Awardees and Keynote Lectures

AWARDS of the International Union of Photobiology, IUPB and MEPSA

  • Photochemical internalization (PCI). From microscopy to clinic - Kristian Berg, Oslo, Norway, Finsen Medal

  • Light signaling by vertebrate photoreceptor opsin and G-protein - Yoshitaka Fukada, Tokyo, Japan, Finsen Medal

  • Beyond DNA repair: Novel functions of CSB and XPA proteins - Jean Krutmann, Düsseldorf, Germany, Finsen Medal

  • Light in the life of marine phytoplankton - Angela Falciatore, Paris, France, Edna Roe Lecture

  • Where do microbial rhodopsins come from? What are they? Where are they going? - Keiichi Inoue, Chiba, Japan, Finsen Lecture

  • Photobiological mechanisms in the development and treatment of multiple sclerosis - Prue Hart, Perth, Australia, Vivienne Reeve Lecture

Keynote Lectures

  • UV carcinogenesis update - Chikako Nishigori, Kobe, Japan

  • A perspective on photodynamic activation - Tayyaba Hasan, Boston, USA

  • Integrating plant fluorescence, photosynthesis dynamics and the surveillance of chemical risk in the environment - Maria Gabriela Lagorio, Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • Advancements in solar fuel generation: Exploring the frontier of artificial photosynthesis - Francesca Toma, IBL, USA

  • From photoreceptor light damage to optogenetic and sonogenetic visual restoration - Serge Picaud, Paris, France

  • Microplastics and solar UV radiation - Anthony Andrady, Raleigh, USA