Medical School
Psychopharmacology Research Group
Dr. Christina Dalla is Professor of Pharmacology at the Medical School, 2 nd Department of Obstetrics – Gynecology, Aretaieio Hospital of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She is also President of the Hellenic Brain Council, member of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) Executive Committee, past-President of the Mediterranean Neuroscience Society, President of the Hellenic University Women Association and General-Secretary of the Institute of Stress Biology and Medicine. She is also chair of the Communication Committee of the Federation of European neuroscience Societies/FENS and member of the Gender Equality Committee of her University. She is co-chair of the event’s working group at ALBA Network: towards diversity and equity in brain sciences and section-editor at European Journal of Neuroscience. She also serves at committees at the National Medicines Association of Greece (EOF), the Hellenic Ministry of Health and she is external evaluator of the EC Ethics & Research Integrity Unit. She is an active member of the ECNP Psychedelics Network and Preclinical Data Network Forum. Her work focuses on sex differences in neuropsychiatric disorders and novel treatments with a focus on depression and anxiety. She is vice-chair of the EU-SABV COST Action on Sex as a Biological Variable and WP Leader at the Marie Curie Doctoral Network 'INTEGRATE' on Psychedelics funded by Horizon Europe, 2026–2030. Dr. Dalla received her first diploma from the Pharmacy School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 2000 and continued her studies in Neuropsychopharmacology, Behavioral Neuroendocrinology and Neurosciences in Athens, at the University of Liege in Belgium and at the Rutgers University of New Jersey, U.S.A. with two European Union Marie Curie Fellowships. She has received numerous awards and distinctions, such as the “L’Oreal-Unesco” for Greek Women in Science, the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology/ECNP fellowship award and in 2025 the “Aristidin award” for Excellence in Pharmacy.
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