Group Leader

Stavros Taraviras is a Professor and Head of the Department of Physiology at the Medical School, University of Patras, Greece. He holds a Ph.D from the University of Heidelberg, Germany and postdoctoral research appointments at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg and the MRC/National Institute for Medical Research in London, UK.

Upon his return to Greece in 2001, as a Faculty member at the Medical School, University of Patras, he established an independent research group focusing on how extrinsic and intracellular signalling cues orchestrate stem/progenitor cell dynamics and organ development, and how perturbations in these regulatory pathways drive disease mechanisms.

His results have been published in high profile journals (eg Development, Glia, PNAS, EMBO J, EMBO Reports, Neuron, Science, Stem Cells Reports, EMBO Molecular Medicine, Nature Communications). (Stavros Taraviras PubMed)

His research work has been funded by over 35 national and international competitive research grants. International Funding agencies that have supported his research include Association for International Cancer Research, Leukaemia Research Foundation, EU NEST-STREP, EU REGPOT, EU-Esperance, EU-Milestone, Foundation Santé, Hydrocephalus USA etc.

He has been the supervisor of 15 PhD students, 41 Master students and 16 postdoctoral fellows. Past lab members have progressed successfully to the next step in their career (eg faculty members, consultants in Biotech, Pharmaceutical companies, Specialized Clinicians etc). Member in over 19 PhD Examination Committees and over 19 MSc Examination Committees in Greece and abroad.

Postgraduate teaching: First and Second year teaching in 3 Postgraduate Programs organized by the Medical School, University of Patras: “Applications of Basic Medical Sciences”, “Clinical Specializations” and “Life Sciences Informatics”.”

Pregraduate teaching of second and third year of Medical School students over the year include “Pharmacology”, “Physiology”, Bioethics‘’, “Neuroscience”, “Physiology and Biology of stem cells-applications in Regenerative Medicine”.

• He has served as reviewer of research grants for Greek National Funding agencies and international funding agencies from USA, UK, France, Belgium, Germany, Portugal, Israel, Cyprus, Czech Republic.
• He is currently a member of the Editorial Board in 5 journals and reviewer for several international journals.
• He has been a main organiser or co-organiser in more than 18 international and national symposia and practical courses, four of which were sponsored by EMBO.
• He has been invited to present the research of his group in more than 95 Universities, Research Institutions and meetings in Greece and abroad (USA, Germany, France, Cyprus, Japan, Netherlands).

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