Diversity, Identity & Fate at Biomedical Frontiers

Symposium (3) TRR 274 – DZNE/Synergy Seminar Series (11)
BMC Diverity Poster

In line with our commitment to diversity and inclusivity, TRR 274 is proud to sponsor the “Diversity, Identity & Fate at Biomedical Frontiers” event, co-organized by co-organized by Florence Bareyre (Project C03).

This event is open to everyone and offers a unique opportunity to network and engage in discussions on cutting-edge research, as well as the critical topic of diversity in science. It is a chance for researchers from all cultural backgrounds and career stages to come together, share ideas, and explore how diversity shapes and enriches the scientific community.

Registration is required: Registration form.

Please find the program below and check out their website.

Program

15:00 Welcome and opening remarks, Prof. Dr. Barbara Schraml

15:10-15:40 Prof. Kikuë Tachibana, PhD, Director of the Research Department Totipotency, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry; LMU Honorary Professor, Faculty of Biology
Title: Rise and SINE: Transcriptional “awakening” at the start of life

15:40 – 16:10 Prof. Dr. Ali Ertürk, Director of the Institute of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (iTERM) Helmholtz Munich, LMU Professor, Faculty of Medicine
Title: AI-driven biomedicine for all

16:10 – 16:40 Prof. Dr. Ulrike Protzer, Director of the Institute for Virology, TUM School of Medicine and Health; Director of the Institute of Virology, Helmholtz Munich
Title: Immune therapy to cure chronic HBV infection

Coffee break

17:00 – 17:45 Meet-the-Speaker sessions

17.45 Informal get-together in the BMC courtyard (weather permitting)

Organized and supported by the BMC Initiative for Diversity and Inclusion, SFB 1064, SFB 1054, TRR 359, Synergy Munich, TRR 274, TRR 332.