of-care diagnostic technology.
A major step for innovation & collaboration between University of Crete/IMBB & Harvard.
@gizeligroup.bsky.social
She’ll be joining Harvard Medical School to advance rapid point-of-care diagnostic technology.
A major step for innovation & collaboration between University of Crete/IMBB & Harvard.
@gizeligroup.bsky.social
🌊🔬 IMBB Junior Scientists Retreat 2025
📅 13–14 Nov | 📍 Heraklion, Crete
PhD & postdoc researchers, get ready for science, networking, and inspiration!
🎤 Keynotes | 🗣️ Talks & Posters | 🤝 Social Events
Don’t miss out!!
#IMBBRetreat2025 #ScienceLife #Networking #PhDLife #PostdocLife
📅 13–14 Nov | 📍 Heraklion, Crete
PhD & postdoc researchers, get ready for science, networking, and inspiration!
🎤 Keynotes | 🗣️ Talks & Posters | 🤝 Social Events
Don’t miss out!!
#IMBBRetreat2025 #ScienceLife #Networking #PhDLife #PostdocLife
November 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
🌊🔬 IMBB Junior Scientists Retreat 2025
📅 13–14 Nov | 📍 Heraklion, Crete
PhD & postdoc researchers, get ready for science, networking, and inspiration!
🎤 Keynotes | 🗣️ Talks & Posters | 🤝 Social Events
Don’t miss out!!
#IMBBRetreat2025 #ScienceLife #Networking #PhDLife #PostdocLife
📅 13–14 Nov | 📍 Heraklion, Crete
PhD & postdoc researchers, get ready for science, networking, and inspiration!
🎤 Keynotes | 🗣️ Talks & Posters | 🤝 Social Events
Don’t miss out!!
#IMBBRetreat2025 #ScienceLife #Networking #PhDLife #PostdocLife
👏Congrats to Konstantinos Evaggelos Petousakis for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis with the title "Dissecting Orientation Selectivity in L2/3 V1 Neurons Using Detailed Computational Models". His project was supervised by @yiotapoirazi.bsky.social, Research Director, IMBB, FORTH.
October 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
👏Congrats to Konstantinos Evaggelos Petousakis for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis with the title "Dissecting Orientation Selectivity in L2/3 V1 Neurons Using Detailed Computational Models". His project was supervised by @yiotapoirazi.bsky.social, Research Director, IMBB, FORTH.
🧬 📰 In a News & Views article published in @nataging.nature.com, Prof. Nektarios Tavernarakis discusses the discovery of specialized mRNA translation hubs that form by #LLPS on the surface of #mitochondria to supply key proteins on-site, thus, upholding mitochondrial integrity and function.
October 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🧬 📰 In a News & Views article published in @nataging.nature.com, Prof. Nektarios Tavernarakis discusses the discovery of specialized mRNA translation hubs that form by #LLPS on the surface of #mitochondria to supply key proteins on-site, thus, upholding mitochondrial integrity and function.
Ο διευθυντής του ΙΜΒΒ για το πρόβλημα της δακοκτονίας.
Από 36:30' - 45:00'
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Από 36:30' - 45:00'
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September 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Ο διευθυντής του ΙΜΒΒ για το πρόβλημα της δακοκτονίας.
Από 36:30' - 45:00'
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Από 36:30' - 45:00'
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👏Congrats to Evangelia Tachmatzidi for successfully defending her Ph.D. thesis with the title "Role of 3D #ChromatinArchitecture in the mechanism of #developmental activation of #hepatic genes”. Her project was supervised by Iannis Talianidis, Researcher A, IMBB, FORTH.
September 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
👏Congrats to Evangelia Tachmatzidi for successfully defending her Ph.D. thesis with the title "Role of 3D #ChromatinArchitecture in the mechanism of #developmental activation of #hepatic genes”. Her project was supervised by Iannis Talianidis, Researcher A, IMBB, FORTH.
📢 🧠The FENS KAVLI Network of Excellence Scientific Symposium 2025 on "Neuroscience through the lens of Diversity: Levels, Methods and Models" will be held @forth-ite.bsky.social
📅 19/09/2025
📌 G. Lianis Amphitheater
#Neuroscience, #BrainFunction, #ComputationalNeuroscience, #NeuronalCircuits,
📅 19/09/2025
📌 G. Lianis Amphitheater
#Neuroscience, #BrainFunction, #ComputationalNeuroscience, #NeuronalCircuits,
September 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
📢 🧠The FENS KAVLI Network of Excellence Scientific Symposium 2025 on "Neuroscience through the lens of Diversity: Levels, Methods and Models" will be held @forth-ite.bsky.social
📅 19/09/2025
📌 G. Lianis Amphitheater
#Neuroscience, #BrainFunction, #ComputationalNeuroscience, #NeuronalCircuits,
📅 19/09/2025
📌 G. Lianis Amphitheater
#Neuroscience, #BrainFunction, #ComputationalNeuroscience, #NeuronalCircuits,
👏Congrats to Dionysios Alexandros Papamatthaiakis for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis with the title “The role of SATB1 in the T cell chromatin landscape”. His project was supervised by Charalampos Spilianakis, Professor at Dept. of Biology, University of Crete.
September 1, 2025 at 4:31 AM
👏Congrats to Dionysios Alexandros Papamatthaiakis for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis with the title “The role of SATB1 in the T cell chromatin landscape”. His project was supervised by Charalampos Spilianakis, Professor at Dept. of Biology, University of Crete.
📢 IMBB Alumni Summer Newsletter is now out.
Stay in the loop this season with the latest from IMBB, at @forth-ite.bsky.social .
Meet the new faculty members!
Read about exciting research breakthroughs & events!
Learn more about the Mentoring and Career Track Scheme!
👉 mailchi.mp/63e99ac51b01...
Stay in the loop this season with the latest from IMBB, at @forth-ite.bsky.social .
Meet the new faculty members!
Read about exciting research breakthroughs & events!
Learn more about the Mentoring and Career Track Scheme!
👉 mailchi.mp/63e99ac51b01...
July 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
📢 IMBB Alumni Summer Newsletter is now out.
Stay in the loop this season with the latest from IMBB, at @forth-ite.bsky.social .
Meet the new faculty members!
Read about exciting research breakthroughs & events!
Learn more about the Mentoring and Career Track Scheme!
👉 mailchi.mp/63e99ac51b01...
Stay in the loop this season with the latest from IMBB, at @forth-ite.bsky.social .
Meet the new faculty members!
Read about exciting research breakthroughs & events!
Learn more about the Mentoring and Career Track Scheme!
👉 mailchi.mp/63e99ac51b01...
Yesterday, young scientists at IMBB had the opportunity to attend an inspiring seminar from Nikos Kyrpides,
@biosci.lbl.gov l.gov, @berkeleylab.lbl.gov ,🇺🇸. He offered useful advice on how to have a successful career in Science.
#CareerGrowth, #CareerGuidance, #ProfessionalDevelopment, #IMBB_MCTS
@biosci.lbl.gov l.gov, @berkeleylab.lbl.gov ,🇺🇸. He offered useful advice on how to have a successful career in Science.
#CareerGrowth, #CareerGuidance, #ProfessionalDevelopment, #IMBB_MCTS
July 4, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Yesterday, young scientists at IMBB had the opportunity to attend an inspiring seminar from Nikos Kyrpides,
@biosci.lbl.gov l.gov, @berkeleylab.lbl.gov ,🇺🇸. He offered useful advice on how to have a successful career in Science.
#CareerGrowth, #CareerGuidance, #ProfessionalDevelopment, #IMBB_MCTS
@biosci.lbl.gov l.gov, @berkeleylab.lbl.gov ,🇺🇸. He offered useful advice on how to have a successful career in Science.
#CareerGrowth, #CareerGuidance, #ProfessionalDevelopment, #IMBB_MCTS
📅July 7-11
The 2025 Onassis Lectures in Biology and Chemistry will be held @forth-ite.bsky.social, Heraklion, Crete. This year’s Lectures are devoted to the advances, challenges, and future prospects of #Re-engineeringBiology through #DirectedEvolution and #Synthetic cellular pathways.
The 2025 Onassis Lectures in Biology and Chemistry will be held @forth-ite.bsky.social, Heraklion, Crete. This year’s Lectures are devoted to the advances, challenges, and future prospects of #Re-engineeringBiology through #DirectedEvolution and #Synthetic cellular pathways.
July 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
📅July 7-11
The 2025 Onassis Lectures in Biology and Chemistry will be held @forth-ite.bsky.social, Heraklion, Crete. This year’s Lectures are devoted to the advances, challenges, and future prospects of #Re-engineeringBiology through #DirectedEvolution and #Synthetic cellular pathways.
The 2025 Onassis Lectures in Biology and Chemistry will be held @forth-ite.bsky.social, Heraklion, Crete. This year’s Lectures are devoted to the advances, challenges, and future prospects of #Re-engineeringBiology through #DirectedEvolution and #Synthetic cellular pathways.
This Thursday, 26 June, IMBB members @nassipapoutsi.bsky.social and Domna Karagogeos participated in ‘Advancing Brain Research in Europe’ at @europarl.europa.eu. Supported by @eubrain.bsky.social, this event brought together leaders to advocate stronger EU action on #BrainHealth & #Research. 🧠🔬
June 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
This Thursday, 26 June, IMBB members @nassipapoutsi.bsky.social and Domna Karagogeos participated in ‘Advancing Brain Research in Europe’ at @europarl.europa.eu. Supported by @eubrain.bsky.social, this event brought together leaders to advocate stronger EU action on #BrainHealth & #Research. 🧠🔬
📌 Thursday 3/7/2025
📍 FORTH Seminar Room 1
Nikos Kyrpides from @biosci.lbl.gov @berkeleylab.lbl.gov,🇺🇸 is invited to give a seminar for young IMBB researchers as part of IMBB's Mentoring and Career Track Scheme Seminar series.
#CareerGrowth, #CareerGuidance, #ProfessionalDevelopment, #IMBB_MCTS
📍 FORTH Seminar Room 1
Nikos Kyrpides from @biosci.lbl.gov @berkeleylab.lbl.gov,🇺🇸 is invited to give a seminar for young IMBB researchers as part of IMBB's Mentoring and Career Track Scheme Seminar series.
#CareerGrowth, #CareerGuidance, #ProfessionalDevelopment, #IMBB_MCTS
June 25, 2025 at 8:26 PM
📌 Thursday 3/7/2025
📍 FORTH Seminar Room 1
Nikos Kyrpides from @biosci.lbl.gov @berkeleylab.lbl.gov,🇺🇸 is invited to give a seminar for young IMBB researchers as part of IMBB's Mentoring and Career Track Scheme Seminar series.
#CareerGrowth, #CareerGuidance, #ProfessionalDevelopment, #IMBB_MCTS
📍 FORTH Seminar Room 1
Nikos Kyrpides from @biosci.lbl.gov @berkeleylab.lbl.gov,🇺🇸 is invited to give a seminar for young IMBB researchers as part of IMBB's Mentoring and Career Track Scheme Seminar series.
#CareerGrowth, #CareerGuidance, #ProfessionalDevelopment, #IMBB_MCTS
This week, Charles Robin, Associate Professor at University of Melbourne, gave an interesting seminar at IMBB on new genetic biocontrol strategies which may offer a better way to control pest insects than chemical insecticides.
#pestcontrol, #pestmanagement, #insecticides, #biocontrol, #entomology
#pestcontrol, #pestmanagement, #insecticides, #biocontrol, #entomology
June 14, 2025 at 2:42 AM
This week, Charles Robin, Associate Professor at University of Melbourne, gave an interesting seminar at IMBB on new genetic biocontrol strategies which may offer a better way to control pest insects than chemical insecticides.
#pestcontrol, #pestmanagement, #insecticides, #biocontrol, #entomology
#pestcontrol, #pestmanagement, #insecticides, #biocontrol, #entomology
Last week, young scientists at IMBB had the opportunity to attend a very insightful seminar from Mireia Monras Pèlach and Javier Gonzalo Ruiz,PhD,PMP, scientific and project managers respectively at @vhio.bsky.social.
#CareerGrowth, #CareerGuidance, #ProfessionalDevelopment #IMBB_MCTS
#CareerGrowth, #CareerGuidance, #ProfessionalDevelopment #IMBB_MCTS
June 10, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Last week, young scientists at IMBB had the opportunity to attend a very insightful seminar from Mireia Monras Pèlach and Javier Gonzalo Ruiz,PhD,PMP, scientific and project managers respectively at @vhio.bsky.social.
#CareerGrowth, #CareerGuidance, #ProfessionalDevelopment #IMBB_MCTS
#CareerGrowth, #CareerGuidance, #ProfessionalDevelopment #IMBB_MCTS
📌 Thursday the 5/6/2025
Mireia Monras Pelach and Javier Gonzalo Ruiz from
@vhio.bsky.social are invited to give a seminar for young IMBB researchers on "The Science of Management: the journey of a Scientific Manager ".
#CareerGrowth, #CareerGuidance, #ProfessionalDevelopment, #IMBB_MCTS
Mireia Monras Pelach and Javier Gonzalo Ruiz from
@vhio.bsky.social are invited to give a seminar for young IMBB researchers on "The Science of Management: the journey of a Scientific Manager ".
#CareerGrowth, #CareerGuidance, #ProfessionalDevelopment, #IMBB_MCTS
June 4, 2025 at 5:36 AM
📌 Thursday the 5/6/2025
Mireia Monras Pelach and Javier Gonzalo Ruiz from
@vhio.bsky.social are invited to give a seminar for young IMBB researchers on "The Science of Management: the journey of a Scientific Manager ".
#CareerGrowth, #CareerGuidance, #ProfessionalDevelopment, #IMBB_MCTS
Mireia Monras Pelach and Javier Gonzalo Ruiz from
@vhio.bsky.social are invited to give a seminar for young IMBB researchers on "The Science of Management: the journey of a Scientific Manager ".
#CareerGrowth, #CareerGuidance, #ProfessionalDevelopment, #IMBB_MCTS
Many thanks to our contestants, the one and only Tasos Pavlopoulos and his aid Theodoros Kosteas for presenting how hexagonal cells become square in shrimp Parhayle! Many thanks to our hosts at @ceitec.eu for organizing such a successful event!
May 23, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Many thanks to our contestants, the one and only Tasos Pavlopoulos and his aid Theodoros Kosteas for presenting how hexagonal cells become square in shrimp Parhayle! Many thanks to our hosts at @ceitec.eu for organizing such a successful event!