Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne

Confirmed Speakers

Aartsma-Rus, Annemieke - PhD, Prof.

Department of Human Genetics, Leiden University
Leiden, NL
https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/annemieke-aartsma-rus

Guest speaker
Session IV: Technology and applications development (e.g. Aptamers, RNAi, snRNAs, ASO)

Etzkorn, Manuel - PhD

Helmholtz Research Center Juelich, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf
Duesseldorf, DE
http://www.etzkornlab.de/

Guest speaker
Session IV: Technology and applications development (e.g. Aptamers, RNAi, snRNAs, ASO)

Finkel, Richard - MD, Prof.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, US
https://www.stjude.org/directory/f/richard-finkel.html

Guest speaker
Session VI: Preclinical and Clinical Application 

Gunderson, Samuel I - PhD, Prof.

Dept. of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, Rutgers University
Piscataway, US
https://molbiosci.rutgers.edu/faculty-research/faculty/faculty-detail/82-g-h/151-sam-gunderson

Guest speaker
Session IV: Technology and applications development (e.g. Aptamers, RNAi, snRNAs, ASO)

Habib, Nagy - PhD, Prof.

Dept. of Surgery & Cancer, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London
London, GB
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/nagy.habib

Guest speaker
Session IV: Technology and applications development (e.g. Aptamers, RNAi, snRNAs, ASO)

Hargrove, Amanda E - PhD, Prof.

Dept. of Chemistry, Dept. of Biochemistry, Duke University
Durham, US
https://hargrovelab.chem.duke.edu/about/people/

Guest speaker
Session V: CRISP and RNA-protein interaction and modulation

Hentze, Matthias - Dr. med., Dr. h.c., Prof.

European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
Heidelberg, DE
https://www.embl.org/groups/hentze/

Guest speaker
Session V: CRISP and RNA-protein interaction and modulation

Hilvert, Donald - PhD, Prof. em.

ETH Zurich
Zurich, CH
https://protein.ethz.ch/the-group/group-members/hilvert-donald.html

Guest speaker
Session II: Nucleic Acids Delivery and Visualization

Höbartner, Claudia - Dr. rer. nat., Prof.

Inst. of Organic Chemistry, University of Wuerzburg
Wuerzburg, DE
https://www.chemie.uni-wuerzburg.de/oc/hoebartner-group/home/

Guest speaker
Session III: Technology and future applications (e.g. mRNAs, ncRNAs)

Hornung, Veit - Prof. Dr. med.

Gene Center and Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
Munich, DE
https://www.genzentrum.uni-muenchen.de/research-groups/hornung/index.html

Guest speaker
Session I: Nucleic Acid Chemistry (Innate Immunity)

Jäschke, Andres - PhD, Prof.

Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology, University of Heidelberg
Heidelberg, DE
https://www.jaschkelab.de/contact

Guest speaker
Session II: Nucleic Acids Delivery and Visualization

Ke, Ailong - PhD, Prof.

Dept. of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University
Ithaca, US
https://cals.cornell.edu/ailong-ke

Guest speaker
Session V: CRISP and RNA-protein interaction and modulation

Manoharan, Muthiah (Mano) - PhD

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Senior VP of Drug Innovation Chemistry
Cambridge, US
https://www.alnylam.com/our-science/alnylam-scientific-advisory-board

Guest speaker
Session I: Nucleic Acid Chemistry (Innate Immunity)

Patel, Vishal - MD, Prof.

Dept. of Internal Medicine and Division of Nephrology, UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas
Dallas, US
https://profiles.utsouthwestern.edu/profile/67937/vishal-patel.html

Guest speaker
Session III: Technology and future applications (e.g. mRNAs, ncRNAs)

Rentmeister, Andrea - PhD, Prof.

Institute of Biochemistry, University of Muenster
Muenster, DE
https://www.uni-muenster.de/Chemie.bc/en/forschung/rentmeister/index.html

Guest speaker
Session I: Nucleic Acid Chemistry (Innate Immunity)

Schwank, Gerald - PhD, Prof.

Inst. of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich
Zurich, CH
https://schwanklab.org/

Guest speaker
Session V: CRISP and RNA-protein interaction and modulation

Sherkow, Jacob S - PhD, Prof.

College of Law, University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign, US
https://law.illinois.edu/faculty-research/faculty-profiles/jacob-s-sherkow/

Guest speaker
Session VI: Preclinical and Clinical Application 

Stevens, Molly - PhD, Prof.

Royal School of Mines, Imperial College London
London, GB
https://www.stevensgroup.org/professor-stevens

Guest speaker
Session III: Technology and future applications (e.g. mRNAs, ncRNAs)

Stoffel, Markus - Dr., Professor

Inst. for Molecular Health Sciences, ETH Zurich
Zurich, CH
https://mhs.biol.ethz.ch/research/stoffel.html

Keynote speaker
CMMC Lecture I

Sullenger, Bruce A - PhD, Prof.

Department of Surgery, Duke University
Durham, US
https://surgery.duke.edu/profile/bruce-alan-sullenger

Guest speaker
Session IV: Technology and applications development (e.g. Aptamers, RNAi, snRNAs, ASO)

Swanson, Maurice S - PhD, Prof.

Dept. of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Florida
Gainesville, US
https://mgm.ufl.edu/faculty/swanson-maurice-s/

Guest speaker
Session III: Technology and future applications (e.g. mRNAs, ncRNAs)

Tabrizi, Sarah - PhD, Prof.

Huntington’s Disease Centre and Dept. of Neurodegenerative Disease, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, UCL Institute of Neurology
London, GB
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/school-life-medical-sciences/sarah-tabrizi

Guest speaker
Session VI: Preclinical and Clinical Application 

Tuschl, Thomas - PhD, Prof.

Laboratory of RNA Molecular Biology, The Rockefeller University
New York City, US
https://www.rockefeller.edu/our-scientists/heads-of-laboratories/911-thomas-tuschl/

Guest speaker
Session V: CRISP and RNA-protein interaction and modulation

Vaishnaw, Akshay - MD, PhD

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc, President
Cambridge, US
https://www.alnylam.com/about-alnylam/alnylam-leadership

Keynote speaker
CMMC Lecture II

Vormehr, Mathias - Dr. rer. nat.

Cancer Vaccines, BioNTech SE
Mainz, DE
https://www.biontech.com/int/en/home.html

Guest speaker
Session II: Nucleic Acids Delivery and Visualization

Yuen, Man-Fung - MD, PhD, DSc, Prof.

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, HK
https://medic.hku.hk/en/Staff/University-Academic-Staff/Prof-YUEN-Man-Fung/Prof-YUEN-Man-Fung-profile

Guest speaker
Session VI: Preclinical and Clinical Application