Speakers — NBS

Speakers

Co-discoverer of the extremely hot CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system and recipient of several prestigious awards.

Emmanuelle CharpentierDirector at Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin

Performs ground-breaking research on promising cancer treatment therapies.

Thomas HelledayHelleday Laboratoy, Sweden

Conducts state-of-the-art research on the mechanisms of gut-microbe interactions.

Erik MartensUni. Of Michigan, USA

Develops cutting-edge techniques in plant biotechnology.

Ralph BockMax Planck Potsdam, Germany

Uses a systems biology approach to generate outstanding models for predicting of fluxes in human metabolism.

Ines ThieleUniversity of Luxembourg

The wonderful world of carbohydrates: from enzyme mechanism to clinical tools.

Gideon DavisUni. Of York, UK

Deciphers the fascinating evolutionary mechanisms of how elephants avoid cancer.

Vincent J. LynchUni. Of Chicago, USA

Combines experimental biology and physics/mathematics to understand how the brain adapts to changes in the environment.

Marianne FyhnUiO, Norway

Leading expert in unravelling plant-pathogen interactions.

Sophien KamounThe Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, UK

Structure, mechanism and evolution of enzymes.

Dan S.TawfikWeizmann Institute, Israel