Prof. Gasser: Understanding diseases and aging through molecular epigenetics
Schedule
Wed Nov 12 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:15 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Univerzita Karlova v Praze - 3. lékařská fakulta, Ruská 2411/87, 100 00 | Prague, PR
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We are pleased to invite you to our next Medicine as a Science lecture with Prof. Susan M. Gasser. With over 40 000 citations, Professor Gasser ranks among the world’s leading scientists in molecular biology and epigenetics. Her work explores how DNA is organized and regulated within the cell, and how these mechanisms maintain genome stability and health.
Prof. Gasser received her BA in Biophysics from the University of Chicago and a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Basel. Following postdoctoral research at the University of Geneva with Ulrich Laemmli, she established her own laboratory at the Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research (ISREC) in 1986. She later served as Director of the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research in Basel and Professor of Molecular Biology at the University of Basel. Since 2021, she has been the Director of the Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research.
Beyond her scientific achievements, Prof. Gasser is internationally recognized for her leadership in promoting women in science. She received the FEBS/EMBO Women in Science Award and the Weizmann Institute Women and Science Award for her outstanding contributions to both research and mentorship.
In her lecture, Prof. Gasser will speak on “Understanding diseases and aging through molecular epigenetics and the future of medical research ” explaining how changes in the way DNA is folded and regulated can cause cells to lose control over their genes, contributing to aging and the development of various diseases.
The event will take place on 12/11 at 18:00 in Syllaba hall. The talk will be conducted in English, and a recording will be available afterward.
This lecture is organised with the support of the Division of International and Public Relations of the 3rd Faculty of Medicine.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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