Author Archives: pfotakis

• News: Greek Diaspora Fellowship Program Now Accepting Cycle 4 Applications

  Posted on November 4, 2019 by pfotakis in News.

  GDFP Cycle 4 Now Open! Deadline January 15, 2020 Applications are now being accepted for the Greek Diaspora Fellowship Program (GDFP) to support collaborative academic projects between Greek higher education institutions and Greek scholars in the diaspora. Process:  The GDFP has a two-sided application process: Greek universities submit a project request online to host a scholar, while the scholars submit applications to […]

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• Employment: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Tumor Immunology in Verginis Lab at University of Crete Medical School

  Posted on August 27, 2019 by pfotakis in Employment.

  A postdoctoral position is available (starting January 2020) in Verginis Lab at University of Crete Medical School and Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), Heraklion, Crete to study mechanisms of immune regulation in the context of cancer. Our lab currently focuses on investigating immune tolerance mechanisms at a cellular and molecular level in response […]

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  Employment: Postdoctoral position in Cancer Bioengineering – University of Pittsburgh

  Posted on May 4, 2019 by pfotakis in Employment, News.

  A postdoctoral position is available at the Tumor Microenvironment Engineering lab in the Department of Bioengineering and UPMC Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh. We employ a quantitative approach that integrates microfluidics, systems biology modeling, and in vivo experiments to investigate the role of the tumor microenvironment on breast and ovarian cancer growth, metastasis and drug resistance. Our group has […]

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  Employment: Postdoctoral Fellow position in Ntziachristos Lab on RNA-related mechanisms and dysregulation in leukemia at Northwestern University

  Posted on March 30, 2019 by pfotakis in Employment, News.

  (Posted: 03.2019) Understanding RNA-related mechanisms and dysregulation in leukemia: Postdoctoral Fellow Position at Northwestern University, Chicago, US The Ntziachristos laboratory studies the mechanistic aspects of oncogenesis with an emphasis on transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of acute leukemia. We focus on how oncogenes interact with each other and with epigenetic modulators to influence gene expression programs […]

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• News: Call for proposals to support postdoctoral scientists in Greece by the Hellenic Foundation for Research & Innovation

  Posted on January 24, 2019 by pfotakis in News.

  The link below provides detailed information on how to apply. The deadline is February 25th. http://www.elidek.gr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/second-call-post-doc-2018.pdf  

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  News: Joining “Bridges” of the National Documentation Center (EKT) to the fight against “Brain Drain”

  Posted on December 19, 2018 by pfotakis in News.

  The Hellenic Bioscientific Association in the USA and the Knowledge & Partnership Bridges (https://www.knowledgebridges.gr) of National Documentation Centre (EKT) in Greece have partnered to create a unique portal that will facilitate connection and functional networking among Greek bioscientists in Greece and USA. Through joint participation in networking and scientific events either in Greece or in […]

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  Member's Spotlight: Dr. Aristotelis Tsirigos

  Posted on November 12, 2018 by pfotakis in Member's Spotlight.

  Dr. Aristotelis Tsirigos is an Associate Professor of Pathology and Director of the Applied Bioinformatics Laboratories at the NYU School of Medicine. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Courant Institute of New York University in January 2006, and his B.S. from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece in 1998. Dr. Tsirigos has […]

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