📣 Kafatos Lecture 2026 | Heraklion, Crete
🎙️ Nobel Laureate Svante Pääbo (Physiology/Medicine 2022)
🧬 How Neanderthal DNA shapes modern human biology & health
📅 09/10/2026 | 📍 IMBB– @forth-ite.bsky.social
🔗 Info & registration: @embl.org

#KafatosLecture #EMBL #SvantePaabo #Genomics #Evolution

Productive exchanges, lab visits, and two Thematic Hubs on Gender Budgeting and Intersectionality strengthened our shared commitment to inclusive European research.

IMBB hosted the INCLUDE consortium in Heraklion (14–15 Jan 2026) for a Study Visit on gender equality & intersectionality in biomedical research.

#INCLUDE #GenderEquality #EuropeanResearch

#INCLUDE #GenderEquality #Intersectionality #EuropeanResearch

Congratulations to the team ! 👏

@imbb-forth.bsky.social

🟢𝐓𝐰𝐨-𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬: “𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬: 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡”

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#technology #weareeulife | EU-LIFE "When I joined CEITEC Masaryk University in 2012, I had no idea how fascinating the world of research infrastructures would become for me. Over the years, I’ve learned that managing core facilities is...

We are highlighting voices from EU-LIFE member institutes that embody the alliance's priorities.

Today, we showcase #Technology with Kateřina Hošková, Secretary for Research Infrastructure @ceitec.eu @masarykuniversity.bsky.social ⬇️

#WeAreEULIFE

🔬 Scientists @imbb-forth.bsky.social & the University of Crete, together with collaborators from Greece, Europe, the USA & India,have discovered a novel role of #albumin🧬 in protecting against a rare & often deadly fungal infection called mucormycosis.
🔗 bit.ly/newsforth
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Congrats to the team!!

🔬 IMBB SAC Visit | 7–9 Jan 2026

The IMBB Science Advisory Committee visited for external evaluation, meeting with the Director, group leaders, students, and postdocs. Their report will guide future planning.

#IMBB #LifeSciences #IMBB #ScienceAdvisoryCommittee #ResearchExcellence #AcademicLeaders

👏Congrats to the new Chair and Co-Chair of EU-LIFE!!

✨May the holiday season bring joy, warmth, and new opportunities. Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year from IMBB-FORTH!”

#IMBB, #Christmastime, #Wishes, #MerryChristmas
#HappyHolidays, #SeasonGreetings, #HappyNewYear2026, #HolidaySeason, #NewBeginnings

📢 New #Publication🧬
We're excited to share our latest scientific contribution addressing one of today's most pressing environmental health challenges: #Tick_borne challenges in a changing climate – risks and mitigation strategies.
🔗Read more: tinyurl.com/2a96svsu
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🌟 The highlight of the 22nd #ChristmasMeeting_IN is the keynote lecture by Panayiota Poirazi @yiotapoirazi.bsky.social from @imbb-forth.bsky.social 🇬🇷.
She presents groundbreaking research on learning with dendrites in brains and machines, bridging neuroscience and computation 👏

👏Congrats to the team!!!

Group photo of the EU-LIFE Strategy Meeting 2025 at FMI, Basel.

EU-LIFE Strategy Meeting 2025 wrapped up in #Basel with strong support, constructive exchanges and a very positive atmosphere.

A big thanks to the @fmiscience.bsky.social team for fostering a welcoming environment for productive, forward-looking discussions!

Read more 🔗 eu-life.eu/newsroom/new...

Congrats to the team!!!

🎉 Congrats to Prof. Domna Karagogeos! 🎉
Awarded the First-Class Prize in Physical Sciences 2025 by the Academy of Athens for her groundbreaking work in Multiple Sclerosis, myelin, and glial cell research. 🧠✨
#Neuroscience #MSResearch #WomenInScience #AcademyOfAthens

🌟 Prestigious Recognition!

On Nov 21, 2025, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis received an honorary doctorate from Ionian University, marking his outstanding research and remarkable contributions to the academic and broader community. 🎓

@forth-ite.bsky.social

📢 We’re hiring a Post-Doc to uncover how tick-derived microRNAs regulate host genes using cutting-edge functional assays in the lab of Michail Kotsyfakis at IMBB–FORTH.

#microRNA #MolecularBiology #GeneRegulation #RNAResearch
#PostDocJobs #HiringScientists #TickBorneDiseases

Tuesday 25.11 13:00 CET we are happy to host Prof. Leon Schulte (rna-lab.org) @schultelab.bsky.social join us for an exciting talk "Multi-omic Dissection of Regulatory lncRNA-Protein Networks in Innate Immunity" thanks @rnasociety.bsky.social @imbb-forth.bsky.social us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

The Department of Informatics (Ionian University) will award an Honorary Doctorate to Prof. Nektarios Tavernarakis for his outstanding scientific contributions.
Ceremony: Fri, 21 Nov 2025, 17:00, Ionian Academy, Corfu.

More▶️https://ionio.gr/gr/news/33574/

✨A high-level delegation from Southwest University of China🇨🇳 led by its President, Prof. Wang Jinjun,visited FORTH today.

👉 Read more: bit.ly/49VsZ2r

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@imsforth.bsky.social

👏Congrats to Giorgos Niotis for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis with the title "The role of the DNA Damage response in immune system aging". His project was supervised by @garinis.bsky.social, Prof. at the Department of Biology, University of Crete and affiliated Researcher at IMBB, FORTH.

Huge thanks to all sponsors & participants — already excited for the next one! 🚀

#IMBB #JuniorScientistsRetreat #DrosophilaResearch #PhDLife #PostdocLife

Day 2 of the IMBB Junior Scientists Retreat wrapped up strong!
🧬 Inspiring keynote by Marc Amoyel (thanks to @scentinel.bsky.social), great talks by our PhDs & postdocs, a lively poster session, plus a treasure hunt, wine tasting, music & dancing.

We ended with a vibrant poster session full of ideas and collaboration. 🤝
Excited for Day 2! 🚀

A strong start to the IMBB Junior Scientists Retreat! ✨
Keynote by Vilaiwan Fernandes, excellent talks from our PhD candidates and postdocs, and an insightful discussion with Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas on the research landscape in Greece.

#IMBBRetreat2025, #JuniorScientists, #PhDLife, #PostdocLife

YouTube video by IMBB Research at IMBB-FORTH

The next generation of life scientists is pushing boundaries 🔬
Watch our new video & join the IMBB Junior Scientists Retreat to share ideas and build collaborations.

🎥 youtu.be/VgeL5-pR57o?...

#LifeSciences #PhDCommunity #PostdocLife #ResearchRetreat

👏Congrats to Vivian Kalamara for successfully defending her PhD thesis with the title "RNA Metabolism and Genome Instability in Health and Disease". Her project was supervised by @garinis.bsky.social, Prof. at the Department of Biology, University of Crete and affiliated Researcher at IMBB, FORTH.

👏Congrats to Prof. Electra Gizeli on receiving the #Fulbright Visiting Scholar Award! 🎓
She’ll be joining Harvard Medical School to advance rapid point-of-care diagnostic technology.
A major step for innovation & collaboration between University of Crete/IMBB & Harvard.

@gizeligroup.bsky.social