Associate Professor
dermon@upatras.gr
0030 2610 996755 (tel)
0030 2610 969273 (fax)
Ph.D.in Physiology “Comparative ontogenetic and topographic study of α1, α2 and β adrenergic receptors of different regions of chick brain and heart (Gallus domesticus) “ Medical School, University of Patras, (supervisor Prof E. Kouvelas)
1976 - 1981
B.Sc. in Biology, University of Patras, Greece
Associate Professor, Department of Biology. University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
2004- 2006
Associate Professor, Department of Biology. University of Crete, Crete, Greece.
1994-2004
Assistant Professor, Department οf Biology, University of Crete Crete, Greece
1991-1994
Lecturer in Biology Department, University of Crete, Crete, Greece.
1990-1992
Research assistant in National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) in Bethesda, USA
1989-1991
Research
project titled "Anatomical, histochemical and
functional relationships of specific and
non-specific thalamic nuclei in C.N.S.", granted by
the Greek Ministry of Research and Technology
(1989-1991).
1992-1994
Research
project titled "Role of Noradrenergic transmission
in the development of bird visual system" granted
by Research Committe of Crete University.
1994-1997
European
research project titled "Steroid-induced plasticity
in circuits mediating reproductive behaviour",
co-ordinator J. Balthazart, University of Liege,
Belgium, funded E.C. Human Capital and Mobility,
scientific netw, 2/ERB4050Pl93-2177
1994-1996
Greek-German
Collaboration research project titled "Immediate
and protracted response of nerve cells to lesions:
protein synthesis and metabolic activity after
axonal regeneration", granted by Greek and German
Ministry of research and technology (ΥΠΕΤ, ΓΓΕΤ).
1994-1996
Greek-German
Collaboration research project titled "Immediate
and protracted response of nerve cells to lesions:
protein synthesis and metabolic activity after
axonal regeneration", granted by Greek and German
Ministry of research and technology (ΥΠΕΤ, ΓΓΕΤ).
1995
Educational
project for "Development of educational material
based on new technologies for distance learning in
post-graduate studies in Neurosciences" Erasmus
grant no. STV-94-G-3016.
1996-1998
Research
project titled "Brain neurochemistry and
plasticity: Role of noradrenergic receptors in
mature and developing brain" PENED, Ministry of
Dev., GSRT
1997-2000
Greek-German
Collaboration research project titled "Immediate
and protracted esponse of nerve cells to lesions",
granted by Greek and German Ministry of research
and technology (ΥΠΕΤ, ΓΓΕΤ).
1997-2000
Greek-British
collaboration research project titled “Cellular
mechamisms involved in plasticity and
neurodegenerative disorders’ granted by Greek GSRT
and British counsil
2000-2003
Research
grant titled ‘Environmental, nutritional and
neuroendocrine regulation of skin coloration in the
red porky, towards the developmental of natural hue
in culture populations’ , funded by EU, contract no
Q5RS-2000-31629.
2004-2006
Participation
in Greek & European funded project (EPEAEK II -
Pythagoras I). Environmental control of sex in
Zebrafish (Hamilton,1822). Differentiation of
reproductive and central nervous system.
2006-2008
Research
Associate, Aquaculture Institute, Hellenic Centre
of Marine Research, Greece. Participation in Greek
& European funded project. Method development
for the diagnosis and prevention of nutritional
problems in mariculture, based on nutrition,
nervous system and behaviour.
2008-2010
Research
project titled "Neurobiological basis of behaviour
in zebrafish", granded by University of Patras
"Caratheodory".
Honor by Greek Foundation of Government Scholarships(IKY), for the elaboration of PH.D.
1988
European Science Foundation Fellowships for collaboration with Prof.R Caminiti, University of Rome, Dept. Physiologia Umana, and Prof M-J Besson, Dept. Neurochimie-Anatomie of University P. et M. Curie, Paris, France
1990-1992
Fogarty Fellowship by National Institutes of Mental Health, Lab of Cerebral Metabolism, N.I.H., Bethesda, MD, Dr. L. Sokoloff (1990-92).
1989-1990
Fulbright Scholar, granted from United States Educational Foundation (Fulbright Scholar Program) for the study of the thalamic projections to the prefrontal cortex of the rhesus monkey, in dept. of Neuroanatomy, Boston University, Prof. H. Barbas
1997
Fellowship granted by British Council for scientific collaboration in mechanisms of learning and memory, with Prof. M. Stewart, Dept. of Biology, Open Univ., Milton Keynes, U.K.
Founder member of Hellenic Society for Neuroscience,Member of International Society Developmental Neuroscience ,Member of European Neuroscience Association / FENS
Refereeing
Referee for scientific journals, e.g. “Brain Research”, “Brain Behavior and Evolution”, “Neuropharmacology”,“IOVS”, “Neuroscince”, etc
Conferences
Member of the scientific and organizing committee of annual meetings of HNS in 1996 and 2002, in Crete, Greece.