Two workshops on neuroscience by Panagiota Nti Kostanzo and Eleftheria Varmazi
1st Workshop in co – operation with the scientific team of Pasteur “Sherlock Holmes in Kastellorizo”
A care home for the elderly, a stolen cake, four suspects. Can you solve the mystery?
Interactive puzzle game. The students will be asked to solve a mystery, collecting clues that will be available in the area of the event.
- Blood Groups: What are they, how many are there, how are they detected.
- DNA: What is it, what is its purpose, how is it detected.
- Neurological Diseases (Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis): Understanding the main symptoms of these diseases.
The aim of the event is for the students to understand the following concepts – age 14<, duration 30΄
2nd Workshop “The Hippocampus: The sea guardian of memory”
What is a seahorse doing in our brain? How is it related to memory? In this activity, you will have the chance to observe this unique brain region in a sample of a rat’s brain and learn all about its function and dysfunctions.
Observation through a microscope, for students – age 14<, duration 20΄
The non-profit group “Neuroholics” was co-founded in 2021 by students of the International Master’s Programme in Neuroscience, Biology Department, NKUA. The group aims to disseminate knowledge of Neuroscience, raise awareness about all kinds of neurological diseases and mental health issues, and conducts educational activities for people of all ages. Our goal is to share our love for science with the world, a goal already becoming reality through educational activities and collaborations with organizations such as the Eugenides Foundation, the Democritus University of Thrace, the Agricultural University of Athens, and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
Biology graduate from the Department of Patras and “Neuroholics” co-founder. Currently she is attending the Athens International Master’s Programme in Neurosciences, and her thesis focuses on studying neurodevelopmental disorders in the human cortex in human brain organoids.
She is a chemistry graduate of NKUA, specializing in biochemistry. A Neuroholics co-founder, she is wrapping up her post-graduate studies in Neuroscience, investigating mitochondrial stress in Parkinson’s disease.
