Tzartos Socrates

Socrates Tzartos is a Greek biologist and neuro-immunologist. He is professor emeritus of the Department of Pharmacy of the University of Patras, and a researcher emeritus of the Department of Neurobiology of the Hellenic Pasteur Institute in Athens.

In addition to his work at the Pasteur Hellenic Institute he has also held other positions at different institutions. He has taught as a professor of immunobiology at the Department of Pharmacy at the University of Patras for more than 10 years. He was also the Deputy Chairman of the Department from 2003 to 2005. Currently he is a professor emeritus at the University of Patras and a researcher emeritus at the Hellenic Pasteur Institute.

Research Socrates was awarded a total of 59 research grants. Out of them, 17 have been from the European Commission (6 as coordinator), 28 from other international sources (most from the muscular dystrophy organizations MDA and AFM) and 14 from Greek sources. Over the course of his career he has produced a total of 290 scientific papers (187 original papers in refereed international journals, 80 reviews and 23 papers in Greek journals).

He has also received several awards and honors: 1972-76: Four pre-doctoral fellowships from the Natl. Hellenic Research Foundation. 1976-78: Two long-term Post-doctoral EMBO fellowships. 1979-81: Two Post-doctoral fellowships from the Muscular Dystrophy Association of America. 1981-83: Two long-term Post-doctoral EMBO fellowships. 1988-1990, 1998, 2003: 4 awards of the 14th and 16th, 24th και 29th Panhellenic Medical Symposia. 1993: Short-term (3-month) EMBO fellowship. 1994: Full member of EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organization). 2012-2011: Program Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Pharmacy, University of Patras 2013 and 2015: Participated in two Awards of the American Academy of Neurology annual Conferences, USA.