VU Life Sciences Conference
VU LSC March 16 - 19
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Conference Schedule
Four days of cutting-edge research, inspiring keynotes, and networking opportunities
March 16th
Day 1
Genetics and Synthetic Biology
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Víctor de Lorenzo
Programming bacteria for microbiome interventions: the issues and the tools
Prof. Dr. Diethard Tautz
Genetic Functions Out of Random Sequences – What We Can Learn from the De Novo Evolution of Genes?
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March 17th
Day 2
Biomedicine
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Norbert Pardi
Nucleoside-Modified mRNA: The Past, Present and Future
Dr. Inese Čakstina Dzerve
Functional Precision Oncology: Methods, Models, and Translational Impact.
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March 18th
Day 3
Environmental Protection and Ecology
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Cecilia Nilsson
Animal Movements in the Aerial Habitat
Dr. Joe Millard
Global Biodiversity Change in the Age of the Semiconductor: A Past, a Present, a Future
Dr. Luke Rendell
Changing Perspectives on Human and Cetacean Cultures
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March 19th
Day 4
Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Dr. Thomas Hamelryck
AlphaFold's Bayesian Roots in Probability Kinematics
Dr. Edwin Cuppen
Cancer whole genome sequencing data analysis and mining for improving care outcomes
Dr. Ana Claudia Sima
On the Opportunities of Large Language Models for Scientific Data Exploration
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Learn from world-renowned experts in life sciences. More speakers coming soon!
Dr. Cecilia Nilsson
Researcher
Lund University, Sweden
Animal Movements in the Aerial Habitat
Dr. Joe Millard
Leverhulme Early Career Fellow
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Global Biodiversity Change in the Age of the Semiconductor: A Past, a Present, a Future
Dr. Norbert Pardi
Associate Professor
University of Pennsylvania, USA
Nucleoside-Modified mRNA: The Past, Present and Future
Dr. Víctor de Lorenzo
Research Professor
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain
Programming bacteria for microbiome interventions: the issues and the tools
Prof. Dr. Diethard Tautz
Professor Emeritus
Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Germany
Genetic Functions Out of Random Sequences – What We Can Learn from the De Novo Evolution of Genes?
Prof. Dr. Thomas Hamelryck
Professor
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
AlphaFold's Bayesian Roots in Probability Kinematics
Dr. Inese Čakstina Dzerve
Lead Researcher / Assistant Professor
Riga Stradiņš University, Latvia
Functional Precision Oncology: Methods, Models, and Translational Impact.
Dr. Edwin Cuppen
Scientific Director / Professor
Hartwig Medical Foundation / UMC Utrecht, Netherlands
Cancer whole genome sequencing data analysis and mining for improving care outcomes
Dr. Luke Rendell
Reader
University of St Andrews, United Kingdom
Changing Perspectives on Human and Cetacean Cultures
Dr. Ana Claudia Sima
Co-lead, Knowledge Representation Unit
SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Switzerland
On the Opportunities of Large Language Models for Scientific Data Exploration