Thursday, October 16, 2025
18:45 – 19:45h. Illustrious biographies (II)
Moderator: Óscar Andrés Molina. European University of Madrid. Spain.
Al-Biruni: Islamic Medicine and Pharmacology – Wisdom, Mercy, and the Science of Thinking.
María Ignez Figueredo. Brazilian Institute of Mind Education. Brazil.
Nobel Prize winner Bernardo Houssay, a Latin American leader in medical research.
Ricardo Losardo. University of Salvador. Argentina.
Friedrich August von Haken (1833–1888): A Forgotten Pioneer of Endoscopy.
Juris Salaks. Riga Stradiņš University. Latvia.
Beloved sister? One of the first woman-gynaecologists in the world.
Ewa Skrzypek. University of Warsaw. Poland.
