20/05/2026
👏 👏Θερμά συγχαρητήρια στον Νεκτάριο Ταβερναράκη, Καθηγητή Μοριακής Βιολογίας Συστημάτων στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστήμιου Κρήτης, Διευθυντή Ερευνών στο Ινστιτούτο Μοριακής Βιολογίας και Βιοτεχνολογίας (ΙΜΒΒ) του ΙΤΕ και πρώην Προέδρου του Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου του ΙΤΕ, για την εκλογή του ώς μέλος της Academy of Geroscience.
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👏 👏 Congratulations to Nektarios Tavernarakis, Professor of Molecular Systems Biology at the Medical School of University of Crete, Research Director at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB) of the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) former President of the Board of Directors of FORTH for his election as a member of The Academy of Geroscience.
Ίδρυμα Τεχνολογίας και Έρευνας
University of Crete, Medical School
The Academy of Geroscience is proud to welcome our 2026 elected members!
“We are building a global Academy dedicated to advancing the science of healthy aging,” said Nir Barzilai, M.D., President of the Academy of Geroscience.
The Academy now includes more than 100 members worldwide, with the 2026 elected members representing leading institutions across North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Joe Baur — University of Pennsylvania, United States
Dan Belsky — Columbia University, United States
Claudio Lottenberg Franceschi — University of Bologna, Italy
Sara Hägg — Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Jing-Dong “Jackie” Han — Peking University, China
Susan E Howlett — Dalhousie University, Canada
Leanne Jones — University of California, San Francisco, United States
Mina Konigsberg — Autonomous Metropolitan University-Iztapalapa, Mexico
David Le Couteur — University of Sydney, Australia
Anne Newman — University of Pittsburgh, United States
Joao Passos — Mayo Clinic Rochester, United States
Viviana Perez — National Institute on Aging, United States
Joseph Takahashi — University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States
Marc Tatar — Brown University, United States
Nektarios Tavernarakis — University of Crete, Greece
Tony Wyss-Coray — Stanford University, United States
Full press release can be viewed through the link in our “Press Release” highlight.