Karagogeos, Domna
Domna Karagogeos received her PhD in Cell and Developmental Biology from Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA and subsequently continued for post-doctoral work in the laboratory of Dr T Jessell, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Center for Neurobiology and H. Hughes Medical Institute, NY. She has been a faculty member at the University of Crete since 1990. She is currently Professor of Molecular Biology-Developmental Neurobiology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete and collaborating researcher at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), FORTH.
Her research interests focus on functional characterization of gene products important in the development of the nervous system. Her team is using a combination of genetic, molecular, biochemical and cellular approaches: transgenic animal models, ex-vivo transplantation systems, genetic analysis in invertebrates and mice, advanced imaging, cultures, and protein biochemistry. The major focus of her research is to explore mechanisms of neuronal outgrowth, migration and axon guidance as well as to elucidate mechanisms underlying axon-glial interactions in myelinated fibers in health and disease.
Her research has been funded by the EU (Framework 6, INTERDEVO project, MC Tok CELLIMAGE, MCHD NeurDev, etc), the National Society of Multiple Sclerosis (USA), the MS UK Society, the European Leukodystrophy Association (ELA) as well as National funding bodies such as the recent ARISTEIA grant. She has published 55 original papers in top journals attracting over 2500 citations. She has supervised 10 PhD theses and has been actively involved in the coordination of graduate programs at the UoC. She is currently director of studies of the graduate program in the Neurosciences at the Medical School of the UoC. She has been extensively collaborating with laboratories worldwide in Developmental Neurobiology.
Her research interests focus on functional characterization of gene products important in the development of the nervous system. Her team is using a combination of genetic, molecular, biochemical and cellular approaches: transgenic animal models, ex-vivo transplantation systems, genetic analysis in invertebrates and mice, advanced imaging, cultures, and protein biochemistry. The major focus of her research is to explore mechanisms of neuronal outgrowth, migration and axon guidance as well as to elucidate mechanisms underlying axon-glial interactions in myelinated fibers in health and disease.
Her research has been funded by the EU (Framework 6, INTERDEVO project, MC Tok CELLIMAGE, MCHD NeurDev, etc), the National Society of Multiple Sclerosis (USA), the MS UK Society, the European Leukodystrophy Association (ELA) as well as National funding bodies such as the recent ARISTEIA grant. She has published 55 original papers in top journals attracting over 2500 citations. She has supervised 10 PhD theses and has been actively involved in the coordination of graduate programs at the UoC. She is currently director of studies of the graduate program in the Neurosciences at the Medical School of the UoC. She has been extensively collaborating with laboratories worldwide in Developmental Neurobiology.