Dr. Michael (Marie Curie fellow from our lab) presented new research at the Mediterranean Neuroscience Society Conference in Crete, showcasing our latest findings on how a ketamine metabolite could help treat opioid addiction. Her poster focused on (2R,6R)-hydroxynorketamine (HNK), a ketamine metabolite, and its effects on opioid addiction-related behaviors in mice. The research tackled one […]

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Dr. Panos Zanos delivered an engaging discussion on “Social Media & Brain” as part of the 37th Pan-Cypriot Festival of Youth and Students. The talk explored the fascinating intersection between our digital habits and neurological processes, including insights from current research on how social media platforms influence brain function, potentially covering topics such as dopamine reward […]

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The Zanos Lab is delighted to share that Dr. Polymnia Louka, our Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow, delivered an engaging talk at the European University Cyprus (EUC) Annual Conference. Invited to address students and faculty, Dr. Louka discussed her journey to securing the prestigious and competitive Marie Curie Fellowship, as well as her innovative research exploring the […]

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We are pleased to announce that the Zanos Lab at the University of Cyprus is an integral part of the newly awarded COST Action “PSY-NET: Psychedelic renaissance: turn on, tune in and drop in” (OC-2024-1-27517). This collaborative network brings together 83 leading researchers from 21 European countries to advance psychedelic research across multiple disciplines. The […]

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The Zanos Lab is pleased to announce that Dr. Apostolakis has presented research at the Hellenic Psychological Society (ΕΛΨΕ) conference in Ioannina, Greece. The presentation, titled “Stress biomarkers and emotion regulation difficulties as predictive factors of vulnerability to nicotine addiction relapse,” addressed a critical challenge in smoking cessation efforts. Nicotine addiction is characterized by high […]

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We are pleased to announce that Dr. Panos Zanos, Director of the Zanos Lab at the University of Cyprus, recently delivered a lecture as part of the prestigious Neuroscience Lecture Series (NLS) at the University of Bern, Switzerland, for the 2024/25 academic year. Dr. Zanos presented the lab’s cutting-edge research on ketamine’s antidepressant properties, challenging […]

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Dr. Zanos has presented new research of our lab at the Hellenic Psychological Society (ΕΛΨΕ) conference in Ioannina, Greece. The presentation, titled “Decoding common molecular pathways affected in opioid use disorder and depression,” explored the complex relationship between these frequently co-occurring conditions. This research was led by our lab members, Drs. Anna Onisiforou and Andrea […]

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We are pleased to announce that our postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Andria Michael, recently participated in the YUFE4Postdocs training workshop hosted at the University of Antwerp. The workshop focused on stakeholder interaction and open science practices, bringing together talented postdoctoral researchers from across the YUFE alliance. During this spring workshop, Dr. Michael had the opportunity to […]

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We are pleased to announce that Dr. Polymnia Louka of the Zanos Laboratory recently authored an informative article in a prominent Cypriot newspaper addressing the important relationship between depression and bone health. In her article, Dr. Louka explains that depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders in the modern world, affecting approximately 5% […]

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We are pleased to announce that Dr. Anna Onisiforou and Dr. Zanos  have been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Foundation. The grant will support an innovative project entitled “Sex-Specific Mechanisms of HSV-1 and EBV in Alzheimer’s Disease Risk.” This competitive funding was awarded through the 2025 Microbial Pathogenesis […]

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