Alumni Week

A week of events will be dedicated to the Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology graduates on 2-6 June 2025, at Biopolis campus, Larisa.

The Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology organizes and invites all its graduates, the scientific community, and everyone else to a series of events, scientific networking activities, and art exhibitions that will culminate in a big party!

The program will include:

  • June, 2nd
    • 11:00-13:00, Hippocrates Auditorium, ERASMUS DAY
      • Introductory speech by the Department’s Erasmus program coordinator, Professor Dimitris Mossialos
      • Lecture: Dr Claus Schwechheimer, Professor of Plant Systems Biology, Technical University of Munich, Germany, ΕRASMUS collaborator
    • 18:00, Hippocrates Auditorium
      Opening lecture by Dr Dimitrios Kouretas, Professor of Animal Physiology & Toxicology
  • June, 3rd
    The Synthetic Biology team, iGem Thessaly, will present highlights of all the projects that have been developed over the years.
  • June, 4th
    • 14:00-15:00, Hippocrates Auditorium
      Lecture:
      Dr Andrea Crisanti, Professor of Molecular Parasitology, Imperial College London, UK, ΕRASMUS collaborator ()
    • 19:00, Hippocrates Auditorium
      Scientific lecture by Dr Nektarios Tavernarakis, Professor of Systems Molecular Biology, University of Crete
  • June, 5th
    • Opening of an art exhibition entitled ‘Seeds of Art’ in collaboration with the art group “8” and the Diachronic Museum of Larissa.
    • The week will conclude with a big party in the area outside the department, on the Biopolis campus