Isabel Varela Nieto (She/Her)
Research Professor, CSIC
I spent 40 years teaching and researching, and developed a particular interest in education and career development. I chaired the Education Committee and was Careers advisor for the UK Biochemical Society. In these roles, and my work with students at the University of Manchester, I realised how important it is for young scientists to recognise their skills and be able to "sell" themselves to potential employers (and grant awarding bodies). I now run CV support sessions for young scientists on behalf of the FEBS Education Committee, of which I was a founder member.
Rosemary Kathleen Clyne
Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London
Multiple award-winning biomedical science lecturer delivering innovations in curriculum development and digital learning with outstanding student ratings. Founder and Lead of the Future Global Leaders Forum student leadership development programme. Experienced scientific editor and international external examiner who is also involved in community engagement and science education in schools. You can view my Linked in profile here: rosemaryclyne
I obtained my PhD in plant molecular biology from the University of Nottingham and have spent the past 30 years in science publishing. I've worked for various journals, including Nature and Trends in Biochemical Sciences, and also edited many books. I was the Executive Editor of FEBS Open Bio from its launch in 2011 until 2019.
Catherine Abbott
PROF - Personal Chair of Mammalian Molecular Genetics, Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences, Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine, Edinburgh Neuroscience
Research scientist in genome and cancer biology and expert in science sustainability
Consuelo Guerri
Researcher and Head of Cell Pathology Laboratory, Reserach Center Prince Felipe
I am the FEBS Events Associate – Advanced Courses, Congress, 3+ at FEBS, supporting the delivery of those events. Previously I was the Communications and Digital Platforms Associate, also at FEBS, and worked on platforms such as the FEBS Network and FEBS website.
Before joining FEBS I managed the grant programmes of a number of UK research charities, mainly in the field of cancer, as well as supported the fundraising at those organisations. I also developed e-learning resources at the Institute of Cancer Research. I have a BSc in Biochemistry and an MSc in Nutrition. After years in London I have now moved back to Spain.
Balázs Sarkadi, MD, Ph.D., spent several years as a post-doc and then as a visiting scientist at major universities in the United States and Canada. He is research professor at Semmelweis University, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, past president of FEBS, member of several international research societies including the Academia Europeae. His research has been focusing on membrane proteins, including the investigation of ABC membrane transporters, which play a major role in the multidrug resistance of cancer, in general pharmacology, and in stem cell function. His recent work is related to transporter regulation in cancer cells and stem cells. He has published more than 280 papers in international scientific journals, with a citation number over 13,000 (in WoS, or 17,000 in Google Scholar) and a h-index of 60. He has several international patents already in commercial applications.
Biophysical chemistry, structure of proteins, applications of spectrometric methods in biochemistry, practical training of students
Aylin Sepici Dincel
Prof, Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry