C. Dalla, "Sex and gender aspects of neuropsychiatric research", ALBA Session: Science and Networking Session στο 8^th Mediterranean Neuroscience Society Meeting, Dubrovnik, Croatia

 C. Dalla, "he importance of SABV in neuroscience and neuropsychopharmacology", SABV-Sex as Biological Variable in Biomedical Research Symbosium, Bern, Switzerland

C. Dalla, "The importance of studying sex differences in neuropsychopharmacology", BRO-MENA School and Conference: Clinical Neuroscience from bench to Bedside, Tunisia

C. Dalla, "Addressing sex differences in preclinical neuropsychopharmacological research", 34^th European College of Neuropsychopharmacology/ECNP Hybrid Congress, Portugal

C. Dalla, "Sex differences and estrogen effects in the brain: implications for neuropsychiatric disorders" 12^th FENS Forum in Neuroscience (virtual)

C. Dalla, "Biological aspects of sex differences in mental health and its treatment", Commentary at Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 33^d European College of Neuropsychopharmacology/ECNP Virtual Congress

C. Dalla, "Sex differences in neuropsychopharmacology: the antidepressant paradigm", 10^th Annual Meeting, Biological Psychiatry, Australia (virtual)

2019 (International meetings)

C. Dalla, “Sex differences in psychopharmacology: from estrogens to neuroestrogens in models of depression” 10^th International meeting of Steroids and the Nervous System, Turin, Italy 2019.

C. Dalla, “Sex differences in neuropsychopharmacology: the antidepressant paradigm”, IMPRS-TP Retreat of the Max Planck Institute of Translational Psychiatry, Saltsburg, Austria, 2019.

C. Dalla, “Sex differences in psychopharmacology: insights from animal models of depression” 20^th International Congress of the Polish Pharmacological Society, Lublin, Poland 2019.

C. Dalla, “Sex differences in learning and emotion: effects of pharmacological approaches” 7^th Mediterranean Neuroscience Conference, Morocco, 2019.

N. Kokras and C. Dalla “Antidepressants and the HPA axis in males and females”, 7^th Mediterranean Neuroscience Conference, Morocco, 2019.

C. Dalla “Sex differences in neuropsychopharmacology: the antidepressant paradigm”, Mystery of the Brain: Science Ultimate Frontier, Symposium in honor of Prof. N. K. Logothetis, Tubingen, Germany, 2019. Invited Speaker

C. Dalla, “Sex differences in animal models of depression: from behavior to neural networks”, 28^th meeting of the Hellenic Society for Neuroscience, Crete 2019.

N. Kokras, M. Koronaiou, T. Charlier, C.W. Turck M.D. Filiou and C. Dalla, “Sex and age differences in hippocampal metabolism following aromatase inhibition and forced swim test”, Society for Neuroscience meeting/SfN, Chicago, USA 2019.

Kafetzopoulos V., Kokras N., Sotiropoulos I., Leite-Almeida H.,  Sousa N., Antoniou K. and Dalla C.  “Sex differences in antidepressant response following Nucleus Reuniens lesion” Society for Neuroscience meeting/SfN, Chicago, USA 2019.

N. Kokras, M. G. Sotiropoulos, C. Dioli, R. Paravatou, Charalampopoulos I., Gravanis A. and C. Dalla, “Psychoactive properties of BNN27 in both sexes - a novel neurosteroid derivate.” Society for Neuroscience meeting/SfN, Chicago, USA 2019.

2018 (International meetings)

J. L. Pawluski, A. Evan1, J. Deschartres, G. Cobraiville, M. Fillet, N. Kokras, C. Dalla, T. D. Charlier. “Sertraline (Zoloft®), serotonin, and hippocampal plasticity in the pregnant female”, in Parental Brain, Toronto, 2018.

A. Tsarbopoulos, E. Karkoula, E. Gikas, N. Kokras, C. Dalla, A. L. Skaltsounis, “Bioavailabilty and Metabolomic Studies of Crocus-derived bioactive compounds following i.p. administration in mice”, in ASMS, San Diego, USA, 2018.

C. Dalla, “Neurocircuitry of stress and neuroplasticity indices: How males and females differ?”, 2^nd International Congress on Evidence Based Mental Health, Kavala, Greece, 2018.

N. Kokras, “Sex differences in stress response and depression”, 2^nd International Congress on Evidence Based Mental Health, Kavala, Greece, 2018.

2017 (International meetings)

C. Dalla “Sex differences in stress response: the role of estrogens, monoamines and brain circuits”, 11th Annual meeting of the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences/OSSD, Montreal, Canada, 2017.

C. Dalla “Stressful exposure and sex differences in brain vulnerability to depressive pathology”, Mediterranean Neuroscience meeting, Malta, 2017.

C. Dalla “Sex differences in depression: The role of neuroestrogens”, 14th World Congress of Biological Psychiatry, Copenhagen, 2017

C. Dalla “Sex differences in models of depression and antidepressant response”, Biennial European Behavioral Pharmacology Society/EBPS meeting, Crete, 2017.

C. Dalla “Sex differences in models of depression and antidepressant response”, 30th European College of Neuropsychopharmacology/ECNP meeting, Paris, 2017.

N. Kokras and C. Dalla “Sex differences in experimental studies of depression: how can clinical research benefit?”, 6^thMediterranean Neuroscience Society/MNS meeting, Malta, 2017.

M. Gemmel, E. Bogi, S. De Lacalle, N. Kokras, C. Dalla, J.L. Pawluski. Perinatal fluoxetine and maternal stress differentially affect serotonin and synaptic densities in the PFC of juvenile and adult male and female offspring. Society for Neuroscience Conferences, Washington, DC, 2017

Koprdová R., Ujházy E., Májeková M., Kokras N., Dalla C., Mach M. “New Pyridoindole derivatives - effect on behavioural output and brain monoamine levels in rats”, European Behavioral Pharmacology Society/EBPS Biennial meeting, Crete 2017.

Nafsika, P., Delis F., Polissidis A., Kokras N., Dalla C., Αntoniou K. «Escalating low-dose ∆⁹-THC treatment during adolescence impairs psychomotor and cognitive-related functions and induces neurobiological alterations in specific brain regions in adult male rats», European Behavioral Pharmacology Society/EBPS Biennial meeting, Crete 2017. Τravel award.

J. Vaz-Silva, S. Lopes, C. Dioli, C. Dalla, N. Sousa, I. Sotiropoulos “The microtubule associated protein tau is essential for stress-driven depressive pathology and cognitive deficits”, 30^th European College of Neuropsychopharmacology/ECNP meeting, Paris, France, 2017

E. Karkoula, E. Gikas, E. Baira, N. Kokras, C. Dalla, A. L. Skaltsounis, A. Tsarbopoulos, “Application of a novel UPLC-HRMS-based plasma metabolomics approach reveals differences between male and female mice following i.p. administration of trans-crocin-4”, 65^th International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA), Basel, Switzerland, 2017. 

2016

C.Dalla, N.Pastromas, N.Kokras "Sustained aromatase inhibition: brain effects in both sexes"" in 9^th National Congress of the Hellenic Society of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, Thessaloniki, Greece, May 2016

C. Dalla “Sex differences in depression and antidepressant response: preclinical and clinical data”, 2^nd International Congress of Controlled Release Society – Greek Local Chapter, Athens, Greece, 2016. Symposium speaker

C. Dalla “Neuroplasticity modulation: effects of stress, gender and antidepressants”, 16^th Annual Meeting of the International College of Geriatric Psychoneuropharmacology & 5^th International Congress on Psychiatric and the Neurosciences Athens, Greece, 2016. Symposium speaker

C. Dalla “Sex differences in pharmacotherapy”, 3^d Conference of the College for education, research, prolepsis and therapy of psychiatric disorders, Athens, Greece, 2016. Lecture 

E.Papadopoulou, N.Kokras, G.Georgiopoulos, A.Kouzoupis, F.Athanasouli, A.Kolyviras, J.Kanakakis, C.Dalla, C.Papamichael, K.Stamatelopoulos "Sustained improvement in blood pressure and endothelial function after successful treatment of major depression" in 2016 European Society of Cardiology Congress, Rome, Italy, August 2016, European Heart Journal (2016) 37 (suppl 1): p1032 doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehw434 (Award)

N.Kokras, M.Dimitriadou, I.Sotiropoulos,
AL.Skaltsounis, A.Tsarbopoulos, C.Dalla "The therapeutic potential of natural compounds against Alzheimer’s disease: A preclinical pharmacological study in both sexes" in 24th European Congress of Psychiatry, Madrid, Spain, European Psychiatry 2016, Volume 33, Supplement 1, pages 676-677, doi:10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.2010

N.Kokras, M.Dimitriadou, M.Filiou, I.Sotiropoulos, E.Karkoula, E.Gikas, A.Tsarbopoulos, C.Dalla "The therapeutic potential of tran-crocin-4: a preclinical pharmacological study in both sexes" in 10th FENS Forum of Neuroscience, July 2016, Copenhagen, Denmark (Award)

E.Karkoula, N.Lemonakis, N.Kokras, C.Dalla, E.Gikas, AL.Skaltsounis, A.Tsarbopoulos "Development and validation of a UPLC method for quantifying trans-crocin 4 and crocetin from saffron in plasma: A pharmacokinetic study" in  9th Joint Natural Products Conference 2016, Copenhagen, Denmark

J.Pawluski, I.Rayen, E.Van Donkelaar, T.Loftus, H.Steinbusch, N.Kokras, C.Dalla, M.Gemmel "Gestational stress and fluoxetine treatment differentially affect plasticity, methylation and serotonin levels in the PFC and hippocampus of the rat dam" in 25th Annual Meeting of the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, Budapest, Hungary, June 2016

N.Kokras & C.Dalla "Sex differences in head shaking behavior during the rat forced swim test" in 28th European Neuropsychopharmacology meeting, September 2016, Vienna, Austria, European Neuropsychopharmacology Supplement in press

N.Poulia, F.Delis, C.Ioannidou, N.Kokras, N.Pitsikas, C.Dalla, K.Antoniou "Escalating low-dose Δ9-THC treatment during adolescence impairs psychomotor functions and induces region-specific neurochemical alterations in a sex-dependent manner" in 9^th National Congress of the Hellenic Society of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, Thessaloniki, Greece, May 2016

N.Kokras, K.Antoniou, C.Dalla "Screening for antidepressant properties with the forced swim test: the case of females"" in 9^th National Congress of the Hellenic Society of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, Thessaloniki, Greece, May 2016

 

2015

N.Kokras, E.Papakonstadinou, A.Tsarbopoulos, AL.Skaltsounis, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti, C.Dalla "Behavioral effects of the olive compound oleuropeine" in 5th MNS Meeting, Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy, June 2015

I.Sotiropoulos, S.Lopes, J.Vaz Silva, S.Rodrigues, J.Silva, V.Pinto, N.Kokras, B.Benenk, M.Czisch, O.Almeida, C.Dalla, N.Sousa "Tau protein is important for stress-driven depressive pathology and cognitive deficits" in 12th World Congress of Biological Psychiatry, Athens, Greece, June 2015 (Award)

C.Dalla, N.Pastromas, N.Kokras "Sustained aromatase inhibition: brain effects in both sexes" in 27th European Neuropsychopharmacology meeting, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2015, European Neuropsychopharmacology, Vol. 25, S376–S377, doi: 10.1016/S0924-977X(15)30488-0 (Award)

N.Kokras, K.Antoniou, C.Dalla "Screening for novel antidepressants with the forced swim test: the case of females" in 27th European Neuropsychopharmacology meeting, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2015, European Neuropsychopharmacology, Vol. 25, S377, doi: 10.1016/S0924-977X(15)30489-2

Lopes S, Vaz-Silva J, Pinto V, Dalla C, Kokras N, Bedenk BT, Mack N, Czisch M, Almeida OFX, Sousa N, Sotiropoulos I. "Microtubule-associated protein Tau is essential for stress-induced brain pathology" in XIV meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience (SPN), Póvoa do Varzim, Portugal, June 2015

I.Sotiropoulos, S.Lopes, J.Vaz-Silva, J.Silva, S.Rodrigues, V.Pinto, C.Dalla, N.Kokras, BT.Bedenk, N.Mack, M.Czisch, OFX.Almeida, N.Sousa "Microtubule-associated protein tau is important for stress-driven depressive pathology and cognitive deficits" in 2015 Alzheimer Association International Conference, Washington DC, USA, July 2015, Alzheimer’s & Dementia, Volume 11, Issue 7, Supplement 1, Page P204, doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2015.07.200 (Award)

C.Dalla, N.Kokras "Sex differences in animal models of neuropsychiatric disorders: the example of OCD” in 5^th Young Psychiatrists Network meeting, October 2015, Porto Heli, Greece

E.Papakonstadinou, N.Kokras, M.Dimitriadou, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti, C.Dalla "Behavioral effects of natural compounds on a transgenic Alzheimer’s mouse model: sex differences exposed" in 5^th Young Psychiatrists Network meeting, October 2015, Porto Heli, Greece

E.Papaconstantinou, N.Kokras, A.Tsarbopoulos, AL.Skaltsounis, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti, C.Dalla "Behavioral effects of the olive compound oleuropeine" presented at the day conference of the Hellenic Society of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, Athens, Greece, March 2015

C. Dalla “Sex differences in models of depression: is it all about serotonin?”, Mediterranean Neuroscience meeting, Sardinia, 2015. Symposium speaker 

C. Dalla “Sex Differences in the Behavioral Effects of Natural Compounds on a Transgenic Alzheimer’s Mouse Model”, Workshop on Natural Products and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Athens, Greece, 2015. Symposium speaker

C. Dalla “Pharmacological screening of psychotropic drugs”, Hellenic Society of Pharmacists, Athens, Greece, 2015. Symposium speaker 

C. Dalla “Sex differences in depression, stress and environmental enrichment: links to neurodegeneration”, FFRM, FENS Regional meeting, Thessaloniki, 2015. Symposium speaker

C. Dalla “Sex differences in stress response: clinical and preclinical data”, Institute of Biology and Medicine of Stress, Athens, 2015. Symposium speaker

2014

V.Kafetzopoulos, N.Kokras, J.Oliveira, I.Sotiropoulos, H.Almeida, V.Sardinha, A.Vassalou, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti, K.Antoniou, N.Sousa, C.Dalla. “Hippocampus and prefrontal cortex communication is required for depressive-like behavior in rats”, ECNP Workshop Junior Scientists in Europe, Nice, France, March 2014 (Award)

M.Koronaiou, N.Kokras, V.Kafetzopoulos, T.Mavridis and C.Dalla "Antidepressant potential of subacute aromatase inhibition in male and female rats in the forced swim test" in FENS FORUM, Milan, 2014.

N.Kokras, C.Dioli, I.Charalampopoulos, T.Mavridis, K.Antoniou, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti, A.Gravanis, C.Dalla "Psychoactive properties of BNN27 – a novel neurosteroid derivative" in FENS FORUM, Milan, 2014.

V.Kafetzopoulos, N.Kokras, JF.Oliveira, A.Vassalou, I.Sotiropoulos, H.Leite-Almeida, OFX.Almeida, K.Antoniou, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti, N. Sousa, C.Dalla "Repressing depression: Nucleus Reuniens" in FENS FORUM, Milan, 2014 (Award)

I.Sotiropoulos, E.Tzouveka, N.Kokras, D.Bessinis, OFX.Almeida, N.Sousa, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti, C.Dalla "Sex differences in brain plasticity: lessons from enriched environment" in FENS FORUM, Milan, 2014

V.Kafetzopoulos, N.Kokras, A.Vassalou, I.Sotiropoulos, H.Leite-Almeida, JF.Oliveira, K.Antoniou, N. Sousa, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti, C.Dalla "Hippocampus and prefrontal cortex communication is required for depressive-like behavior in rats" in 27th European Neuropsychopharmacology meeting, Berlin, October 2014 European Neuropsychopharmacology, Volume 24, Supplement 1, March 2014, Pages S50-S51, doi: 10.1016/S0924-977X(14)70057-4

N.Kokras, I.Sotiropoulos, E.Tzouveka, D.Bessinis, OFX.Almeida, N.Sousa, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti, C.Dalla "Sex differences in the rat hippocampus and prefrontal cortex following rearing in an enriched environment" in Society for Neuroscience 2014 Conference, Washington D.C. USA, November 2014

M.Gemmel, I.Rayen, E.Van Donkelaar, HW.Steinbusch, N.Kokras, C.Dalla, JL.Pawluski "Developmental SSRI exposure decreases serotonin and 5-HIAA levels in the PFC, but not the hippocampus, of prenatally stressed juvenile offspring" in Society for Neuroscience 2014 Conference, Washington D.C. USA, November 2014

N.Kokras, C.Dalla, V.Kafetzopoulos, L.Mantonakis, GN.Papadimitriou, A.Kouzoupis "Sex Differences in Insomnia Symptoms in a General Hospital" 2^nd National Scientific Event "Advances in Psychiatric Therapeutics, Pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions" Larisa, October 2014 (in Greek)

N.Kokras, C.Dalla, A.Kouzoupis, C.Papamichael, GN.Papadimitriou, K.Stamatelopoulos "Depression, antidepressant treatment and indices of arterial stifness" 2^nd National Scientific Event "Advances in Psychiatric Therapeutics, Pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions" Larisa, October 2014 (in Greek)

AM.Politis, C.Siarkos, E.Katirtzoglou, N.Kokras, D.Pappa, G.Limouris, GN.Papadimitriou "Correlation of basal ganglia imaging (Dat Scan) with adverse reactions and clinical outcomes of antipsychotic use in aged patients" 2^nd National Scientific Event "Advances in Psychiatric Therapeutics, Pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions" Larisa, October 2014 (in Greek)

M.Koronaiou, N.Pastromas, V.Kafetzopoulos, T.Mavridis, N.Kokras, C.Dalla "Subacute aromatase inhibition exhibits antidepressant potential in female rats" in the 8^th Biannual Meeting of the Hellenic Society for Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, Athens, May 2014

N.Kokras, C.Dalla, AV.Kouzoupis, C.Papamichael, GN.Papadimitriou, KS.Stamatelopoulos "Depression, antidepressant treatment and surrogate markers of atherosclerosis" in the 8^th Biannual Meeting of the Hellenic Society for Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, Athens, May 2014

E.Tzouveka , I.Sotiropoulos, N.Kokras, D.Bessinis, OFX.Almeida, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti, C.Dalla "Sex differences in response to environmental enrichment: behavioral, neurochemical and brain plasticity findings" in the 8^th Biannual Meeting of the Hellenic Society for Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, Athens, May 2014

V. Kafetzopoulos, K.Antoniou, N.Kokras, I.Sotiropoulos, H.Leite-Almeida, N.Sousa, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti, C.Dalla "Prefrontal cortical-hippocampal communication and antidepressant treatment in rats:exploring sex differences" in the 8^th Biannual Meeting of the Hellenic Society for Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, Athens, May 2014 (Award)

C. Dalla “Neuroplasticity modulation: effects of stress, gender and antidepressants” 8^th Biannual meeting of the Hellenic Society for Clinical and Basic Pharmacology, Athens, May 2014. Symposium speaker

C. Dalla “Antidepressant potential of subacute aromatase inhibition” 8^th International Conference on Hormones, Brain and Behavior, Liege, Belgium, 2014. Symposium speaker

C. Dalla “Psychotropic effects of aromatase inhibitors: preclinical and clinical data”, Hormones and cancer meeting, Athens, Greece, 2014

C. Dalla “Gender and Psychopharmacology”, 3^d Conference of the College for education, research, prolepsis and therapy of psychiatric disorders, Larissa, Greece, October 2014. Symposium speaker

2013

N.Kokras, C.Dalla,, C. Dioli, T.Mavridis, I.Charalampopoulos, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti, A.Gravanis "Psychoactive properties of bnn27-a novel neurosteroid derivative" in 7th International meetings of Steroids and Nervous System, Torino, Italy, 2013

V.Kafetzopoulos, N.Kokras, A.Vassalou, T.Mavridis, C.Dalla, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti. "Hippocampus and prefrontal cortex communication is required for depressive-like behavior in rats" ISN-FENS Summer School, Kolymbari, Greece, September 2013

V.Kafetzopoulos, N.Kokras, A.Vassalou, K.Antoniou, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti, C.Dalla "Antidepressant treatment and prefrontal cortex - hippocampus connection inhibition in the rat forced swim stress: communicating vessels?" in 26th European Neuropsychopharmacology meeting, Barcelona, October 2013 European Neuropsychopharmacology, Volume 23, Supplement 2, October 2013, Pages S315-S316, doi: 10.1016/S0924-977X(13)70495-4

V.Kafetzopoulos, N.Kokras, J.Oliveira, I.Sotiropoulos, H.Almeida, V.Sardinha, A.Vassalou, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti, K.Antoniou, N.Sousa, C.Dalla. “Antidepressant treatment and prefrontal cortical – hippocampal connection inhibition in the rat forced swim stress: communicating vessels?”, FENS-IBRO Winter School, Obergurgl, Austria, December 2013 (Award)

DP.Bessinis, C.Dalla, N.Kokras, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti "Effects of early and late environmental enrichment in the visual system: sex differences revealed" in Greek Society for Pharmacology meeting, Athens, 2013

V. Kafetzopoulos, N. Kokras, A. Vassalou, I. Sotiropoulos, H. Leite-Almeida, J.F. Oliveira, K. Antoniou, N. Sousa, Z. Papadopoulou-Daifoti and C. Dalla. “Hippocampus and prefrontal cortex communication is required for depressive-like behavior in rats.” 26th Meeting of the Hellenic Society for Neurosciences, Athens, Greece, November 2013

DP.Bessinis, C.Dalla, N.Kokras, D.Papassava, PM.Pitychoutis, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti. "Environmental enrichment affects the visual system in a sex-related way" in 26th Meeting of the Hellenic Society for Neurosciences, Athens, Greece, November 2013

N.Kokras, I.Sotiropoulos, C.Dalla "Adrenalectomy & Corticosterone Replacement: Sex Differences in Antidepressant Response" in 26^th Meeting of the Hellenic Society for Neurosciences, November 2013, Athens, Greece

C.Dalla, N.Kokras, V.Kafetzopoulos, T.Mavridis, N.Pastromas, E.Tzouveka, D.Papassava, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti "Sex Differences in Animal Models of Depression". 2^nd National Congress College for Education, Research, Prevention and Treatment of Mental Disorders, October 2013, Athens (in Greek)

V.Kafetzopoulos, C.Dalla, N.Kokras, T.Mavridis, A.Vassalou, K.Antoniou, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti "SSRI and prefrontal cortical – hippocampal connection inhibition in the rat forced swim stress: communicating vessels?" in Greek Society for Pharmacology meeting, Athens, March 2013 (Award)

C. Dalla, N. Kokras, N. Pastromas and Z. Papadopoulou-Daifoti “Βlockade of neuroestrogens enhances depressive behavior of female, but not male rats in the forced swim test” 7^th International meetings of Steroids and Nervous System, Torino, Italy, 2013. Selected oral presentation

C. Dalla “Animal models of depression: how are females different?” International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, Dublin, Ireland, June 2013. Symposium speaker

C. Dalla “Pharmacogenetics in Psychiatry”, 2^nd Conference of the College for education, research, prolepsis and therapy of psychiatric disorders, Athens, Greece, October 2013. Symposium speaker

 

2012

V.Bimpikas, M.Bardanis, N.Kokras, G.Hloupis, C.Dalla,, I.Stavrakas, K.Moutzouris, D.Triantis"Low Cost Experimental System for the recording of home cage activity of laboratory rats" in 10^th International Conference on Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies, July 2013, Thessaloniki, Greece

V.Kafetzopoulos, C.Dalla, N.Kokras, T.Mavridis, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti "An intact prefrontal cortex-hippocampal circuit is required for the expression of passive behavior in the rat forced swim test" in 8th FENS Forum, Barcelona, Spain, 2012

N.Kokras, C.Dalla, V.Kafetzopoulos, HG.Mikail, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti "The sex-differentiated behavioral response in the forced swim stress following sertraline treatment" in BAP Summer Meeting, Harrogate, UK, Journal of Psychopharmacology, 2012: 26: (Supplement to issue 8): A17 (Award)

N.Kokras, F.Theocharis, V.Kafetzopoulos, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti, C.Dalla, D.Baltas "A new computer program under development for measuring behaviour" in BAP Summer Meeting, Harrogate, UK, Journal of Psychopharmacology, 2012: 26: (Supplement to issue 8): A60 (Award)

V.Kafetzopoulos, N.Kokras, C.Dalla,, T.Mavridis, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti "The involvement of an intact prefrontal cortex–hippocampal circuit in the forced swim test in male and female rats" in 25th European Neuropsychopharmacology meeting, Vienna, October 2012, European Neuropsychopharmacology, Volume 22, Supplement 2, October 2012, Page S186, doi: 10.1016/S0924-977X(12)70267-5

N.Kokras, C.Dalla, A.Sideris, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti "Sex differences in antidepressant response following adrenalectomy and stable corticosterone replacement" in 25th European Neuropsychopharmacology meeting, Vienna, October 2012, European Neuropsychopharmacology, Volume 22, Supplement 2, October 2012, Pages S273-S274, doi: 10.1016/S0924-977X(12)70413-3

V.Kafetzopoulos, C.Dalla, N.Kokras, T.Mavridis, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti "An intact prefrontal cortex-hippocampal circuit is required for the expression of passive behavior in the rat forced swim test" FENS-IBRO EURON workshop school, Braga, Portugal, July 2012 (Award)

C.Dalla, N.Kokras, V.Pastromas, E.Kafetzopoulos, C.Tzouveka, C.A.Cornil, J.Balthazart, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti"Sex differences in the forced swim test of antidepressant activity: effects of gonadal- and brain- derived estrogens", Society for Neuroscience Annual meeting, New Orleans, USA, 2012

C.Dalla, N.Kokras, N.Pastromas, V.Kafetzopoulos, MH.Garba, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti "Estrogens derived from the gonads and the brain mediate behavioral responses during a test of antidepressant response" in 7^th Panhellenic Congress Of Pharmacology, Thessaloniki, Greece. Hippocatia, 2012: 16: (Supplement 1): 9

T.Mavrides, TH.Porto, HG.Mikail, V.Kafetzopoulos, C.Dioli, N.Kokras, C.Dalla,Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti "Acute but not chronic aromatase inhibition results in antidepressant responses" in Hellenic Society for Neuroscience meeting "Neuroscience Days, 2012", Athens, November 2012

N.Pastromas,C.Dalla, V.Kafetzopoulos, N.Kokras, E.Tzouveka, J.Balthazart, C.A.Cornil,Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti"Sex differences in emotional responses: effects of gonadal- and brain- derived estrogens" in Hellenic Society for Neuroscience meeting “Neuroscience Days, 2012”, Athens, Greece, November 2012

V.Kafetzopoulos, C.Dalla, N.Kokras, A.Vasalou, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti "An intact prefrontal cortex - hippocampal circuit is required for the expression of “depressive” behavior in male and female rats" in Hellenic Society for Neuroscience meeting “Neuroscience Days, 2012”, Athens, Greece, November 2012

D.Baltas, C.Dalla, V.Kafetzopoulos, F.Theocharis, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti, N.Kokras "A new computer program under development for scoring and processing behavioural data" in Hellenic Society for Neuroscience meeting “Neuroscience Days, 2012”, Athens, Greece

Sotiropoulos I., Dalla C., Daifoti Z. , Almeida O.F.X. , Sousa N. “Novel role for AD-related TAU protein – a link to affective disorders”, Hellenic Society for Neuroscience meeting  “Neuroscience Days, 2012”.

D. P. Bessinis, C. Dalla, C. Dioli, M. Koronaiou, Z. Papadopoulou Daifoti and E. Tiligada, “Effect of enriched environment on tissue histamine levels in the visual system.” Hellenic Society for Neuroscience meeting “Neuroscience Days, 2012”.

C. Dalla “Preclinical models for the evaluation of antipsychotic activity”, workshop of the 1^st Conference of the College for education, research, prolepsis and therapy of psychiatric disorders in Athens, 2012. Invited speaker.

C. Dalla “Neurogenesis in the hippocampus: its role in behavior and psychopharmacology”. Neurobiology and Children’s Psychiatry meeting, Athens, 2012. Invited speaker.

C. Dalla Commentary on Prof. Melissa Hine’s talks “Your brain has a gender?”, Brain.org, Gulbekian Health Forum, Lisbon, Portugal, 2012. Invited speaker.

C. Dalla, N. Kokras and Z. Papadopoulou-Daifoti, “Sex differences in the forced swim test of antidepressant activity: effects of gonadal- and brain- derived estrogens”, Society for Neuroscience Annual meeting, New Orleans, USA, 2012. Nano-symposium speaker.

2011

C.Dalla, N.Kokras, A.Sideris, A.Dendi, HG.Mikail, K.Antoniou, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti "Sex differences in rat anxiety and depression tests: the contribution of corticosterone" in 23rd ISN & HSN Biennial Meeting, Athens, Greece. Journal of Neurochemistry 2011: 118: (Supplement 1): 236.

N.Kokras, C.Dalla, K.Antoniou and Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti "Sertraline treatment attenuates the sex differentiated behavioural stress response in the rat forced swim test" in 19th European Congress of Psychiatry, Vienna, Austria. European Psychiatry, Volume 26, Supplement 1, 2011, Page 802, doi: 10.1016/S0924-9338(11)72507-X

V.Kafetzopoulos, C.Dalla, HG.Mikail, N.Kokras, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti. "Dose and sex-dependent behavioral effects of sertraline treatment in the forced swim test" Donders Discussions 2011, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, October 2011

V.Kafetzopoulos, HG.Mikail, N.Kokras, C.Dalla, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti "Dose and sex-dependent behavioral effects of sertraline treatment in the forced swim test" in 25^th Hellenic Society for Neuroscience Meeting, Patras, Greece, 2011

N.Kokras, C.Dalla, A.Sideris, A.Dendi, HG.Mikail, K.Antoniou, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti "Sex differences in rat anxiety and depression tests: the contribution of corticosterone" in 25^th Hellenic Society for Neuroscience Meeting, Patras, Greece, 2011

P. Marianna, M. Theodore, C. Dalla, Pitychoutis P., Malidelis Y., Kontostavlaki D., Papadopoulou-Daifoti Z. and Panayotacopoulou M.  “Differential reaction of the hypothalamic dopaminergic neurons of rats exposed to chronic mild stress –an experimental model of depression”, 10^th World Congress of Biological Psychiatry, Prague, 2011.

N. Karakatsouli, A. Batzina, A. Tsopelakos, C. Dalla and Z. Papadopoulou-Daifoti. “The presence of substrate promotes growth, reduces aggression and modifies brain neurotransmitters in juvenile gilthead sea bream sparus aurata.” Aquaculture Europe, Rhodes, Greece, 2011.

H. Miliou, A. Tsopelakos, C. Dalla and Z. Papadopoulou-Daifoti. “Effects of pre-slaughter and slaughter methods to the brain monoaminergic activities and plasma glucose levels in sea bass, dicentrarchus labrax.” Aquaculture Europe, Rhodes, Greece, 2011.

C. Dalla and Z. Papadopoulou-Daifoti, “Sex differences in animal models of depression”, 15^th meeting of the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Mexico, 2011. Symposium invited speaker.

C. Dalla, N. Kokras, P. Pitychoutis and Z. Papadopoulou-Daifoti, “Sex differences in depression and antidepressant response”, 2^nd meeting of the Society of clinical Neuropsychopharmacology, Athens, 2011. Symposium invited speaker.

C. Dalla, N. Kokras, P. Pitychoutis and Z. Papadopoulou-Daifoti, “Sex differences in animal models of depression”, 16^th meeting of the Hellenic Society for Neurosciences, Patras, 2011. Invited Speaker.

2010

D. P. Bessinis, C. Dalla, P. M. Pitychoutis, A. Tiligada and Z. Papadopoulou-Daifoti. “Sex differences in the influence of environmental enrichment in the developing visual system”. Hellenic Society for Neurosciences, Athens, Greece, October, 2010.

C. Dalla and Z. Papadopoulou-Daifoti, “Neurobiological Insights into the Chronic Mild Stress Model of Depression: Sex Differences in Serotonergic Neurotransmission”, Annual meeting of the Greek Society for Pharmacology, Crete, Greece, 2010.  Selected oral presentation.

C. Dalla and Z. Papadopoulou-Daifoti, “Sex differences in animal models of depression: focus on behavioral and neurochemical manifestations” 16^th World Congress of Basic Clinical Pharmacology, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2010. Symposium speaker.

2009

C.Dalla, P.Pitychoutis, N.Kokras, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti "Sex differences in the neurobiological substrate of depression and in antidepressant response" in Cost Action B25, “Physiologically based Pharmaco-Toxicokinetics and Dynamics”, Athens, Greece, 2009

Sotiropoulos, I, N.Kokras, P.Pitychoutis, OFX. Almeida, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti "Anxiety profile and arginine vasopressin receptor 1B expression in male and female flinders rats after chronic antidepressant treatment" in 22nd ECNP Congress, Instabul, Turkey. European Neuropsychopharmacology, Volume 19, Supplement 3, September 2009, Page S436, doi: 10.1016/S0924-977X(09)70677-7 (Award)

2008

N.Kokras, A.Dendi, A.Sideris, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti, K.Antoniou "Citalopram does not require an intact HPA axis to prevent the long term behavioural impairment following an acute severe stressor" in 26th CINP Congress, Munich, Germany. International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2008: 11: (Supplement 1): S117, doi: 10.1017/S1461145708009462

C. Dalla, E. B. Papachristos, A. S. Whetstone and T. J. Shors. “Learning increases neurogenesis to a greater extent in females than in males”. FENS FORUM 2008, Geneva, July 2008.

C. Dalla, A. S. Whetstone, G. E. Hodes and T. J. Shors “The effect of stress on dendritic spines in the CA1 area of the hippocampus is organized at birth” Society for Neuroscience, 38^th Annual meeting, Washington D.C., USA, November 2008.

P. Ciano, C. Dalla, and T. J. Shors. “The enhanced learning after acute stressful experience in male rats does not depend on the presence of testosterone during adulthood” Society for Neuroscience, 38^th Annual meeting, Washington D.C., USA, November 2008.

C. Dalla and T. J. Shors “Learning increases neurogenesis in the male and female hippocampus”. 13^th meeting of the Hellenic Society for Neurosciences, Athens, Greece, 2008. Selected oral presentation.

C. Dalla and T. J. Shors “Learning increases neurogenesis in the female hippocampus”. 12^th Annual meeting of the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Holland, 2008. Young Investigator award.

C. Dalla and T. J. Shors “Associative learning increases the survival of new cells in the male and female hippocampus” XXIX International Congress of Psychology, Berlin, Germany, 2008. Symposium speaker.

2007

C. Dalla, C. Edgecomb, A. S. Whetstone and T. J. Shors “Sex differences in learned helplessness behavior” Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, 11^th Annual meeting, California, USA, June 2007.

C. Dalla., Mathew, J., Sisti, H. M., Edgecomb, C., Beckoff, S. and T. J. Shors. “Neurogenesis and Helplessness are mediated by Controllability in Males but not in Females” 21^st Biennial meeting of the International Society of Neurochemistry, Cancun, Mexico, August 2007. Travel award

C. Dalla and T. J. Shors “Learning enhances neurogenesis in the female brain.” Society for Neuroscience, 3^7th Annual meeting, San Diego, USA, 2007. Selected oral presentation.

C. Dalla and T. J. Shors “Neurogenesis and the role of new neurons in learning and memory” Third Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Conference, San Diego, CA, USA, 2007. Symposium speaker.

A.Sideris, P.Pitychoutis, E.Griva, N.Kokras, I.Messari, H.Carageorgiou, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti "Sex differences in behavioural and neurochemical responses, following Cadmium exposure" in 8th Pharmacological Meeting, Athens, Greece. Epitheorese Klinikes Farmakologias kai Farmakokinetikes, Volume 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 105-107

E.Griva, N.Kokras, P.Pitychoutis, A.Sideris, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti "The aging brain in a rat model of depression: preliminary findings expose strain and sexual dimorphism" in 12th EBPS Meeting, Tubingen, Germany. Behavioral Pharmacology, 2007: 18: (Supplement 1): S21.

A.Sideris, P.Pitychoutis, E.Griva, N.Kokras, I.Messari, H.Carageorgiou, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti "Sex differences in Cadmium  toxicity: Behavioural and neurochemical approach" in 12th EBPS Meeting, Tubingen, Germany. Behavioral Pharmacology, 2007: 18: (Supplement 1): S54.

2006

C. Dalla., Mathew, J., Sisti, H. M., Edgecomb, C., Beckoff, S. and T. J. Shors. “Neurogenesis is associated with learned helplessness in males, but not in females.” Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, 10^th Annual meeting, Pittsburg, USA, June 2006. Travel award.

 C. Dalla, J. Mathew, C. Edgecomb and T. J. Shors “Females do not express learned helplessness.” Society for Neuroscience, 36^th Annual meeting, Atlanta, USA, October 2006.

2005

N.Kokras, K.Antoniou, C.Dalla, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti "The effect of antidepressant treatment on the activation of Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal axis in an animal model of depression" in WPA Regional Meeting "Advances in Psychiatry", Athens, Greece. Psychiatrike, 2005: 16: (Supplement 1): P108

N.Kokras, E.Anderzhanova, K.Antoniou, C.Dalla, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti "Clomipramine treatment concurrently affects the glutamatergic and serotoninergic activity in the rat prefrontal cortex" in BAP Summer Meeting, Harrogate, UK. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 2005: 19: (5): A51.

E.Anderzhanova, N.Kokras, C.Dalla, K.Antoniou, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti "Sex and brain regional differences of excitatory aminoacids in a rat model of depression" in 8th ECNP Regional Congress, Moscow, Russia. European Neuropsychopharmacology, Volume 15, Supplement 2, 2005, Pages S109-S110, doi: 10.1016/S0924-977X(05)80240-8

N.Kokras, E.Anderzhanova, C.Dalla, K.Antoniou, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti "Modulation of cortical excitatory aminoacids by clomipramine treatment in a rat model of depression" in 13th AEP Congress, Munich, Germany. European Psychiatry, 2005: 20: (Supplement 1): S133.

C. Dalla, K. Antoniou, Z. Papadopoulou-Daifoti, J. Balthazart and J. Bakker “Male aromatase-knockout mice exhibit normal levels of activity, anxiety and “depressive-like” symptomatology.” 8^th European Neuropsychopharmacology regional meeting, Moscow, April 2005. European Neuropsychopharmacology, Vol. 15, Supplement 2, Page 182, 2005. 

Chatzigeorgiou A., Kamper E.F., Tsiboukidou O., Kopeikina L., Dalla C., Bekris S., Papadopoulou-Daifoti Z. “Gender Differences of the enzymatic antidioxidant defence system(EADS) in rats: effects of chronic mild stress”. The first congress of physiological sciences of Serbia and Montenegro with International participation, Belgrade, November, 2005. 

2004

Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti, K.Antoniou, S.Bekris, C.Dalla, G.Drossopoulou, N.Kokras, S.Daskas, G.Papathanasiou: "Animal models of depression and sexual dimorphism" in 1^st National Congress of the Greek Medical Schools, Athens, Greece, 2004 (in Greek)

N.Kokras, K.Antoniou, C.Dalla, S.Bekris, M.Konstandi, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti "Administration of mirtazapine in an animal model of depression" in 18th National Psychiatric Congress, Kos Island, Greece, Psychiatrike, 2004: 15: (Supplement 1): AA201 (in Greek)

N.Kokras, K.Antoniou, S.Bekris, C.Dalla, M.Konstandi, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti "Sex differential response of Flinders Sensitive Line rats, following antidepressant treatment in the Forced Swim Test" in 4th FENS Forum, Lisbon, Portugal. FENS Abstr., vol.2, A127.8, 2004

N.Kokras, K.Antoniou, C.Dalla, S.Bekris, M.Konstandi, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti "The behavioural and neurochemical effects of antidepressant treatment on female and male Flinders Sensitive Line of rats" in 24th CINP Congress, Paris, France. International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2004: 7: (Supplement 1): S294 doi: 10.1017/S1461145704004547

C.Dalla, K.Antoniou, N.Kokras, S.Bekris, Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti "Behavioral, endocrinological and neurochemical effects induced by chronic mild stress in male and female rats: implications for sex dependent response of the HPA axis and monoaminergic systems" in 4th FENS Forum, Lisbon, Portugal. FENS Abstr., vol.2, A127.4, 2004 (Award)

C.A. Cornil, C. Dalla, Z. Papadopoulou-Daifoti and J. Balthazart. “Rapid neurochemical changes induced by estradiol injection and performance of sexual behavior in Japanese quail”. Eighth International Symposium of Avian Endocrinology, Arizona, USA, June 2004.

C.A. Cornil, C. Dalla, Z. Papadopoulou-Daifoti and J. Balthazart. “Sexual performance rapidly modulates the preoptic aromatase and dopaminergic activity.” Society for Neuroscience (SFN), 34th Meeting, 23-27, San Diego, USA, October 2004.

2003

C.Dalla, K.Antoniou, N.Kokras and Z.Papadopoulou-Daifoti "Gender differentiation related to behavioral and neurochemical effects following chronic mild stress" in 18^th  Annual Meeting of the Hellenic Society for Neuroscience, Athens, Greece, 2003

C. Dalla, J. Bakker, S. Honda, N. Harada, K. Antoniou, Z. Papadopoulou-Daifoti, and J. Balthazart. “Behavioral and neurochemical characterization of aromatase deficient female mice.” 2nd International Meeting: Steroids and Nervous System, Torino, Italy, February 2003. 

2002

Dalla C., Antoniou K., Daskas S., Dellia- Sfikaki A. and Papadopoulou- Daifoti Z. “Differential monoaminergic system response after a combination of stress procedures on female rats” 2^nd Panhellenic Conference in Pharmacology, Athens, Greece, February 2002.

Drossopoulou G., Xagoraris M., Dalla C., Antoniou K. and Z. Papadopoulou-Daifoti. “Evaluation and criticism of an animal model of emotional disorder” 2^nd Panhellenic Conference in Pharmacology, Athens, Greece, February 2002.

C. Dalla, J. Bakker, S. Honda, N. Harada, K. Antoniou, Z. Papadopoulou-Daifoti, and J. Balthazart. “Behavioural profile of female aromatase-knockout mice related to depression, anxiety and reaction to a novel environment.” 17^th  meeting, Hellenic Society of Neuroscience, "Brain, mind and behaviour", Crete, Greece, October 2002, Poster award.

Drossopoulou G., Kitraki E., Xagoraris M., Dalla C., Antoniou K., Z. Papadopoulou-Daifoti, “Forced swim test: behavioral and neurochemical effects” 17^th  meeting, Hellenic Society of Neuroscience, "Brain, mind and behaviour", Crete, Greece, October 2002.

Dalla C., Antoniou K., Daskas S., Xagoraris M., Dellia- Sfikaki A. and Papadopoulou- Daifoti Z. “Different neurochemical profile of female rats after exposure to chronic mild stress, forced swim test and combination of the two stressful procedures.” FENS Forum, Paris, July 2002.

C. Dalla, M. Xagoraris, S. Daskas, K. Antoniou, A. Sfikakis and Z. Papadopoulou-Daifoti “Combination of chronic mild stress and forced swim test in male and female rats: behavioural and neurochemical effects.” 15^th ECNP meeting, Barcelona, 2002. European Neuropsychopharmacology, Vol. 12, Supplement 3, Page 249, 2004. ECNP Travel award 2002.

 G. Drossopoulou, M. Xagoraris, C. Dalla, K. Antoniou and Z. Papadopoulou-Daifoti “Forced swim stress in male and female rats: behavioral and neurochemical effects.” 15^th ECNP meeting, Barcelona, 2002. 15^th ECNP meeting, Barcelona, 2002. European Neuropsychopharmacology, Vol. 12, Supplement 3, Page 24, 2004. ECNP Travel award 2002.

2001

Τsoukalas C., Papagianopoulou D., Pirmettis Ι., Νikolopoulou A., Maina T., Drossopoulou G., Dalla C., Papadopoulou-Daifoti Z., Papadopoulos M. and Chiotellis E. “Synthesis and Pharmacological Validation of Mixed Rhenium and Technetium Ligands for the Brain 5-HT_1A Receptors.” 10^th Hellenic- 1^st International Pharmaceutical Congress, Athens, Greece, April 2001.

 Pirmettis, C. Tsoukalas, A. Papadopoulos,  D. Papagianopoulou, G. Drossopoulou, C. Dalla, Z. Papadopoulou-Daifotis, E. Chiotellis. “Synthesis, labeling with  99mTc and biological study of a novel 5-HT1A receptor ligand.” Journal of labeled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals, 44, 13, 947-955, 2001.

2000

G. Drossopoulou, C. Dalla, K. Antoniou, D. Papagianopoulou, I. Pirmettis, T.H. Maina, M. Papadopoulos, E. Chiotellis and Z. Papadopoulou-Daifotis. “Pharmacological Profile of Newly Synthesized Oxotechnitium Ligands for the in vivo Imaging of Brain 5-HT_1A Receptors.” 13^th ECNP meeting, Munich, 2000. European Neuropsychopharmacology, S257-S258, Vol. 10, Supplement 3, Pages 257-258, 2000. ECNP Poster Award 2000.

Bekris S., Antoniou Κ., Daskas S., Dalla C., Papadopoulou-Daifoti Z. “ Effects of various types of stress on serotonergic and dopaminergic activity in specific rat brain regions”. Hellenic Society for Neuroscience, 15^th Annual Meeting, Patra, Greece, 2000.