Invited speakers

At the heart of the PORT for Health Neuroscience 2025 conference are our invited speakers – distinguished experts in the field of neuroscience. Each of them brings invaluable knowledge and innovative approaches that are revolutionizing our understanding and application of cutting-edge therapies and technologies in the fight against brain disorders. Their contributions will make the conference a hub for exchanging groundbreaking ideas and the latest advancements in the field of neuroscience.

Keynote speakers

Paul Schulz

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), USA

Simona Lodato

Simona Lodato

Humanitas Research Center, Italy

Session I: Empowering Translational brain research through networking

Lorenza Magno

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Germany

Judith Schweimer

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Germany

Cezary Mazurek

Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center, Poland

Julie Neubauer

Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Germany

Jozef Hritz

CEITEC - Central European Institute of Technology, Czech Republic

Luis Pereira de Almeida

University of Coimbra, GeneT - Center of Excellence in Gene Therapy, Portugal

Agnieszka Krzyżosiak

Łukasiewicz — PORT, Poland

Witold Konopka

Łukasiewicz — PORT, Poland

Michał Ślęzak

Łukasiewicz — PORT, Poland

Session II: Neuroimmune dialogue with sensory systems and cancer neuroscience

Marcin Szczot

Linköping University, Sweden

Franziska Denk

King's College London, UK

Mateusz Kucharczyk

Łukasiewicz – PORT, Poland

Anne-Marie Heegaard

University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Session III: Translational approaches to understand neurodegeneration

Selina Wray

University College London, UK

Pranesh Padmanabhan

The University of Queensland, Australia

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Sara Carracedo

University of Bordeaux, France

Dimitris Xirodimas

Montpellier Cell Biology Research Center, France

Session IV: Translational biomarkers of mental disorders

Mykhailo Batiuk

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland

Aleksandra Badura

Erasmus University MC, Netherlands

Kayleigh Gultig

Erasmus University MC & Blink Lab, Netherlands

Thomas Fenzl

Munich Center for Neurosciences – Brain & Mind, Germany

Session V: Translational neuropsychiatry across the lifespan

Agnes Nadjar

Université de Bordeaux, France

Nora Raschle

University of Zürich, Switzerland

Weronika Potok

ETH Zürich, Switzerland

Ali Jawaid

Łukasiewicz — PORT, Poland

Session VI: PORT for Business – Digital therapeutics

Marta Marciniak

Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
ReApp, Poland

Małgorzata Sochacka

MoodMon, Poland 

Elżbieta Trypka

VividMind, Poland

Katsiaryna Stankevich

Cognity, UK

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