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Director of the Research Unit in Public Cultures at the University of Melbourne

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[:el] Nikos Papastergiadis is the Director of the Research Unit in Public Cultures, based at the University of Melbourne. He is a Professor in the School of Culture and Communication at The University of Melbourne and one of the founders of the Spatial Aesthetics research cluster. He is Project Leader...
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Great discovery for the treatment of lung fibrosis

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Thyroid hormone therapy significantly resolves fibrosis, or scarring, in the lungs of mice, increasing their survival from disease, a Yale-led study shows led by a Greek researcher. This provides a novel insight into the development of pulmonary fibrosis and could lead to alternative treatment for...
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Studies the role of chromatin organization in cell identity

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[:el] Effie Apostolou is an Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology in Medicine and member of the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell Medical College. Her group studies the role of chromatin organization in cell identity. She studied Biology at the Aristotle University...
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Detected cancer relapse long before standard testing

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Apostolos Nakas is a Consultant Thoracic Surgeon within University Hospitals of Leicester. He is one of the two Greek scientists in the team that have found that unstable chromosomes within lung tumours increases the risk of cancer returning after surgery, and have used this new...
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Greek scientist led the team that created a quantum butterfly

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[:el] Researchers at the Centre for Quantum Technologies have collaborated with the scientists building Google’s quantum chips to simulate complex phenomena in physics. The team was led by a Greek researcher. Quantum simulators, which are special-purpose quantum computers, will help researchers identify materials with new...
Famous Greeks

Founded the Particle Technology Laboratory at ETH Zurich

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[:el] Sotiris E. Pratsinis is a Professor of Process Engineering at ETH Zurich. Professor Pratsinis was born on March 21, 1955 in Chania, Crete, Greece. After receiving his Diploma in Chemical Engineering in 1977 from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, he served as Ensign...
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Professor of International Law at the University of Groningen

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[:el] Panagiotis (Panos) Merkouris is an Assistant Professor of International Law at the University of Groningen. He holds an LLB from the University of Athens, 2 LLMs on International Law from the University of Athens and UCL respectively, and a PhD from Queen Mary, University...
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3 Greeks behind the discovery of a novel, groundbreaking function of leukaemia cells

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A study has found an unexpected new drug target for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) that could open new avenues to develop effective treatments against this potentially lethal disease. Researchers from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, the Gurdon Institute and their collaborators show that inhibiting the METTL3...
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7 Greek researchers awarded with the ERC Consolidator Grants

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[:el] The ERC has announced the awarding of the Consolidator Grants that go to 329 top researchers across Europe. The funding, part of the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, is worth in total €630 million and will give them a chance to have...

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