Speakers ECM2026

Alexander EckersleyLecturer

Alexander Eckersley is lecturer in Skin Health, Division of Musculoskeletal & Dermatological Sciences, at University of Machester

Andrea HeinzAssociate Professor

Andrea Heinz is Associate Professor at the Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen.

Dana OrangeAssociate Professor

Dana Orange is Associate Professor of Clinical Investigation at Rockefeller University.

Dinesh KhannaProfessor

Dinesh Khanna is Professor at the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan.

Florian RiederProfessor

Florian Rieder is Professor and Director of IBD research, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio.

John VargaProfessor

John Varga is Professor of Medicine and Dermatology, Chief, Division of Rheumatology at University of Michigan

Kevin WeiAssistant Professor

Kevin Wei is assistant professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Attending Rheumatologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, USA.

Maja Sofie ThieleProfessor

Maja Sofie Thiele is Professor and Physician at Center for Liver Research at University of Southern Denmark.

Scott FriedmanProfessor

Scott Friedman is Professor, Dean for Therapeutic Discovery and Chief of the Division of Liver Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York.

Thomas H. BarkerProfessor

Thomas H. Barker is Professor of Biomedical Engineering at University of Virginia. He is co-Founder, President and Chief Scientific Officer, Vasarya Therapeutics, Inc. and co-Founder and BOD at SelSym Biotechnology, Inc.

Thomas R. CoxProfessor

Thomas Cox is Professor and Head of the Matrix and Metastasis Lab at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and UNSW Sydney.