Awarded to Dr. Stavros Taraviras by University of Patras for the paper “Post-translational modification of microtubules by MATCAP apotyrosinase” .The author team includes Lisa Landskron, Jitske Bak, Athanasios Adamopoulos, Konstantina Kaplani, Maria Moraitis, Lisa G van den Hengel, Ji-Ying Song, Onno B Bleijerveld, Joppe Nieuwenhuis, Tatjana Heidebrecht, Linda Henneman, Marie-Jo Moutin, Marin Barisic, Stavros Taravira, Anastasis Perrakis, Thijn R Brummelkamp.
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Awarded to Konstantina Kaplani for the publication: “Ependymal cell lineage reprogramming as a potential therapeutic intervention for hydrocephalus” published in EMBO Molecular Medicine 2024.
Provided by the Hydrocephalus Association to Stavros Taraviras team for the study of scar tissue reprogramming towards functioning ependyma, the cells that line the ventricles in the brain.
2020 Innovator Award Series: Get to Know Dr. Stavros Taraviras
Kyrousi C., Arbi M., Pilz G.A., Pefani D.E., Lalioti M.E., Ninkovic J., Götz M., Lygerou Z., Taraviras S. Awarded by the Hellenic Life Sciences Society for “Mcidas and GemC1/Lynkeas are key regulators for the generation of multiciliated ependymal cells in the adult neurogenic niche”, 2016 Greece.
Arbi M., Pefani D.E., Kyrousi C., Lalioti M.E., Papanastasiou D.A., Taraviras S. and Lygerou Z. Awarded by the Hellenic Life Sciences Society for “GemC1 controls multiciliogenesis in the airway epithelium”, 2016 Greece.
“Papanicolaou Cytopathology Research Award” for the study titled «Overexpression of the Replication Licensing Regualtors hCdt1 and hCdc6 Characterizes a Subset of Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinomas. Synergistic Effect with Mutant p53 on Tumor Growth and Chromosomal Instability. Evidence of E2F-1 Transcriptional Control over hCdt1. Karakaidos P, Taraviras S, Vassiliou L, Zacharatos P, Kastrinakis N, Kougiou D., Kouloukoussa M, Nishitani H., Papavassiliou A, Lygerou Z, Gorgoulis V. 30th European Congress of Cytology, Athens, 12-15 October 2004
Konstantina Kaplani, Stella Vassalou, Evangelia Parlapani, Maria-Eleni Lalioti, Andriana Charalampopoulou, Georgia Lokka, Zoi Lygerou, Stavros Taraviras. “Direct reprogramming into the ependymal cell fate is induced by the GemC1 and McIdas proteins” Conference and Cultural center of the University of Patras, 02-04.12.2022.
S. Tsaniras, M. Petropoulos, I. Danalatos, M. Villiou, et al., «Geminin ablation and Cdt1 overexpression in vivo enhance tumorigenesis» 23-25th November 2018, Larissa .
Kalogeropoulou Argyro, Iliadou Marianna, Flordellis Stefanos, Lygerou Zoi,Taraviras Stavros. «Geminin deletion from early neural progenitors results in replication-stress related microcephaly» Athens 2017.
Kaplani Konstantina, Lalioti Maria-Eleni, Kyrousi Christina, Arbi Marina, Zoi Lygerou, Stavros Taraviras. «Ablation of GemC1/Lynkeas prevents the generation of multiciliated ependymal cells leading to hydrocephalus» 10-12th November 2017, Athens.
Kyrousi Christina, International Congress on Stem Cells and Tissue Formation, July 8-11 2014, Dresden, Germany.
A Stathopoulou, D. Natarajan., M. Spella., D. Karamitros, Z. Lygerou, V. Pachnis, S. Taraviras, Investigating the role of Geminin in enteric neural crest cells, Days of Neuroscience, Hellenic Society for Neurosciences, October 1-2 2010, Athens, Greece
Spella M., Kyrousi C., Kritikou E., Lygerou Z., Taraviras S. Geminin represents a new regulator of cortical neural progenitor self-renewal and differentiation. 61st Conference of Hellenic Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, October 2010, Alexandroupoli, Greece.
Spella M., Kyrousi C., Lygerou Z., Flordellis C. and Taraviras S. Geminin and Cdt1 delineate progenitors of the developing mouse nervous system. 2nd Bioscience Conference, University of Patrass, April 2007, Patras, Greece.