Journal of Tissue Science and Engineering

Irene Athanassakis

Irene Athanassakis
Department of Biology
University of Crete, Greece

Biography

2007- present: Full Professor in the Department of Biology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, GREECE. 1997-2007: Associate Professor in the Department of Biology, University of Crete 1991-1997: Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology, University of Crete 1991-1993: Research Associate at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Heraklion, Crete 1988-1990: Post-doctoral fellow in the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Heraklion, Crete 1983-1988: Ph.D. student in the Department of Immunology, U of A, Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA 1982 : Research Associate in the Department of Immunology, Villejuif, Paris, FRANCE 1981-1982: Research Associate at the immunological Laboratory of Broussais Hospital, Broussais Hospital, Paris 1979-1981: Research Assistant in the Laboratory of Renal Pathology, INSERM Unit 28, Broussais Hospital, Paris

Research Interest

Mechanisms of the antigen presentation process
Secreted class I and class II MHC molecules
Tolerance/Suppression Mechanisms
Leukemia
 Fetal allograft protection
 Sperm immunology
 Pre-implantation embryo imaging
Transplantable vaccines