Thanos Halazonetis - Curriculum Vitae#
Current Affiliation:
- Professor, Dept. of Molecular Biology, University of Geneva (March 2006−present)
Education:
- Ph.D. in Genetics, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University (September 1984−June 1989)
- Clinical Certificate in Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, Tufts University (September 1982−August 1984)
- D.D.S., School of Dentistry, University of Athens, Greece (September 1977−July 1982)
Postdoctoral Experience:
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Genetics, Harvard University Medical School (June 1989−July 1990)
Awards and Honors:
- 2018: Awarded Advanced ERC Grant (REPLISTRESS; 2018−2023)
- 2017: Elected Fellow of the European Academy of Cancer Sciences
- 2012: Awarded Advanced ERC Grant (ONIDDAC; 2012−2018)
- 2008: Elected Member of EMBO
- 2008−2010: Coordinator of the GENICA FP7 Research Programme
Member of Study Sections:
- Tumor Progression Metastasis/Pathology B Study Section, NIH, 2003−2007
- SNSF Sinergia Panel, 2013−2015
- Danish Council for Research, Panel on Cancer Research, 2015−2016
- LS1 Panel, Advanced ERC Grants, 2012−2019
Meetings Organized:
- Principal Organizer, 9th International p53 Workshop, Crete, GR, May 1998
- Principal Organizer, 1st GENICA Workshop, Geneva, CH, February 2008
- Principal Organizer, 2nd GENICA Workshop, Athens, GR, May 2009
- Co-Organizer, EMBO Workshop, Sounio, GR, September 2011
- Co-Organizer, INSPIRE Meeting, Athens, GR, June 2013
- Co-Organizer, EMBO Conference, Sounio, GR, October 2013
- Co-Organizer, INSPIRE Meeting, Athens, GR, April 2014
- Co-Organizer, EMBO Conference, Sounio, GR, October 2015
- Co-Organizer, EMBO Conference, Sounio, GR, October 2017
- Principal Organizer, DNA Replication EMBL Symposium, Heidelberg, DE, May 2018
Teaching Experience:
- Organizer of the Wistar Institute Cancer Biology Course for Graduate Students (1996−2006)
- Lecturer in the PhD course at the University of Geneva (2006−present)
- Lecturer in the Biochemistry course at the University of Geneva (2009−2016)
- Organizer/Lecturer of the BMC course at the University of Geneva (2015−present)
