Imperial College | United Kingdom
Dr. Olivier E. Pardo graduated from Paris-V University, France with a MSc in Molecular Biology (1995) and a Doctorate in Industrial Pharmacy (1997). He then moved to the UK to complete his PhD at Imperial College-London (2002). He subsequently joined the laboratory of Prof. Julian Downward at the CRUK-London Research Institute as a post-doctoral fellow,working onthe regulation of apoptosis and cell migration. In 2006, he became team leader at Imperial College-London, Department of Surgery and Cancer where he created the Cellular Regulatory Networks lab. His team focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying chemo-resistance and metastasis in cancers with a special focuson the role played by S6 kinase isoforms. This involves multidisciplinary collaborations with other labs in the UK, France, the US, Germany, Canada and China bringing in biochemistry, molecular biology, chemistry, physics and computing expertise. The data generated by his lab led to the initiation of several clinical trials in lung and breast cancer patients. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Biology and a member of the British Association for Cancer Research, the American Association for Cancer Research and the Biochemical Society.
Humanitas University | Italy
Prof. Nicoletta Di Simone, MD, PhD Full Professor MED/40 in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Humanitas University, Milan, Italy Director of the School of Specialization in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, at Humanitas University, Milan, Italy Director of the Multidisciplinary Centre of High-Risk Pregnancy, Humanitas San Pio X Research Hospital, Milan, Italy Clinical fields of research: Recurrent miscarriage, High-risk pregnancy: Diabetes in pregnancy, Preeclampsia, Autoimmune diseases, Preterm Birth, Infertility, Endometriosis, Menopause Translational research: Microbioma-Microbiota, Inflammation She has published 148 papers in international journals with high impact factor.HI 44 (Source: Scopus 2024); citations: 4366. She has been an invited speaker at 130 national and international conferences.