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Keynote Speakers
Morgan Beeby
Imperial College, London
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Beeby's group uses 3D electron microscopy to understand how molecular machines like flagella or injectisomes have evolved.
He is also a passionate promoter and has designed lego models of his molecular machines to introduce them to the general public!
Tak Wah Mak
University of Toronto, Canada
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Best-known for discovering and delineating the structure of the T-cell antigen receptor, he also founded Agios Pharmaceuticals, a company that developed a first-ever compound approved to specifically target tumor metabolism in cancer treatment.
Maria Carmo-Fonseca
University of Lisboa, Portugal
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As a professor she gathers knowledge about RNA splicing in
human diseases and new medical applications for RNA.
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She is also a member of several scientific organisations and
monitoring editor of the Journal of Cell Science.
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Karim El Kasmi
Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany
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After an outstanding academic career, he changed to industry where he is now working as Laboratory Head of the
Immunology and Respiratory Research Department.
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