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Catalyzing Nobel-Caliber Science: Celebrating the Great Minds Behind Keystone Symposia
By Emma Wabel
As we launch our upcoming meeting season, we reflect on those who contribute to Keystone Symposia's place...
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Keystone Symposia Scientific Advisory Board
The Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) is comprised of eminent biomedical scientists whose expertise derives from academia, industry, non-profit, publishing, and government sectors. The SAB is tasked with guiding the development of the conference portfolio, prioritizing content and topics, and providing a substantive peer review process to ensure Keystone Symposia's reputation as the preeminent convener of scientific conferences in the biomedical and life sciences.
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Scientific Advisory Board
Karen Adelman, Ph.D.
Professor
Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Harvard Medical School
Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Harvard Medical School
Scientific Advisory Board
Zoltan Arany, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Scientific Advisory Board
Yasmine Belkaid, Ph.D.
President
Institut Pasteur
Institut Pasteur
Scientific Advisory Board
Patricia C. B. Beltrão-Braga, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of São Paulo
University of São Paulo
Scientific Advisory Board
Neil Bence, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President
Bristol Myers Squibb
Scientific Advisory Board
Fergus Byrne, Ph.D.
Director, Inflammatory Disease Research
Gastro-Intestinal Inflammation Drug Discovery Unit
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
Gastro-Intestinal Inflammation Drug Discovery Unit
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
Scientific Advisory Board
Kizzmekia S. Corbett-Helaire, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Scientific Advisory Board
Ana Maria Cuervo, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology
Co-Director, Institute for Aging Studies
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Co-Director, Institute for Aging Studies
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Scientific Advisory Board
David D'Alessio, M.D.
Director, Endocrinology
Department of Medicine
Duke University School of Medicine
Endocrine Society Representative
Department of Medicine
Duke University School of Medicine
Endocrine Society Representative
Scientific Advisory Board
Steven G. Deeks, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Scientific Advisory Board
Weiwen Deng, Ph.D.
Principal Scientist
Amgen Inc
Scientific Advisory Board
Philippe Denoel, Ph.D.
Head of External R&D, Vaccines
GSK
Scientific Advisory Board
Suzanne Devkota, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Karsh Division of Gastroenterology
Director, Human Microbiome Research Institute
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Director, Human Microbiome Research Institute
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Scientific Advisory Board
Anwesha Dey, Ph.D.
Director, Discovery Oncology
Executive Director, AI-Oncology and Cancer Biology
Genentech, Inc.
Executive Director, AI-Oncology and Cancer Biology
Genentech, Inc.
Scientific Advisory Board
Aris N. Economides, Ph.D.
Vice President
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Scientific Advisory Board
Stacey D. Finley, Ph.D.
Nicole A. and Thuan Q. Pham Professor
University of Southern California
Scientific Advisory Board
Vincent F. Fiore, Ph.D.
Principal Scientist
Boehringer Ingelheim
Scientific Advisory Board
Kelly A. Frazer, Ph.D.
Director, Institute for Genomic Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics
Division Chief, Genome Information Sciences
University of California San Diego School of Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics
Division Chief, Genome Information Sciences
University of California San Diego School of Medicine
Scientific Advisory Board
Jason E. Gestwicki, Ph.D.
Professor
University of California, San Francisco
Scientific Advisory Board
Shuling Guo, Ph.D.
Vice President, Biology
Associate Site Head San Diego
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Associate Site Head San Diego
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Scientific Advisory Board
Lora K. Heisler, Ph.D.
Chair in Human Nutrition
Obesity and Food Choice
Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen
Obesity and Food Choice
Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen
Scientific Advisory Board
Robert J. Hofmeister, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer
CREATE Medicines
Scientific Advisory Board
Michael J. Holtzman, M.D.
Selman and Herman Seldin Professor, Medicine
Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology
Washington University in St. Louis
President, NuPeak Therapeutics
Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology
Washington University in St. Louis
President, NuPeak Therapeutics
Scientific Advisory Board
Aron B. Jaffe, Ph.D.
SVP, Head of Bleeding Edge
Curie.Bio
Scientific Advisory Board
Ruchi Jain, Ph.D.
Senior Director
Moderna
Scientific Advisory Board
Chryssa Kanellopoulou, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Head of Immunology
Incyte
Scientific Advisory Board
Christopher L. Karp, M.D.
Director, Global Health Discovery & Translational Sciences
Gates Foundation
Gates Foundation
Scientific Advisory Board
Katherine W. Klinger, Ph.D.
Global Head
Translational Sciences
Sanofi
Translational Sciences
Sanofi
Scientific Advisory Board
Anish Konkar, Ph.D.
Vice President, Bioscience Early CVRM
AstraZeneca
Scientific Advisory Board
Victoria Kutilek, Ph.D.
Director, Cell Biology & Pharmacology
Merck & Co.
Merck & Co.
Scientific Advisory Board
Aran Frank Labrijn, Ph.D.
Director, Antibody Research & Technology
Genmab
Genmab
Scientific Advisory Board
Lingyin Li, Ph.D.
Associate professor
Stanford University and Arc Institute
Scientific Advisory Board
Jean K. Lim, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Scientific Advisory Board
Elena Lucchetta, Ph.D.
Program Officer
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
Scientific Advisory Board
Ida Moeller, Ph.D.
Vice President, Data Science and Computational Biology
Eli Lilly
Scientific Advisory Board
Shruti Naik, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Scientific Advisory Board
Mary O'Sullivan, Ph.D.
Principal, CSO Partner Team
Curie.Bio
Scientific Advisory Board
Aridaman Pandit, Ph.D.
Director II,
Head of Immune Profiling Center and Systems Immunology
Abbvie
Head of Immune Profiling Center and Systems Immunology
Abbvie
Scientific Advisory Board
Ines Pineda-Torra, Ph.D.
Distinguished Investigator, Group Leader, & Head of Department
Metabolism, Immunology & Cardiovascular Risk Group
Andalusian Center for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER)
Endocrine Society Representative
Metabolism, Immunology & Cardiovascular Risk Group
Andalusian Center for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER)
Endocrine Society Representative
Scientific Advisory Board
Manu O. Platt, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Biomedical Engineering Technology Acceleration
Senior Investigator, NIBIB
National Institutes of Health
Senior Investigator, NIBIB
National Institutes of Health
Scientific Advisory Board
Francisco J. Quintana, Ph.D.
Professor of Neurology
Brigham and Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical School & Broad Institute
Scientific Advisory Board
Laszlo Radvanyi, Ph.D.
Professor
University of Toronto
Scientific Advisory Board
Sridhar Ramaswamy, M.D.
Venture Partner & Entrepreneur in Residence
Google Ventures
Scientific Advisory Board
Richard M. Ransohoff, M.D.
Venture Partner
Third Rock Ventures
Scientific Advisory Board
Rino Rappuoli, Ph.D.
Scientific Director
Fondazione Biotecnopolo di Siena
Scientific Advisory Board
Jennifer K. Richer, Ph.D.
Professor and Dean
Department of Pathology
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Endocrine Society Representative
Department of Pathology
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Endocrine Society Representative
Scientific Advisory Board
Frank Rigo, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Scientific Advisory Board
Pamela C. Ronald, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor
University of California, Davis
Scientific Advisory Board
Carla V. Rothlin, Ph.D.
Professor
University of Minnesota
Scientific Advisory Board
Markus Schirle, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Novartis Biomedical Research
Scientific Advisory Board
Nicole Selenko-Gebauer, M.D.
Chief Innovation Officer
Danaher Corporation
Scientific Advisory Board
Boris Striepen, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Department of Pathobiology
School of Veterinary Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Pathobiology
School of Veterinary Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Scientific Advisory Board
Cornelia Liu Trimble, M.D.
Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Scientific Advisory Board
Elizabeth Villa, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of California, San Diego
Scientific Advisory Board
Amy J. Wagers, Ph.D.
Professor
Harvard University
Scientific Advisory Board
Carsten Wiethe, Ph.D.
VP Marketing & Scientific Applications
BioLegend
Scientific Advisory Board
Mary E. Wilson, M.D.
Professor
University of Iowa and the Iowa City VA Medical Center
Scientific Advisory Board
Hong Zhang, Ph.D.
Investigator
National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules
Institute of Biophysics
Chinese Academy of Sciences
National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules
Institute of Biophysics
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Scientific Advisory Board
Arturo Zychlinsky, Ph.D.
Director
Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
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Board of Director members also serve as members of the Scientific Advisory Board:
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