EUBIOTECH2026 | Biotechnology Conference | Bioengineering Conference | Top Conference in Biotechnology | Paris | France

Prof. Carl J. Boehlert

Michigan State University, USA

Title: Composition-Processing-Microstructure-Property Relationships of the Zinc-Magnesium System for Absorbable Biomedical Implant Applications.

Carl Boehlert is a professor of materials science at Michigan State University, with research interests in metallurgy, electron microscopy and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), metal matrix composites (MMCs), and titanium alloys and composites. Boehlert received his BS degree in Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Cornell University, New York, followed by an MS in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Dayton, Ohio. He continued his research into the physical metallurgy of advanced titanium alloys and their composites at Dayton, earning a PhD.

Following fellowships and research positions at Johns Hopkins University and the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), he was made assistant professor at the NYS College of Ceramics at Alfred University in September 2001. He joined Michigan State University as an assistant professor in 2005, before being made associate professor in 2007 and full professor in 2015. Boehlert is a recipient of a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award and a Department of Energy (DOE) Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).

Prof. Yuan-Ming Zhang

Huazhong Agricultural Univ., China

Title: Will Update

Yuan-Ming Zhang is a professor of statistical genomics at Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU) in China. His major is quantitative genetics. He obtained his Bachelor's degree from Southwest Agricultural University in 1986, followed by his Master’s degree and PhD from Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU) in 1992 and 2001 respectively. He worked on the Rongchang campus of Southwest University from 1986 to 1999 before moving to NAU, and then to HZAU in 2014. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Riverside, from 2003 to 2005, and became an associate professor in 1995, progressing to full professor in 2002. In 2022, he was selected as one of the world's top 2% of scientists. He is an editorial board member of Heredity, BMC Genomics, Front Plant Sci (Guest), and Acta Agronomica Sinica. He is also a council member of the Chinese Society of Agri-Biotechnology, and a full member of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society, and the Genetics Society UK. His team has developed several methods and their software packages for identifying genes associated with complex traits. These include mrMLM, IIIVmrMLM and Fast3VmrMLM for GWAS, GCIM for QTL mapping, and dQTG-seq for bulked segregant analysis,. They can be downloaded for free from https://github.com/YuanmingZhang65 and https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/. He has published over 120 SCI articles in journals such as Mol Plant, Plant Cell, Brief Bioinform, Genetics and Heredity.

Prof. Maria Carla Parrini

University of Maryland, USA

Title: Emerging applications of tumor-on-chip technology in fundamental and translational research

Maria Carla Parrini, PhD, is a biologist with expertise in cancer cell biology. She received her doctoral degree from the University of Paris and subsequently pursued postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA (1997–2002), and at Osaka University, Japan (2002–2003). Since 2003, she has been a researcher at the Institut Curie, Paris, where she pioneered the development and application of tumor-on-chip (ToC) technology. Her research integrates cancer biology, bioengineering, and advanced image analysis to unravel how tumor ecosystems function and respond to therapies, including cutting-edge immunotherapies. From a precision oncology perspective, she is implementing patient-derived ToCs to enable personalized profiling of therapeutic response within a timeframe compatible with clinical decision-making. Dr. Parrini is co-author of approximately 60 peer-reviewed publications. She currently coordinates the European ARTURO project (2024–2028), which investigates how tumor-resident microbiota influences the response to anticancer treatments.

Prof. Youhe Gao

Beijing Normal University, China

Title: Urine - the Next Generation Biomarker Source

Youhe Gao Professor Beijing Normal University. He received his MD from Peking Union Medical College, his Ph.D from University of Connecticut and postdoctoral training from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School. He was the professor of Department of Pathophysiology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/ Peking Union Medical College from 2001-2014. His recent research interests are focused early biomarker discovery in urine and urine biobanking.

Prof. Philippe Bijlenga

University of Geneva, Switzerland

Title: The Gemini Digital Twin in Health for the management of intracranial aneurysm disease

Philippe Bijlenga obtained a medical degree in Geneva in 1995, then a certificate in medical biology and a doctorate in science. He then completed his training in neurosurgery at HUG, then spent two years (2006-2008) in Cambridge, UK. On his return to the HUG Neurosurgery Department, he was successively appointed chef resident, consultant , then senior consultant. He is currently responsible for the management of neurosurgical continuing care patients, as well as the multidisciplinary management of cerebrovascular anomalies.
A specialist in intracranial aneurysms, Philippe Bijlenga has both basic science and clinical expertise. In particular, he has led projects for the follow-up of several thousand patients integrating the analysis of demographic and clinical data but also of imaging, proteomics, transcriptomics and genetics with the aim of modeling aneurysmal disease and medical decision-making. He also works on the use of virtual mixed and augmented reality in neurosurgery and collaborates in to the skull base tumor registry, while participating in the introduction of innovative methods in the follow-up of patients suffering from severe brain damage. Appointed assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences of the Faculty of Medicine in 2018, he was appointed associate professor in October 2021.

Prof. Ying He

Dalian University of Technology, China

Title: In-vitro Pulsatile Mock Circulation System and Its Applications

Having twenty-five year research experiences in the areas of thermodynamics, pool boiling, two-phase flow, and bioengineering. Recognized for analytical and experimental ability to solve challenging problems. To pursue a research and teaching career in the field of mechanical engineering with concentration in bioengineering, heat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluid dynamics.

Prof. Thomas Fuerst

University of Maryland, USA

Title: Will Update

Will Update

Prof. Jitka Veldema

Title: Non-invasive Neuromodulation in supporting motor control

Professor at the University of Bielefeld, Germany
Non-invasive neuromodulation research

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