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Press Releases (155)

Events (39)

Announcements (38)

Newspaper Articles (21)

Obituaries (12)

December 15, 2018

University of Crete professors Dr Christos Tsatsanis, Dr George Bertsias, Dr Prodromos Sidiropoulos and Dr Panagiotis Moschou joined IMBB as Collaborating University Faculty Members

Announcement

November 26, 2018

“PROOF-OF-CONCEPT” grant from Patras Science Park awarded to Dr G. Papadakis and Prof. E. Gizeli

Announcement

October 16, 2018

A step closer to understanding plant defence mechanisms

Press Release

October 8, 2018

Dr. Papoutsi Postdoctoral researcher at IMBB/FORTH awarded with the prestigious NARSAD 2018 Young Investigator Grant

Press Release

October 3, 2018

IMBB researchers reveal a novel mechanism regulating protein synthesis and ageing

Press Release

September 25, 2018

FORTH organizes a symposium to honor the memory of Fotis Kafatos

Event

September 18, 2018

Professor George A. Garinis will coordinate two international research programs on Ageing (HealthAge) and DNA damage (aDDRess) at the IMBB-FORTH

Press Release

September 17, 2018

FORTH organizes a symposium to honor the memory of Fotis Kafatos 25 September 2018, Main Auditorium, FORTH, Heraklion, Crete

Press Release

August 27, 2018

IMBB Researchers Identify a Critical Role of Iron Restriction inside Macrophages in Host Defense against Human Pathogenic Fungi

Press Release

August 17, 2018

IMBB is mourning the sudden loss of Tamara Aid-Pavlidis, former post-doctoral fellow of the Institute

Obituary

July 17, 2018

IMBB honors the lifetime scientific achievements of Sifis Papamatheakis, a founding member of the Institute. A Scientific Symposium on Gene Regulation is organized July 21

Event

July 12, 2018

IMBB Researcher Vassiliki Nikoletopoulou became a member of the FENS-KAVLI network for excellence scholars

Press Release

June 19, 2018

"Vassilis XANTHOPOULOS - Stephanos PNEVMATIKOS" Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching

Announcement

May 31, 2018

IMBB Researchers Identify a Novel Immunological Function of Melanin implicated in Pathogenesis of Human Fungal Diseases

Press Release

May 4, 2018

The University of Crete in collaboration with the IMBB Animal Facility will host the 5th International Course “Care and use of laboratory animals”

Announcement

April 3, 2018

IMBB will host 13 Young Scientists who received the highly competitive ELIDEK Grant support to develop new lines of research in the fields of biotechnology and biomedical sciences

Announcement

March 15, 2018

International scientific collaboration between IMBB-FORTH Researchers and Scientists in Paris, France uncovers a novel function of aspirin as a caloric restriction mimetic agent

Press Release

February 28, 2018

IMBB researcher Domna Karagogeos elected Chair of the Committee of Higher Education and Training of the FENS

Press Release

February 28, 2018

IMBB researcher Panayiota Poirazi elected member of the Organizing Committee for the FENS Forum 2018

Press Release

January 31, 2018

IMBB and UCLA researchers show how synaptic turnover facilitates learning and memory

Press Release

November 18, 2017

IMBB is mourning the loss of Fotis Kafatos, the Founder and the first Director of the Institute

Obituary

September 13, 2017

Bayer and IMBB-FORTH in Greece collaborate to support discovery of novel insect control solutions

Press Release

July 20, 2017

FORTH Chairman, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis, receives the prestigious Helmholtz International Fellow Award

Press Release

July 6, 2017

IMBB-FORTH Researchers reveal how stress and nutrient deprivation influence complex brain functions such as learning and memory

Press Release

June 16, 2017

IMBB - FORTH’s Researcher Panayiota Poirazi elected as member of EMBO

Press Release

June 12, 2017

New Director of the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, FORTH

Announcement

May 31, 2017

FORTH - IMBB postdoctoral researcher receives the AXA Research Fund Postdoctoral Fellowship

Press Release

May 10, 2017

Crete hosted an important European Neuroscience Conference

Press Release

April 5, 2017

FORTH - IMBB researcher and University of Crete Medical School Professor receives the Galien Scientific Research Award

Press Release

April 4, 2017

IMBB researchers reveal a novel function for DNA repair proteins during mammalian development

Press Release

March 16, 2017

Event for the 10th year of the European Research Council (ERC)

Event

February 24, 2017

FET-OPEN grant awarded to Biosensors group

Press Release

February 10, 2017

IMBB researchers decipher the role of mossy cells in recognizing different environments with the use of computational models

Press Release

January 31, 2017

Prof. E. Gizeli and Dr G. Papadakis from IMBB-FORTH receive the 1st Award at the 2016 competition on Excellence in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Press Release

December 16, 2016

Scientists at IMBB discover two proteins necessary for transmission of malaria parasites by mosquitoes

Press Release

December 6, 2016

A single mutation causing striking, unpredictable resistance against mites and insects, reveals the common mode of action of putative different insecticide classes

Press Release

November 8, 2016

Researchers of IMBB-BR/Ioannina show that specific cellular internalization routes play critical role in blood vessel formation

Press Release

November 1, 2016

IMBB researchers build models that predict how memories become linked across time

Press Release

October 31, 2016

Election of New President of FORTH

Press Release

October 21, 2016

The IMBB participates in major Horizon 2020 project, aiming to build European infrastructure to control insect vector - borne disease

Press Release

October 10, 2016

Prof. Nektarios Tavernarakis earns an ERC Proof of Concept Grant

Press Release

September 14, 2016

Dr. Vassiliki Nikoletopoulou, Researcher at the IMBB, earned a highly competitive ERC starting grant

Press Release

September 8, 2016

Dr. Vassiliki Nikoletopoulou wins Starting Investigator ERC grant.

Press Release

August 9, 2016

Prof. Nektarios Tavernarakis appointed new member of the ERC Scientific Council.

Press Release

July 21, 2016

A novel insecticide resistance mechanisms in malaria vectors

Press Release

July 18, 2016

Establishment of the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI) with support from the European Union’s investment bank

Press Release

June 6, 2016

Inauguration of Ancient DNA Analysis Unit & International Meeting “Ancient DNA Analysis: A new view in the past”

Press Release

May 21, 2016 - May 22, 2016

IMBB Retreat 2016

Announcement

April 25, 2016

Prof. Nektarios Tavernarakis earns an ERC Advanced Investigator Grant for the second time

Press Release

April 14, 2016

InnovCrete Workshop: 14 April 2016

Announcement

February 23, 2016

Forth’s Innovative Research for food safety makes European citizens proud

Press Release

February 4, 2016

Identification of insulin pathway components that delay Age-related Memory Impairment (AMI)

Press Release

February 1, 2016

Plant Molecular Biology group of IMBB wins prize in the Research and Innovation competition organized by REDESTOS group

Press Release

November 17, 2015

Biosensors Group is one of the winners in NOKIA Open Innovation Challenge 2015

Press Release

October 8, 2015

Nobel Prize Awarded for Fight against Malaria, an IMBB Research Priority

Press Release

September 17, 2015

IMBB researcher Panayiota Poirazi elected as the Chair of the FENS-KAVLI Network of Excellence

Press Release

September 15, 2015

New genome sequence to provide insight into tiger mosquito and how deadly diseases are transmitted to humans

Press Release

September 1, 2015

Biosensors Group at IMBB receives two EC grants within Horizon2020 to develop diagnostic platforms for DNA analysis

Press Release

August 26, 2015

Major European Research Project, coordinated by IMBB-FORTH, receives prestigious Horizon 2020 grant for the development of molecular diagnostics for mosquito - malaria vectors

Press Release

May 29, 2015

Undergraduate student at IMBB wins Google EMEA Scholarship

Press Release

May 28, 2015 - May 29, 2015

Plant RNA Pathogens Workshop

Announcement

April 20, 2015

IMBB researchers uncover a novel mechanism that controls longevity by coordinating mitochondrial biogenesis and turnover in the cell, during ageing

Press Release

April 7, 2015

IMBB-FORTH will be the Coordinator for the Research and Training Network “Chromatin3D”

Press Release

April 6, 2015

Minotech-Post-Genomics Unit Analysis

Press Release

March 24, 2015

IMBB researchers reveal a novel mechanism of long non-coding RNAs in the regulation of mammalian immune responses

Press Release

March 12, 2015

IMBB researcher earns an ERC Consolidator Grant

Announcement

February 12, 2015

IMBB researcher elected member of the Young Academy of Europe

Announcement

February 6, 2015

Developing new drugs against Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) using a biological Chip (ALS-on-a-Chip)

Press Release

January 29, 2015

Nature: New Greek government raises hopes for science

Press Release

January 6, 2015

Greek science haunted by hydra of problems

Press Release

December 20, 2014

The General Secretariat for Research and Technology has launched the new National Roadmap for Research Infrastructures which includes among others the large BioImaging-GR Infrastructure that is coordinating by FORTH/IMBB

Press Release

December 19, 2014

IMBB researchers receive the prestigious BioMedical Research Award of the Academy of Athens

Press Release

November 28, 2014

Γονιδιωματική ανάλυση κουνουπιών από το ΙΤΕ για την κατανόηση της μετάδοσης της ελονοσίας

Press Release

November 10, 2014

IMBB is mourning the loss of Yannis Papanikolau, teacher at the University of Crete, a former Postdoctoral Fellow at IMBB and a beloved colleague

Obituary

October 29, 2014

Three new Researches elected at IMBB!

Announcement

October 16, 2014

IMBB is mourning the loss of Zoi Tampaki, a former PhD Student at IMBB and a beloved colleague

Obituary

October 16, 2014 - October 19, 2014

Η Ελληνική Ακαδημία Νευροανοσολογίας τίμησε σε ειδική εκδήλωση τον Αχιλλέα Γραβάνη, Καθηγητή Φαρμακολογίας της Σχολής Επιστημών Υγείας του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης και Συνεργαζόμενο Ερευνητή του ΙΜΒΒ-ΙΤΕ, για το συνολικό του έργο στη δράση νέων φαρμακολογικών ενώσεων στη νευροπροστασία και νευροφλεγμονή

Press Release

October 5, 2014 - October 9, 2014

2014 European Fly Neurobiology (Neurofly) Biennial Conference

Press Release

October 1, 2014 - October 4, 2014

22nd Euroconference on Apoptosis Cell Death & Rejuvenation

Press Release

August 25, 2014 - August 29, 2014

Onassis Lectures 2014

Press Release

August 5, 2014

IMBB researcher is elected member of the Academy of Europe

Press Release

July 24, 2014

Dr. Poirazi to represent ERC at the World Economic Forum’s Meeting of New Champions

Press Release

July 21, 2014

Food Behavior: The bacterial metabolite 2-aminoacetophenone promotes association of pathogenic food bacteria with flies

Press Release

July 7, 2014

Ανάλυση «αρχαίου DNA» στο ΙΤΕ

Press Release

June 17, 2014

InnovCrete at FORTH

Press Release

June 5, 2014

It is with deep sorrow that the IMBB announces the passing of the great geneticist Walter Gehring

Obituary

June 2, 2014

FORTH is mourning the sudden loss of Thanasis Loukeris, an outstanding researcher of IMBB and a beloved colleague

Obituary

May 30, 2014

Call for applications for the academic year 2014-15, Brain and Mind Sciences

Announcement

May 30, 2014

Application Form Call for the academic year 2014-15, Brain and Mind Sciences

Announcement

April 17, 2014

VEGF Signaling Integrates the UPR Machinery of the Endoplasmic Reticulum in Physiological Responses such as Angiogenesis

Press Release

January 2, 2014

From amputation to regeneration – researchers identify shared features of limb regeneration in crustaceans and vertebrates

Press Release

December 12, 2013

Motions of a nanomotor get proteins out of the cell, an essential mechanism for cellular function

Press Release

November 26, 2013

New post-doctoral position in the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Biomedical Research, Ioannina

Announcement

September 24, 2013

Nektarios Tavernarakis is the new Director of FORTH's Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Press Release

September 3, 2013

IMBB researchers reveal that DNA damage triggers a chronic auto-inflammatory response leading to fat depletion

Press Release

May 21, 2013

Professor Tokatlidis elected as member of EMBO

Press Release

May 12, 2013 - May 13, 2013

ARTreat Workshop – Atherosclerosis: From Clinical Diagnosis to Multiscale Modelling of Plaque Progression

Event

April 24, 2013

Panayiota Poirazi becomes a member of AcademiaNet after nomination by EMBO

Press Release

April 16, 2013

Call for applications, Faculty of Medicine, "Cellular & Genetic Etiology, Diagnosis & Treatment of Human Diseases"

Announcement

December 19, 2012

IMBB researcher receives the Empeirikeion Foundation Academic Excellence Prize

Press Release