Data / Fecha: 2018ko abenduak 18 / 18 de diciembre de 2018
Ordua / Hora:  10:00 – 11:00
Lekua / Lugar: Biodonostia OIIko Ekitaldi Aretoan, 0.Solairua / IIS Biodonostia, Salón de Actos, Planta 0.
Hizlaria / Ponente: Professor Derek A Mann.  Dean of Research and Innovation in the Faculty of Medical Sciences at Newcastle University, United Kingdom. 

Laburpena / Resumen:
Derek A Mann was appointed in 2006 Professor of Hepatology at Newcastle University following academic posts up to Chair position at the University of Southampton. Professor Mann is the Dean of Research and Innovation in the Faculty of Medical Sciences at Newcastle University. This role providing strategic leadership for all basic science research in the faculty. In addition, he is also responsible for providing scientific leadership and delivering high impact research into mechanisms responsible for the development of liver inflammation, fibrosis and cancer. A secondary responsibility is to translate this research into therapeutics for chronic liver disease.

Professor Mann’s main research role is as Director of the Newcastle Fibrosis Research Group (NFRG) providing strategic direction and leadership to its basic and clinical scientists who are focused on developing translational solutions to tissue remodelling and scar formation in the liver, lung, kidneys, heart and skin. The NFRG is primarily interested in understanding the molecular basis for liver fibrosis (scarring) and primary liver cancer. His research is supported by programme grants from the MRC, CRUK and NIAAA (NIH). Key recent discoveries include mechanisms of transgenerational epigenetic inheritance affecting fibrosis and a role for inflammatory neutrophils in hepatocellular carcinoma.