Domna Karagogeos

Domna Karagogeos, PhD is Professor Emerita of Molecular Biology-Developmental Neurobiology at the University of Crete Medical School and group leader at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB). She holds a PhD in Cell and Developmental Biology form Harvard University. She has done postdoctoral research on axon guidance and cell adhesion molecules in the Center of Neurobiology and Behavior and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Columbia University, before establishing her own group in Crete. Her research involves the elucidation of a) cellular and molecular signals involved in neuronal migrations especially in cortical interneurons b) the role of contactin-2 in nervous system development and myelination c) the interactions between axons and myelin, especially as it pertains to de- and remyelination and the role of glial cells. She is using mouse genetics, advanced imaging, primary cultures and functional and behavioral assays. She has been involved in teaching developmental neurobiology in many national and international graduate programs. She has been a member and past chair of the Committee of Higher Education and Training (FENS) and has participated in establishing training best practices for Neuroscience students in Europe. She represented IBRO in FENS as a member of IBRO PERC.