Hellenic Bioscientific Association in the USA

04/22/2022

Happy Easter from HBA-USA! Καλό Πάσχα!

04/17/2022

Join us on Thursday April 21st at 6pm for a EURAXESS North America - HBA-USA - STARS Joint Network Event on US Visa. This event aims at informing European Scientific Diaspora researchers on their visa options to continue their research in the USA. An overview of the visa options will be given by Brendan Delaney of the Frank & Delaney Immigration Law and Q&A will follow. Your registration information is going to be shared for information purposes with the organizers of this event.

Free registration:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/euraxess-north-america-hba-usa-stars-network-event-on-us-visa-tickets-303106187767

Support for members of the European Scientific Diasporas in the US to continue their research in the US.

04/15/2022

We are excited to announce our new academic initiative co-organized by HBA-USA and The Circle of Hellenic Academics in Boston. Our “Job Talk Mentoring Workshop” aims to provide a platform for career development to our members.

During our inaugural session we welcomed esteemed academics Gerasimos Makrigiorgos and Ioannis Zervantonakis, who provided feedback on a job talk by Georgios Polychronidis! Thank you all for making it such a successful event.

If you are interested to practice your job talk and receive feedback by our faculty members please contact the director of our mentoring program, Harilaos Filippakis.

04/06/2022

We are pleased to announce the Grand Round in Medicine, on Thursday April 14, 15:00 – 16:00 Athens time, organized by the Medical School of the University of Crete and the Hellenic Bioscientific Association of the USA. The goal of the initiative is to bring cutting edge knowledge in daily medical practice and connect the Medical School with distinguished Greek physicians/ scientists working in the USA. Attendees could be consultants, residents, medical students in their clerkship and biomedical scientists.

Speaker: Gregory J. Tsongalis PhD, HCLD, CC, Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Director, Clinical Genomics and Advanced Technology (CGAT)

Topic: Molecular Pathology: When the Right Base Is Not in the Right Place at the Right Time.
Date: April 14, 2022 (15.00 – 16:00 p.m. Athens time)
Location: Online, free via Zoom ( Register at https://www.admin.uoc.gr/GRANDROUNDS/index.php/grf, to get the link via email )

https://www.admin.uoc.gr/GRANDROUNDS/

Medical Grand Rounds UoC

03/10/2022

We are pleased to announce the Grand Round in Medicine, on Thursday March 17, 15:00 – 16:00 Athens time, organized by the Medical School of the University of Crete and the Hellenic Bioscientific Association of the USA. The goal of the initiative is to bring cutting edge knowledge in daily medical practice and connect the Medical School with distinguished Greek physicians/ scientists working in the USA. Attendees could be consultants, residents, medical students in their clerkship and biomedical scientists.

Speaker: Dimitrios Farmakiotis MD, FACP, FIDSA
Associate Professor of Medicine. Infectious disease specialist (Transplant and Oncology), Brown University

Topic: An overview of Transplant and Oncology Infectious Diseases
Date: March 17, 2022 (15.00 – 16:00 p.m. Athens time)
Location: Online, free via Zoom (Register at https://www.admin.uoc.gr/GRANDROUNDS/index.php/grf, to get the link via email)

https://www.admin.uoc.gr/GRANDROUNDS/

02/13/2022

Grand Rounds are an essential element of medical education in North America going back decades. The Hellenic Bioscientific Association in the USA (HBA-USA) and the University of Crete are thrilled to announce a series of virtual lectures with distinguished speakers from the USA open to all colleagues in Greece and beyond. Medical students, trainees, specialists and faculty will be able to attend lectures of the highest quality in which their colleagues in North America participate as part of their intense training. We will continue to build bridges between the USA and Greece, to advance education and ultimately patient care.

The series of Grand Rounds in Medicine, a collaboration of the University of Crete, Medical School with the Hellenic Bioscientific Association in the USA, start on Thursday February 17, 15:00-16:00, Athens time.
The lectures are open via zoom.

Our first speaker: Efstathia Andrikopoulou MD, MBA, FACC
Assistant Professor of Medicine, & Radiology, Un. of Alabama
Topic: Artificial Intelligence in Delivery of Cardiovascular Care
https://www.admin.uoc.gr/GRANDROUNDS/

The registration link https://www.admin.uoc.gr/GRANDROUNDS/index.php/grf

Medical Grand Rounds UoC

01/25/2022

An insightful interview featuring our President Dr. Alexandra Touroutoglou is out at Harvard Gazette!
Congratulations Dr. Touroutoglou!!

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2022/01/exploring-why-some-remain-sharp-even-as-decades-roll-by/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily+Gazette+20211024+%281%29&fbclid=IwAR0hcJietDQlk_QRo9vxhk14PohBOd0e6FyMQM_3RPbxrmCQJAm7Y3rib6g

Harvard researchers study "super-aging" minds for clues to possible interventions for the rest of us.

01/18/2022

Applications are open for WHBA’s Summer School 2022! Make sure you apply to attend this excellent scientific and mentoring program!

More details:
http://www.whba1990.org/summer-school-2022.html

12/22/2021

Happy Holidays from HBA-USA!

10/31/2021

The HBA-USA Board is pleased to announce a joint networking event taking place in Boston! The event will be held on November 16th at 6:30 pm at Trade. Proof of vaccination is required to attend and more details are provided in the RSVP link below:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/3rd-joint-hba-usa-boston-networking-after-work-event-tickets-202333473867

Join our 3rd joint event with the Boston networking after work team for a casual networking opportunity over cocktails at Trade.

10/15/2021

The HBA-USA Board of Directors would like to thank Dr. Konstantinos Drosatos for the inspiring discussion and all participants for attending. We also are grateful to the continuing support of the General Secretary for Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy John Chrysoulakis for his introductory remarks. Stay tuned for our next Meet the Professional event!

10/04/2021

The HBA-USA Board of Directors is pleased to host Dr. Konstantinos Drosatos, the founding President of HBA-USA, at the upcoming Meet the Professional Event focused on Career in Biomedical Medicine and Research in the USA.

To find out more about Dr. Drosatos' research, please check here: http://www.drosatos.com

The meeting will be held virtually on October 13th at 12:00pm EST USA/ 7pm Greece time zone. RSVP Required. Free registration here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meet-the-professional-with-dr-konstantinos-drosatos-phd-tickets-181291115607

09/21/2021

The HBA-USA Board of Directors is pleased to support and participate at the upcoming Introductory Student Seminar on Thursday, September 30th at 6:30pm EDT in Boston!

Introductory greetings by:
Stratos Efthymiou - Consul General of Greece in Boston

Roselita Fragoudakis - Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering (Merrimack College), President of the The Circle of Hellenic Academics in Boston

Panelists:
Manolis Kellis - Professor of Computer Science, member of CSAIL (Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), member of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

Alexandra Touroutoglou - Assistant Professor of Neurology (Harvard University), Director of Imaging Operations (Massachusetts General Hospital), President of the Hellenic Bioscientific Association of the USA

Elizabeth Prodromou - Visiting Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts University)

Students beyond the freshman year, including graduate students and postdoctoral researchers are welcomed.

▶️ Register here: https://bit.ly/2XrgCrK

08/25/2021

The HBA-USA Board of Directors would like to thank Dr. Nikolaos Daskalakis for sharing his inspiring career pathway and research as a part of an HBA-USA interview. More details can be found in the link below!

https://www.hbausa.org/an-interview-with-dr-nikolaos-daskalakis/

My training in medicine and basic neuroscience gave me a broad perspective of the brain in health and disease. My early focus on the stress response system made me very aware of interconnected tissues, cell types and functions needed to form coordinated responses to environmental challenges. Neuroge...

07/13/2021

The HBA-USA Board of Directors would like to thank Dr. Konstantinos Karagiannis for sharing his career path during the HBA-USA Meet the Professional event. Big thank you to all attendees for the fruitful discussion and to Mr. ΓΙΑΝΝΗΣ ΧΡΥΣΟΥΛΑΚΗΣ, the Secretary General for Greeks Abroad & Public Diplomacy for the welcoming remarks and kind support.

06/22/2021

Meet Dr. Konstantinos Karagiannis, PhD

The 2020-2022 HBA-USA Board of Directors will host Dr. Konstantinos Karagiannis, Lead Scientist of the HIVE Bioinformatics Group, United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the “Meet the Professional” event. The meeting will be focused on “Biomedical Career in Bioinformatics and Research Opportunities in FDA”. The participants will have the opportunity to ask Dr. Karagiannis questions about his career path and his journey from electrical engineering to biomedical science from Greece to the USA and FDA.

The meeting will be held virtually on July 10th at 10:00 am EST. RSVP Required. Free registration:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meet-the-professional-with-dr-konstantinos-karagiannis-phd-tickets-159559080505?keep_tld=1

05/18/2021

A big THANK YOU to all 120 participants of our event on US medical residency for your enthusiasm and willingness to network. We would love to thank Dr. Petros Grivas and Dr. Maria Vamvini for joining us as our invited guests and sharing their inspiring stories and tips and to our own Dr. Maria Stamou for her initiative and moderating the event. Stay tuned for our next event by checking our website and social media!