Konstantinos Meletis
Professor
E-mail: dinos.meletis@ki.se
Telephone: +46852482907
Visiting address: Solnavägen 9, 17165 Solna
Postal address: C4 Neurovetenskap, C4 Forskning Meletis, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
Konstantinos Meletis is Professor of Systems Neuroscience in the Department of Neuroscience.
Selected academic honours, awards and prizes- 2024 – The Arvid Carlsson Foundation Prize
- 2015 – William K. Bowes Jr. Foundation Associate Professor Award
- 2013 – Framtidens Forskningsledare, FFL5, Stiftelsen för Strategisk Forskning
- 2011 – William K. Bowes Jr. Foundation Assistant Professor Award
- 2010 – Marie Curie Reintegration Grant FP7 (EU)
- 2010 – NARSAD Young Investigator Award (USA)
Research
Investigation of the organization and function of brain circuits and neuron types that regulate motivated behaviors and decision-making, including the circuit and cellular mechanisms underlying dysfunction in mouse models of stress or mood disorders.
Selected publications
- Review: ANNUAL REVIEW OF NEUROSCIENCE. 2021;44:547-562Ortiz C; Carlen M; Meletis K
- Article: SCIENCE ADVANCES. 2020;6(26):eabb3446Ortiz C; Navarro JF; Jurek A; Martin A; Lundeberg J; Meletis K
- Article: CELL REPORTS. 2019;29(13):4320-4333.e5Martin A; Calvigioni D; Tzortzi O; Fuzik J; Warnberg E; Meletis K
- Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2019;24(9):1351-1368Lazaridis I; Tzortzi O; Weglage M; Martin A; Xuan Y; Parent M; Johansson Y; Fuzik J; Furth D; Fenno LE; Ramakrishnan C; Silberberg G; Deisseroth K; Carlen M; Meletis K
- Article: NATURE NEUROSCIENCE. 2018;21(1):139-149Furth D; Vaissiere T; Tzortzi O; Xuan Y; Martin A; Lazaridis I; Spigolon G; Fisone G; Tomer R; Deisseroth K; Carlen M; Miller CA; Rumbaugh G; Meletis K
- Article: NEURON. 2014;83(3):663-678Dorocic IP; Furth D; Xuan Y; Johansson Y; Pozzi L; Silberberg G; Carlen M; Meletis K
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(1):e83879Pozzi L; Dorocic IP; Wang X; Carlen M; Meletis K
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 2013;33(4):1678-1683Szydlowski SN; Dorocic IP; Planert H; Carlen M; Meletis K; Silberberg G
Articles
- Article: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2025;16(1):812Vaissiere T; Michaelson SD; Creson T; Goins J; Furth D; Balazsfi D; Rojas C; Golovin R; Meletis K; Miller CA; O'Connor D; Fontolan L; Rumbaugh G
- Article: CURRENT BIOLOGY. 2024;34(22):5263-5283.e8Lazaridis I; Crittenden JR; Ahn G; Hirokane K; Wickersham IR; Yoshida T; Mahar A; Skara V; Loftus JH; Parvataneni K; Meletis K; Ting JT; Hueske E; Matsushima A; Graybiel AM
- Article: BIORXIV. 2024;:2023.09.27.559787Vaissiere T; Michaelson SD; Creson T; Goins J; Fürth D; Balazsfi D; Rojas C; Golovin R; Meletis K; Miller CA; O'Connor D; Fontolan L; Rumbaugh G
- Article: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2024;15(1):4778Masarapu Y; Cekanaviciute E; Andrusivova Z; Westholm JO; Bjorklund A; Fallegger R; Badia-i-Mompel P; Boyko V; Vasisht S; Saravia-Butler A; Gebre S; Lazar E; Graziano M; Frapard S; Hinshaw RG; Bergmann O; Taylor DM; Wallace DC; Sylven C; Meletis K; Saez-Rodriguez J; Galazka JM; Costes SV; Giacomello S
- Article: ISCIENCE. 2024;27(5):109743Brunner H; Kim H; Ahrlund-Richter S; van Lunteren JA; Crestani AP; Meletis K; Carlen M
- Article: NATURE NEUROSCIENCE. 2023;26(7):1245-1255Calvigioni D; Fuzik J; Le Merre P; Slashcheva M; Jung F; Ortiz C; Lentini A; Csillag V; Graziano M; Nikolakopoulou I; Weglage M; Lazaridis I; Kim H; Lenzi I; Park H; Reinius B; Carlen M; Meletis K
- Article: ENEURO. 2023;10(7):1-20Kondabolu K; Doig NM; Ayeko O; Khan B; Torres A; Calvigioni D; Meletis K; Koos T; Magil PJ
- Article: NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH. 2023;51(8):e47Lebrigand K; Bergenstrahle J; Thrane K; Mollbrink A; Meletis K; Barbry P; Waldmann R; Lundeberg J
- Article: CELL REPORTS. 2021;36(4):109437Weglage M; Warnberg E; Lazaridis I; Calvigioni D; Tzortzi O; Meletis K
- Article: PLOS BIOLOGY. 2021;19(7):e3001341Lu S; Ortiz C; Furth D; Fischer S; Meletis K; Zador A; Gillis J
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 2021;41(14):3120-3141Guyon N; Zacharias LR; van Lunteren JA; Immenschuh J; Fuzik J; Märtin A; Xuan Y; Zilberter M; Kim H; Meletis K; Lopes-Aguiar C; Carlén M
- Article: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2021;12(1):1026Wu H; Petitpre C; Fontanet P; Sharma A; Bellardita C; Quadros RM; Jannig PR; Wang Y; Heimel JA; Cheung KKY; Wanderoy S; Xuan Y; Meletis K; Ruas J; Gurumurthy CB; Kiehn O; Hadjab S; Lallemend F
- Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2019;116(51):25958-25967Fuzik J; Rehman S; Girach F; Miklosi AG; Korchynska S; Arque G; Romanov RA; Hanics J; Wagner L; Meletis K; Yanagawa Y; Kovacs GG; Alpar A; Hokfelt TGM; Harkany T
- Journal article: NATURE NEUROSCIENCE. 2019;22(6):1037Ahrlund-Richter S; Xuan Y; van Lunteren JA; Kim H; Ortiz C; Dorocic IP; Meletis K; Carlen M
- Article: NATURE NEUROSCIENCE. 2019;22(4):657-668Ahrlund-Richter S; Xuan Y; van Lunteren JA; Kim H; Ortiz C; Dorocic IP; Meletis K; Carlen M
- Journal article: NATURE NEUROSCIENCE. 2018;21(6):895Furth D; Vaissiere T; Tzortzi O; Xuan Y; Martin A; Lazaridis I; Spigolon G; Fisone G; Tomer R; Deisseroth K; Carlen M; Miller CA; Rumbaugh G; Meletis K
- Article: JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY. 2017;525(15):3227-3250Broms J; Grahm M; Haugegaard L; Blom T; Meletis K; Tingstrom A
- Article: CELL RESEARCH. 2016;26(9):1033-1047de Anda FC; Madabhushi R; Rei D; Meng J; Graeff J; Durak O; Meletis K; Richter M; Schwanke B; Mungenast A; Tsai L-H
- Article: NATURE. 2012;489(7414):150-154Song J; Zhong C; Bonaguidi MA; Sun GJ; Hsu D; Gu Y; Meletis K; Huang ZJ; Ge S; Enikolopov G; Deisseroth K; Luscher B; Christian KM; Ming G-L; Song H
- Article: NATURE NEUROSCIENCE. 2012;15(7):1022-1031Autism spectrum disorder susceptibility gene TAOK2 affects basal dendrite formation in the neocortexde Anda FC; Rosario AL; Durak O; Tran T; Graeff J; Meletis K; Rei D; Soda T; Madabhushi R; Ginty DD; Kolodkin AL; Tsai L-H
- Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2012;17(5):537-548Carlen M; Meletis K; Siegle JH; Cardin JA; Futai K; Vierling-Claassen D; Ruehlmann C; Jones SR; Deisseroth K; Sheng M; Moore CI; Tsai L-H
- Article: ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE. 2011;2011:7529-7532Siegle JH; Carlen M; Meletis K; Tsai L-H; Moore CI; Ritt J
- Article: CELL STEM CELL. 2010;7(4):470-482Barnabe-Heider F; Goritz C; Sabelstrom H; Takebayashi H; Pfrieger FW; Meletis K; Frisen J
- Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2010;107(33):14657-14661Forsberg M; Carlen M; Meletis K; Yeung MSY; Barnabe-Heider F; Persson MAA; Aarum J; Frisen J
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 2010;30(31):10391-10406de Anda FC; Meletis K; Ge X; Rei D; Tsai L-H
- Article: NEURON. 2010;67(1):33-48Singh KK; Ge X; Mao Y; Drane L; Meletis K; Samuels BA; Tsai L-H
- Article: BRAIN. 2010;133(Pt 4):983-995Seidel S; Garvalov BK; Wirta V; von Stechow L; Schaenzer A; Meletis K; Wolter M; Sommerlad D; Henze A-T; Nister M; Reifenberger G; Lundeberg J; Frisen J; Acker T
- Article: NATURE PROTOCOLS. 2010;5(2):247-254Cardin JA; Carlen M; Meletis K; Knoblich U; Zhang F; Deisseroth K; Tsai L-H; Moore CI
- Article: NATURE. 2009;459(7247):663-U63Cardin JA; Carlen M; Meletis K; Knoblich U; Zhang F; Deisseroth K; Tsai L-H; Moore CI
- Article: NATURE NEUROSCIENCE. 2009;12(3):259-267Carlen M; Meletis K; Goritz C; Darsalia V; Evergren E; Tanigaki K; Amendola M; Barnabe-Heider F; Yeung MSY; Naldini L; Honjo T; Kokaia Z; Shupliakov O; Cassidy RM; Lindvall O; Frisen J
- Article: PLOS BIOLOGY. 2008;6(7):e182-1507Meletis K; Barnabe-Heider F; Carlen M; Evergren E; Tomilin N; Shupliakov O; Frisen J
- Article: NATURE METHODS. 2008;5(2):189-196Barnabe-Heider F; Meletis K; Eriksson M; Bergmann O; Sabelstrom H; Harvey MA; Mikkers H; Frisen J
- Article: DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS. 2007;236(6):1663-1676Nguyen' S; Meletis K; Fu D; Jhaveri S; Jaenisch R
- Article: EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH. 2006;312(15):2851-2859Carlen M; Meletis K; Barnabe-Heider F; Frisen J
- Article: EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH. 2006;312(10):1798-1812Williams C; Wirta V; Meletis K; Wikstrom L; Carlsson L; Frisen J; Lundeberg J
- Article: MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY. 2006;26(8):2976-2983Lin HJ; Yamada Y; Nguyen S; Linhart H; Jackson-Grusby L; Meissner A; Meletis K; Lo G; Jaenisch R
- Article: DEVELOPMENT. 2006;133(2):363-369Meletis K; Wirta V; Hede SM; Nistér M; Lundeberg J; Frisén J
- Article: DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE. 2006;28(1-2):118-127Hansson EM; Teixeira AI; Gustafsson MV; Dohda T; Chapman G; Meletis K; Muhr J; Lendahl U
- Article: BMC NEUROSCIENCE. 2005;6:28Sievertzon M; Wirta V; Mercer A; Meletis K; Erlandsson R; Wikström L; Frisén J; Lundeberg J
- Journal article: TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES. 2003;26(6):292-296Meletis K; Frisén J
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY. 2001;155(5):699-702Meletis K; Frisén J
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All other publications
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2024Mantas I; Contestabile A; Skara V; Loiseau C; Santos IA; Cramb KML; Filograna R; Wade-Martins R; Magill P; Meletis K
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2024Contesse T; Bektash BY; Graziano M; Forastieri C; Contestabile A; Hahne S; Jung F; Nikolakopoulou I; Cao X; Skara V; Mantas I; Giatrellis S; Carlén M; Sandberg R; Calvigioni D; Meletis K
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2024;BIORXIVLazaridis I; Crittenden JR; Ahn G; Hirokane K; Yoshida T; Wickersham IR; Mahar A; Skara V; Loftus JH; Parvataneni K; Meletis K; Ting JT; Hueske E; Matsushima A; Graybiel AM
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2023Brünner H; Kim H; Ährlund-Richter S; van Lunteren J; Crestani AP; Meletis K; Carlén M
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2023Cui P; Song K; Mariatos-Metaxas D; Isla A; Femenia T; Lazaridis I; Meletis K; Kumar A; Kardamakis A
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2022Calvigioni D; Fuzik J; Le Merre P; Slashcheva M; Jung F; Ortiz C; Lentini A; Csillag V; Graziano M; Nikolakopoulou I; Weglage M; Lazaridis I; Kim H; Lenzi I; Park H; Reinius B; Carlén M; Meletis K
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2022Weglage M; Ährlund-Richter S; Fuzik J; Skara V; Lazaridis I; Meletis K
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2020Kondabolu K; Doig N; Ayeko O; Khan B; Torres A; Calvigioni D; Meletis K; Magill P; Koós T
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2020Lu S; Ortiz C; Fürth D; Fischer S; Meletis K; Zador A; Gillis J
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2020Lebrigand K; Bergenstråhle J; Thrane K; Mollbrink A; Meletis K; Meletis K; Barbry P; Waldmann R; Lundeberg J
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2020Guyon N; Zacharias LR; van Lunteren JA; Immenschuh J; Fuzik J; Märtin A; Xuan Y; Zilberter M; Kim H; Meletis K; Lopes-Aguiar C; Carlén M
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2020Weglage M; Wärnberg E; Lazaridis I; Tzortzi O; Meletis K
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2019Ortiz C; Navarro JF; Jurek A; Märtin A; Lundeberg J; Meletis K
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2019Fuzik J; Rehman S; Girach F; Miklosi A; Korchynska S; Arque G; Romanov R; Hanics J; Wagner L; Meletis K; Yanagawa Y; Kovacs G; Alpár A; Hökfelt TGM; Harkany T
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2019Märtin A; Calvigioni D; Tzortzi O; Fuzik J; Wärnberg E; Meletis K
- Corrigendum: NATURE NEUROSCIENCE. 2014;17(12):1840de Anda FC; Rosario AL; Durak O; Tran T; Graeff J; Meletis K; Rei D; Soda T; Madabhushi R; Ginty DD; Kolodkin AL; Tsai L-H
- Corrigendum: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(2):e91486Pozzi L; Dorocic PI; Wang X; Carlen M; Meletis K
Grants
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2025 - 31 December 2028Action selection, decision-making and cognitive flexibility are critical brain functions for humans and other animals in order to thrive and survive in a complex environment. The frontal cortex and the basal ganglia are thought to control selection of appropriate actions, evaluate their outcome, and update behaviors accordingly. Degeneration of the dopamine system is a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease (PD), and in the prodromal phases of the disease, cognitive and emotional behaviors are affected before the emergence of severe motor dysfunction. We hypothesize that motor and non-motor/motivated behaviors are shaped by the activity of distinct dopamine subtypes, where discrete aspects of motivated behaviors are regulated by different dopamine neuron subtypes and their interactions with striatal compartments and neuron types. In this project, we will investigate the function of Anxa1+ dopamine neurons for learning new motor skills, particularly fine motor actions like reaching and grasping, and cognitive flexibility during choice tasks – and define their role in the manifestation of cognitive and motor learning impairments in prodromal PD. Our aim is to define how specialized interactions between neurons subtypes in the dopamine system and the striatum control motivated behaviors and learning, with the long-term aim to establish a mechanistic understanding of how the organized connectivity between molecularly defined subregions and neuron types shapes complex behaviors.
- Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation1 January 2020 - 1 January 2025
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2019 - 31 December 2024
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2018 - 31 December 2021
- National Institute of Mental Health15 April 2016 - 31 March 2018
- Optogenetic dissection of limbic circuitsSwedish Foundation for Strategic Research1 January 2014 - 31 December 2018
- ERA-NET NEURON Mental Disorders RDmaria aDBSSwedish Research Council1 January 2014 - 31 December 2016
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2013 - 31 December 2017
Employments
- Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2021-
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2015
- Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institutet, 2006
- Master Of Medical Science, Karolinska Institutet, 2000