Nektarios Tavernarakis is distinguished Professor of Molecular Systems Biology at the Medical School of the University of Crete in Heraklion, Greece. He is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH). He has served as Director of FORTH’s Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, where he is heading the Neurogenetics and Ageing laboratory. He is the Founder and first Director of the Graduate Program on BioInformatics at the Medical School of the University of Crete. His work focuses on the molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration, and the interplay between cellular metabolism and ageing. He is a member and Vice President of the Scientific Council of the European Research Council (ERC), and Chairman of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Governing Board. He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), the German National Academy of Sciences (Leopoldina), the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Academia Europaea, and a corresponding member of the Academy of Athens. He has received several notable scientific prizes and awards, including two ERC Advanced Investigator Grants, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel research award, the Helmholtz International Fellow Award, the EMBO Young Investigator award, and the BioMedical Research Award of the Academy of Athens, among others.
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