Thales Papagiannakopoulos, PhD

Professor

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Top cancer scientist Thales “PapaG” Papagiannakopoulos joins Salk Institute

LA JOLLA—The Salk Institute has recruited globally renowned cancer scientist Thales “PapaG” Papagiannakopoulos, PhD, to join its faculty as a professor beginning in September 2026. Papagiannakopoulos has served as a …


Education

BS, Molecular Genetics, University of Sussex
PhD, Molecular and Cellular Biology, UC Santa Barbara
Postdoctoral Fellow, MIT


Awards & Honors

  • Bodossaki Foundation Distinguished Young Scientists in Life Sciences, Greece, 2021
  • Emerald Foundation Young Investigator Award, 2019
  • NIH R37 Merit Award, 2018
  • Greek National Academy of Science Award of Excellence, Athens, Greece, 2015
  • Lung Cancer Research Foundation Grant Recipient, 2013
  • Hope Funds for Cancer Research Postdoctoral Fellow, 2013
  • Society for Research on Biological Rhythms (SRBR) Research Merit Award, 2012
  • American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellow, 2012
  • Onassis Foundation Scholar, Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, 2011
  • Ellen Schamberg Award, UC Santa Barbara, 2009