Speaker

Allan Stensballe

Associate Professor, Aalborg University. Translational Pain Neuroscience & Precision Health, Aalborg, Denmark

Allen Stensballe’s scientific research focuses on omics-driven insights into disease pathology in autoimmune diseases—including arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and neuroinflammation—as well as in low-grade inflammatory processes. His interests in precision medicine encompass the application of omics technologies, biomarker discovery, and protein array platforms for the development of companion diagnostics.

Ana Prohaska

Assistant Professor, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Ana Prohaska leads a research group at the intersection of ancient genomics, palaeoecology, evolutionary biology, and conservation science. Her work explores how species and ecosystems responded to past ,environmental changes, providing insights for biodiversity conservation in the face of climate change, land use shifts, and emerging diseases. By uncovering the genetic basis of resilience, her team develops tools to inform conservation and restoration strategies. Focusing on threatened keystone species, Prohaska’s research aims to recover lost genetic diversity and strengthen ecosystem resilience, contributing to global efforts to address the sixth mass extinction.

Fatima Ben Mohamed

R&D project manager at Rarecells Diagnosis, Paris, France

Doctor in Molecular and Cellular Biology and Healthcare, with over 10 years of experience as an R&D Project Manager specializing in liquid biopsy using the ISET® technology. Expert in single-cell molecular and cellular analysis, with a focus on circulating tumor cells (CTCs) for cancer diagnostics and research. Successfully led multiple innovative projects and contributed to the advancement of precision oncology, highlighted by more than 10 peer-reviewed publications. 

Laurel Hiatt

MD/PhD candidate, University of Utah, Department of Human Genetics, Salt Lake City, USA

Laurel Hiatt is an M.D./Ph.D. candidate at the University of Utah pursuing a Ph.D. in Human Genetics. Through a National Cancer Institute fellowship, their dissertation explores how mutational patterns in normal colon tissue may influence the development of colorectal cancer. Additionally, Laurel applies expertise in bioinformatics to study disorders caused by short tandem repeat expansions (such as Huntington’s disease), diagnose pediatric rare disease cases, and evaluate health disparities in transgender populations through electronic health records. Laurel serves on a Genetics Society of America subcommittee and anticipates a career as a physician scientist in pediatric medical genetics.