Biomolecules

Dr. Dirk Geerts

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1. Department of Hematology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers—VUmc Location, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2. Department of Development, Glycostem Therapeutics BV, 5349 AB Oss, The Netherlands
Interests: bio-informatics; cancer research; cell therapy; gene therapy
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Dr. Piergiorgio Gentile

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School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
Interests: biomaterials; biocompatibility; biomedical engineering; tissue engineering; bone regeneration; regenerative medicine; biomedical science; biomaterial engineering; nanobiotechnology; wound healing
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Prof. Dr. Arne Gericke

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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609, USA
Interests: membrane biophysical chemistry; signal transduction biophysics; vibrational spectroscopic tissue imaging

Dr. Pierre Germain

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Centre de Biochimie Structurale. INSERM, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier, France
Interests: nuclear receptors; retinoic acid receptors; structure/function relationships; protein-ligand interactions; transcription factors/gene regulation
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Dr. Giorgio Giaccone

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Neuropathology and Neurology 5, IRCCS Foundation Carlo Besta Institute, via Celoria 11, 20133 Milano, Italy
Interests: degenerative dementias; the neuropathological characterization of brain tumors

Prof. Dr. Germain Gillet

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Professor (PU-PH), Faculty of Medicine, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
Interests: molecular biology; cell biology; cancer research; cell death apoptosis; cell signaling; cancer biology; signal transduction; cell proliferation; phosphorylation; Bcl-2; mitochondria; molecular mechanisms governing tumor progression; genetically engineered mouse and zebrafish models; the signaling networks that lead to the modulation of Ca²⁺ homeostasis and cell movements by Bcl-2 family proteins; the factors involved in apoptosis progression and cell migration; novel prognosis markers; potential molecular targets for inhibiting tumor growth and metastases onset

Prof. Dr. Francesco Giorgino

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Section of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Andrology and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
Interests: type 2 diabetes; GLP-1 analogs; lipotoxicity; adipogenesis

Dr. Beatrice Golinelli-Pimpaneau

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Laboratoire de Chimie des Processus Biologiques, Collège de France, 75005 Paris, France
Interests: ammonia-channeling enzymes; [Fe-S]-cluster containing enzymes; sulfuration enzymes; tRNA modification; ribozymes; X-ray crystallography; enzyme mechanisms
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Prof. Dr. Steffen Graether

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Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
Interests: proteins; intrinsically disordered proteins; protein bioinformatics; protein purification; biophysics; protein expression; protein structure; biochemistry; structural biology; circular dichroism
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Dr. Magnus Gram

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Neonatal Neuroprotection Group, Dept. of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Skane University Hospital, 221 84 Lund, Sweden
Interests: neonatal neuroprotection; newborn; immature brain; redox medicine; alpha-1-Microglobulin (A1M); pharmaceutical therapies and treatment strategies; hemoglobin pathophysiology
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Dr. Melissa Grant

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School of Dentistry, Institute of Clinical Science, University of Birmingham and Birmingham Community Healthcare Foundation Trust, 5 Mill Pool Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham B5 7ET, UK
Interests: saliva; biomarker; periodontitis; gingivitis; proteomics; proteins

Prof. Dr. Dennis R. Grayson

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Department of Psychiatry, Center for Alcohol Research in Epigenetics, The Psychiatric Institute, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Interests: epigenetic regulation of gene expression; epigenetics of alcohol and alcohol use disorders; transcriptional mechanisms in psychiatric disorders; pre- and post-natal stress animal models and their effect
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Dr. Marcus O. W. Grimm

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1. Nutrition Therapy and Counseling, Campus Rheinland, SRH University of Applied Health Sciences, 51377 Leverkusen, Germany
2. Experimental Neurology, Saarland University, Kirrberger Str. 1, 66421 Homburg, Saarland, Germany
3. Deutsches Institut für Demenzprävention, Saarland University, 66424 Homburg, Germany
Interests: link between lipid homeostasis and neurodegenerative diseases focusing on Alzheimer's disease; molecular biology; biochemical assays; enzymatic assays; lipid analytics; mass spectrometry; protein and cell biology; lipid protein interactions; metabolomic and nutritional approaches
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Prof. Dr. Klaus Groschner

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Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Division of Biophysics, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stifingtalstrasse 6/III, 8010 Graz, Austria
Interests: ion channels; Ca²⁺ signaling; TRP proteins; regulatory lipid-protein interactions; membrane micro- and nanodomains; photopharmacology; opto-chemogenetics
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Prof. Dr. Michael Grusch

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Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Borschkegasse 8a, 1090 Vienna, Austria
Interests: growth factors in cancer; malignant pleural mesothelioma; fibroblast growth factor; activin; optogenetics in cancer research
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Prof. Michele Guescini

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Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, 61029 Urbino, Italy
Interests: exosomes; intercellular communication; gene expression; DNA damage; cell–cell communication; cell signaling; cancer; cell biology; extracellular vesicles; membrane trafficking; mitochondria function and diseases; oxidative stress and antioxidants; molecular adaptations to physical activity
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Dr. Xavier Guillonneau

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Institut de la Vision, Sorbonne Université, INSERM, 17 rue Moreau, 75012 Paris, France
Interests: retina; inflammation; macrophages; microglia; age-related macular degeneration (AMD); neurodegeneration; diabetic retinopathy; ischemia; angiogenesis; vascular proliferation

Dr. Chun Guo

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Department of Biomedical Science, The University of Sheffield, B2.221a Alfred, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
Interests: protein post-translational modifications; proteolytic cleavage; phosphorylation; ubiquitination; SUMOylation; signaling pathways; cell stress; cell death and repair; animal models; health and disease

Dr. Birgit Habenstein

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CNRS CBMN UMR 5248 / IECB, 2 Rue Robert Escarpit, 33600 Pessac, France
Interests: protein assemblies; biomolecular assemblies; solid-state NMR; amyloid; membrane protein; biophysics

Dr. Djemel Hamdane

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Laboratoire de Chimie des Processus Biologiques, Collège de France, 75005 Paris, France
Interests: tRNA post-transcriptional modifications; RNA enzymology; flavin and flavoproteins; enzyme mechanisms; kinetics; catalysis; structural biology

Dr. Inbo Han

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Department of Neurosurgery, CHA University School of Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, Seongnam-si 13496, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Interests: intervertebral disc degeneration; spinal cord injury; bone regeneration; tissue engineering
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Dr. William T. Heller

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
Interests: membrane biophysics; model membranes; biomembranes; lipid bilayers; small-angle neutron scattering; peptide interactions with membranes
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Dr. Monika Herten

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Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45147 Essen, Germany
Interests: bone regeneration with adult stem cells of different tissues; cell therapy; bone metabolism; cartilage and tendon repair; implant surface modifications; interaction of cells with biomaterials (vascular grafts, implant surfaces, bone substitute materials, membranes); graft infections; implant infections

Dr. Menno Hoekstra

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Division of BioTherapeutics, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Gorlaeus Laboratories, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
Interests: liver; adrenal; cholesterol; triglyceride; lipoprotein metabolism; gene regulation; endocrinology
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Prof. Dr. Walid A. Houry

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Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto, 661 University Avenue, MaRS Centre, West Tower, Room 1612, Toronto, ON M5G 1M1, Canada
Interests: molecular chaperones; ATP-dependent proteases; protein folding; protein degradation; protein biochemistry; drug targeting of chaperones and proteases

Dr. Gang Hu

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School of Statistics and Data Science, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
Interests: structural bioinformatics; statistical genomics; transcriptomics; intrinsically disordered proteins; single cell omics
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Dr. Xudong Huang

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Neurochemistry Lab, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS), Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
Interests: aging; exposome and exposomics; Alzheimer’s disease; Parkinson’s disease; depression; artificial intelligence; machine and deep learning; big data analytics; blockchain; stigma, socially assistive robotics; virtual/augmented/mixed reality; cancer
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Prof. Dr. Laszlo Hunyady

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Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
Interests: angiotensin receptor; G-protein; receptor internalization; arrestin; bias agonism
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Dr. Maria Laura Idda

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Institute of Genetic and Biomedical Research, CNR, Sassari, Italy
Interests: medical genetics; functional genomics; molecular biology; RNA regulation; gene expression regulation; non coding RNA
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Dr. Zoran Ivanovic

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1. Etablissement Français du Sang Nouvelle Aquitaine, Place Amélie Raba Léon, CS22010, CEDEX, 33075 Bordeaux, France
2. Inserm Bordeaux UMR 1035, 33000 Bordeaux, France
3. Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Campus Carreire, University of Bordeaux, 33000 Bordeaux, France
Interests: somatic stem cells; self-renewal; metabolic profile and stemness; anaerobiosis and stemness; ex vivo cell engineering
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