Invited Speakers
Gheona Altarescu
Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
Gheona Altarescu obtained her magna cum laude diploma in Medicine at the Jassy University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania. She…
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Cinzia Bellettato
University Hospital Udine, Italy
Cinzia Maria Bellettato is a highly accomplished researcher and project manager in the field of rare diseases. She obtained her…
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Anthony Chan
McMaster Children's Hospital, Canada
Dr. Chan is a Professor of Pediatrics at McMaster University and Chair of Pediatric Thrombosis and Hemostasis at McMaster Children’s…
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Huma Arshad Cheema
The Children’s Hospital & Institute of Child Health Lahore, Pakistan
Qualifications: MBBS (Pb) 1984 with high honors & Dr Rahim Khan Gold Medal from University of Punjab Lahore MRCP UK…
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Tanya Collin-Histed
International Gaucher Alliance (IGA), UK
Tanya Collin-Histed became involved in the Gaucher world in 1996 when her daughter Maddie was diagnosed with Type 3 Gaucher…
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John Collinge
University College London, UK
John Collinge is Professor of Neurology and Head of the Department of Neurodegenerative Disease at the UCL Institute of Neurology,…
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Andrea Dardis
University of Udine, Italy
Dr. Andrea Dardis obtained a MS degree in Biochemistry and then a PhD in Molecular Biology at the University of…
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Henriette Farkas
Semmelweis University, Hungary
Prof. Henriette Farkas MD, PhD, DSc Henriette Farkas is Professor of Allergology and Clinical Immunology at Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary,…
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Sharon Hassin-Baer
Sheba Medical Center, Israel
A neurologist and Movement Disorders (MD) specialist, the director of one of the largest MD centers in the Middle East,…
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Avner Hershlag
Stony Brook University, NY, USA
Dr. Hershlag is a Reproductive Endocrinologist and Professor of Obsterics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine at Stony Brook University Rennaisance School…
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Mia Horowitz
Tel Aviv University, Israel
Mia Horowitz graduated from the department of Genetics, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot Israel, in 1980. Following a two…
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Derralynn Hughes
Royal Free Hospital and University College London, UK
Prof. Derralynn Hughes is Professor of Experimental Haematology at the University College London, Director of Clinical Pathway Groups and Clinical…
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Majdolen Istaiti
Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Israel
Joleen completed her Bachelor of Science in Biology at Tel-Aviv University, Israel June 2017. In February 2018 she joined the Gaucher Unit…
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Beom Hee Lee
Asan Medical Center Children's Hospital, South Korea
Dr Beom Hee Lee is a Professor at the Department of Pediatrics of Medical Genetics Center at Asan Medical Center…
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Michele Matarazzo
HM CINAC | Integrated Neuroscience Centre, Spain
Michele Matarazzo is a neurologist and clinical researcher, specializing in Parkinson’s disease and related neurodegenerative disorders. He cconducts in-depth research…
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Omer Or
Hadassah Medical Centers, Israel
Dr. Or is an Orthopedic Oncology surgeon and a Bone Biology specialist. He completed his residency program at the Hebrew…
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José Elías García Ortiz
Centro Medico Nacional Occidente, Mexico
Senior researcher and laboratory chief at Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Occidente, Guadalajara, MX and member of the Expert Board…
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Luísa Pereira
CUF Tejo Hospital, Portugal
Internal Medicine Consultant with competence in Palliative Medicine by the Portuguese Medical Association Post Graduated in Palliative Care – Lisbon…
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Shoshana Revel-Vilk
The Gaucher Unit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
Shoshana (Shoshi) Revel-Vilk is a Pediatric Hematology/Oncology specialist and the Director of the Gaucher Unit at Shaare Zedek Medical Centre…
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Ariel Rokach
Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
Attending physician- internal medicine and adult pulmonology. Head of the respiratory aid unit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center. Head of the…
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Elena-Emanuela Rusu
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania
Elena-Emanuela Rusu MD, PhD is Assistant Professor of Nephrology, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest and consultant in…
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Asaf Shiloni
USA
Asaf Shiloni is a computer science and psychology graduate with an MSc in Artificial Intelligence. His work spans the fields…
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Volha Skrahina
Germany
Volha has started her career during her Bachelor’s thesis at the Republican Theoretical and Practical Center – ‘Mother and Child’…
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Per Svenningsson
Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Per Svenningsson is a physician-researcher. His research interests include idiopathic Parkinson´s disease, GBA-Parkinson’s disease, atypical parkinsonism and rare movement disorders…
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Tinatin Tkemaladze
Tbilisi State Medical University, Georgia
Prof. Tinatin (Tika) Tkemaladze is the head of the Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics at Tbilisi State Medical University…
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Heleen van Ommen
Erasmus MC Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Heleen van Ommen, MD, PhD is associate professor of pediatric hematology and head of the department of pediatric hematology &…
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Simon Waddington
University College London, UK
Simon Waddington is Professor of Gene Therapy at University College London. He and his colleagues devote their efforts to translational…
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Annamária Ditta Zobor
Semmelweis University, Hungary
Ditta Zobor MD, PhD, FEBO is a specialist in ophthalmology and genetic counsellor. She has been working in the field…
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