Press Releases

International scientific collaboration reveals how intermittent fasting regulates ageing through autophagy. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.

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New study uncovers a link between reproduction and a key mitochondrial stress response. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.

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Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis is honored with the Bodossaki Excellence Award for his outstanding contribution to Biomedical Sciences. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, & Bodossaki Foundation, Athens, Greece.

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Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis elected Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.

European Academy of Sciences (EurASc) web site

Press coverage bits: In.gr, Apogevmatini, Nea Kriti, ERT, CretaLive, Haniotika Nea, Rethemniotika Nea

New study reveals a key role of mRNA metabolism determinants in ageing and disease, through the regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis and function. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.

Press coverage bits: ERT, Ethnikos Kirikas NY, Makedonia, Athens-Macedonian News Agency 1 & 2, Patris, Nea Kriti, CretaLive 1 & 2, Medical Xpress, Haniotika Nea, Rethemniotika Nea

Researchers at IMBB-FORTH, IESL-FORTH, and the Medical School of NKUA, develop an innovative optical imaging system that allows the monitoring of cellular lipid metabolism in live cells and organisms, during ageing. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, & National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

Press coverage bits: Patris, ERT, Athens Voice, CretaLive, Rethemniotika Nea

IMBB scientists uncovered a novel cellular mechanism that regulates ageing and fertility by preserving the architecture of nucleus and upholding nuclear quality control. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.

Associated Research Briefing article in Nature Aging

Press coverage bits: Vima-Science, Kathimerini, Athens-Macedonian News Agency 1 & 2, Naftemporiki, Ta Nea, Ethnos, EfSyn, Ethnikos Kirikas NY, In.gr, Nea Kriti, Patris, ERT, CretaLive, Science News, Longevity.Technology, SKAI, TVXS, Haniotika Nea, Rethemniotika Nea

Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis elected Chair of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece & European Institute of Innovation and Technology, Brussels Belgium, Budapest Hungary.

European Institute of Innovation and Technology web site

Press coverage bits: Kathimerini, Athens-Macedonian News Agency, Ta Nea, In.gr, Patris, Nea Kriti, ERT, CretaLive, Haniotika Nea, SKAI

FORTH researchers reveal how metabolic reprogramming in mitochondria promotes or undermines survival and longevity. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.

Press coverage bits: Kathimerini, Vima-Science, Athens-Macedonian News Agency, Ethnos, In.gr, Nea Kriti, Patris, CretaLive, Science News

International scientific collaboration between IMBB-FORTH Researchers and Scientists at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the University of Oslo, in Norway uncovers the novel role of the DNA base excision repair (BER) pathway in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, & Oslo, Norway

Press coverage bits: Athens-Macedonian News Agency, SKAI, Nea Kriti, Patris, CretaLive

FORTH Chairman, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis is elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece & European Research Council, Washington D.C., United States of America.

Press coverage bits: Athens-Macedonian News Agency, In.gr, Greek Reporter USA, Nea Kriti, Patris, CretaLive, Haniotika Nea, Rethemniotika Nea, Ethnikos Kirikas NY, The National Herald USA

Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis elected Vice President of the European Research Council (ERC). Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece & European Research Council, Brussels, Belgium.

Press coverage bits: Athens-Macedonian News Agency, Vima, Kathimerini, Vima-Science, In.gr, Eleftheros Typos, Makedonia, Nea Kriti, Patris, CretaLive, Haniotika Nea, Rethemniotika Nea, Ethnikos Kirikas NY

IMBB Researchers and Scientists from the University of Padova uncover a novel pathogenesis mechanism for Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy, an incurable, visual loss disorder. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.

Press coverage bits: Science X, ERT, Patris, CretaLive

FORTH Chairman, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis is elected Member of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology Governing Board. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete & European Institute of Innovation and Technology, Brussels Belgium, Budapest Hungary

European Institute of Innovation and Technology web site

Press coverage bits: To Vima, Ta Nea, In.gr, Nea Kriti, Patris, CretaLive, Haniotika Nea, Rethemniotika Nea

FORTH Chairman, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis is elected Member of the German National Academy of Sciences - Leopoldina. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece & Halle, Germany

German National Academy of Sciences - Leopoldina web site

Press coverage bits: ERT, Vima-Science, Nea Kriti, Patris, CretaLive, Haniotika Nea, Rethemniotika Nea

IMBB researchers uncover a link between mitochondrial maturation and germ cell differentiation. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Press coverage bits: ERT, Vima-Science, Nea Kriti, Patris

FORTH Chairman, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis is elected Corresponding Member of the Academy of Athens. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, & Academy of Athens, Athens Greece

Press release (Greek) of the Academy of Athens

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International scientific collaboration between IMBB Researchers and Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of the United States and the University of Oslo, in Norway uncovers the novel role of mitophagy in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, & Oslo, Norway

Press coverage bits: Athens-Macedonian News Agency, Ta Nea, In.gr, ERT, Nea Kriti, Patris, CretaLive, Cyprus News, EfSyn

FORTH Chairman, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis is elected member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, & Salzburg, Austria

European Academy of Sciences and Arts web site

Press coverage bits: ERT, Proto Thema,  Nea Kriti, Patris, CretaLive, Haniotika Nea

IMBB-FORTH launches Greece to the International Space Station. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Project web site | Research at the International Space Station  | NASA project page

Press coverage bits: Vima-Science, CNN Greece, Ethnos, Naftemporiki,  Kathimerini, Ta Nea, EfSyn, ERT, SKAI,  Nea Kriti, Patris, CretaLive, Haniotika Nea, Athens-Macedonian News Agency

IMBB researchers reveal a novel mechanism regulating protein synthesis and ageing. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Press coverage bits: Vima-Science, In.gr, EKT, ERT, Nea Kriti, Patris, CretaLive, Haniotika Nea, EfSyn (1 | 2)

International scientific collaboration between IMBB-FORTH Researchers and Scientists in Paris, France uncovers a novel function of aspirin as a caloric restriction mimetic agent. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Press coverage bits: Vima-Science, Kathimerini, Ta Nea, ERT, Nea Kriti, Patris, CretaLive, Haniotika Nea, Athens-Macedonian News Agency

Eulogy for Fotis Kafatos (Greek)

FORTH Chairman, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis, receives the prestigious Helmholtz International Fellow Award. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece & Berlin, Germany

Press coverage bits: PresseBox, CNN-Greece, Athens-Macedonian News Agency, HuffingtonPost-Greece, Nea Kriti, Patris, Rethemniotika Nea, CretaLive, EfSyn

IMBB-FORTH Researchers reveal how stress and nutrient deprivation influence complex brain functions such as learning and memory. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Press coverage bits: Vima-Science, Nea Kriti, Patris (1 | 2), Haniotika Nea, CretaLive, 2810.gr

FORTH-IMBB postdoctoral researcher receives the AXA Research Fund

Postdoctoral Fellowship. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Press coverage bits: CretaLive, Nea Kriti, Patris

FORTH-IMBB researcher and University of Crete Medical School Professor receives the Galien Scientific Research Award. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Press coverage bits: The Doctor, Patris, ERT, Kathimerini,  Haniotika Nea, Nea Kriti

IMBB researcher earns an ERC Proof of Concept Grant. Brussels, Belgium & Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Press coverage bits: ERT, Proto Thema, Haniotika Nea, Nea Kriti

Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis appointed new member of the ERC Scientific Council. European Research Council, Brussels, Belgium, & Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Press coverage bits: Kathimerini, iEfimerida, Avgi, Haniotika Nea, Nea Kriti

IMBB researcher earns an ERC Advanced Investigator Grant for the second time. European Research Council, Brussels, Belgium, & Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Press coverage bits: El Pais, EU Horizon magazine, EKT, Hmerisia, EfSyn, Nea Kriti, Patris

IMBB researchers uncover a novel mechanism that controls longevity by coordinating mitochondrial biogenesis and turnover in the cell, during ageing. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Press coverage bits: Vima-Science, Proto Thema, Hmerisia, Patris, Nea Kriti, Ethnos, In.gr, EKT, E&T, Kathimerini, ERT

IMBB researchers receive the prestigious BioMedical Research Award of the Academy of Athens. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, & Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece

Press coverage bits: Kathimerini, Naftemporiki, SKAI, Nea Kriti, Haniotika Nea

IMBB researcher is elected member of the Academy of Europe. Academia Europaea, London, England & Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

IMBB researcher receives the Empeirikeion Foundation Academic Excellence Prize. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Press coverage bits: EMBO encounters, Patris (1 | 2), Nea Kriti, Haniotika Nea, CretaLive, 2810.gr

Cell biology: If you can’t stand the heat, warm up first! Nature, London, UK

See also: Commentary in Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, F1000 Biology evaluations (1 | 2 | 3).

IMBB researchers uncover a universal and potent protective mechanism against neuronal necrosis. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Press coverage bits: Der Spiegel, To Vima-Daily, Eleftherotypia, E&T, Patris (1 | 2).

IMBB researchers reveal a novel mechanism underlying necrotic neurodegeneration. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Press coverage bits: Vima-Science, Patris, Nea Kriti.

Advanced Multiphoton Confocal Microscopy facility established at IMBB/FORTH. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion Crete Greece

Press coverage bits: Eleftherotypia, Patris (1 | 2).

EMBO welcomes 66 leading life scientists as members. EMBO, Heidelberg, Germany

IMBB researchers reveal a novel mechanism regulating metabolism and ageing. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

See also: Nature Editor's summary.

Press coverage bits: EKT, Eleftherotypia, Patris (1 | 2 | 3).

IMBB researchers uncover a novel mechanism, important for learning and memory. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Press coverage bits: To Vima, Ta Nea, Eleftherotypia, Kathimerini, Angelioforos, Patris, Tolmi/www.2810.gr, EKT.

NeuronAge research earns IMBB researcher an ERC Advanced Investigator Grant. European Research Council, Brussels, Belgium, & Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Documentary on the Academic and Research Excellence web site of the Greek Ministry of Education

Press coverage bits: Eleftherotypia, Patris (1 | 2 | 3 | 4), Hmerisia.

IMBB researchers reveal a novel mechanism modulating ageing. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

See also: Nature Editor's summary, Commentary in the Journal of Cell Biology.

Press coverage bits: Scientific American (Greek Edition),  EKT, In.gr, Ta Nea, Eleftherotypia (1 | 2), Kathimerini (English), Ethnos, Flash, Nea Kriti.

IMBB researcher receives the Bodossakis Foundation Scientific Prize. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Press coverage bits: ERT, Voice Of Greece, In.gr, Paron, Kathimerini, Vima-Science, EKT, Eleftherotypia, Patris (1 | 2 | 3 | 4).

IMBB researchers reveal mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration. Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

See also: Science STKE Editors choice, F1000 Biology evaluation.

Press coverage bits: Alzforum, Eleftherotypia, Erevnontas, Patris.