RyanKevin Molecular OncologyUnited Kingdom

Professor Kevin Ryan is a cancer biologist and world leader in the fields of cell death, metabolism, and autophagy. Following his PhD, Professor Ryan conducted post-doctoral studies at the US National Cancer Institute. He then obtained a Cancer Research UK Senior Fellowship to establish his laboratory at the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research in Glasgow. His career has grown considerably ever since, as marked by 115 publications. Importantly, his findings are currently being translated towards cancer early detection approaches and a clinical trial. He is frequently invited to speak at international research institutes and at prestigious meetings, including Keystone symposia, European Cancer Organisation (ECCO) meetings, and Gordon conferences. He has also been involved in the organization of several high-profile scientific conferences; acting as Chair of the 2019 EMBO Conference on Autophagy, The Beatson International Cancer Conference, and ‘Genes and Cancer’– the UK’s longest-running cancer conference. As a result of these collective achievements and activities, Professor Ryan has received several awards, most notably the ‘EACR Cancer Research Award’ - a highly revered award of the European Association for Cancer Research