Confirmed Speakers

Bartenschlager, Ralf - PhD, Prof.

Dept. of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Heidelberg
Heidelberg, DE
e-mail: ralf.bartenschlager[at]med.uni-heidelberg.de
https://www.klinikum.uni-heidelberg.de/zentrum-fuer-infektiologie/molecular-virology/about-us/research-teams/ag-bartenschlager

Introduction of the session
Session IV: Infectious Diseases

Brose, Nils - Dr. rer. nat., Prof.

Dept. of Molecular Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine
Goettingen, DE
e-mail: brose[at]em.mpg.de
http://www.em.mpg.de/index.php?id=33

Introduction / guest speaker
Session V: Neuroplasticity and Neurodegeneration

Brunet, Anne - PhD, Prof.

Dept. of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, US
e-mail: abrunet1[at]stanford.edu
https://web.stanford.edu/group/brunet/lab%20members.html

Guest speaker
Session VI: Metabolism and Aging

Bruening, Jens C - Dr. med., Prof.

Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research, CEDPM and CECAD Cologne
Cologne, DE
e-mail: bruening[at]sf.mpg.de
https://www.sf.mpg.de/forschung/bruening

Introduction / guest speaker
Session VI: Metabolism and Aging

Dillin, Andrew - PhD, Prof.

Dept. of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California Berkeley
Berkeley, US
e-mail: dillin[at]berkeley.edu
https://www.dillinlab-berkeley.org/

Guest speaker
Session VI: Metabolism and Aging

Gabriel, Gülsah - Dr., Prof.

Heinrich-Pette-Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology
Hamburg, DE
e-mail: guelsah.gabriel[at]hpi.uni-hamburg.de
https://www.hpi-hamburg.de/en/research-teams/research-departments/viral-zoonoses-one-health/

Guest speaker
Session IV: Infectious Diseases

Gerlinger, Marco - Dr. med.

Institute of Cancer Research
Translational Oncogenomics Team
London, UK
e-mail: Marco.Gerlinger[at]icr.ac.uk
https://www.icr.ac.uk/our-research/researchers-and-teams/dr-marco-gerlinger

Guest speaker
Session II: Molecular Oncology and Genomic Medicine

García Cáceres, Cristina - Dr.

Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH), Institute for Diabetes and Obesity
Neuherberg, DE
e-mail: garcia-caceres[at]helmholtz-muenchen.de
https://www.helmholtz-muenchen.de/ido/institute/staff/staff/ma/270/Dr.-Garc%C3%ADa%20C%C3%A1ceres/index.html

Guest speaker
Session VI: Metabolism and Aging

Gogolla, Nadine - PhD, Prof.

Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology
Martinsried, DE
e-mail: ngogolla[at]neuro.mpg.de
https://www.neuro.mpg.de/gogolla

Guest speaker
Session V: Neuroplasticity and Neurodegeneration

Graf, Thomas - PhD, Prof.

Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG)
Barcelona, ES
e-mail: thomas.graf[at]crg.eu
https://www.crg.eu/en/programmes-groups/graf-lab

Guest speaker
Session I: Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

Heisler, Lora - PhD, Prof.

Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen, GB
e-mail: lora.heisler[at]abdn.ac.uk
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/rowett/about/profiles/lora.heisler

Guest speaker
Session VI: Metabolism and Aging

Hochedlinger, Konrad – PhD, Prof.

Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Dept. of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Boston, US
e-mail: khochedlinger[at]helix.mgh.harvard.edu
https://hsci.harvard.edu/people/konrad-hochedlinger-phd

Guest speaker
Session I: Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

Hofmann, Franz – Dr. med., Prof.

Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology, Technical University Munich
Munich, DE
e-mail: franz.hofmann[at]mytum.de
https://www.emeriti-of-excellence.tum.de/en/a-z/franz-hofmann-eng/


Guest speaker
Special CMMC Lecture:  25 Years of Molecular Medicine

Jaenisch, Rudolf - Dr. med., Prof.

Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and Dept. of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, US
e-mail: jaenisch[at]wi.mit.edu
https://biology.mit.edu/profile/rudolf-jaenisch/, http://wi.mit.edu/people/faculty/jaenisch

Introduction / guest speaker
Session I: Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

Kaeser, Pascal S - MD, Prof.

Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School
Boston, US
e-mail: kaeser[at]hms.harvard.edu
http://kaeser.hms.harvard.edu/

Guest speaker
Session V: Neuroplasticity and Neurodegeneration

Klein, Florian - Dr. med., Prof.

Institute for Virology, University of Cologne
Cologne, DE
e-mail: florian.klein[at]uk-koeln.de
https://klein-lab.de/

Guest speaker
Session IV: Infectious Diseases

Lichter, Peter - Dr. rer. nat., Prof.

Division of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Managing Director of the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT)
Heidelberg, DE
e-mail: peter.lichter[at]dkfz-heidelberg.de
https://www.dkfz.de/en/genetics/index.php

Introduction / guest speaker
Session II: Molecular Oncology and Genomic Medicine

López-Bigas, Núria - PhD, Prof.

Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST)
Barcelona, ES
e-mail: nuria.lopez[at]irbbarcelona.org
https://www.irbbarcelona.org/en/profile/nuria-lopez-bigas

Guest speaker
Session II: Molecular Oncology and Genomic Medicine

Lord, Chris J. - PhD, Prof.

Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research
London, GB
e-mail: chris.lord[at]icr.ac.uk
https://www.icr.ac.uk/our-research/researchers-and-teams/professor-chris-lord

Guest speaker
Session III: Precision Medicine in Cancer Treatment

Melnick, Ari M - MD, Prof.

Joan and Sanford I. Weill Dept. of Medicine/Pharmacology; Sackler Center for Biomedical and Physical Sciences, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, US
e-mail: amm2014[at]med.cornell.edu
https://research.cornell.edu/researchers/ari-m-melnick

Guest speaker
Session III: Precision Medicine in Cancer Treatment

Naldini, Luigi - MD PhD, Prof.

San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute and Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Milan, IT
e-mail: naldini.luigi[at]hsr.it
https://research.hsr.it/en/institutes/san-raffaele-telethon-institute-for-gene-therapy/gene-transfer-technologies-and-new-gene-therapy-strategies/luigi-naldini.html

Guest speaker
Session I: Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

Pasqualucci, Laura - MD, Prof.

Institute for Cancer Genetics, Columbia University
New York, US
e-mail: lp171[at]cumc.columbia.edu
https://www.columbiaicg.org/research-areas/faculty/laura-pasqualucci

Guest speaker
Session III: Precision Medicine in Cancer Treatment

Pfister, Stefan - Dr. med., Prof.

Hopp Children´s Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ); Division of Pediatric Neurooncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Dept. of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology, University Hospital Heidelberg
Heidelberg, DE
e-mail: s.pfister[at]kitz-heidelberg.de
https://www.kitz-heidelberg.de/das-kitz/kitz-direktorium/prof-dr-med-stefan-pfister/

Guest speaker
Session II: Molecular Oncology and Genomic Medicine

Portugal, Silvia - PhD

Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
Berlin, DE
e-mail: portugal[at]mpiib-berlin.mpg.de
https://www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/2008071/malaria-parasite-biology

Guest speaker
Session IV: Infectious Diseases

Rappuoli, Rino - PhD

Chief Scientist und Head of External Research and Development (R&D) at GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines
Siena, IT
e-mail: rino.r.rappuoli[at]gsk.com
https://www.aditecproject.eu/about/steering-committee/dr-rino-rappuoli/

Guest speaker
Session IV: Infectious Diseases

Schadendorf, Dirk - Dr. med., Prof.

Dept. of Dermatology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg
Essen, DE
e-mail: dirk.schadendorf[at]uk-essen.de
https://www.uk-essen.de/index.php?id=2391&L=1

Guest speaker
Session III: Precision Medicine in Cancer Treatment

Schaefer, Anne - MD PhD, Prof.

Fishberg Dept. of Neuroscience, Dept. of Psychiatry, Friedman Brain Inst. and Ronald M. Loeb Center for Alzheimer's Disease, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, US
e-mail: anne.schaefer[at]mssm.edu
http://labs.neuroscience.mssm.edu/project/schaefer-lab/

Guest speaker
Session V: Neuroplasticity and Neurodegeneration

Studer, Lorenz - MD, Prof.

The Center for Stem Cell Biology, Developmental Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, US
e-mail: studerl[at]mskcc.org
https://www.mskcc.org/research/ski/labs/lorenz-studer

Guest speaker
Session I: Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

Teichmann, Sarah - PhD

Cellular Genetics, Wellcome Sanger Institute
Hinxton, GB
e-mail: sarah.teichmann[at]sanger.ac.uk
https://www.sanger.ac.uk/person/teichmann-sarah/

Guest speaker
Session II: Molecular Oncology and Genomic Medicine

Urban, Stephan - Dr. rer. nat., Prof.

Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Heidelberg
Heidelberg, DE
e-mail: stephan.urban[at]med.uni-heidelberg.de
https://www.klinikum.uni-heidelberg.de/zentrum-fuer-infektiologie/molecular-virology/about-us/research-teams/ag-urban

Guest speaker
Session IV: Infectious Diseases

Verstreken, Patrik - PhD, Prof.

VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research
Leuven, BE
e-mail: patrik.verstreken[at]kuleuven.vib.be
http://www.vib.be/en/research/scientists/Pages/Patrik-Verstreken-Lab.aspx

Guest speaker
Session V: Neuroplasticity and Neurodegeneration

Vilchez, David - Dr. , Prof.

(CECAD) - Cologne Excellence Cluster Diseases
Cologne, DE
e-mail: dvilchez[at]uni-koeln.de
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Guest speaker
Session I: Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

Yaffe, Michael B. - PhD, Prof.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Precision Cancer Medicine and Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
Cambridge, US
e-mail: myaffe[at]mit.edu
https://yaffelab.mit.edu/

Introduction / guest speaker
Session II: Precision Medicine in Cancer Treatment