Puhujana kansainvälisesti arvostettu neurokirurgitutkija, professori Michael Taylor (Texas Children´s Hospital, USA / Hospital for Sick Children, Canada).
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Bio:
Michael Taylor, MD, PhD, FRCS(C) is a pediatric neurosurgeon and the Director of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program at Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Center, where he holds the Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Chair of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology. He is also a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Sections of Hematology-Oncology and Neurosurgery, at Baylor College of Medicine. He is truly one of the leading scientists in pediatric neuro-oncology and has made several remarkable discoveries in his field. His publication record is impressive, with numerous articles in most prestigious journals and an H-index of 130. Beyond neuro-oncology, his research has significantly advanced our understanding of development and gene regulation in both health and disease. Taylor's laboratory, located at Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Center, is unravelling the molecular genetics of medulloblastoma and ependymoma – two of the most common malignant paediatric brain tumors.