Keynote Speakers

Fátima Baltazar
Fátima Baltazar
University of Minho, Portugal

Biography:

Fatima Baltazar, Portuguese biology professor, researcher. Achievements include research in first demonstration of enhanced MCT expression in colorectal and cervical carcinomas; research in first demonstration of the participation of COX-2 in Ifosfamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis in a rat model; research in identification and functional purification of the lactate transporter of the yeast Candida utilis.
Education : Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences, University Hull, England, 1998.
Career :Postdoctoral University Minho. Pharmacist Farmacia Rodrigues, Portugal, 1992—1994. Invited assistant professor University Minho, 2003—2005, assistant professor, since 2005.