We had the honor of welcoming six distinguished speakers during the FMTS Seminar, moderated by Professors Seiamak Bahram and Pierre Mangin, who shared cutting-edge insights in biomedical research:
- Pr Yves Levy, Vaccine Research Institute, French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM)
Talk: “VRI Innovative DC-Targeting Vaccines Against (Re)Emerging Infectious Diseases” - Pr Didier Stainier, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
Talk: “Transcriptional Adaptation: An RNA-Based Mechanism of Genetic Compensation” - Pr Adrian Salic, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Talk: “Hedgehogs and Lipids” - Pr Jean Pieters, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland
Talk: “Control of T Cell Population Size and Immunity by Coronin Proteins” - Pr Richard Siegel, Novartis Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland
Talk: “Towards Next-Generation Therapies for Autoimmune Diseases” - Pr Robert Zeiser, University of Freiburg, Germany
Talk: “Leukemia Immune Escape Mechanisms”
At the end of the seminar, Pr. Yves Levy presented an initial oral report followed by a written SAB report, which praised the Unit Director’s exceptional leadership in raising the Unit
to international recognition, highlighted its potential to become a leading center for genetics and multi-omics of the human immune system. Moreover, they recommended
initiating discussions with project leaders and local institutions regarding the Unit’s future organization.
