Nektarios Tavernarakis - Invited Seminars



Invited & sponsored lectures

  1. Nuclear autophagy delays ageing and maintains germline immortality. (2024) ?nnual meeting of the Austrian Association of Molecular Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Graz, Austria.

  2. Autophagic mechanisms in ageing and age-associated neurodegenerative disorders. (2024) 6th World Congress on Genetics, Geriatrics and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research (GeNeDis): Genomics, Neuroscience, Therapeutics and Data Innovation Summit, Athens, Greece.

  3. Nuclear lipid droplet deposition during ageing. (2024) Lipids and Cell Plasticity Symposium, Aveiro, Portugal.

  4. Biology of Ageing: Potential Effects of Traditional Greek Lifestyle. (2024) 3rd Mediterranean Health Conference, Heraklion, Greece.

  5. Applications of artificial intelligence in medicine and pharmacology. (2024) Pharmaceutical conference of the Aegean Islands, Mytilene, Greece.

  6. Biotechnology, recent developments and applications in medicine. (2024) 5th Congress on Health, Athens, Greece.

  7. Biotechnology: The national research and innovation ecosystem. (2024) 5th Health conference: The national health system and the challenges of the future, Athens, Greece.

  8. Scientific, medical and conference tourism in Crete. (2024) Greek tourism, a national case: Destination Crete, Heraklion, Greece.

  9. Supporting research in the humanities and social sciences, at national and European level. (2024) Symposium on the Social Sciences and Humanities in the 21st century, Rethymnon, Greece.

  10. Nucleophagy promotes longevity and preserves germline immortality. (2024) Biomedicine, Bioinformatics & Biotechnology (Bio3) Forum: Fostering Collaboration in Industry & Academia, Athens, Greece.

  11. Research in Greece: difficulties and prospects. (2024) 7th Greek conference of Oncology, Thessaloniki, Greece.

  12. Preparing a successful ERC proposal. (2024) Info Day for ERC Applicants, JoĀžef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

  13. Scientific and Conference Tourism in Crete: Digital nomads. (2024) Symposium on energizing Greece: Crete, a top destination in Europe, Chania Greece.

  14. Interfacing research and market needs in commerce. (2024) Future of Retail 2024 conference, Hellenic Confederation of Trade & Entrepreneurship, Athens, Greece.

  15. Genetic dissection of mitophagic mechanisms in ageing and age-associated neurodegenerative disorders. (2024) Joint Czech-Norway Mit-AD International Conference ā€œFrom mitophagy to neurocognitive impairmentā€, Prague, Czech Republic.

  16. Regulation of ageing by mitochondria-associated mRNA storage and degradation (2024) Padova Mitochondria Lecture Series, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.

  17. The mystery of ageing and neurodegeneration: What does modern scientific research teach us? (2024) Annual PhD Day of The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus.

  18. Energy metabolism during ageing. (2024) Spring School on Ageing, Multidisciplinary Institute of Ageing, Coimbra, Portugal.

  19. Autophagic mechanisms in ageing and neurodegeneration. (2024) 9th European Congress of Pharmacology (EPHAR), The Federation of European Pharmacological Societies, Athens, Greece.

  20. The mystery of ageing and neurodegenerative diseases: What does modern scientific research teach us? (2024) ā€œVassilis Xanthopoulosā€ Award Ceremony, Scientists Association of Drama, Drama, Greece.

  21. Opening Speech: Innovation outlook towards FP10 and the role of the EIT. (2024) EIT Summit, European Institute of Innovation and Techhnology, Brussels, Belgium.

  22. How can China - EU partnerships accelerate a transition to global sustainability? (2024) IX Delphi Economic Forum, Delphi, Greece.

  23. Autophagic Mechanisms in Ageing and Neurodegeneration. (2024) EMBO-JST Match-Making Workshop, European Molecular Biology Laboratory and Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo, Japan.

  24. Research in Greece: Challenges, opportunities and the role of the Foundation for Research and Technology. (2024) Distinguished Speakers Series of the Circle of Hellenic Academics, Boston, USA.

  25. Evolution and Molecular Biology. (2024) Charles Darwin Day, Hellenic Evolutionary Society, Heraklion, Greece.

  26. National Networks of Precision Medicine Research. (2024) 5th International Conference of the Hellenic Association of Medical Geneticists, Athens, Greece.

  27. Mitophagy and mitochondrial homeostasis during ageing (2024) Skin Physiology International Meeting, Vichy, France.

  28. Ageing, cellular apoptosis, and heredity: Findings of modern scientific research. (2024) Ageing: Facts and what we should do to celebrate our 100 years, Krassas Educational Center & IASEIO Model Polyclinic Workshop, Thessaloniki, Greece.

  29. Molecular mechanisms of cellular homeostasis and autophagy during ageing and neurodegeneration. (2024) Annual Days of Jozef Stefan, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

  30. Research Policy: Views and Perspectives. (2023) Workshop: Towards a Common Ecosystem of Research and Higher Education, Hellenic Council for Research, Technology and Innovation, Athens, Greece.

  31. The future of Biology. (2023) 50 Years since the Establishment of the Department of Biology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.

  32. Informing precision medicine approaches towards countering age-associated neurodegenerative pathologies (2023) IEEE EMBS Conference on Data Science and Engineering in Healthcare, Medicine & Biology, Portomaso, St. Julians, Malta.

  33. Interdisciplinary approaches in biotechnology and bio-innovation: Precision medicine and human genome editing. (2023) Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit, SIPS 2023: Sustainability through science and technology, Flogen Stars Outreach Symposium, Playa Bonita, Panama.

  34. The molecular links between ageing and neurodegeneration. (2023) Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit, SIPS 2023: Sustainability through science and technology, Flogen Stars Outreach Symposium, Playa Bonita, Panama.

  35. Greek and European Innovation Ecosystems: The role of Research and Higher Education Institutions. (2023) ĪšĪŸĪœĪ’ĪŸĪ£-NODE Workshop: Health-Biotechnology-Economy Synergy Structures in Greece: Lessons from the past ā€“ Plans for the future, Athens, Greece.

  36. 4Research and Innovation as pillars of regional and national development: The mission of the Foundation for Research and Technology. (2023) 2nd Crete InnoDays Workshop, Periphery of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.

  37. Invertebrate models of Alzheimer's disease. (2023) Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Doctoral Network: Targeting Circadian Clock Dysfunction in Alzheimerā€™s Disease (TClock4AD NT-2) Residential Workshop, Madrid, Spain.

  38. Scientific and Conference Tourism in Crete. (2023) 3rd Tourism Conference on Sustainable Synergies for Tourism Development, Heraklion Prefecture Hotel Association, Heraklion, Greece.

  39. Advantages, disadvantages and applications of Artificial Intelligence in the fields of pharmaceutics and pharmaceutical practice. (2023) 7th Conference of the Piraeus Pharmaceutical Association, AI-driven revolution in pharmaceutical discovery, Athens, Greece.

  40. The mystery of ageing and of neurodegenerative diseases: Findings of modern scientific research. (2023) Biomedical Research Institute Symposium for the Celebration of the 40 years of FORTH, Ioannina, Greece.

  41. The mystery of ageing. (2023) 1st Pan-Cretan Nursing Scientific Workshop, Heraklion, Greece.

  42. Greek and European Innovation Ecosystems: The role of Research Institutions and Higher Education Stakeholders. (2023) 3rd International Scientific Conference ā€œGreece - Europe 2030: Education, Research, Innovation, New technologies, Institutions and Sustainable Development, Hellenic Institute for Economics of Education (INOEK), Heraklion, Greece.

  43. The Foundation for Research and Technology and digital nomads. (2023) 3rd Symposium on tourism and regional economic and cultural development, Heraklion, Greece.

  44. Precision medicine, innovative pharmaceutics & future prospects. (2023) 1st Workshop on Pharmaceutical Innovation: Modern Approaches in Medicine, Heraklion Pharmaceutical Association, Heraklion, Greece.

  45. The Foundation for Research and Technology and its role in the Greek and European innovation ecosystems. (2023) School of Science Xi'an, Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China.

  46. Molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration and ageing. (2023) School of Science, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China.

  47. Cellular mechanisms of neurodegeneration in Parkinsonā€™s disease. (2023) Aiginiteio University Hospital, Workshop on Parkinsonā€™s Disease, Athens, Greece.

  48. Research and Innovation as pillars of Regional and National Development: The mission of the Foundation for Research and Technology. (2023) Thessaloniki International Fair, Thessaloniki, Greece.

  49. Autophagic mechanisms and cellular homeostasis during ageing and neurodegeneration. (2023) 6th Annual Studentsā€™ Conference: Precision Medicine: From genetic fingerprints to personalized treatments, International Masterā€™s Program in ā€œMolecular Biomedicineā€ of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Biomedical Science Research Center ā€œAlexander Flemingā€ Serafio City, Athens, Greece.

  50. Autophagic mechanisms in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2023) 5th NO-Age/Alzheimerā€™s Disease meeting, Oslo, Norway.

  51. Mitochondrial turnover in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2023) International Conference on Mitochondria in Ageing, Cancer and Cell Death, Coimbra Portugal.

  52. Autophagic mechanisms in age-associated neurodegenerative diseases. (2023) 3rd International Balkan Congress on Neurology and Neuroscience, Tekirdag, Turkiye.

  53. Fostering and managing bio-innovation at the National and European level: Innovation ecosystems and the contribution of Research Institutions. (2023) Bio3: Biomedicine, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology and Business Collaboration Forum, Athens, Greece.

  54. Research and innovation as pillars of regional and national development: The mission of the Technology and Research Foundation. (2023) 6th Conference of the World Council of Cretans, Agios Nikoloas, Greece.

  55. 4Biotechnology and biopharmaceutical innovation: Precision Medicine and recent developments in Greece. (2023) Enterprise Greece and European Business Angels Network Congress, Thessaloniki, Greece.

  56. Precision Medicine and Data Driven Human Genome Editing. (2023) 20th International NSF Summer School on Bio-X: Data Science and Engineering in Medicine and Biology, Chania, Greece.

  57. Neurodegenerative disorders and Alzheimer's disease: A growing pandemic of the 21st century. (2023) Symposium of the Institute of molecular Biology and Biotechnology: Precision Medicine in modern life, Heraklion, Greece.

  58. The contribution of DNA analysis to modern biomedical research and applications. (2023) Symposium of the Hellenic Association of Bioscientists: 70 years after the publication of the DNA structure - 20 years after the completion of the Human Genome Project. Online event.

  59. Promoting innovation and excellence: How to do it? (2023) ARISTEiA Network podcast.

  60. Aging and neurodegeneration. (2023) 11th Summer School in Medical & Biosciences Research & Management, World Hellenic Biomedical Association, Neo Itilo, Greece.

  61. Autophagic mechanisms and cellular homeostasis during ageing. (2023) 2nd International Conference on Nanotechnologies and Bionanoscience, NanoBio 2023, Heraklion, Greece.

  62. Losing our Memories; losing our identity? TEDx-NTUA, National Technical University of Athens, Athens Greece.

  63. Protein Homeostasis in Ageing. (2023) Asian Cooperation Webinar series, Online event.

  64. Fostering bioinnovation in Greece and in Europe. (2023) MIT Global Startup Workshop, Athens, Greece.

  65. What to do, to live better and longer while staying healthy. (2023) Hellenic Open People's University, Online event.

  66. Interdisciplinary approaches in Biotechnology and Bio-innovation: Precision medicine and human genome editing. (2023) X International Conference of Computational Methods for Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering, Chania, Greece.

  67. Ageing and neurodegenerative diseases: Molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis. (2023) 12th Scientific Conference of the Medical School, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece.

  68. Nucleophagy delays ageing and preserves germline immortality. (2023) Fireside Chat in Clubhouse, The European Union Club, Online event.

  69. Protecting the cell nucleus to delay ageing and maintain germline immortality. (2023) Quantum Photonics Club: The European Union Club. Online event.

  70. Nuclear envelope components control nucleophagy to delay ageing and maintain germline immortality. (2023) CHAngeing: Connected hubs in ageing, Kick-Off meeting. Coimbra, Portugal.

  71. Mitochondrial turnover during ageing and in neurodegeneration. (2023) 47th FEBS Congress: Together in bioscience for a better future. Tours, France.

  72. Nuclear autophagy delays ageing, and preserves germline immortality by moderating germ cell death. (2023) International Cell Death Society: New Trends in Cell Death. Johannesburg, South Africa.

  73. Autophagic mechanisms in neuronal homeostasis. (2023) EMBO workshop on Systems biology: Linking chromatin and epigenetics to disease and development. Alexandroupolis, Greece.

  74. Biotechnology and biopharmaceutical innovation. (2023) NATO workshop on the use of Civil Standards: Emerging and Disruptive Technologies - Operations, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Biotechnology, and Innovation. Athens, Greece.

  75. The mystery of ageing and neurodegenerative diseases: What does modern scientific research teach us? (2023) Silver Film Festival, Bilbao, Spain.

  76. Biopharmaceutical Innovation: recent developments in Greece. (2023) 6th Healthcare Transformation Conference: Challenges in a constantly shifting environment. Athens, Greece.

  77. Nuclear envelope components control nucleophagy to delay ageing and maintain germline immortality. (2023) Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.

  78. The role of mitochondrial turnover in neurodegeneration and the pathogenesis of Alzheimerā€™s disease. (2023) 13th Hellenic Congress on Alzheimer's Disease and 5th Mediterranean Congress on Neurodegenerative Diseases Thessaloniki, Greece.

  79. Introducing the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (2022) INNOVEIT week EIT Summit, Brussels, Belgium.

  80. From lab to market: ERC, EIT and EIC - connecting research, technology and innovation. (2022) European Research and Innovation Days, Brussels, Belgium.

  81. Putting place-based innovation at the center of global competitiveness strategy. (2022) Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils Innovation Summit, with the Delphi Economic Forum, and the Council on Competitiveness of Greece (CompeteGR). Athens, Greece.

  82. Greek and European Innovation Ecosystems: Maximizing the engagement of Research Institutions and SMEs. (2022) Greek and European Ecosystem for Funding Mature SME Innovation, Pitching Event with UK stakeholders, Athens, Greece.

  83. Molecular mechanisms of ageing and neurodegeneration. (2022) 13th Conference of the Hellenic Association of Bioscientists, A new era for Biology: Challenges and opportunities after COVID. Thessaloniki, Greece.

  84. Mitophagy in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2022) 9th Conference of the Hellenic Academy for Neuroimmunology. Thessaloniki, Greece.

  85. The EIT: Europeā€™s largest innovation ecosystem. (2022) Brussels Talks - Polish National Centre for Research and Development, Business and Science Poland. Brussels, Belgium.

  86. The molecular links between ageing and neurodegeneration. (2022) Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit, SIPS 2020 and 2021: Sustainability through science and technology, Flogen Stars Outreach Symposium, Phuket, Thailand.

  87. The mystery of ageing and neurodegeneration: What does modern scientific research teach us? (2022) Experimental High School, Athens, Greece.

  88. Scientific and Conference Tourism in Crete (2022) 2nd Tourism Conference on Sustainable Synergies for Tourism Development, Rethymnon Prefecture Hotel Association, Rethymnon, Greece.

  89. Introduction to Horizon Europe. (2022) ERC Executive Agency Principal Investigator Centric Event, Dublin, Ireland.

  90. The technological transformation of health and the challenges in the practice of Medicine. (2022) Clinical and Translational Oncology Conference, Heraklion, Greece.

  91. The latest advances in neurodegenerative and Alzheimer's disease research at the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (2022). 8th Pan Cretan Alzheimer Congress and 4th National Congress on Healthy Ageing, Heraklion, Greece.

  92. Implementing innovation to transform health systems: European initiatives. (2022) Summer School of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, the European Commission and the World Health Organization, Venice, Italy.

  93. Precision Medicine and Data Driven Human Genome Editing. (2022) IEEE Engineering Medicine and Biology Society, 19th International Summer School on Bio-X: Data Science and Engineering in Medicine and Biology, Chania, Greece.

  94. Keynote presentation: International Scientific Cooperation and the paradigm of the European Research Council. (2022) Annual meeting of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Berlin, Germany.

  95. Mitochondrial homeostasis in ageing and neurodegeneration. (2022) Qingdao University Mencius Lecture, Institute for Translational Medicine, College of Medicine, Qingdao, China.

  96. Transforming health systems through innovation: New horizons in Precision Medicine and Gene Therapy. (2022) 12th Conference on the Future of Healthcare in Greece, Athens, Greece.

  97. Promoting and managing research and innovation at the national and European level. (2022) Global Innovation Summit of the Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils (GFCC) and the Delphi Economic Forum, Athens Greece.

  98. Nuclear autophagy delays ageing and maintains germline immortality. (2022) Swiss Autophagy Workshop, Lausanne, Switzerland.

  99. Autophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis in neurodegeneration during ageing. (2022) 5th World Congress on Genetics, Geriatrics and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research (GeNeDis), Zakynthos, Greece.

  100. Personalized genomics at FORTH (2022) Public presentation of the National Network for Research on Neurodegenerative Diseases on the Basis of Precision Medicine, Athens, Greece.

  101. The European Research Council (ERC) principles and funding schemes. (2022) French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD) Days, Marseille, France.

  102. Facilitating and managing innovation at the national and European level: The Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (2022) Symposium of Īµ Node: Networks of Global Hellenism, Hellenic Institute for Advanced Studies, Athens Greece.

  103. New Horizons in Precision Medicine and Gene Therapy: Editing the Human Genome. (2022) Workshop on Pediatric Hematology of the Hellenic Hematological Society, Heraklion, Greece.

  104. The Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas: Fostering research and innovation. (2022) EXPO 2020 Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

  105. The mystery of aging and the accompanying neurodegenerative diseases: Where does the thread of modern scientific research lead? (2022) Orthodox Academy of Crete, Kolymbari, Greece.

  106. Mitophagy contributes to long term neuron survival and function during ageing. (2022) Bellucci symposium on hearing research and age-related hearing loss, Omaha, USA.

  107. A proton inhibited DEG/ENaC maintains neuronal ionstasis and promotes neuronal survival under stress. (2022) Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) international partnering meeting on mechanosensitive channels, Chania, Greece.

  108. Facilitating and managing innovation at the national and European level. (2022) 3nd symposium on innovation and entrepreneurship in Greece, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.

  109. Nuclear autophagy promotes longevity and preserves germline immortality under stress. (2022) Inaugural meeting of the LIRcentral research program, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.

  110. Biomedical research in Space: Studying ageing and neurodegeneration aboard the International Space Station. (2022) 2nd Athens Satellite and Space Summit, Athens, Greece.

  111. Studying ageing: Science and science fiction. (2022) Ioannina Science Festival, Ioannina, Greece.

  112. The mystery of ageing: What has modern scientific research taught us? (2022) Irea-Pythagorean Festival, Samos, Greece.

  113. Keynote presentation: Development of Novel Genetic Tools in Biomedical Research. (2022) 20th International Conference on Pharmaceutical Medicine, Hellenic Society of Pharmaceutical Medicine and the International Federation of Associations of Pharmaceutical Physicians and Pharmaceutical Medicine, Athens, Greece.

  114. Distinguished presentation: Creating future through Innovation Glaxo-Smith-Kline (GSK) Symposium on Multiple myeloma, Volos, Greece.

  115. Autophagy and mitochondrial homeostasis in ageing and neurodegeneration. (2022) EMBO Practical Course, C. elegans: from genomics to imaging, Heidelberg, Germany.

  116. Mechanisms of mitochondrial turnover in neuronal physiology and pathology during ageing. (2022) 8th Mediterranean Neuroscience Society (MNS) Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

  117. Maintenance of neuronal ionstasis and survival under stress. (2022) EMBO Workshop on Molecular Neurobiology, Fodele, Greece.

  118. The CRISPR/CAS system: Biological function in microbes and applications in Infectious Diseases. (2022) 40th annual meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Athens, Greece.

  119. Maintenance of neuronal ionstasis and survival under stress. (2022) Junior FIAS Fellow conference ā€œVis a vis in the Brain: The Neuron-Glia Interface, Freiburg, Germany.

  120. Protein Homeostasis and Ageing (2021) Annual Retreat of EIT Health Ageing PhD School, Luso, Portugal.

  121. Technology transfer and the role of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology. (2021) Hellenic Parliament, Special Permanent Committee on Research and Technology, Athens, Greece.

  122. Nuclear autophagy delays ageing and preserves germline immortality under stress. (2021) Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies natural and life science seminar series, Freiburg, Germany.

  123. Mitochondrial metabolism and turnover in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2021) International Medical Studentsā€™ Congress, Bucharest, Romania.

  124. Enabling biomedical innovation: The Foundation for Research and Technology. (2021) 2nd Hellenic Biocluster Forum: Vision for Life Sciences and Biotechnology for a Healthy and Sustainable EU Athens, Greece.

  125. Health: Investing in technology and prevention. (2021) 2nd Innovation Forum "Innovation Leads Developments - A Greek-German Cooperation", Hellenic-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Athens, Greece.

  126. From basic research to clinical practice: Precision medicine in the service of the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. (2021) Hellenic Medical Students International Committee, Symposium on Education and Access to Research, Heraklion, Greece.

  127. Aging and Neurodegeneration. (2021) Book presentation: ā€œWhen logic chases memory: Alzheimer's disease biology, clinical aspects and development of therapiesā€, Crete University Press, Athens Greece.

  128. The Revolution brought by mRNA Technology in tomorrow's therapies. (2021) 5th Conference of the Piraeus Pharmaceutical Cooperative Group "The multifaceted role of pharmacists in the post-COVID era", Piraeus, Greece.

  129. The Foundation for Research and Technology: Linking research and culture. (2021) Symposium of the University of Crete, Science and Society: Interactions, Challenges and Prospects, Online event.

  130. The strategic vision and organizational structure of the ERC. (2021) ERC event for researchers based in Greece, Geek National Contact Point for ERC, Athens, Greece.

  131. Energy metabolism and ageing. (2021) Advanced EIT Health Ageing PhD School Course ā€œAgeing: from fundamental biology to societal impactā€, Online event, University of Coimbra, Portugal.

  132. Autophagy and mitochondrial homeostasis in ageing and neurodegeneration. (2021) Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit, SIPS 2020 and 2021: Sustainability through science and technology, Flogen Stars Outreach Symposium, Phuket, Thailand.

  133. The eosinophil as a regulatory cell in homeostasis and inflammation. (2021) Glaxo-Smith-Kline (GSK) Symposium: When molecular biology meets clinical practice, Athens, Greece.

  134. Research and Innovation as pillars of Regional and National Development: The mission of the Foundation for Research and Technology. (2021) Workshop of the General Secretariat of Research and Innovation, Thessaloniki International Fair, Thessaloniki, Greece.

  135. Monitoring ageing-associated structural alterations in muscle cells via polarization-dependent second-harmonic generation. (2021) Symposioum on advanced functional imaging, Athens, Greece.

  136. Molecular mechanisms regulating mitochondrial metabolism and turnover in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2021) 21st Conference of Medical Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.

  137. Utilization of research outcomes. (2021) Days of Research and Innovation - Dimitris Eduardos Gardikis, Online event, University of the Aegean.

  138. Biomedical research in Greece: Challenges and Opportunities. (2021) National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School international conference: 200 Years of Modern Greek Medicine, Athens, Greece.

  139. CRISPR/CAS genome editing technologies in future Paediatrics. (2021) 41st Postgraduate Seminar of the 2nd Paediatric Clinic, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Online event, Athens, Greece.

  140. Maintenance of energy homeostasis and ageing. (2021) Webinar on novel approaches in biomedical sciences: through a multidisciplinary lens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, and Biomedical Sciences Research Center "Alexander Fleming", Athens, Greece.

  141. The role of mitophagy in neuronal quality control and survival during ageing. (2021) University of Gothenburg seminar series, Gothenburg, Sweden.

  142. Achieving and maintaining equality in research funding: the case of the ERC. (2021) United European Gastroenterology Week, Online event.

  143. How to write a successful application for an ERC starting grant. (2021) European Atherosclerosis Society Young Fellows webinar, Online event.

  144. Value and role of scientific service companies in the European innovation ecosystem. (2021) Commercial Analytical Research Organisations (CAROTS), Focus Group, Online event.

  145. Research interests, trajectories and future plans. (2021) Synthe-Sci: International Biomedical Student Conference, International Genetically Engineered Machine, iGEM-Thrace Molecular Biology and Genetics, Democritus University of Thrace, Xanti, Greece.

  146. Autophagy and mitochondrial homeostasis in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2021) 1st International Balkan Congress on Neurology and Neuroscience, Tekirdag, Turkey.

  147. Promoting research excellence in Europe: The European Research Council (ERC) principles and funding schemes. (2021) EU LIFE ERC Master Class workshop, EU LIFE Institutes, online event, Barcelona, Spain.

  148. Establishing a Precision Medicine unit for Alzheimer's disease in Crete: Funding opportunities in Europe for Dementia and Neurodegenerative diseases. (2021) Hellenic initiative against Alzheimerā€™s disease, seminar series, Online event.

  149. From basic research to clinical practice: DNA modification technologies and precision medicine. (2021) Symposium of the Eugenides Foundation on Biology in the 21st Century, Athens, Greece.

  150. Research integrity: Policy and practice at the ERC. (2021) European Network of Research Integrity Offices (ENRIO) General Assembly, Online event.

  151. The role of mitophagy in neuronal quality control and survival during ageing. (2021) Seminar Series of the Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.

  152. The European Research Council (ERC): Fostering creative and innovative thinking by supporting frontier research. (2021) Wired Health: Proximity, Milano, Italy.

  153. Cellular quality control mechanisms in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2021) Cyprus Biological Society Seminar Series, Nicosia, Cyprus.

  154. Studying ageing and neurodegeneration in space (2021) Greek Pharmaceutical Students' Federation, PharmaSpace: Online conference on Space Medicine and Pathology, Athens Greece.

  155. Research, innovation and regional development. (2021) 2nd National meeting of the Regional Research and Innovation Councils, Kalavryta, Greece.

  156. Genome editing technologies in the service of personalized medicine and gene therapy. (2021) Research seminars on Precision Medicine, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.

  157. The role of science and research institutions in the innovation ecosystem. (2021) 2nd symposium on innovation and entrepreneurship in Greece, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.

  158. Genetics of ageing and neurodegeneration. (2021) Hellenic Medical Students International Committee, Symposium on Research and Medicine, Heraklion, Greece.

  159. The role of mitophagy in neuronal quality control and survival during ageing. (2021) Seminar Series of the Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.

  160. Supporting Frontier Research: An investment for the future. (2021) Conference on R&D and Innovation in Healthcare: an Era of Disruption, Athens, Greece.

  161. The role of nuclear autophagy in promoting longevity and preserving germline immortality under stress. (2021) 7th EMBO Autophagy Conference, Eger, Hungary.

  162. Autophagic mechanisms in neuronal physiology and pathology during ageing. (2021) EMBO conference: Autophagy in brain health and disease, Girona, Spain.

  163. Facilitating and managing innovation at the national and European level. (2021) Symposium of Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI) on fostering innovation and entrepreneurship, Athens, Greece.

  164. The role of mitophagy in neurodegeneration and the pathogenesis of Alzheimerā€™s disease. (2021) 4th Mediterranean conference on neurodegenerative diseases, Thessaloniki, Greece.

  165. Cellular quality control mechanisms in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2021) Department of Biology, University of Patras, Greece.

  166. The Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas: Fostering research and innovation. (2021) EUandU conference on science and innovation in everyday life, Athens and Heraklion, Greece.

  167. Crosstalk between the molecular mechanisms governing ageing and neurodegeneration. (2020) Graduate Program in ā€œNeurosciences and Neurodegenerative disordersā€, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

  168. FORTHā€™s initiatives and contributions against the COVID-19 pandemic. (2020) ATHENA Research & Innovation Center COVID webinars, Athens, Greece.

  169. The role of mitophagy in neuronal quality control and survival during ageing. (2020) Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies retreat, Freiburg, Germany.

  170. Precision medicine in the service of the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and dementia. (2020) Hellenic Alzheimer's Disease Society, Panhellenic Conference on Active and Healthy Aging, Heraklion, Greece.

  171. Scientific and conference tourism. (2020) Symposium on tourism and regional economic and cultural development, Chania, Greece.

  172. Mitochondrial homeostasis in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2020) 4th Genetics, Geriatrics and Neurodegenerative diseases (GeNeDis) Conference: Health in Aging and Mental Wellness in the new digital era, Heraklion, Greece.

  173. Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) of European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT). (2020) Symposium of the Greek-English School ā€œUrsulinesā€, Athens, Greece.

  174. The 4th Industrial Revolution. (2020) Mathesis online lecture series, Crete University Press, FORTH, Greece.

  175. The mystery of ageing and emerging research findings. (2020) Campus Party innovators online event, Campus Party, Greece.

  176. Let us talk about One Health: Genome editing technologies in the service of personalized medicine and gene therapy. (2020) 12th Conference of the Hellenic Association of Bioscientists: Biosciences in health and environmental preservation. Athens, Greece.

  177. Mitochondrial turnover and energy homeostasis during ageing. (2020) Joint Biochemical Society and British Society for Research on Ageing Conference on the Metabolism of Ageing, Birmingham, UK.

  178. Autophagic pathways in neuronal physiology and pathology during ageing. (2020) 4th Qingdao International Academicians Forum, Qingdao, China.

  179. Autophagic pathways in physiology and pathology during ageing. (2020) Skin Physiology International Congress, Paris, France.

  180. Chairing the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas: Lessons learned. (2020) 2nd Musculoskeletal Avatar meeting: Emotional Leadership AI and Communication, Heraklion, Greece.

  181. Autophagic mechanisms in neuronal physiology and pathology during ageing. (2020) Induction presentation, Conference of the German National Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina, Halle, Germany.

  182. Mitochondrial turnover and energy homeostasis during ageing. (2020) CryoEM Structural Biology Workshop, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.

  183. Molecular quality control mechanisms in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2020) Department of Neurology seminar series, University Hospital, Heraklion, Greece.

  184. Developing a research programme: Implementing the scientific method. (2020) Hellenic Medical Students International Committee, Symposium on Research and Medicine, Heraklion, Greece.

  185. The mystery of ageing: Where will the trail of modern scientific research take us? (2020) Hellenic Open People's University, Chania, Greece.

  186. Regulation and Roles of Autophagy in the Brain. (2020) European Society for Neurochemistry Advanced School, ā€œFrom Neurodegeneration to Carcinogenesis: Mechanisms and Common Biologiesā€, Athens, Greece.

  187. Autophagic pathways in neuronal physiology and pathology during ageing. (2020) Distinguished Lecture, Department of Fundamental Neurosciences Seminar Series, Lausanne, Switzerland.

  188. Mitochondrial dynamics and turnover in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2020) Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., Tarrytown, New York, USA.

  189. Autophagic pathways regulating mitochondrial homeostasis in ageing and neurodegeneration. (2020) IUBMB advanced school: Challenges in Molecular Biology, Belgrade, Serbia.

  190. Mitochondrial dynamics and turnover in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2020) IUPAB pre-Congress Workshop, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

  191. Autophagic pathways in ageing and neurodegeneration. (2020) 20th Congress of the International Union for Pure and Applied Biophysics (IUPAB). Foz do Iguacu, Brazil.

  192. Mitophagy and ncmtRNA turnover. (2020) EMBO workshop on Non-coding RNA in mitochondria-nucleus crosstalk: applications in molecular medicine and biotechnologies, Bordeaux, France.

  193. Autophagic quality control in the nervous system: Physiology and pathology. (2020) 45th FEBS Congress, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

  194. Mitochondrial turnover and energy homeostasis during ageing. (2020) Free Radical Research Society-Europe, summer school on Redox alterations and cellular responses: from signalling to interventions, Spetses, Greece.

  195. Mitochondrial dynamics and turnover in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2020) EMBO workshop on Developmental Circuits in Ageing, Fodele, Greece.

  196. Nuclear autophagy in health and disease. (2020) 2nd International Conference on Nanotechnologies and Bionanoscience ā€œNanoBio 2020ā€, Hersonissos, Greece.

  197. Autophagic pathways in ageing and neurodegeneration. (2020) 50th Anniversary of the Department of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.

  198. Molecular Biomarkers and emerging approaches for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. (2020) 4th Annual congress of the Hellenic Cancer Federation: European Cancer Mission initiative, Athens, Greece.

  199. Molecular biology of cancer: Applications of genome editing technologies in oncology. (2020) Seninars in molecular oncology and targeted therapeutics, Ioannina, Greece.

  200. The advent of the 4th Industrial Revolution. (2020) Hub2Business lecture series, Heraklion, Greece.

  201. Fostering biomedical innovation: The Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas. (2020) BIOTECH 2020 symposium on health technologies, Athens, Greece.

  202. Research and Innovation as pillars of Regional and National Development: The mission of the Foundation for Research and Technology. (2019) Workshop of the General Secretariat of Research and Technology, 84th hessaloniki International Fair, Thessaloniki, Greece.

  203. The mystery of ageing: Where will the trail of modern scientific research take us? (2019) Hellenic Open People's University, Thessaloniki, Greece.

  204. Research Institutions and Sustainable National Development: The Paradigm of FORTH. (2019) 20th National Conference on Medicinal Chemistry, Ioannina, Greece.

  205. Climate change research: The contribution of the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas. (2019) Hellenic Parliament, Special Permanent Committee on Research and Technology, Athens, Greece.

  206. Widening mechanisms in the ERC. (2019) Polish Academy of Sciences and European Research Council workshop, Warsaw, Poland.

  207. Applying for ERC grants in Life Sciences - ERCā€™s perspective. (2019) Polish Academy of Sciences and European Research Council workshop, Warsaw, Poland.

  208. DNA editing technologies in pharmacogenetics and pharmaceutical development. (2019) 19th Hellenic Pharma Congress, Athens, Greece.

  209. Autophagic pathways in neuronal physiology and pathology during ageing. (2019) Symposium honoring Ioannis Georgatsos, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece.

  210. Contemporary science and the future of humankind. (2019) Friend of FORTH public event honoring Fotis Kafatos, Heraklion, Greece.

  211. European and international widening policies of the ERC. (2019) ERC Scientific Council event, Warsaw, Poland.

  212. Autophagic pathways in neuronal physiology and pathology during ageing. (2019) Isidoros Beis Seminar series, University of Athens, Department of Biology, Athens, Greece.

  213. Implementing European open access policies in Greece. (2019) 25th Hellenic Academic Libraries Conference: Academic Libraries and Open Science, Rethymnon, Greece.

  214. Contributing towards the development of sustainable energy strategies: The new Institute for Petroleum Research of the Foundation for Research and Technology. (2019) 4th Cretan Energy Conference, Heraklion, Greece.

  215. Fostering research, entrepreneurship and culture: The Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas. (2019) Symposium on the societal impact of research, Center for Research & Studies in Humanities, Social Sciences & Pedagogics, University of Crete, Rethymnon, Greece.

  216. Genome editing technologies in the service of personalized medicine and gene therapy. (2019) 12th Hellenic Bioinformatics conference, Heraklion, Greece.

  217. Mitochondrial turnover and neurodegeneration during ageing. (2019) FENS-Kavli Neuroscience Conference, Heraklion, Greece.

  218. Deciphering the underpinnings of ageing. (2019) Geek Picnic Festival on Immortality, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

  219. Biomedical research in Space: Studying ageing and neurodegeneration aboard the International Space Station. (2019) Symposium of the Medical School Museum on Medicine in Space, Heraklion, Greece.

  220. The mystery of ageing: Where will the trail of modern scientific research take us? (2019) Hellenic Open People's University, Thessaloniki, Greece.

  221. The Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas: Fostering research, entrepreneurship and cultural activities. (2019) Androidus Project Tank Epimenides Forum: Restructuring rural societies, Anogia, Greece.

  222. Genome editing technologies in the service of personalized medicine and gene therapy. (2019) Hellenic Open People's University, Athens, Greece.

  223. The new Institute for Petroleum Research of the Foundation for Research and Technology: Contributing towards the development of sustainable energy strategies. (2019) Symposium on natural resources management and energy planning, Technical Chamber of Greece, Department of Eastern Crete, Heraklion, Greece.

  224. Autophagic pathways regulating mitochondrial homeostasis in ageing and neurodegeneration. (2019) International Cell Senescence Association, conference on Cellular senescence: The bright and the dark side, Athens, Greece.

  225. Autophagic pathways in ageing and neurodegeneration. (2019) Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Istanbul, Turkey.

  226. Genome editing technologies in the service of personalized medicine and gene therapy. (2019) International meeting on Paediatric and Rare Diseases, Athens, Greece.

  227. Autophagic pathways regulating mitochondrial homeostasis in ageing and neurodegeneration. (2019) National Centre of Scientific Research "DEMOKRITOS", Athens Greece.

  228. From Precision to Systems Medicine: Editing the Genome (2019) Workshop on precision medicine in oncology, Athens, Greece.

  229. Regulation and Roles of Autophagy in the Brain. (2019) Gottingen Medical School, Gottingen, Germany.

  230. Mitochondrial turnover in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2019) FEBS Journal Editorial Board Meeting and Symposium of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Trieste, Italy.

  231. Natural compounds inducing mitophagy in ageing and neurodegeneration (2019) 67th Annual Conference of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research, Innsbruck, Austria.

  232. Genome editing technologies in the service of personalized medicine and gene therapy. (2019) 15th Conference of Biology professors and educators, Nicosia, Cyprus.

  233. Autophagic pathways in ageing and neurodegeneration. (2019) 7th Hellenic Immunology Summer School, Porto Heli, Greece.

  234. Regulation and roles of autophagy in the mammalian brain. (2019) 2nd Fondation SantƩ Fellows Symposium, Athens, Greece.

  235. Developing precision Medicine in Greece. (2019) 25th Greek medical student conference, 13th International forum of medical students and young doctors, Thessaloniki, Greece.

  236. Regulation and roles of autophagy in the central nervous system. (2019) FENS Regional Meeting, Belgrade, Serbia.

  237. Autophagic pathways in health and disease: Mitophagy and neurodegeneration. (2019) Tissue Engineering Therapies: From Concept to Clinical Translation and Commercialization, Heraklion, Greece.

  238. Cell death and neurodegeneration in ageing. (2019) International conference on ageing, European Society of Preventive, Regenerative Antiageing Medicine, Larnaca, Cyprus.

  239. Mitochondrial turnover and neurodegeneration during ageing. (2019) 13th German Neuroscience meeting, Gottingen, Germany.

  240. Cellular energy homeostasis in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2019) Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS), EU Chapter Meeting, Rhodes, Greece.

  241. Developing Precision Medicine in Greece: Personalized cancer treatment. (2019) Symposium of the Scientific Society of Medical Students in Greece, Heraklion, Greece.

  242. Policies and guidelines for the implementation of Open Science at the Foundation for Research and Technology. (2018) Symposium on Open Science in the Greek Research Ecosystem: Research Data, Procedures and Collaborations, Athens, Greece.

  243. Genome editing technologies in the service of personalized medicine and gene therapy. (2018) 11th Conference of the Hellenic Association for Biosciences, Athens, Greece.

  244. Cellular energy dynamics and homeostasis in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2018) Shechtman-Suresh Honorary Symposium, Thessaloniki, Greece.

  245. Reversing brain drain: The contribution of research in times of crisis. (2018) Symposium of the Economic and Technical Chambers of Greece, Departments of Eastern Crete, Heraklion, Greece.

  246. Developing Precision Medicine in Greece. (2018) 11th Hellenic Bioinformatics conference, Thessaloniki, Greece.

  247. Genome editing technologies in the service of personalized medicine and gene therapy. (2018) Hellenic Open People's University, Heraklion, Greece.

  248. Fotis Kafatos and Biomedical Research in Greece: The establishment and contribution of the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. (2018) Symposium in honor of Fotis Kafatos, Rethymnon, Greece.

  249. Precision Medicine: advances, prospects, potential. Is it only for cancer or beyond? (2018) The Economist forum, Revolutionary World: The artificially intelligent healthcare sector, Athens, Greece.

  250. Intrinsic mechanisms protecting against neurodegeneration and the role of small heat shock proteins: The heat stroke paradigm. (2018) Workshop on Small Heat Shock Proteins, Quebec, Canada.

  251. The Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas: Fostering research and cultural activities. (2018) MedSTACH symposium on archaeology and cultural heritage in the Eastern Mediterranean, Nicosia, Cyprus.

  252. Genome editing technologies in the service of personalized medicine and gene therapy. (2018) Conference of the Greek Pharmaceutical Students Federation: Pharmaceutical Athenian Congress, Athens, Greece.

  253. Cellular energy homeostasis in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2018) Symposium on gene regulation: From transcription factors to nuclear architecture and beyond, Heraklion, Greece.

  254. Autophagy in the pathogenesis of age-related neurodegenerative disorders. (2018) Workshop of the University of Athens Molecular Biomedicine graduate programme, Athens, Greece.

  255. Reversing brain drain: The contribution of research in times of crisis. (2018) 7th Summer School on Environmental Journalism, Chania, Greece.

  256. Ageing and memory. (2018) Symposium of the Greek-French School ā€œUrsulinesā€, Athens, Greece.

  257. Genetic determinants of ageing and age-associated pathologies. (2018) Symposium of the Hellenic Pharmaceutical Society, Heraklion, Greece.

  258. Autophagy in the pathogenesis of age-related neurodegenerative disorders. (2018) 2nd National Conference on Ageing and Age-Associated pathologies, Heraklion, Greece.

  259. Understanding ageing. (2018) 35th Balkan Medical Congress on healthy ageing: an endless challenge, Athens, Greece.

  260. Ageing mechanisms and countermeasures. (2018) 3rd Congress of the Hellenic Society of Gene Therapy and Regenerative Medicine, Thessaloniki, Greece.

  261. The European Research Council (ERC): Funding opportunities. (2018) European Society of Pathology Academy Conference, Brussels, Belgium.

  262. Coupling of mitochondrial metabolism and mRNA turnover modulates cellular homeostasis during ageing in C. elegans. (2018) Cologne Seminars on Ageing Series, Cologne, Germany.

  263. Regulation and Roles of Autophagy in the Mammalian Brain. (2018) 3rd World Congress on the Genetics, Geriatrics and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research (GeNeDis 2018), Toronto, Canada.

  264. General and cargo-specific autophagy in ageing and neurodegeneration. (2018) Transautophagy workshop on Autophagy in model organisms, Budapest, Hungary.

  265. Fotis Kafatos and Biomedical research in Greece. 40th Conference of the Hellenic Society of Biological Sciences, Veria, Greece.

  266. Obtaining research funding through the European Research Council. (2018) Hellenic Oncology Academy workshop on the hallmarks of cancer, Athens Greece.

  267. The European Research Council (ERC): Funding schemes and research support initiatives. (2018) University of Crete Research Center (UCRC) for the Humanities, the Social and Education Sciences, Rethymnon, Greece.

  268. Ageing and the brain. (2018) Symposium on biomedical research of the 3rd Lyceum, Heraklion, Greece.

  269. Regulation and roles of autophagy in the mammalian brain. (2018) University of Colorado, Boulder, USA.

  270. Mitochondrial turnover and homeostasis in aging and neurodegeneration. (2018) University of Colorado, Boulder, USA.

  271. Mitochondrial turnover and neuronal homeostasis during ageing. (2018) Gordon Research Conference on Autophagy: Basic Biology and Age-related diseases, Tuscany, Italy.

  272. Deciphering ageing. (2018) Celebrating physical sciences workshop, Centre for experimental physical sciences, Chania, Greece.

  273. Mitophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis in ageing and neurodegeneration. (2018) Orebro University, Sweden.

  274. The Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas: Research and cultural activities. (2018) Workshop of the Hellenic Institute of Cultural Diplomacy, Rethymnon, Greece.

  275. Research and Innovation in Greece: The FORTH model. (2018) The Economist forum, A world in transition: New Jobs New Skills, Athens, Greece.

  276. Genome editing technologies: innovative personalized gene therapy against cancer. (2018) 8th Congress of the Hellenic Human Papilloma Virus Society, Thessaloniki, Greece.

  277. Ageing and the nervous system. (2018) Symposium of the Medical School Museum, Heraklion, Greece.

  278. Mitophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis in ageing. (2018) International Symposium in Experimental and Clinical Cardiovascular Medicine, Athens, Greece.

  279. Mitochondrial homeostasis in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2018) Medical School, University of Patra, Patra, Greece.

  280. Model organisms in biological research. (2017) Department of Biology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

  281. Regulation and roles of autophagy in the mammalian brain. (2017) Symposium on the Biology of the Brain: Progress and challenges in neurodegenerative diseases, Athens, Greece.

  282. Mitochondrial homeostasis in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2017) NeuroMit workshop on common neurodegenerative disease mechanisms, Oslo, Norway.

  283. The mystery of ageing: Where will the trail of modern scientific research take us? (2017) TEDxChania, Chania, Greece.

  284. Personalized medicine and gene therapy: editing the human genome. (2017) 18th Hellenic Pharma Congress, Athens, Greece.

  285. Mitochondrial homeostasis in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2017) 10th Hellenic Bioinformatics conference, Heraklion, Greece.

  286. Open access and data integrity: The European Research Council (ERC) initiative. (2017) Open Science Fair, Athens, Greece.

  287. Mitochondrial homeostasis in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2017) Annual Fondation Sante conference, Athens, Greece.

  288. Regulation and roles of autophagy in mammalian brain proteostasis. (2017) Conference on Proteostatic Mechanisms in Health and Disease, Athens, Greece.

  289. The European Research Council position on data integrity and scientific misconduct. (2017) DEFORM Workshop on Governance of Science and Research Integrity, Heraklion, Greece.

  290. Genome editing and innovative personalized gene therapy technologies against cancer. (2017) Cancer and Personalized Medicine Conference, Athens, Greece.

  291. Regulation of proteostasis by P body-mediated control of protein synthesis during ageing in Caenorhabditis elegans (2017) Cologne Cluster of Excellence in Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-associated Diseases (CECAD) Research Center retreat, Cologne, Germany.

  292. FORTH and scientific research in Greece in times of crisis: research: challenges and opportunities. (2017) Annual conference of the World Council of Cretans, Rethymnon, Greece.

  293. The psychology of the researcher. (2017) Commencement address at the graduation ceremony of the Department of Psychology, University of Crete, Rethymnon, Greece.

  294. Molecular mechanisms of ageing and longevity. (2017) Conference of the Research Institute for longevity and the prevention of age-associated disorders, Longevity: A realistic goal, Athens, Greece.

  295. Creating conducive environment for research in Greece. (2017) Symposium on Brain Drain in Greece: How to transform a problem to a solution, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Athens, Greece.

  296. FORTH and biomedical research: achievements and outlook. (2017) Clinical and Translational Oncology Conference, Chania, Greece.

  297. Compiling effective research manuscripts and proposals. (2017) Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials, Athens, Greece.

  298. Autophagic pathways in health and disease: Mitophagy and neurodegeneration. (2017) 17th Hellenic Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry, Thessaloniki, Greece.

  299. Biomedical Research in Greece: Challenges and opportunities (2017) 3rd Conference of the Hellenic Society of Pharmaceutical Medicine: Innovation in Biomedical Research, Athens, Greece.

  300. Mitochondrial homeostasis in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2017) Retreat of the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus.

  301. Regulation and Roles of Autophagy in the Mammalian Brain. (2017) Gordon Research Conference on Molecular Membrane Biology, Andover, USA.

  302. Autophagic pathways in health and disease: Mitophagy and neurodegeneration. (2017) 5th International Multithematic Bio-Medical Congress, Nicosia, Cyprus.

  303. Mitophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2017) Annual conference of the German Society for Ageing Research, Cologne, Germany.

  304. BioImaging-GR: The national Biomedical Imaging research infrastructure. (2017) 7th Symposium of the Scientific Society of Mikrobiokosmos, Athens, Greece.

  305. Where nature surpasses itself: Genes and the nervous system. (2017) Pankritio Lyceum, Heraklion, Greece.

  306. The funding schemes of the European Research Council and their impact on national research strategy and policy. (2017) Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the ERC, Athens Greece.

  307. Mitophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2017) International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) Focused Meeting on the Molecular aspects of aging and longevity, Athens, Greece.

  308. Mitochondrial turnover in neurodegeneration and ageing (2017) 6th International Conference on Tissue Engineering and 3rd International Conference on Regenerative Biomedical Materials, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.

  309. Mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2017) 6rd World Hellenic Biomedical Association (WHBA) Summer School, Itilo, Mani, Laconia, Greece.

  310. Autophagy in the central nervous system: Signalling pathways, adaptive plasticity and neurodegeneration. (2017) 6rd World Hellenic Biomedical Association (WHBA) Summer School, Itilo, Mani, Laconia, Greece.

  311. Autophagy in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2017) Annual Conference of the European Society of Human Genetics, Copenhagen, Denmark.

  312. Coupling mitophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis with neurodegeneration during ageing. (2017) EMBO workshop on Mitochondrial Quality Control, Xiā€™an, China.

  313. Mitophagy in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2017) International symposium on the Molecular Basis of Life, German Genetics Society and German Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bochum, Germany.

  314. Mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2017) Istanbul Kultur University, Istanbul, Turkey.

  315. Mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2017) School of Medicine, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.

  316. Regulation and roles of autophagy in the mammalian brain. (2017) TransAutophagy Meeting, Eberhard Karls University, Tubingen, Germany.

  317. Mitochondrial biogenesis and clearance in health and disease. (2017) European Workshop for Rheumatology Research, Athens, Greece.

  318. Coupling of mitochondrial proliferation and turnover preserves cellular energy homeostasis under stress. (2017) Keystone Symposia on Mitochondria Communication, Taos, New Mexico, USA.

  319. Biomedical Research in Greece: Challenges and opportunities (2017) Hellenic Innovation Forum, Athens, Greece.

  320. Compiling an effective research proposal. (2016) Hellenic Pharmaceutical Society Symposium, Athens, Greece.

  321. Coupling mitophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis with neurodegeneration during ageing. (2016) TransAutophagy Annual Conference, Warsaw, Poland.

  322. Biosciences in contemporary Greece: Challenges and opportunities. (2016) Conference of the Hellenic Association for Biosciences, Athens, Greece.

  323. Coupling mitophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis with neurodegeneration during ageing. (2016) University of Dundee, Scotland, UK.

  324. Mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy in neurodegeneration and ageing. (2016) NIH/NIA workshop on Mitochondrial dynamics, Mitophagy and Aging, Bethesda, USA.

  325. Recent developments in gene therapy. (2016) Clinical and Translational Oncology Conference, Heraklion, Greece.

  326. Autophagy in the central nervous system: Signalling pathways, adaptive plasticity and neurodegeneration. (2016) 2nd World Congress on Genetics, Geriatrics and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research (GeNeDis 2016) Sparta, Greece.

  327. Intrinsic mechanisms protecting against neurodegeneration and the role of small heat shock proteins: The heat stroke paradigm. (2016) Workshop on Small Heat Shock Proteins, Bertinoro, Italy.

  328. Mitochondrial turnover and age-related neurodegenerative disorders. (2016) National Conference on Ageing and Age-Associated pathologies, Heraklion, Greece.

  329. Mitochondrial turnover and neurodegeneration during ageing. (2016) Zing conference on Cell Fate Diversity in Ageing, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

  330. Mitochondria, neurodegeneration and ageing. (2016) European C. elegans Meeting, Berlin, Germany.

  331. Researching ageing: Science and science fiction. (2016) Athens Science Festival, Athens, Greece.

  332. Balancing proliferation and destruction of mitochondria to achieve longevity. (2016) Basel C. elegans Meeting, Basel, Switzerland.

  333. Genetic pathways that couple mitochondrial homeostasis and neurodegeneration during ageing. (2016) 2nd National Conference of the Hellenic Association of Medical Geneticists, Athens, Greece.

  334. Editing the Human genome: The CRIPR/CAS revolution. (2016) Hellenic Oncology Academy workshop on the hallmarks of cancer, Athens Greece.

  335. Balancing mitogenesis and mitophagy during ageing. (2016) Retreat of the Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, Treviso, Italy.

  336. Mitophagy and mitochondrial homeostasis during ageing. (2016) Black Forrest Winter Conference on Autophagic Membrane Trafficking and Dynamics in Ageing and Disease, Saig, Germany.

  337. C. elegans: A platform for accelerating research on ageing. (2016) Henry Stewart Talks, London, UK (http://www.hstalks.com/).

  338. Ageing and cellular energy homeostasis. (2015) 3rd Young Scientists Forum of the Hellenic Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Athens, Greece.

  339. The CRIPR/CAS revolution: From the bench to bedside. Applications and concerns. (2015) Workshop on Cancer Genetics: Risk assessment and Precision medicine, Athens Greece.

  340. Animal models of ageing. (2015) Joint ESA-ERC workshop on frontiers of space science and technology, ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.

  341. The power of the worm: Researching biology on the fringe with a designer model organism. (2015) 2nd GENiE Network Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey.

  342. Coupling mitochondrial homeostasis and neurodegeneration during ageing. (2015) Joint CodeAge / aDDRess / MarriAge Workshop on Genetic Model Organisms in Ageing Research, Cologne, Germany.

  343. Mitochondrial turnover and homeostasis as modulators of neurodegeneration during ageing. (2015) FEBS/EMBO Course on Mitochondria in life, death and disease. Fodele, Greece.

  344. Molecular mechanisms that govern the equilibrium between mitogenesis and mitophagy. (2015) EMBO Workshop on Mitochondrial DNA and Neurodegeneration, Barcelona, Spain.

  345. Geroprotectors and Protein Homeostasis. (2015) Aesthetic and Anti-Aging Medicine World Congress, Moscow, Russia.

  346. Biomedical Research in Greece: The Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. (2015) Biotechnologia 2015: The Biotech meeting in Greece, Kastoria, Greece.

  347. Metabolic homeostasis by coordination of mitophagy and the mitochondrial retrograde response during development and ageing. (2015) EMBO Workshop on Developmental Circuits in Ageing, Heraklion, Greece.

  348. Promoting biomedical research and innovation in Greece: Pursuing excellence in times of crisis. (2015) 12th World Hellenic Biomedical Congress, Athens, Greece.

  349. Mitochondrial turnover and homeostasis as modulators of neurodegeneration during ageing. (2015) 5th Annual Gladstone/DZNE Workshop on the Enigmatic Role of Aging in Neurodegenerative Diseases: From Investigative Challenges to Therapeutic Opportunities, San Francisco, USA.

  350. Pursuing scientific excellence in Greece during times of economic crisis. (2015) Athens Science Festival, Athens, Greece.

  351. Protein homeostasis and maintenance during ageing. (2015) Department of Biology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

  352. Ageing and the nervous system: The role of mitochondrial turnover and homeostasis. (2015) 3rd Hellenic Forum for Science Technology and Innovation, Athens, Greece.

  353. Biomedical research in Greece: challenges and opportunities. (2015) Haematology symposium, Larissa, Greece.

  354. Non-linear microscopy and optical projection tomography. (2014) Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.

  355. Innovative biomedical imaging approaches. (2014) Conference of the Hellenic Association for Biosciences, Athens, Greece.

  356. Mitochondrial turnover and homeostasis during ageing. (2014) Annual Meeting of the Hellenic Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Thessaloniki, Greece.

  357. Coordination of mitophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis during ageing. (2014) Workshop on Metabolic and Protein Network Analysis in Systems Biology, Patra, Greece.

  358. Caenorhabditis elegans: A model for Ageing and Neurodegeneration Research. (2014) IGBMC Strasbourg / SGBM Freiburg Joint PhD symposium on Animal Models in Biomedical Research, Strasbourg, France.

  359. Coordination of mitophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis during ageing. (2014) 22nd Conference of the European Cell Death Organization, Hersonissos, Greece.

  360. Principles of advanced optical imaging: Fluorescence and Confocal Microscopy. (2014) European Molecular Imaging Doctoral Schools workshop on Biophotonics and Molecular Imaging. Heraklion, Greece.

  361. Coordination of mitophagy and the mitochondrial retrograde response during ageing. (2014) BSRC "Alexander Fleming", Athens, Greece.

  362. Protein homeostasis and ageing. (2014) Department of Biology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

  363. Protein Synthesis and ageing. (2014) aDDRess/CodeAge European Summer School on Gene Regulation, Heraklion, Greece.

  364. Coordination of mitophagy and the mitochondrial biogenesis during development and ageing. (2014) European Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing, Groningen, The Netherlands.

  365. Intrinsic mechanisms protecting against neurodegeneration: The heat stroke paradigm. (2014) Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia, Oeiras, Portugal.

  366. Non-linear microscopy and optical projection tomography in Biology. (2014) Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser-FORTH Seminar series, Heraklion, Greece.

  367. Fostering innovation and entrepreneurship at the Foundation for Research and Technology. (2014) Entrepreneurship and Career Panorama, Athens, Greece.

  368. The Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology: 30 years of excellence in biomedical research. (2014) Keynote Lecture, 3rd World Hellenic Biomedical Association (WHBA) Summer School, Itilo, Mani, Laconia, Greece.

  369. Intrinsic mechanisms protecting against neurodegeneration: The heat stroke paradigm. (2014) 3rd World Hellenic Biomedical Association (WHBA) Summer School, Itilo, Mani, Laconia, Greece.

  370. Models of neurodegeneration and necrotic cell death. (2014) 3rd World Hellenic Biomedical Association (WHBA) Summer School, Itilo, Mani, Laconia, Greece.

  371. Ageing and Protein Homeostasis. (2014) 3rd World Hellenic Biomedical Association (WHBA) Summer School, Itilo, Mani, Laconia, Greece.

  372. Non-linear microscopy and optical projection tomography. (2013) Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.

  373. Coordination of mitophagy and the mitochondrial retrograde response during ageing. (2013) MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College, London, UK.

  374. Regulation of mitochondrial homeostasis during ageing. (2013) 1st Annual CodeAge Meeting, Milano, Italy.

  375. Intrinsic mechanisms protecting against neurodegeneration: The heat stroke paradigm. (2013) Biomedical Research Institute, Ioannina, Greece.

  376. Non-linear microscopy and optical projection tomography. (2013) 19th International C. elegans Meeting, Los Angeles, USA.

  377. Coordination of mitophagy and the mitochondrial retrograde response during ageing. (2013) INsPiRE Workshop on ageing and cancer cell biology: Convergent and divergent molecular mechanisms, Athens, Greece.

  378. Intrinsic mechanisms protecting against neurodegeneration: The heat stroke paradigm (2013) Symposium of the Foundation for Research and Technologyā€”Hellas, Heraklion, Greece.

  379. Research - Innovation - Entrepreneurship: Problems and Opportunities. (2013) 2nd "Greece Innovates!" Applied Research and Innovation Competition Forum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.

  380. Heat stroke and neurodegeneration: The protective role of the heat shock response. (2013) 9th Aegean Meeting on Neurological Therapeutics, Heraklion, Greece.

  381. Coordination of mitophagy and the mitochondrial retrograde response during ageing. (2013) 3rd MULTIMOD Workshop, Chalkidiki, Greece.

  382. Neurodegeneration in heat stroke: The protective role of the heat shock response. (2013) Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), Cologne, Germany.

  383. Coordination of mitophagy and the mitochondrial retrograde response during ageing. (2013) Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, DĆ¼sseldorf, Germany.

  384. Coordination of mitophagy and the mitochondrial retrograde response during ageing. (2013) Symposium on Life Long Fitness and Ageing, Gent, Belgium.

  385. Necrosis in heat stroke: The protective role of the heat shock response. (2013) Cold Spring Harbor Asia conference on the Mechanisms and Functions of Non-apoptotic Cell Death, Suzhou, Shanghai, China.

  386. Coordination of mitophagy and the mitochondrial retrograde response in ageing. (2013) Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, Seville, Spain.

  387. Heat stroke and neurodegeneration: Protective hormesis via induction of the heat shock response. (2013) 4th Spanish C. elegans Meeting, Carmona (Seville), Spain.

  388. Ageing and Protein Homeostasis. (2013) Department of Biology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

  389. Coordination of mitophagy and the mitochondrial retrograde response during ageing. (2013) Zing Conference on Mitochondria, metabolic regulation and the Biology of Aging, Lanzarote, Spain.

  390. Protein Homeostasis during Ageing. (2012) Henry Stewart Talks, London, UK (http://www.hstalks.com/).

  391. Mitochondrial metabolism and ageing: Lessons from C. elegans. (2012) Symposium on Successful Aging, Innsbruck, Austria.

  392. The role of autophagy in cell death and longevity. (2012) The FENS Forum of Neuroscience, Barcelona, Spain.

  393. Ageing Mechanisms and Mitigants: Autophagy, a mediator of longevity? (2012) British Society for Research on Ageing Meeting, Birmingham, UK.

  394. The role of endocytosis and intracellular trafficking in necrotic neurodegeneration. (2012) 8th Aegean Meeting on Neurological Therapeutics, Heraklion, Greece.

  395. Mitochondrial energy metabolism and protein homeostasis in ageing. (2012) 2nd International Conference on the Genetics of Aging and Longevity, Moscow, Russia.

  396. Caenorhabditis elegans models of neurodegeneration and necrotic cell death. (2012) Workshop on animal models of neurodegeneration and behavioural tests for assessment of motor and cognitive function, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Athens, Greece.

  397. Heat stroke-induced neurodegeneration: The protective role of the heat shock response. (2011) Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey.

  398. Microscopic optical projection tomography in vivo. (2011) Symposium/Workshop on New Imaging Technologies in Health and Disease, Athens, Greece.

  399. Molecular mechanisms of skin DNA damage and repair in ageing. (2011) 2nd National Symposium of Dermatology Research, Heraklion, Greece.

  400. Heat stroke-induced cell death mechanisms. (2011) 19th European Cell Death Organization Euroconference on Apoptosis, Stockholm, Sweden.

  401. Animal models for oxidative stress research. (2011) Society for Free Radical Research Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey.

  402. Oxidative stress and mitochondrial protein quality control in ageing. (2011) Society for Free Radical Research Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey.

  403. Molecular mechanisms underlying age-associated neurodegeneration. (2011) Conference on Ageing and Neurodegeneration, Bonn, Germany.

  404. Autophagy and ageing. (2011) Cluster in Biomedicine Summer School on active and healthy ageing, Trieste, Italy.

  405. Advanced light microscopy applications: Microscopic optical projection tomography in vivo. (2011) 11th European Light Microscopy Initiative (ELMI) Meeting. Alexandroupolis, Greece.

  406. Ageing research and the search for the fountain of youth. (2011) Open Doors Day at the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Heraklion, Greece.

  407. Heat stroke-induced neurodegeneration mechanisms. (2011) 7th Aegean Meeting on Neurologic Therapeutics, Heraklion, Greece.

  408. Heat stroke, heat shock and neurodegeneration. (2011) Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

  409. Modern ageing research: In search of the fountain of youth. (2011) Museum of Medicine, Heraklion, Greece.

  410. Genetic dissection of necrotic vs. apoptotic cell death in Caenorhabditis elegans. COST Action meeting: Life or Death of Protozoan Parasites, Brussels, Belgium.

  411. Heat stroke, heat shock and necrosis. (2011) Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Greece.

  412. The evolution of ageing. (2011) Darwin days at the Museum of Natural History, Heraklion, Greece.

  413. Mitochondrial energy metabolism and protein homeostasis in C. elegans ageing. (2010) Institute of Medical Technology, University of Tampere, Finland.

  414. Dissecting the mechanisms of neurodegeneration and necrosis in C. elegans. (2010) EMBO Members Workshop, Heidelberg, Germany.

  415. Autophagy, ageing and longevity. (2010) 7th European Congress of Biogerontology, Palermo, Italy.

  416. Principles of Fluorescence and Confocal Microscopy. (2010) European Master in Molecular Imaging (EMMI) Programme, Heraklion, Greece.

  417. Energy metabolism and protein homeostasis in ageing. (2010) 5th Cold Spring Harbor Meeting on the Molecular Genetics of Aging, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, USA.

  418. Cellular energy metabolism and ageing in Caenorhabditis elegans. (2010) Annual meeting of the Austrian Association of Molecular Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Vienna, Austria.

  419. Prohibitin, mitochondrial energy metabolism and ageing in C. elegans. (2010) Gordon Research Conference on the Biology of Aging, Les Diablerets, Switzerland.

  420. My scientific autobiography and life in science. (2010) EMBO Fellows Meeting, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany.

  421. Mitochondrial metabolism and ageing. German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases. (2010) Bohn, Germany.

  422. The mitochondrial prohibitin complex and the regulation of metabolism during ageing. (2010) Cluster of Excellence for Aging Research, Symposium on C. elegans, Cologne, Germany.

  423. How to use a model organism to study ageing and protein quality control. (2010) FEBS/European Society for Free Radical Research, summer school on protein maintenance and turnover in aging and diseases, Spetses, Greece.

  424. Necrotic cell death and the protective role of the heat shock response. (2010) International Cell Death Society Symposium, Side, Turkey.

  425. Mitochondrial prohibitin and the regulation of metabolism during ageing. (2010) Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC), Berlin, Germany.

  426. Necrosis and the heat shock response. (2010) Conference on integrated cellular pathology: death, danger and degeneration, Pasteur Institute, Paris, France.

  427. A new class of gerontogenes involved in regulating mitochondrial biogenesis and function. (2010) Workshop on Mitochondria and senescence, Telomeres, and DNA damage, Brussels, Belgium.

  428. In search of the neuronal correlates of consciousness and memory. (2010) Department of Psychology, University of Crete, Rethymnon, Greece.

  429. Prohibitin, mitochondrial metabolism and ageing. (2009) Department of Biology, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece.

  430. Insulin signalling, mitochondrial metabolism and protein modification. (2009) Workshop on oxidative stress, protein damage and protein maintenance, Brussels, Belgium.

  431. What has Caenorhabditis elegans taught us about necrotic cell death and neurodegeneration? (2009) U848-INSERM, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France.

  432. Understanding ageing: Stress, genes and the environment. (2009) Euroscience Mediterranean Event 2009, Athens Greece.

  433. Stress, mitochondria and ageing. (2009) 9th Symposium of the Foundation for Research and Technologyā€”Hellas, Patra, Greece.

  434. The genetics of non-apoptotic cell death in Caenorhabditis elegans. (2009) Symposium on the Evolution of Programmed Cell Death in infection and immunity, WĆ¼rzburg, Germany.

  435. Cell Cycle/Apoptosis. (2009) Bodossaki Seminar Series, Athens, Greece.

  436. Principles of advanced optical imaging: Fluorescence and Confocal Microscopy. (2009) European Master in Molecular Imaging (EMMI) Programme. Heraklion, Greece.

  437. Aging research in Caenorhabditis elegans. (2009) Lifespan Young Investigator Workshop, Tartu, Estonia.

  438. Dissecting the molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration in simple animal models. (2009) Fifth Aegean meeting on Neurologic Therapeutics. Agia Pelagia, Greece.

  439. In search of the neuronal correlates of consciousness. (2009) Evgenidion Foundation, Athens, Greece.

  440. Autophagy in neurodegeneration and necrotic cell death. (2009) University of Graz, Austria.

  441. The role of acid sensing ion channels in dopamine neurotransmission and behavioural plasticity. (2009) Umea University, Sweden.

  442. The role of autophagy in neurodegeneration and necrotic cell death. (2009) Umea University, Sweden.

  443. Dopaminergic signalling and associative learning in C. elegans. (2009) Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

  444. Book presentation: ā€œA Universe of Consciousness: How Matter Becomes Imaginationā€ (Gerald Edelman and Giulio Tononi). Greek edition by Crete University Press (2009), Heraklion Greece.

  445. Modulation of dopaminergic signalling and associative learning in C. elegans. (2009) Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante, Spain.

  446. Genetic and environmental factors in ageing. (2008) Conference of the Hellenic Association for Biosciences, Thessaloniki, Greece.

  447. The role of autophagy in neurodegeneration and necrotic cell death. (2008) National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece.

  448. Cellular energy metabolism and ageing in Caenorhabditis elegans. (2008) 3rd International Conference on the Molecular and Cellular Biology of Helminth Parasites: New Technologies, New Opportunities, Hydra, Greece.

  449. The role of mitochondrial energy metabolism in C. elegans diapause and ageing. (2008) 6th Conference of the Hellenic Society of Free Radicals and Oxidative Stress, Ioannina, Greece.

  450. Animal models for aging and age-associated diseases. (2008) European Summit on Age Related Diseases, Wroclaw, Poland.

  451. Protein synthesis and ageing: a balancing act? (2008) 33rd FEBS Congress/11th IUBMB Conference, Athens, Greece.

  452. Mitochondrial energy metabolism during diapause and ageing in C. elegans. (2008) 8th FEBS Young Scientist Forum, Loutraki, Greece.

  453. The role protein synthesis in ageing and senescent decline. (2008) Institute for Biomedical Aging Research, Innsbruck, Austria.

  454. Ageing and the cellular energy equilibrium. (2008) 30th Conference of the Hellenic Society of Biological Sciences, Thessaloniki, Greece.

  455. The art of scientific writing and grantsmanship. (2008) European Neuroscience Institute PhD Symposium, Berlin, Germany.

  456. DEG/ENaC ion channels, dopaminergic signalling and associative learning in C. elegans. (2008) European Neuroscience Network meeting, Rome, Italy.

  457. An acid sensing ion channel mediates associative learning by modulating dopamine signalling in C. elegans. (2008) INSERM U789, Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France.

  458. Memento. (2007) Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology colloquia, Heraklion Greece.

  459. Ageing and regulation of protein synthesis: A balancing act? (2007) University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

  460. Autophagy and necrotic cell death in Caenorhabditis elegans. (2007) 15th European Cell Death Organization Euroconference on Apoptosis, St. Bernardin, Slovenia.

  461. Introduction to Inflammation and Cell Death Cascades. (2007) 5th General Meeting of the International Proteolysis Society, Patra, Greece.

  462. Life Sciences: Always an interdisciplinary endeavour (2007) 8th Symposium of the Foundation for Research and Technologyā€”Hellas, Rethymnon, Greece.

  463. Regulation of protein synthesis and ageing: A balancing act? (2007) 1st Scientific retreat, Graduate program on the ā€œMolecular Basis of Human Diseaseā€, Heraklion, Greece.

  464. The DEG/ENaC family of ion channels: Diverse roles in sensory transduction and integration. (2007) The Onassis Foundation Lectures in Biology, Heraklion, Greece.

  465. Protein synthesis and ageing: eIF4E function in somatic cells modulates ageing in C. elegans. (2007) National Centre of Scientific Research "DEMOKRITOS", Athens Greece.

  466. The role of DEG/ENaC ion channels in mechanotransduction. (2007) International Society of Nephrology, World Congress of Nephrology, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

  467. Deciphering the molecular mechanisms of learning and memory: Specific synaptic ion channels and the modulation of neuronal communication. (2006) Bodossakis lectures in Biology, Thessaloniki, Greece.

  468. Modelling necrotic cell death and neurodegeneration in C. elegans: Insights and implications. (2006) Symposium on protein transport, synaptic function, and neurodegenerative disease, European Neuroscience Institute, Gottingen, Germany.

  469. Advancements in biological imaging: Modern methods and applications. (2006) Conference of the Hellenic Association of Bioscientists, Athens Greece.

  470. Genetic dissection of the molecular mechanisms mediating necrotic cell death in Caenorhabditis elegans. (2005) Annual Meeting of the Hellenic Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Athens Greece.

  471. Molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration. (2005) National Centre of Scientific Research "DEMOKRITOS", Athens Greece, Athens Greece.

  472. Modern fluorescence microscopy methods and applications. (2005) International workshop on modern Light Microscopy techniques in Biomedical Research, Heraklion Greece.

  473. Caenorhabditis elegans: A ā€œdesignerā€ model organism to investigate Biology. (2005) University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus.

  474. Using simple tools to understand necrotic cell death and neurodegeneration. (2005) 19th Meeting of the Hellenic Society for Neuroscience, Patra, Greece.

  475. Molecular pathways mediating neurodegeneration. (2005) Rinshoken, the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo Japan.

  476. The role of Calpains in neurodegeneration. (2005) Japan Neuroscience Congress, Yokohama, Japan.

  477. Molecular pathways mediating neurodegeneration. (2005) RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Tokyo Japan.

  478. Requirement for specific DEG/ENaC ion channels in associative learning and memory in C. elegans. (2005) Blankenese Conference 2005, Hamburg Germany.

  479. Molecular targets and strategies for combating neurodegeneration. 2nd International Greek Biotechnology Forum conference, Athens Greece.

  480. Regulatory proteases in necrotic cell death. (2005) 30th FEBS Congress /9th IUBMB Conference, Budapest, Hungary.

  481. Molecular mechanisms of necrosis. (2005) The Onassis Foundation Lectures in Biology, Heraklion, Greece.

  482. Scientific Prize lecture. (2005) The Bodossaki Foundation, Athens, Greece.

  483. Molecular pathways mediating neurodegeneration in C. elegans (2005) University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

  484. Modelling neurodegeneration in C. elegans: Insights and implications. (2004) National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.

  485. Proteolytic pathways mediating neurodegeneration in C. elegans. (2004) Institute of Biochemistry, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany.

  486. Seeing is believing: Modern fluorescence microscopy technologies and tools. (2004) International workshop on modern Light Microscopy techniques in Biomedical Research, Heraklion Greece.

  487. Calcium and protease cascades in neurodegeneration. (2004) FASEB Conference on the Biology of Calpains in Health and Disease. Tucson, USA.

  488. Nematode Gene-Tagging Tools and Resources. (2004) European C. elegans Meeting. Interlaken, Switzerland.

  489. Pathways in macromolecule metabolism and ageing: Proteolytic mechanisms that mediate neurodegeneration in C. elegans. (2004) 2nd International Conference on the Functional Genomics of Ageing, Hersonissos, Greece.

  490. Molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration in C. elegans. (2003) MRC Toxicology Unit, Leicester, UK.

  491. Calpains and Aspartyl proteases in neurodegeneration. (2003) 3rd General Meeting of the International Proteolysis Society, Nagoya, Japan.

  492. Proteolysis and pH in necrotic cell death. (2003) 11th European Cell Death Organization Euroconference on Apoptosis, Ghent, Belgium.

  493. Rogue Biology: The genetics of neurodegeneration in C. elegans. (2003) SFB 596 Symposium, Bavaria, Germany.

  494. New roles for degenerin ion channels in C. elegans. (2003) 3rd EMBO Young Investigator meeting, EMBL-Heidelberg, Germany.

  495. Mechanisms of necrotic cell death. (2003) University of Geneva Medical School, Switzerland.

  496. The genetics of neurodegeneration in C. elegans. (2003) Pasteur Institute France.

  497. Electrophysiology with laser probes? Second Harmonic Generation microscopy in C. elegans. (2003) EMBO symposium on Fluorescence Microscopy, EMBL-Heidelberg, Germany.

  498. Proteolytic mechanisms in necrotic cell death. (2003) Max Plank Institute for Neurobiology, Germany.

  499. Necrosis: Rogue biology? (2003) Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Greece.

  500. Shedding light on mechanotransduction. (2002) 5th Symposium of the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Metsovo, Greece.

  501. Degenerins: At the core of the nematode mechanotransducer? (2002) Institut de Pharmacologie et de Toxicologie, UniversitƩ de Lausanne, Switzerland.

  502. Molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of caloric restriction on protein synthesis and aging in C. elegans. (2001) Gordon conference on the Biology of Aging: From Genetics to Physiology, Oxford, UK.

  503. Aging in C. elegans: "Let's talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs" (2000) IMBB-FORTH Seminar Series, Heraklion, Greece.

  504. The complete nematode DEG/ENaC family. (2000) 3rd International Symposium on the ENaC/Degenerins Gene Superfamily: From Molecules to Diseases, Les Diablerets, Switzerland.

  505. Genetic disruption of the translational regulator, Elongation Factor-2 kinase, confers a Clk phenotype and extends lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans. (2000) Gordon conference on The Biology of Aging, Ventura, USA.

  506. Genes, Neurons and Behaviour: Lessons from the Caenorhabditis elegans Genome. (1999) Integrated Genomics Inc. Seminar Series, Chicago, USA.

  507. A dominant mutation affects the activation potential of certain transcription activators in yeast. (1994) Keystone Symposia, USA.

  508. Translational regulation by eIF2 phosphorylation in yeast. (1992) International NATO/FEBS Advanced Science Institute on Post transcriptional control of gene expression, Spetses, Greece.