News (2018)

November 18, 2018	Samples of Caenorhabditis elegans strains from our lab were launched in space today from the Kennedy Space Center in USA, as part of an international research project with the aim of studying how space flight influences organismal physiology. Experiments will be carried out aboard the International Space Station (ISS) before samples return to earth for further study. Ápart from Greece, the United States of America, Great Britain, Japan and South Korea participate in this international effort. Press Release Project web site \| NASA project page
October 15-17, 2018	The 67th plenary meeting of the Scientific Council of the European Research Council (ERC) and the 1st International Conference of Greek ERC Grantees, hosted at FORTH! Press Releases (1 \| 2) \| Grantee conference program \| Poster (See also a relevant article in the ERC Magazine)
May 8-12, 2018	EMBO Workshop on Molecular Neurobiology Fodele Beach Resort Crete, Greece Abstract Book \| Meeting Program \| Poster
March 22, 2018	Kostas Palikaras and Eirini Lionaki have each been awarded a highly competitive Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI) Research Grant to pursue their studies in the lab! Evaluation outcome \| FORTH Press Release (Greek)