New Member Mini-Bios

Jonathan C. Kagan, Ph.D. Marian R. Neutra, PhD Professor of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School Director of Basic Research and Shwachman Chair in Gastroenterology Boston Children’s Hospital Jon Kagan is a world leader in defining the molecular and cellular pathways by which the innate immune system recognizes microbes and infection. He [READ MORE]

Juan Pedro Lapuente, Ph.D. Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada LivingCells Lab Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain Dr. Juan Pedro Lapuente is a Medical Doctor from Zaragoza University, with several master’s degrees in cell and molecular biology and advanced therapies. He completed his PhD in cell and molecular biology at UCAM University in 2020. [READ MORE]

Takashi Nishina, Ph.D. Toho University Department of Biochemistry Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan Twitter: @nishina_takashi Takashi Nishina is an Assistant Professor in the laboratory of Prof. Hiroyasu Nakano at Toho University School of Medicine, Japan. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Tokyo, Japan, under the supervision of Prof. Junichiro Inoue. [READ MORE]

Dr. Fahar MerchantPresident & CEOMedicenna TherapeuticsToronto, Canadawww.medicenna.com Dr. Fahar Merchant is a biotech veteran with 30 years of experience as a serial entrepreneur and co-founder, President and CEO of Medicenna Therapeutics Inc. Previously, he was President and CEO of Protox Therapeutics Inc. where he transitioned a pre-clinical start-up to a [READ MORE]

Jan Pencik, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow Salk Institute for Biological Studies La Jolla, United States 2015 ICIS-Sidney & Joan Pestka Graduate Award Winner Jan Pencik is a NOMIS Center Postdoctoral Fellow at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies (La Jolla, US). Pencik is originally from Brno, Czech Republic. He obtained his [READ MORE]