- Elected Member, European Academy of Sciences (EurASc), Medicine and Life Sciences Division (2023)
- 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)
- 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)
