👏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 @imbb-forth.bsky.social

🌟 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!!!

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 @imbb-forth.bsky.social @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.

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.

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

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

🌊🔬 IMBB Junior Scientists Retreat 2025 📅 13–14 Nov | 📍 Heraklion, Crete PhD & postdoc researchers, get ready for science, networking, and inspiration! 🎤 Keynotes | 🗣️ Talks & Posters | 🤝 Social Events Don’t miss out!! #IMBBRetreat2025 #ScienceLife #Networking #PhDLife #PostdocLife

🧬 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗘𝗨-𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿! All 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗘𝗨-𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 are invited to the hybrid seminar "𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻", with James Bryson, @bric-ucph.bsky.social

The laboratory of John Vontas at IMBB participated in a study recently published in @science.org : Ancient origin of an urban underground mosquito | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #Mosquitos, #WestNileVirus

Nektarios Tavernarakis is Professor of Molecular Systems Biology at the Medical School of the University of Crete, in Heraklion, Greece, Research Director at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of FORTH @imbb-forth.bsky.social and former president of FORTH.

📣 EU-LIFE brings together the voices of 16 leading #biotech #innovation experts, including scientists, CEOs, investors & #TechTransfer professionals, who all agree on one thing: 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲’𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴, 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵. ➡️ doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

👏Congrats to Konstantinos Evaggelos Petousakis for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis with the title "Dissecting Orientation Selectivity in L2/3 V1 Neurons Using Detailed Computational Models". His project was supervised by @yiotapoirazi.bsky.social, Research Director, IMBB, FORTH.

🧬 📰 In a News & Views article published in @nataging.nature.com, Prof. Nektarios Tavernarakis discusses the discovery of specialized mRNA translation hubs that form by #LLPS on the surface of #mitochondria to supply key proteins on-site, thus, upholding mitochondrial integrity and function.

✨Researchers’ Night 2025 at FORTH, brought together over 2.000 visitors of all ages in an exciting journey of science 🔬& discovery🔍 🙏 Warm thanks to everyone who joined us and to our supporters! 🎉 We look forward to welcoming you again next year! 🎥 bit.ly/4nvqZCd

Ο διευθυντής του ΙΜΒΒ για το πρόβλημα της δακοκτονίας. Από 36:30' - 45:00' tvcreta.gr/26-9-2025-%C...

👏Congrats to Evangelia Tachmatzidi for successfully defending her Ph.D. thesis with the title "Role of 3D #ChromatinArchitecture in the mechanism of #developmental activation of #hepatic genes”. Her project was supervised by Iannis Talianidis, Researcher A, IMBB, FORTH.

🎉 Researchers' Night 2025 comes to Heraklion & Rethymno @imsforth.bsky.social 📍 Friday, September 26th 🕔 17:00–23:00 🌍 Dive into the exciting world of science, research & technology! Supported by the Region of Crete & the Regional Development Fund of Crete ➡️ Details👇 www.forth.gr/en/news/show...

Great talk today at #CABDseminars by Christos Delidakis from @imbb-forth.bsky.social and University of Crete. Christos was invited by María Dolores Martín Bermudo

📢 🧠The FENS KAVLI Network of Excellence Scientific Symposium 2025 on "Neuroscience through the lens of Diversity: Levels, Methods and Models" will be held @forth-ite.bsky.social 📅 19/09/2025 📌 G. Lianis Amphitheater #Neuroscience, #BrainFunction, #ComputationalNeuroscience, #NeuronalCircuits,

Υπέροχα νέα: Το Podacst του ΙΤΕ είναι πλέον στον αέρα! Στο πρώτο επεισόδιο, η αστροφυσικός Καθ. Βασιλική Παυλίδου συζητάει με την Ανθή Στρατάκη για ένα συναρπαστικό θέμα: τους Εξωγήινους! Στο YouTube: youtu.be/i59rQ70poMY στο Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0RMS...

👏Congrats to Dionysios Alexandros Papamatthaiakis for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis with the title “The role of SATB1 in the T cell chromatin landscape”. His project was supervised by Charalampos Spilianakis, Professor at Dept. of Biology, University of Crete.

IMBB scientists Sirago Spano and Niki Kretsovali in their latest publication @stemcellreports.bsky.social show how the #tumour #suppressor Promyelocytic Leukemia Protein(PML) is crucial for #stem cell differentiation, #stress tolerance and #mitochondrial integrity.

DXHub was in Ioannina for the Joint Seminar hosted by @interregeurope projects ACCESS & SILVER SMEs!💡We shared insights on digital transformation & SME support, policy & innovation. More here👉 dx-hub.eu/dxhub-at-the... #SMEs @forth-ite.bsky.social @imbb-forth.bsky.social @gizeligroup.bsky.social

👩‍🔬🔬On Wednesday, July 9, in the framework of the Onassis Lectures 2025, Nobel Laureate Frances Arnold delivered a compelling–open to the public-speech on harnessing the power of evolution to engineer enzymes and proteins with new or improved functions. @imbb-forth.bsky.social ➡️ bit.ly/3UgEQ21

What happens when researchers from Europe’s top scientific institutes come together, mix in a dash of courage, a sprinkle of creativity, and a touch of music? 🎤 CEITEC hosted a competition unlike anything the Czech science scene has seen before. 🔗 www.ceitec.eu/when-science... @eu-life.bsky.social

🚨 European research organisations including EU-LIFE call the European Commission, European Parliament and Member States for enhanced and transformed early-stage collaborative research in #FP10. 🔎 Find out more ➡️ eu-life.eu/newsroom/new... @ec.europa.eu @europarl.europa.eu #EUcompetitiveness

Meet @yiotapoirazi.bsky.social, Research Director at @imbb-forth.bsky.social 🇬🇷 & ELLIS Member. Her work bridges Computational Neuroscience & Bioinspired ML to build more efficient, brain-like AI. She champions women in science: "Representation matters; it can inspire others to join." #WomenInELLIS

📢 IMBB Alumni Summer Newsletter is now out. Stay in the loop this season with the latest from IMBB, at @forth-ite.bsky.social . Meet the new faculty members! Read about exciting research breakthroughs & events! Learn more about the Mentoring and Career Track Scheme! 👉 mailchi.mp/63e99ac51b01...

✨ 🎤 🎉 On May 22, Tasos Pavlopoulos (Head of the Developmental Morphogenesis Lab) and Theodoros Kosteas (Head of the Animal Facility) gave an amazing performance at the @eu-life.bsky.social #ScienceVision Talk Contest in Brno. Watch their performance! 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=uml6...

Yesterday, young scientists at IMBB had the opportunity to attend an inspiring seminar from Nikos Kyrpides, @biosci.lbl.gov l.gov, @berkeleylab.lbl.gov ,🇺🇸. He offered useful advice on how to have a successful career in Science. #CareerGrowth, #CareerGuidance, #ProfessionalDevelopment, #IMBB_MCTS

📅July 7-11 The 2025 Onassis Lectures in Biology and Chemistry will be held @forth-ite.bsky.social, Heraklion, Crete. This year’s Lectures are devoted to the advances, challenges, and future prospects of #Re-engineeringBiology through #DirectedEvolution and #Synthetic cellular pathways.

This Thursday, 26 June, IMBB members @nassipapoutsi.bsky.social and Domna Karagogeos participated in ‘Advancing Brain Research in Europe’ at @europarl.europa.eu. Supported by @eubrain.bsky.social, this event brought together leaders to advocate stronger EU action on #BrainHealth & #Research. 🧠🔬

Did you miss the @eu-life.bsky.social #ScienceVision Talk Contest last month? You have the opportunity to watch it now!!

📌 Thursday 3/7/2025 📍 FORTH Seminar Room 1 Nikos Kyrpides from @biosci.lbl.gov @berkeleylab.lbl.gov,🇺🇸 is invited to give a seminar for young IMBB researchers as part of IMBB's Mentoring and Career Track Scheme Seminar series. #CareerGrowth, #CareerGuidance, #ProfessionalDevelopment, #IMBB_MCTS

🤝We had the honor to welcome at FORTH today,a delegation from the National Innovation Center Par Excellence (NICE) & the Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute (JITRI), headed by Prof.Qing Liu, President of NICE/JITRI. More info: www.facebook.com/FORTH.ITE/po... @imbb-forth.bsky.social

The renowned #BrainConferences are coming to Crete, Greece for the first time! This is a unique opportunity for young scientists in Greece and abroad to learn all about the Adaptive Mind from the best scientists in the field.