Jimmy Nkaiwuatei
Undergraduate student, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Lusine Mkrtchyan
PhD student, junior researcher, Institute of Biochemistry of the NAS of Armenia
Aim of my PhD research is to provide more basic knowledge about cell adhesion but also to select new targets within the tumour cell to improve existing therapies.
Prosenjit Pal
Senior Research Associate, MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, University of Dundee
I am presently a Senior Research Associate at the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, University of Dundee. I have been working with a fantastic team in Prof. Dario Alessi's lab with multicultural and highly motivated people. My main project focused on exploring the Rab GTPases interactors that are linked with Parkinson's disease. I took a mass spectrometry-based approach to explore further what is binding with LRRK2-mediated phosphorylated Rab proteins and how this leads to the disease.
IFBA certified professional in BRM, interested in Biosafety, Biosecurity and Bioethics, Research, Molecular Biology, Biostatistics, Autoimmune Diseases, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology
Cansu TATAR
PhD candidate, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics/Yildiz Technical University
I am an educator and researcher in the Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology at Tallinn University of Technology. I teach biochemistry to undergraduate students and related courses to master’s students. I am fascinated by biochemistry, and one of the main challenges in my teaching is passing on a sense of awe at the complexity of even the simplest forms of life. My research focuses on lipid metabolism in health and disease, and I also have a broader interest in how the human body functions under extreme conditions, including exercise. Through practical experience, I have developed a strong interest in learning and teaching, as well as in improving educational practice. In my department, I have helped establish regular gatherings for teaching staff to share experiences and support one another’s teaching.
Dr. Petar Ozretić is a Senior Research Associate and Head of the Laboratory for Hereditary Cancer at the Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI) in Zagreb, Croatia. After receiving a Diploma degree in Molecular Biology at the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb in 2005, he was employed as a Professional Associate at the RBI in 2006. Under the mentorship of Prof. Sonja Levanat and Prof. Alberto Inga, he obtained a PhD degree in Biomedicine and Health in 2013. He was a Senior Assistant at the RBI until 2017 when he was promoted to a Research Associate. He is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the JJ Strossmayer University of Osijek from 2018. He mentored one PhD and seven Diploma theses. He was participating in 25 projects as an associate or PI. His research interests include regulation of the Hedgehog signaling pathway by ncRNAs, interaction between SHH protein and sex hormone receptors, and the role of m1A RNA modification in head and neck tumors. He is a member of the Editorial Council of Libri Oncologioci Croatian Journal of Oncology, a Technical Editor of Periodicum biologoum journal, reviewer for numerous journals (reviewed more than 700 manuscripts). He has published 58 scientific articles, which have been cited ~1500 times (Google Scholar's H-index 20). He is a member of 10 professional associations, and from 2009 he is a Secretary of the Croatian Association for Cancer Research (HDIR), national society affiliated to the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR).