Nektarios Tavernarakis is the Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Research Director at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, and Professor of Molecular Systems Biology at the Medical School of the University of Crete, in Heraklion, Greece. He is the Director of the Graduate Program on BioInformatics at the Medical School of the University of Crete, and is also heading the Neurogenetics and Ageing laboratory of IMBB. He is a corresponding member of the Academy of Athens, a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), the German National Academy of Sciences (Leopoldina), and Academia Europaea. He has also served as the Director of the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. His research focuses on the molecular mechanisms of necrotic cell death and neurodegeneration, the interplay between cellular metabolism and ageing, the mechanisms of sensory transduction and integration by the nervous system, and the development of novel genetic tools for biomedical research. He has received several notable scientific prizes, including two ERC Advanced Investigator Grants, and an innovation-supporting ERC Proof of Concept Grant. He is also the recipient of the EMBO Young Investigator award, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel research award, the Bodossaki Foundation Scientific Prize for Medicine and Biology, the Empeirikeion Foundation Academic Excellence Prize, the BioMedical Research Award of the Academy of Athens, the Galien Scientific Research Award, and the Helmholtz International Fellow Award.

Economics researcher at Brown, focused on using new large datasets to build better foundations for theories of cities and agglomeration. I also work on improving assignment algorithms to better target intended recipients, with a focus on the developing world.

Faculty Member (PhD) in the Economics & Management Dept. at the American University of Paris. Professor - Sustainable Finance, graduate module and Corp. Finance and Int'l. Financial Markets (undergraduate courses).

I am a multidisciplinary researcher and program evaluator using mixed methods approaches to manage, plan, and evaluate health programs and policies. My research focuses on historically disenfranchised populations and takes an equity lens in developing community-led solutions for food security, food sovereignty, active living, and mental wellness in the Canadian north.