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Greek scientist participates in research opening the way for faster LED

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Duke University researchers, among them was Christos Argyropoulos, have made fluorescent molecules emit photons of light 1,000 times faster than normal, setting a speed record and making an important step toward realizing superfast light emitting diodes (LEDs) and quantum cryptography. This year’s Nobel Prize in...
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Breakthrough for the early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer

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Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and other institutions have discovered a sign of the early development of pancreatic cancer, an upsurge in certain amino acids that occurs before the disease is diagnosed and symptoms appear. Among the research team is a greek...
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Pioneer researcher on dementia and Alzheimer’s

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Professor Constantine Lyketsos holds the Elizabeth Plank Althouse headquarters at Johns Hopkins University in the US and is the Director of the Personalized Medicine Center for Alzheimer’s in Johns Hopkins. The world-renowned specialist in the care and treatment of Alzheimer’s (AL) patients, and related kinds...
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Three Greeks participated in research that reveals new genes linked to height

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Researchers discovered new genes that influence height. The largest genome-wide association study to date, involving more than 300 institutions and more than 250,000 subjects, roughly doubles the number of known gene regions influencing height to more than 400. The study, from the international Genetic Investigation...
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He transformed greek cobbling heritage to a successful company

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George Vlagos is the founder and key designer of Oak Street Bootmakers, a Chicago based footwear firm. He apprenticed at his father’s cobble shop and his life dream is to preserve his ancestor’s heritage of fine shoemaking through thoughtfully designed and attentively crafted shoes. There...
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Professor of Space Physics in UCLA

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Vassilis Angelopoulos is a Professor of Space Physics in the Department of Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences and the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (Space Science Center) at UCLA and Principal Investigator for NASA. UCLA is recognized internationally as a leader in the plasma physics of space. Research done...
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High level executive in global corporations

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[:el] Stratton Sclavos is a partner at the venture capital firm Radar Partners. From July 1995 to May 2007, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of VeriSign, Inc., a top provider of infrastructure services to websites, enterprises, electronic service providers and individuals. Sclavos...

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