Nektarios Tavernarakis - Awards & Distinctions

Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (RSB), London, UK (2023)
Elected Chairman of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Governing Board and Executive Committee (2022)
Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2020)
Elected Vice President, Scientific Council of the European Research Council (ERC) (2020)
Elected Member of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Governing Board and Executive Committee (2020)
Elected Fellow of the Freiburg Research Collaboration Programme (FResCo), Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, Freiburg University, Germany (2020)
Elected Member, German National Academy of Sciences-Leopoldina (2019)
Elected Corresponding Member of the Academy of Athens (2019)
Elected Member, European Academy of Sciences and Arts (2018)
Helmholtz Association International Fellow Award (2017)
Honorary Education Business Award: Recognizing Best Practices in Managing Educational Institutions (2017)

Galien Scientific Research Award (2017)

European Research Council (ERC) Proof Of Concept Grant award (2016)

Elected Member, Scientific Council of the European Research Council (ERC) (2016)

European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Investigator Grant award (2016)

Research Support Award, Fondation Sante (2015)

BioMedical Research Award, Academy of Athens, Greece (2014)
Elected Member of the European Cell Death Organization (ECDO) Academy (2014)
Elected Member of the Academy of Europe (Academia Europaea) (2014)
Empeirikeion Foundation, Academic Excellence Prize (2012)
Excellence Science Award, General Secretariat for Research and Technology, Ministry of Education, Greece (2012)
Appointed Member of the Greek National Life Sciences Council (2011)
Appointed Principal Investigator of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Helmholtz Association, Bonn, Germany (2011)
Appointed National Representative of Greece to the European Union FP7 Health Programme (2011)
Elected Excellence Professor, Medical School, University of Crete (2010)
Elected Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) (2009)
Appointed External Senior Research Fellow, Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, Freiburg University, Germany (2008)
European Research Council (ERC), Advanced Investigator Grant award (2008)
Foundation for Research and Technology, Research Excellence award (2007)
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research award (2007)
(see relevant announcement notes in EMBO Encounters and the Biotechnology Journal)
Empeirikeion Foundation, Research support award (2007)
Appointed Member, Faculty of 1000 in Biology/Medicine, section on Cellular Death & Stress Responses (2006)
Bodossaki Foundation, Academic Prize in Medicine and Biology (2005)
European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Young Investigator (2002-2005)
International Human Frontier in Science Program Organization (HFSPO) fellow (1996-2000)
State of New Jersey, Commission on Cancer Research fellow (1996)
Hellenic University Club of New York, Frederick E. G. Valergakis Post-Graduate Research Grand Program, Academic achievement award (1996)
Best Ph.D. Thesis award, University of Crete (1995)
Dean's List and First Rank University Graduation Honors award, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1989)
Dean's List and Outstanding Annual Performance award, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1987-1989)
Excellence Prize, National Mathematics contest, Greek Mathematical Society (1985)