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• September 9, 2008
Fleming researchers unraveled novel functions of the general transcription factor complex TFIID in regulating gene expression. Please see related press release.
• May 19, 2008
Researchers at the Institute of Molecular Oncology, BSRC Al. Fleming and their partners at the University of Pennsylvania and Ohio State University identified eight microRNAs located in chromosome 14 as potential tumor suppressors in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC). These findings may lead to new biomarkers and therapeutic targets in cancer. Please see related press release
• May 5, 2008
Using a unique murine model for human Crohn?s disease, Fleming researchers identified key molecules that control T lymphocyte migration to the small intestine. Their discovery brings into focus the use of novel, more efficient therapeutic approaches against Crohn?s disease. Please see related press release
• February 11, 2008
Researchers at the Institute of Immunology discover common cellular targets of Tumor Necrosis Factor, a key molecule involved in the pathogenesis of various arthritic and inflammatory bowel diseases. Please see related press release (English) and press release (Greek-VimaScience).
• February 6, 2007
An article from our Centre?s President and Director, Dr George Kollias, on Innovation Policies published in Kathimerini?s Popular Science ? February 2007 Issue ? (see article in Greek).
 
• January 4, 2007
BSRC ?Alexander Fleming? has recently published at PLoS One new work suggesting the use of soluble TNF inhibitors in the treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. (Press Release) (View PDF)
• August 31, 2006
The Biomedical Sciences Research Center (BSRC ?Alexander Fleming?) and the Korea Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology (KRIBB) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding for Scientific Collaboration, on Monday the 4th of September at 12 p.m., at the premises of the Center in Vari - Attiki. More Info
• March 13, 2006
Opening day press release of the exhibition at Ministry of Develpoment. (in Greek)
 
• March 1, 2006
BSRC Al. Fleming exhibits its research excellence at the exhibition center of the Ministry of Development.Press Release (in Greek)

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• January 21, 2010
The Vienna Biocenter launches a Summer School for Undergraduates in Life Sciences. The School provides a unique opportunity for students to work over the summer side by side with leading researchers in a dynamic scientific environment (more info).
 
• December 18, 2009
The Stem Cell Biology Laboratory served as a Fulbright host to Ms. Jessica Lea Harper, a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago, for the period 2008-2009. Her Fulbright Scholar experience at Fleming is depicted in her article entitled “Scenes from my Fulbright Year”.
 
• December 15, 2009
Dr Eleni Douni (Institute of Immunology) has been awarded a grant by the Latsis Foundation for a project entitled “Development and characterization of a novel genetic model of osteoporosis in transgenic mice overexpressing RANKL”. Dr. Douni’s proposal was one of 21 selected for funding out of a total of 604 applications submitted.
 
• September 17, 2009
Tasos Moressis (Skoulakis lab) participated in the joint Hellenic Society for Neuroscience (HSN) and European Brain and Behavior Society meeting in Rhodes Greece (Sept 13-18) as a recipient of the competitive Martinos Travel scholarship. There he also received an HSN award for his poster presentation entitled: “Drosophila ALK receptor Tyrosine Kinase interacts with Neurofibromin to regulate learning”
 
• September 9, 2009
The Institute of Immunology of BSRC Al. Fleming is seeking candidates for one Group Leader Position (Researcher C') in the scientific area of Molecular and Cell Biology. Deadline for applications: 30 September 2009. More info (in Greek)
 
• July 9, 2009
Call for applications for Bodossaki post-graduate fellowships in memory of S. Mantzavinos. More info
 
• July 3, 2009
MCRM International Meeting. The Many faces of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome - 26 & 27 September 2009. More Info
 
• July 2, 2009
Call for applications: Post-graduate program in Medicinal Chemistry: Design and Development of Pharmaceutical products. More info (in Greek)
 
• June 22, 2009
BSRC “Alexander Fleming” researchers’ statement (in Greek), concerning the merger of Greek research institutes.
 
• June 3, 2009
Announcement of Call for Applications for the 2009-2010 Postgraduate Program in "Clinical Biochemistry and Molecular Diagnostics" from the University of Athens. More information (in Greek)
 
• May 28, 2009
Symposium on Macromolecular Regulators of the Genomic Potential on June 16 in honour of Professor E.N. Moudrianakis, sponsored by the Bodossakis Foundation. More Info
 
• May 19, 2009
Scientific Café on “UV radiation and health” presented by Dr. Maria Fousteri of the Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics of BSRC Al. Fleming, at the Eugenidis Foundation on May 28 at 8.00pm. For more information (in Greek).
 
• May 19, 2009
BSRC Al. Fleming and BioMedCode participate in Greek bio-business trip to the US. For more information (in Greek).
 
• May 13, 2009
Announcement of 2009-2010 call for research fellowships on basic and applied immunology for pre and post-doc candidates, supported by the Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Fondazione Humanitas per la Ricerca. More Info
 
• April 10, 2009
2nd International Conference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Regional Development (ICEIRD) 24-25 April 2009, Thessaloniki. THEME: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Crossroads: Triggers, Catalysts and Accelerators for sustainable Regional Development. More Info
 
• April 6, 2009
Medications: use - abuse and addiction",19:30, April 7th, 2009, National Hellenic Research Foundation. More Info (Greek)
 
• April 2, 2009
5th International Biotechnology Forum, May 8th-9th, 2009 Zappeion Conference and Exhibition Center, Athens, Greece. More Info - Program - Registration form
 
• April 1, 2009
Lecture invitation at MEGARON PLUS: "Science and Democracy" by Jacques Testart, Monday April 6, 2009, 19:00. More Info (Greek)
 
• April 1, 2009
FANG 2009 - 2nd International Conference on Functional Annotation of the Mammalian Genome. April 24-27, 2009, Banff, Alberta, Canada. Extended deadline for registration and abstract submission, April 8th.More Info
 
• April 1, 2009
The online monthly BioEthics Newsletter. More info
 
• March 27, 2009
The Bodossaki Foundation organizes a three-day course in Biology for leading Greek students, 7/9 - 9/9, 2009, Vravrona, Greece. More Info, Program, Online Info
 
• March 24, 2009
5th International Biotechnology Forum, 8-9 May, 2009, Athens, Greece. Program. More Info
 
• March 13, 2009
March Issue of the French Institute in Athens newsletter (Greek and French), highlighting the Greek-French meeting (Program), the VRIka scholarship programs, etc. More Info
 
• March 11, 2009
Research and post-graduate studies in Greece, an article by Babis Savakis, Director of Fleming's Institute for Developmental and Cellular Biology. Vima Ideon (Greek)
 
• March 11, 2009
The General Secretariat for Research and Technology and Greek Research Centers organize a one-day event on "The contribution of Research Centers in Research, Technological Advance and Innovation", 1 April, 2009 at the Athens Concert Hall.  More Info
 
• March 11, 2009
British Council invites you to a Cafe Scientifique titled “Solutions for Climate Change: a Vision for Greece”, March 17th, 2009 at 19:00. Invitation in Greek and English. More Info
 
• March 9, 2009
The fight against AIDS last findings for inhibiting the HIV virus”, Prof. Maurizio Botta, 13/03/09, 11:00, NCSR “DEMOKRITOS” and “Natural Products as Leads for Anticancer Drug Discovery”, Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Altmann, 13/03/09, 12:00, NCSR “DEMOKRITOS”. More Info
 
• March 6, 2009
FameLab, a regional talent competition to find the new faces of science in Greece and South East Europe. More Info - Greek - English
 
• March 6, 2009
RESEARCH, the European Research Career Fair, Berlin, Freie Universitat, 28 May 2009. More Info
 
• March 5, 2009
February 2009 BioEthics Newsletter. More info
 
• March 5, 2009
The human brain: From the neuron to the brain and behavior", 19:00, Eugenides Foundation, March 9 , 2009. More Info in Greek
 
• March 3, 2009
Demonstration, capabilities and applications of the Genome Sequencer 454 GS-FLX (Roche)" Tuesday March 10th, 2009 at the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Crete. More Info in Greek
 
• February 20, 2009
International Course on Laboratory Animal Science, BSRC Al. Fleming, Athens, Greece. 21/9-2/10, 2009. More Info
 
• February 12, 2009
Cafe Scientifique: "Certainties and ambiguities over the study of our planet's climate changes", 20:00, Eugenides Foundation, February 26, 2009. More Info in Greek
 
• February 12, 2009
February French Institute in Athens newsletter (Greek & French), highlighting Darwin's year (Greek and French) , the VRIka scholarship programs, etc. More Info
 
• February 12, 2009
FANG 2009 - 2nd International Conference on Functional Annotation of the Mammalian Genome. April 25-27, 2009, Banff, Alberta, Canada. More Info
 
• February 10, 2009
2nd Scientific Experiment Contest, "Wizards of Science", 14-15 February 2009, Eugenides Foundation. More Info
 
• January 30, 2009
Invitation to Cafe Scientifique: "Genetic fortune-telling: Fact or Fiction?" organized by the British Council. Speakers: Erika Cule and Dr Theo Anagnostopoulos. More Info in Greek and English
 
• January 29, 2009
The National Hellenic Research Foundation in co-operation with the British Council and French Institute invites scientists to participate in a series of events in celebration of "Darwin's Year". Invitation - Program
 
• January 22, 2009
Invitation to Cafe Scientifique: "Forever young or forever healthy?" organized by the British Council. Speakers: Dr Stathis Gonos and Prof Richard Faragher. More Info in Greek and English.
 
• January 15, 2009
January French Institute in Athens newsletter (Greek & French), highlighting the scientific cafe, INRA 2009 recruitment and VRIka scholarship programmes.
 
• January 7, 2009
EMBO practical course "FRET, FLIM, FCS, FRAP and 3-D Imaging; Application to Cell and Developmental Biology" hosted by the Institute of Medical Biology (IMB), Singapore, April 13th-24th, 2009. More Info
 
• December 19, 2008
Article on the successful completion of the International Course on Laboratory Animal Science at the BSRC Al. Fleming, Athens, Greece. Press Release, ALN Europe Journal
 
• December 4, 2008
One day event on 'Health-Food-Biotechnology' is organized by BIONOVA and the Hellenic Biotech Association. December 20th, 2008 Hilton Hotel, Athens. More Info
 
• December 2, 2008
The National Documentation Centre (EKT) organises the International Conference "Open Access Infrastructures: The future of Scientific Communication", 15-16 December, 2008, Athens More Info Greek - English  - Registration - Program
 
• December 1, 2008
December French Institute in Athens newsletter (Greek & French) , highlighting the Round Table discussion: 'Synthetic Biology and Artificial Life' and the International Exchange Programs 2009/2010 of Ecole Polytechnique.
 
• December 1, 2008
The General Secretariat for Research and Technology announces an invitation for interested parties to participate in a special co-ordination action in the areas of Research, Technological Development and Innovation. More Info
 
• December 1, 2008
The International Hellenic University invites you to attend a conference on "Scenarios for the Future: Knowledge and the future world structure - Blue Skies or Collapse?", December 1st, 2008 at 18:00, Thermi. More Info
 
• November 25, 2008
3rd International Conference on Cancer Risk Assessment (ICCRA3), island of Rhodes, July 6th-8th, 2009. More Info
 
• November 21, 2008
2nd Scientific Experiment Contest, "Wizards of Science", 14-15 February 2009, Eugenides Foundation. More Info
 
• November 21, 2008
Science and Technology Festival, organised by the General Secretariat for Reasearch and Technology. 27/11/08 - 3/12/08 at the Zappeio Megaro. More Info. CRES Workshop. EIE Program. Demokritos. Athina.
 
• November 20, 2008
The British Council, in collaboration with the National Hellenic Research Foundation and the French Institute are organizing a round-table discussion on 'Synthetic Biology and Artificial Life', December 2nd, 2008, 19.30. More Info. Invitation Greek and English.
 
• November 11, 2008
'Nanotechnology at our service', Eugen Foundation, 17:00-21:00, November 15th, 2009. Invitation, Programme
 
• November 11, 2008
EMBO practical course; "FRET, FLIM, FCS, FRAP and 3-D Imaging; Application to Cell and Developmental Biology" April 13th-24th, 2009, Biopolis, Singapore. More Info
 
• October 29, 2008
Science and Technology Interactive Exhibition. November 2008 - May 2009 Experimental demonstrations, Eugen Foundation. (More Info - Greek)
 
• October 18, 2008
October French Institute in Athens newsletter (Greek & French) , highlighting the exhibition on Nanotechnologies (Megaron Plus) , round table discussion "public governance and political systems" and VRIka scholarship programmes.
 
• October 7, 2008
22nd Conference of the Hellenic Society for Neuroscience, "FROM CELLS TO BEHAVIOUR", Eugenides Foundation, Athens,October 16-19th, 2008. Programme - Invited Speakers
 
• October 2, 2008
Symposium: 'RNAi - The RIGHT Track to Therapy' 3-5 November 2008, Brussels. More Info
 
• September 30, 2008
French Institute in Athens (IFA) newsletter, highlighting the new French-Greek post-graduate programmes, VRIka scholarship programmes and Megaron Plus exhibition on Nanotechnologies. (in Greek and French) (Megaron Plus).
 
• September 26, 2008
The BSRC Al. Fleming announces the complimentary allocation of a restaurant/canteen within the premises, serving breakfast and lunch (self-service). For additional information please contact the Procurement Office at: +30 210 8979197 and +30 210 9656310.
 
• September 18, 2008
International Course on Laboratory Animal Science, BSRC Al. Fleming, Athens, Greece. 22/9–3/10, 2008. More Info
 
• September 12, 2008
e-KNOWNET - Research Laboratories, Instructors and Scientific Institutes in a group effort towards the use of new information and communication technologies. September 30th, 2008. More Info
 
• September 11, 2008
The British Council, in the context of Café Scientifique, organises open scientific discussions on 22/09/2008 and 26/09/2008.
 
• July 31, 2008
Vasiliki Zouvelou, MD from the lab of Daniel Graf received a Young Investigator Award for her poster entitled 'Deletion of BMP7 affects the development of bones, teeth, and other ectodermal appendages of the orofacial complex' at the 7th International Conference on Bone Morphogenetic Proteins that took place at Lake Tahoe, July 9-13, 2008.
 
• July 24, 2008
International Workshop on ‘Holistic Analytical Technologies for systems Biology Studies’, held at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Preliminary Programme
 
• July 24, 2008
EMBO recommendations in the area of science policy in Europe. Transferable skills for life scientists 2ndary level Biology Education
 
• July 17, 2008
The CNR Institute of Cell Biology, The Jackson Laboratory and the European Mouse Mutant Archive (EMMA) are organising the “Monterotondo Course on Cryopreservation of Mouse Mutant Strains”, held on Oct. 27-30, 2008 at the "A. Buzzati-Traverso" International Campus, Monterotondo Scalo (Rome, Italy). More Info and Application form
 
• July 11, 2008
BSRC Al. Fleming researchers, along with another five scientific groups in Greece provide an overview of their aims and research progress on stem cell biology. ET press release
 
• July 8, 2008
Top Greek scientists define the causes and propose tangible solutions to the problems of scientific research in Greece in a signed letter published in this week's Sunday editions of two major Greek newspapers. See articles in Greek: To Vima, H Kathimerini
 
• July 4, 2008
The latest issue of EMBOencounters featuring the latest news from EMBO and the EMBO community. Issue 10, Summer 2008
 
• June 26, 2008
International Symposium on RNAi in vivo applications organised by the RIGHT consortium, RNAi-The RIGHT track to therapy, 3-5 November 2008, International Auditorium, Brussels. More Info  – online – Programme
 
• June 10, 2008
PhD Positions available at the Leibniz Graduate School on Ageing and Age-Related Diseases jointly with the Leibniz Institute for Age Research and the Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany. Application deadline: July 10th, 2008. More Info - online
 
• June 4, 2008
Seminar 06-06-2008, 14:00, NCSR “DEMOKRITOS” Athens, Greece. “From an inhibitor of polyamine biosynthesis to a transcriptional regulator” Dr. D. Kyriakidis, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Greece. More Info
 
• May 28, 2008
Scientific potential for Women in Science”, a one day event organised by the Hellenic Association of University Women. More Info (in Greek)
 
• May 19, 2008
Fleming researchers and their partners identified eight miRNAs located in chromosome 14 as potential tumor suppressors in EOC. Related press release
 
• May 19, 2008
3rd International Science Film Festival 2008 in Athens, organized by CAID. More Info
 
• May 16, 2008
One day event organised at the National Hellenic Research Foundation, with regard to the FP7 (Mobility NCP) – ‘PEOPLE’ Programme. Application deadline: 19/05/2008 More Info
 
• May 5, 2008
Fleming researchers identified key molecules that control T lymphocyte migration to the small intestine of a murine model for human Crohn’s disease. Related press release
 
• May 5, 2008
Fondation Santé internship program for young scientists who wish to pursue a career in biotechnology and come from Greece, Cyprus or another southeastern Mediterranean and Balkan country. Application deadline 30/06/08. More Info
 
• April 15, 2008
FameLab Competition, Grand Final. Monday, May 5th, 2008, 20:00 at the ACS Arts Center. More Info
 
• April 15, 2008
Vacancy for three Programme Leader Track appointments at the Immunology Division, MRC NIMR to lead new independent research groups. More Info
 
• April 11, 2008
33rd FEBS Congress & 11th IUBMB Conference; Biochemistry of Cell Regulation. June 28 – July 3, 2008, Athens, Greece. More Info
 
• April 7, 2008
Research Grant Proposals available from the Greek Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC). More Info and PDF.
 
• April 4, 2008
Meeting organised by the European Union project RIGHT and the Nucleic Acid Center: Perspectives on nucleic acid chemistry for therapy 17-21 June 2008, Sesimbra, Portugal. For more information please download the program and registration form.
 
• April 3, 2008
EMBO news, events and deadlines. More Info

• April 2, 2008
Seminar 04-04-2008, 14.00, NCSR "DEMOKRITOS" Athens, Greece. ?Signaling pathways involved in the physiology of cardiomyocytes: hypertrophy or apoptosis?? Prof. Antigoni Lazou, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. More Info
 
• March 26, 2008
FameLab Competition 2008. FameLab is a regional talent competition to find the new faces of science in Greece and South East Europe. Do you talent? You have 3 minutes to prove it! Application deadline 31-03-2008. More Info
 
• March 26, 2008
Seminar 27-03-2008, 11.00, NCSR "DEMOKRITOS" Athens, Greece. ?Nuclear Energy in the USA: The present and Future? Dr. George Apostolakis, Prof. Nuclear Technology, MIT, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, USA. More Info
 
• March 21, 2008
Position available at the level of Lecturer or Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Cyprus. More Info
 
• March 20, 2008
Invitation to the 4th Hellenic Biology Contest Award Ceremony, by the Hellenic Association of Bioscientists. More Info
 
• March 15, 2008
International Course on Laboratory Animal Science, BSRC Al. Fleming, Athens, Greece. 22/9?3/10, 2008. A two-week intensive course on the basic facts and principles that are essential for the humane care and use of animals in the laboratory and research quality. More Info
 
• March 12, 2008
Seminar 14-03-2008, 14.00, NCSR "DEMOKRITOS" Athens, Greece. ?Life as a transcriptor factor? Dr. George Thireos, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation of Research and Technology, Greece. More Info
 
• March 3, 2008
Scholarship programs for postdoctoral fellows (3-11 months) and senior researchers (2-6 months) in Paris, aiming to create new or develop further already existing collaborations between Parisian research centers and Institutes abroad. Application deadline: 18-04-2008. More Info
 
• February 28, 2008
Post-doctoral position available at Technische Universität München. More Info
 
• February 28, 2008
Post-doctoral position in Immunology, available at the Center of Immunology Marseille-Luminy. More Info
 
• February 28, 2008
Post-doctoral research fellowships (in Greece and abroad) awarded by the Bodossaki Foundation, in the fields of Immunology and Carcinogenesis. Application deadline: 30-06-2008. More Info (in Greek)
 
• February 26, 2008
Seminar 29-02-2008, 14.00, NCSR "DEMOKRITOS" Athens, Greece. "Neurosteroids as endogenous modulators of neuronal survival and neurogenesis" Prof. Achilleas Gravanis Professor of Pharmacology, University of Crete Medical School, Greece. More Info
 
• February 26, 2008
 8th IEEE International Conference on BioInformatics and BioEngineering, October 8-10, 2008, Athens, Greece. More info
 
• February 7, 2008
February Newsletter of the French-Greek University and Scientific Cooperation. More Info
 
• January 22, 2008
State Scholarships Foundation announcement. More Info
 
• January 18, 2008
Cafe Scientifique meeting invitation. More Info
 
• January 2, 2008
The latest issue of EMBOencounters featuring news from EMBO and the EMBO community is now available online.
 
• December 17, 2007
Crete University Press 2007 new editions.
 
• December 11, 2007
Maximilianos Elkouris (Remboutsika lab) was awarded the prize for the best oral presentation for his work "Sox1 and Sox2 are key regulators of neural stem cell identity in the embryonic forebrain" presented in the 59th National Conference of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in Athens.
 
• December 10, 2007
Join us on Thursday the 20th after 21:00 for the annual get-together Christmas party. Dancing, eating, drinking, bioarting! Directions
 
• December 4, 2007
Alexandros Kanellopoulos (Skoulakis lab) was presented with one of the four prizes in the student poster competition for his work, at the 21st Annual Meeting of the Hellenic Society for Neuroscience in Thessaloniki.
 
• November 22, 2007
Invitation to Greek Technological & Scientific Initiative Meeting on 29-11-2007. More Info (In Greek)
 
• November 19, 2007
A new issue of EKT Newsletter on R&I is out (in Greek). More Info
 
• November 1, 2007
Alexandros Kanellopoulos (Skoulakis lab) was one of the 40 students and young scientists, selected to attend the PENS-Hertie Winter Neuroscience School in Tirol Austria in January.
 
• November 1, 2007
A new issue of IFA Newsletter is out (In Greek and French). More Info
 
• October 15, 2007
Europe4Researchers Newsletter - Issue 6- October 2007. More Info
 
• October 15, 2007
National Cancer Institute. Tenure track principal investigator position in basic molecular or cellular immunology. More Info
 
• October 9, 2007
The 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine has been awarded to Mario R. Capecchi, Martin J. Evans and Oliver Smithies for their discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells. More Info
 
• October 9, 2007
Seminar 12-10-2007, 12.00. "Regulation and function of proinflammatory TH17 cells", Chen Dong, PhD ,Department of Immunology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA More Info
 
• October 5, 2007
Article on Research and Innovation Policies for Greece, written by George Kollias and published by Vima Ideon, October 5, 2007. More info (In Greek)
 
• October 3, 2007
National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Postgraduate program in Biology. More info (in Greek)
 
• October 1, 2007
French Institute in Athens (IFA) newsletter, highlighting Megaron Plus Lecture. (in Greek and French)
 
• October 1, 2007
NCSR Demokritos Postgraduate position scholarships (Institute of Biology). More Info (in Greek)
 
• September 26, 2007
Seminar 28-9-2007, 16.00. "Teeth on a dish", Thimios Mitsiadis, PhD , Institute for Oral Biology, Dept. of Orofacial & Structural Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich More Info
 
• September 12, 2007
Seminar 18-9-2007, 13.00. "Dissecting the transcriptional responses to hypoxia", Jiannis Ragoussis, PhD , Wellcome Trust Center for Human Genetics Oxford, U.K. More Info
 
• August 28, 2007
Seminar 31-8-2007, 12.00. "Imaging inflammation in colon cancer", Elias Gounaris, PhD , Cancer Immunology & AIDS, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA More Info
 
• August 27, 2007
International Course on Laboratory Animal Science, Vari, Greece, 24 September - 5 October 2007. More info
 
• August 27, 2007
University of Crete - Department of Biology. Job position.
 
• August 03, 2007
Announcement of international PhD Program in Life Sciences, International Max Planck Research School for Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences. See cover letter and poster.

• July 23, 2007
Seminar 24-7-2007, 13.00. "Imaging high-speed nanometer-motion of live cells in the inner ear" K. D. Karavitaki , PostDoctoral Fellow with Dr. David Corey, Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, and Research Associate, Howard Hughes Medical Institute More Info
 
• June 28, 2007
Invitation to the Science and Technology Week organized by GSRT in Zappeion from June 29th to July 5th 2007. Visit the Alexander Fleming kiosque and learn more on the BSRC research activities.
 
• June 18, 2007
Seminar 22-6-2007, 13.30. "Regulation of B cell differentiation" Martin Turner, Ph.D, MRC Senior Non-Clinical Fellow, Laboratory of Lymphocyte Signalling & Development The Babraham Institute, U.K. More Info
 
• June 18, 2007
Announcing The IVth Conference on Stem Cell Gene Therapy, September 13 - 17, 2007 Halkidiki, Thessaloniki, Greece. Download Program - Registration files.
 
• June 11, 2007
A new issue of Europe4Researchers is out More Info
 
• May 29, 2007
Seminar 8-6-2007, 14.00. "Diverse roles of Semaphorins: from axon guidance to immune regulation" Dr. Hitoshi Kikutani. Osaka University, Japan. More Info
 
• May 24, 2007
Internship program for young scientists organized by Fondation Santé. More Info
 
• May 14, 2007
Seminar 15-5-2007, 17.00. "Natural Products: Challenges & Opportunities for Chemistry & Biology" Dr. Emmanuel N. Pitsinos. Institute of Physical Chemistry NCSR "DEMOKRITOS" Athens, Greece. More Info
 
• May 4, 2007
Event invitation at MEGARON PLUS , Thursday May 10th, 19:00 (see invitation in Greek)
 
• April 30, 2007
Scholarship Programme Vrika for postgraduate students in France. More info
 
• April 18, 2007
2nd International Science Film Festival 2007, Athens, Greece, April 17th-22nd, 2007. More info
 
• March 16, 2007
BSRC Fleming's Postgraduate Scholarship Program Open Day. Fleming Auditorium, March 20th 2007, 12.00 - 16.30. More info in Greek and English.
 
• March 7, 2007
Lecture invitation at MEGARON PLUS on ?The wonders of Modern Science? by T. Theodorou, G. Kollias and K. Nikolaou, Monday March 12, 19:00 (see invitation in Greek).

• March 7, 2007
Presenting EuroMouse Conference, 5-6 July 2007, Heathrow. More Info

• February 16, 2007
Seminar 27-2-2007, 12.00. "C. elegans and Other Invertebrate Model Systems to Study the Biology and Pathogenesis of Human Pathogenic Fungi" Dr. Eleftherios Mylonakis. Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital Division of Infectious Diseases More Info
 
• February 12, 2007
Seminar 23-2-2007, 12.00. "Using the Minos transposon to produce repressible dominant mutations in the germline and somatic tissues of the fly and the mouse" Dr. Charalambos Savakis. Professor of Molecular Genetics, Crete Medical School & Research Scientist, IMBB-FORTH, Crete, Greece. More Info
 
• January 31, 2007
Seminar 7-2-2007, 17.00pm. "Transcription factor network regulating cholesterol and fatty acid homeostasis" Dr. Iannis Talianidis. Director Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics BSRC ?Al. Fleming?. More Info
 
• January 25, 2007
EMBO Installation Grants 2007 application round. More Info

• January 04, 2007
BSRC ?Alexander Fleming? has recently published at PLoS One a new work for the treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. (Press Release) (View PDF)

• January 04, 2007
Seminar 9-1-2007, 14.00pm. "Investigation of Potential Regulatory Elements in the Mouse alpha-Globin Gene Cluster" Dr. Paraskevi Goggolidou. Weatherall Institute for Molecular Medicine Oxford U.K. More Info
 
• December 14, 2006
Join us on Thursday the 21st after 20:30 for the annual get-together Christmas party. Dancing, eating, drinking! Directions
 
• December 13, 2006
Seminar 22-12-2006, 13.00. "Signaling pathways in development and disease of the digestive tract in mice and zebrafish" Dr. Anna-Pavlina Haramis. Netherlands Cancer Institute.More Info
 
• November 30, 2006
Cafe Scientifique meeting invitation.More info
 
• November 29, 2006
Invitation to exhibition hosted by Ministry of Development and General Secretariat for Reseach and Technology.
 
• November 27, 2006
Seminar 21-12-2006, 12.00pm. "Spatial genome organization and chromosome translocations" Evi Soutoglou, Ph.D. National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, USA. More Info
 
• November 24, 2006
Invitation to the L'Oreal - Unesco "For Women in Science" Greek Awards Ceremony 2006.
 
• November 20, 2006
Seminar 27-11-2006, 16.00. "Impaired Genome Maintenance suppresses the GH/IGF1 axis in DNA repair deficient mice" Dr George Garinis. Erasmus Medical Center The Netherlands. More Info
 
• November 14, 2006
Seminar 16-11-2006, 13.00am. "Biodiversity and chemodiversity as tools for the discovery of new bioactive compounds" Prof. Leandros Skaltsounis. School of Pharmacy - National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. More Info
 
• November 13, 2006
A new issue of Europe4Researchers Newsletter is out. More Info
 
• November 10, 2006
The 1st Announcement of the 6th FEBS-Young Scientist Forum (YSF2007). More Info
 
• November 9, 2006
Seminar 9-11-2006, 1.30pm. "How do cells know when to START dividing?" Michael Polymenis, PhD. Dept of Biochemistry Texas A&M University College Station, TX USA. More Info
 
• November 7, 2006
Pharmaceuticals Indusrty of Animals (Pharming). Read the full article of Vima Science.
 
• October 17, 2006
Seminar 6-11-2006, 12.00pm. "Targeting the human genome: Structure - function studies of the L1 endonuclease" Anastassis Perrakis, PhD. The Netherlands Cancer Institute Structural Biology Group. More Info
 
• October 10, 2006
New job opening: Laboratory Techician.More info
 
• September 25, 2006
Graduate student transfer program, organized by the Hellenic Bioscientific Association in the USA.Positions available and press release.(in Greek)
 
• September 18, 2006
BSRC Al. Fleming in the spotlight of Vima Science featuring the 1st MUGEN Conference (in Greek).
 
• September 14, 2006
Seminar 22-9-2006, 13.00 . "Role of the Tuberous Sclerosis Complex genes in mitotic progression" Dr Aris Astrinidis, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia. More Info
 
• September 7, 2006
A new issue of Europe4Researchers Newsletter is out.More Info
 
• September 6, 2006
A new issue of Biology4u is out (in Greek).More Info
 
• September 4, 2006
Symposium on "RNAi- Reaching for therapy" on the 25th October 2006 at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, France. More Info
 
• August 21, 2006
A new issue of the Novartis Foundation eBulletin may be found at the Foundation?s site.
 
• July 28, 2006
Seminar 1-8-2006, 12.00 . "Memory CD8 T cells require CD28 costimulation" Dr Peter D. Katsikis. Drexel University College of Medicine Philadelphia, USA. More Info
 
• July 12, 2006
SMEs go LifeSciences e-newsletter (July issue) sent to 26 different European countries,  promoting the 1st International MUGEN Conference.More info
 
• July 11, 2006
Seminar 14-7-2006, 13.00 . "Nucleotide Excision Repair: The Molecular Basis of Cancer-Prone and Aging-Related Human Disorders" Dr Maria Fousteri. Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands.More Info
 
• July 05, 2006
University students may carry out work for their final year projects at our laboratories. For available positions click here.
 
• June 23, 2006
Invitation to the Science and Technology Week organized by GSRT in Zappeion from June 28th to July 5th 2006. Visit the Alexander Fleming kiosque and learn more on the BSRC research activities. More Info.
 
• June 20, 2006
Seminar 22-6-2006, 11.00 am. "Brain, Behaviour and Evolution" Dr George Paxinos. University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. More Info
 
• June 19, 2006
Invitation at the 7th International Venture Capital Forum to be held on 28-29 June 2006, at the Hotel Grande Bretagne. More info
 
• June 19, 2006
A new issue of EKT Newsletter on R&I is out (in Greek).More info
 
• June 15, 2006
Cafe Scientifique meeting invitation.More info (in Greek).
 
• June 09, 2006
Seminar 16-6-2006, 12.00 noon. "Notch signaling regulates stem cell numbers in vitro and in vivo" Dr Andreas Androutsellis - Theotokis. National Institutes of Health. More Info
 
• June 09, 2006
Seminar 15-6-2006, 4.00 pm. "Identifying the dynamic nature of cell adhesion" Dr Vasso Kostourou. Queen Mary's School Of Medicine & Dentistry. More Info
 
• June 09, 2006
Seminar 15-6-2006, 12.00 noon. "Giant linker proteins of the nuclear envelope and their roles in human diseases" Dr Iakovos Karakesisoglou. University of Cologne. More Info
 
• June 09, 2006
Seminar 14-6-2006, 12.00 noon. "Molecular mechanisms of nuclear membrane biogenesis" Dr Symeon Siniossoglou. Cambridge Institute for Medical Research. More Info
 
• June 07, 2006
Seminar 14-6-2006, 4.00 pm. "Biogenesis and function of microRNA genes" Dr Artemis-Georgia Hatzigeorgiou. University of Pennsylvania. More Info
 
• June 06, 2006
New positions available. More Info
 
• May 25, 2006
L'OREAL-UNESCO Greek Awards for Women in Science announcement. More Info (in Greek)
 
• May 23, 2006
The International Science Film Festival is going to be held -for the first time in Athens- on 25 th -28 th May 2006, at the premises of the Hellenic American Union. More Info
 
• May 18, 2006
BSRC "Al. Fleming" and MUGEN NoE are hosting the 1st International MUGEN Conference on "Animal Models for Human Immunological Disease" on 10-13 September 2006 in Kavouri, Athens. More info
 
• May 17, 2006
Invitation to EKKE's exhibition at the Exhibition Centre of the Ministry of Development. More info
 
• May 16, 2006
Seminar 25-5-2006, 13.00 pm. "Molecular genetics of epithelial appendages" Dr Marianna Bei. Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital. More Info
 
• May 15, 2006
Invitation to a scientific seminar titled "Libraries of yesterday, now and tomorrow", hosted by the  Eugenides Foundation, celebrating 50 years since its establishment. More info
 
• May 12, 2006
Final year projects. More info
 
• May 4, 2006
A new issue of EKT Newsletter on R&I is out, featuring Fleming's coordination of MUGEN (in Greek). More info
 
• April 28, 2006
Seminar 3-5-2006, 17.00 pm. "Natural Killer T cells, TNF cytokines and autoimmunity" Dirk Elewaut, MD, PhD. Ghent University Hospital, Belgium. More Info
 
• April 18, 2006
Seminar 4-5-2006, 12.00 noon. "The Zac1 tumor suppressor negatively regulates retinal cell numbers" Carol Schuurmans, Ph.D. University of Calgary, Canada. More Info
 
• April 14, 2006
Seminar 17-4-2006, 16.00 pm. "NRAGE is an important component of the BMP signaling pathway necessary for kidney development and for kidney function in adult life" George N. Nikopoulos, Maine Medical Center Research Institute. More Info
 
• April 4, 2006
Seminar 17-4-2006, 13.00 pm."Comparative Genomics: from the Organisms to the Communities", Nikos C. Kyrpides Ph.D, US Dept. of Energy. More Info
 
• March 29, 2006
New job opening: Database developer. More info
 
• March 27, 2006
Winter 05/06 issue of EMBO encounters featuring the latest news from EMBO, referring also to the MUGEN NoE. (of mice and men; page 11) More info
 
• March 27, 2006
Inter-Disciplinary Postgraduate Program - University of Crete - Departments of Biology & Chemistry. More info (in Greek)
 
• March 20, 2006
A new issue of EKT Newsletter on R&I is out (in Greek). More info
 
• March 17, 2006
Fondation Santé Internship Program 2006 in Biotechnology.
 
• March 14, 2006
Announcing Postgraduate Scholarship  Program 2006. More info
 
• March 13, 2006
Opening day press release of the exhibition at Ministry of Develpoment. (in Greek)
 
• March 1, 2006
BSRC Al. Fleming exhibits its research excellence at the exhibition center of the Ministry of Development. Press Release (in Greek)
 
• February 28, 2006
Cafe Scientifique meeting invitation. More info (in Greek).
 
• February 23, 2006
A new issue of ELKE Newsletter is out. More info
 
• February 20, 2006
Kirki Tsigari, a PhD student in the laboratory of E. Skoulakis, is one of the 5 PhD students and postdoctoral trainees that were honored from the Genetics Society of America with the DeLill Nasser Award for 2006. More info.
 
• February 20, 2006
The speech of minister of Ministry of Development Mr. Dimitris Sioufas to the Gala in honor and memory of Amalia Fleming at BSRC "Fleming" (in greek). Photos of the Gala.
 
• February 16, 2006
1st MUGEN Transgenesis - Gene Targeted Mutagenesis Course - 10-13 April 2006, Athens Greece.More info
 
• February 3, 2006
New job positions are available at the equivalent of assistant or associate professor level, in the following areas: Cell Biology ,Molecular Biology ,Bioinformatics . More info
 
• February 2, 2006
3rd Summer School July 2nd-7th 2006 Patras, Greece. More info
 
• February 1, 2006
New job opening (in greek). More info
 
• January 24, 2006
Cafe Scientifique meeting invitation. More info (in Greek).
 
• January 18, 2006
Researchers at the Institute for Immunology have uncovered a precise molecular mechanism by which follicular dendritic cells signal the formation of B cell follicles as well as B cell survival and maturation. Immunity Jan 2006:65-77; for a commentary on this work see also Immunity, Jan 2006:13-14.
 
• January 16, 2005
A new issue of EKT Newsletter on R&I is out (in Greek). More info
 
• December 19, 2005
A new issue of ELKE Newsletter is out. More info
 
• December 12, 2005
Join us on Thursday the 15th after 20:30 for the annual get-together Christmas party. Dancing, eating, drinking, bioarting! Directions
 
• December 12, 2005
The 2nd Bioart competition will take place in BSRC Al. Fleming. Deadline for submissions December 13th. See 2004 competition winners...
 
• December 7, 2005
New jobs opening: PhD and Research Assistant More info
 
• November 28, 2005
For a second time in the last five years both our Institute of Immunology and the Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics were evaluated as top of the list, "Excellent" research Institutes in Greece. More info
 
• November 24, 2005
Technology Transfer Day, half-day event for the benefit of Fleming researchers with presentations on aspects of tech transfer, intellectual property and entrepreneurship. More info
 
• November 23, 2005
Cafe Scientifique meeting invitation. More info (in Greek).
 
• November 21, 2005
Fleming will host the first Annual Meeting of the European Rheumatoid Arthritis Research Training Network (EURO-RA / RTN) addressing Functional Genomic Approaches Targeting Arthritis
 
• November 18, 2005
A new issue of ELKE Newsletter is out. More info
 
• November 15, 2005
New job opening: Research Assistant for pre-clinical studies.More info
 
• November 10, 2005
New job opening: Database developer. More info
 
• November 10, 2005
Call for PhD Positions (in Greek). More info
 
• November 8, 2005
Cafe Scientifique - Program 2005-2006 (in Greek). More info
 
• November 7, 2005
Europe4Researchers  Newsletter : Greece opens its arms to 3rd -  country Researchers. More info
 
• October 28, 2005
Researchers from the Institute of Immunology applied a multi-layered gene expression profiling approach on modeled rheumatoid arthritis and discovered cytoskeletal rearrangements of synovial fibroblasts as a novel determinant in arthritic pathology, and a potential target for therapy. Their paper is published in a recent issue of PLOS Genetics (Vol 1(4): e48)
 
• October 3, 2005
BSRC Al. Fleming in the spotlight of newspaper KATHIMERINI's Popular Science (only in Greek).
 
• September 22, 2005
Researchers from the Institute of Immunology at BSRC Alexander Fleming reveal the action of HuR as a negative posttranscriptional modulator in inflammation in a paper published in Molecular Cell (Vol. 19, 16 September 2005). More info
 
• September 22, 2005
The Institute of Immunology at BSRC Al. Fleming and the FANTOM Consortium announce the publishing of a milestone paper in  journal Science (September 2, 2005). More info
 
• September 19, 2005
A new issue of ELKE's e-News letter is out. More info
 
• September 4, 2005
BSRC Al. Fleming in the spotlight. RNA decides...
Vima Science (in Greek).
 
• August 2, 2005
A new issue of EC Genomics News highlighting the launch of the MUGEN project.
 
• May 20, 2005
E.C. appoints B.S.R.C. Fleming coordinator of a Network of Excellence. Read on.
 
• Apr 18, 2005
A new seminar will be held at Al. Fleming on Monday 16th of May 2005. More info
 
• Apr 14, 2005
A new seminar will be held at Al. Fleming on Tuesday 17th of May 2005. More info
 
• Apr 12, 2005
A new issue of EKT Newsletter on R&I is out (in Greek). More info
 
• Apr 5, 2005
A new issue of EKT Newsletter on R&I is out (in Greek). More info
 
• Apr 5, 2005
The results of the Scientific Awards of Bodosakis Institute for 2005. More info
 
• Mar 23, 2005
Fleming postgraduate scholarships for 2005 now available. More info
 
• Mar 18, 2005
A new issue of ELKE's e-News letter is out. More info
 
• Mar 3, 2005
A new issue of EKT Newsletter on R&I is out (in Greek). More info
 
• Feb 28, 2005
A Project Manager position is available. More info.
 
• Feb 25, 2005
Announcement for a PhD Summer School on "Novel Synthetic Nucleic Targeting and the Targeting of Biologically Important RNAs" More info.
 
• Jan 27, 2005
Publications of Fleming Researchers in this site, are now linked directly to the PubMed database.
 
• Jan 19, 2005
Fleming's new website is operational. Please give us your feedback.
 
• Jan 10, 2005
The New Year's cake party was held for 2005.
 
• Jan 03, 2005
The new National Research and Technology Council was announced from the Ministry of Development.
 
• Dec 17, 2004
The annual Christmas party was a great success. Besides the fun and the music, the BioArt 2004 winner was selected amongst many entries.

• Dec 16, 2004
The list of invited speaker seminars as well as the list of internal seminars is online.
 
• Dec 14, 2004
The contact information is online. Please let us know if your contact information is not correct.
 
• Nov 10, 2004
The BioArt competition is on! Everyone from the Fleming Institute can join in. The best BioArt image award will be announced during our Christmas party.
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