Thanos Halazonetis

Thanos Halazonetis is a Professor at the Department of Molecular Biology, University of Geneva, since 2006. He previously served as Director of the same department (2009-2017) and held academic positions at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, including Professor (2005-2006), Associate Professor (2000-2004), and Assistant Professor (1993-1999). His research focuses on DNA replication, genomic instability, and mechanisms underlying cancer, particularly involving the tumor suppressor p53.

• Ph.D. in Genetics, Harvard University (1989)
• Clinical Certificate in Periodontology, Tufts University (1984)
• D.D.S., University of Athens (1982)

He has secured significant funding through two Advanced ERC Grants (ONIDDAC, REPLISTRESS) and coordinated the GENICA FP7 Research Programme. His awards include election to EMBO (2008) and fellowship in the European Academy of Cancer Sciences (2017). Halazonetis has organized major international conferences, including the DNA Replication EMBL Symposium (2018).