Program

Keynote & Invited Speakers

Leading researchers and clinicians from institutes across Europe, the United States and Japan join GeNeDis 2026 to share the latest advances in genomics, neuroscience, therapeutics and data innovation.

Constantine Lyketsos

Constantine Lyketsos

MD, MHS, Professor

Johns Hopkins University & Johns Hopkins Bayview

Vasiliki Machairaki

Vasiliki Machairaki

MSc, PhD, Associate Professor

Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Dimitrios Kapogiannis

Dimitrios Kapogiannis

MD, Senior / Clinical Investigator; Adjunct Associate Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins

Laboratory of Neurosciences, National Institute on Aging (NIA/NIH), Baltimore

John Sotiropoulos

John Sotiropoulos

PhD, Researcher C, Group Leader

Institute of Biosciences & Applications, NCSR Demokritos

Christina Dalla

Christina Dalla

PhD, Professor of Pharmacology

Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens

Vibe Gedsø Frøkjær

Vibe Gedsø Frøkjær

MD, PhD, Professor

Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen

Ornella Corazza

Ornella Corazza

PhD, Professor

University of Hertfordshire

Costas Demetzos

Costas Demetzos

PhD, Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology

Department of Pharmacy, University of Athens

Katie Irwin

Katie Irwin

PhD Candidate

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Georgios Skretas

Georgios Skretas

PhD, Director & Associated Researcher

Institute for Bio-innovation, BSRC “Alexander Fleming” & NHRF

Arno Villringer

Arno Villringer

MD, Professor & Director

Department of Neurology, Max Planck Institute (MPI CBS)

Meaghan Morris

Meaghan Morris

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Clifford Kentros

Clifford Kentros

PhD, Professor

Kavli Institute of Systems Neuroscience, NTNU

Stavros Taraviras

Stavros Taraviras

PhD, Professor & Director, Stem Cell Lab

Department of Physiology, Medical School, University of Patras

Christos Yapijakis

Christos Yapijakis

MS, DMD, PhD, Associate Professor

1st Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Athens

Panteleimon Giannakopoulos

Panteleimon Giannakopoulos

Professor of Psychiatry

General Director of the Geneva Health Office

Stathis Velivasakis

Stathis Velivasakis

Country Information Technology Manager

Affidea

Stelios Pantelopoulos

Stelios Pantelopoulos

Head of Maggioli Greek Branch

Maggioli

Taisuke Tomita

Taisuke Tomita

PhD, Professor

Laboratory of Neuropathology & Neuroscience, University of Tokyo

Konstantina Skolariki

Konstantina Skolariki

PhD

Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Benjamin Wolozin

Benjamin Wolozin

MD, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology & Neurology

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Katerina Akassoglou

Katerina Akassoglou

PhD, Professor of Neurology & Senior Investigator

Gladstone Institutes / University of California, San Francisco

Zoi Lygerou

Zoi Lygerou

PhD, Professor of Biology

School of Medicine, University of Patras

Savvas Christoforidis

Savvas Christoforidis

PhD, Professor of Biological Chemistry

BRI-FORTH, Ioannina & Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina

Alexandra Touroutoglou

Alexandra Touroutoglou

Associate Professor of Neurology

Harvard Medical School

Artemis Tsitsika

Artemis Tsitsika

Assoc. Prof. of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Dimitrios Vlachakis

Dimitrios Vlachakis

Assoc. Prof. of Genetics

Agricultural University of Athens

Stelios Kympouropoulos

Stelios Kympouropoulos

Psychiatrist; Chair of National Accessibility Authority, Athens, Greece

Greece

Haralampos Karanikas

Haralampos Karanikas

Associate Professor of Medical Informatics and eHealth Systems

Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics, University of Thessaly

Kostis Kaggelides

Kostis Kaggelides

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Gnomon Informatics S.A.

Nektarios Tavernarakis

Nektarios Tavernarakis

Professor of Molecular Systems Biology; Research Director

University of Crete; Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, FORTH

George Chrousos

George Chrousos

Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics and Endocrinology

School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Maria Anagnostouli

Maria Anagnostouli

Associate Professor of Neurology and Neuroimmunology

School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; Aeginition Hospital

Vasilis Gorgoulis

Vasilis Gorgoulis

Professor of Histology and Embryology

School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Panagiotis Alexopoulos

Panagiotis Alexopoulos

Professor of Psychiatry

School of Medicine, University of Patras

Notis Paraskevopoulos

Notis Paraskevopoulos

Vice Chair, HIAAD; Co-Founder, thāllo

Hellenic Initiative Against Alzheimer's Disease

Nikos Scarmeas

Nikos Scarmeas

Professor of Neurology

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; Columbia University

Spyridon Konitsiotis

Spyridon Konitsiotis

Professor of Neurology

Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina

Maria Stamelou

Maria Stamelou

MD, PhD, FEAN, Head of Parkinson's disease and Movement Disorders Department

HYGEIA Hospital, Athens, Greece

John Kakkos

John Kakkos

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of West Attica

George Matsopoulos

George Matsopoulos

Professor of Biomedical Information and Biocomputing Technologies

School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens

Ilias Maglogiannis

Ilias Maglogiannis

Professor; Director, Computational Biomedicine Laboratory

Department of Digital Systems, University of Piraeus

Vassilis Plagianakos

Vassilis Plagianakos

Professor of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics

University of Thessaly

Christos Diou

Christos Diou

Associate Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Department of Informatics and Telematics, Harokopio University of Athens

Georgia Lytra

Georgia Lytra

Co-Founder

Altrovia

maria-chountoulesi

Maria Chountoulesi/h3>

Phd

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Maria Kyrana

Maria Kyrana

CRO Operations Director

CORONIS Research S.A.

Stavros Stavrinides

Stavros Stavrinides

Professor of Physics

Department of Physics, Democritus University of Thrace

Alexandra Koutsokera

Alexandra Koutsokera

Pulmonologist, MD, MSc in Thoracic Oncology and Paediatric Pulmonology

B Department, Henry Dunant Hospital Center

Efthymios Dardiotis

Efthimios Dardiotis

Professor of Neurology

Department of Medicine, University of Thessaly

Simos Kokkovos

Simos Kokkovos

Head of Digital and Enterprise Services

Siemens Healthineers Greece

Sotiris Anagnostis

Sotiris Anagnostis

Innovation Manager & Director

Pytheia Competence Center

Vasileios Lyras

Vasileios Lyras

Neurologist

Aktios Elderly Care Units