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ECP 2014 ·
London
Keynote Speakers
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Jan Hoeijmakers
(The Netherlands)
Our DNA is constantly damaged by influences from inside and
outside our body. Damage in our DNA can cause diseases,
like cancer, and it can make our body age. Prof. Jan Hoeijma-
kers researches our DNA repair mechanisms. By modulating
DNA repair, he recently succeeded in largely controlling the
process of ageing in mammals like mice.
Background Jan Hoeijmakers
Prof. Jan Hoeijmakers is an expert in the field of DNA repair
and ageing. He studied biology and joined the genetics de-
partment of Erasmus MC after taking his doctoral degree in 1981. Since 1993 he is professor
in Molecular Genetics at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Under his leadership, a brand new
molecular biological research started in the field of ageing and cancer.
Hoeijmakers has received various prices and grants for his scientific work.
