2025 GIGA Annual Report | 41 SVANTE PÄÄBO, DOCTOR HONORIS CAUSA FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE The University of Liège welcomed Professor Svante Pääbo, 2022 Nobel Prize laureate in Medicine and a pioneer in palaeogenetics, to confer upon him the title of Doctor honoris causa. During a ceremony presided over by Rector Anne-Sophie Nyssen, he delivered a lecture entitled “An Archaic Perspective on Human Origins” to an audience of over 300 attendees. The following day, at the GIGA institute, he engaged with researchers on diverse topics such as neurogenesis, animal genetics, and experimental archaeology. LIESBET GERIS, HONORARY DOCTORATES FROM THE AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY ‘Liesbet Geris is a connector par excellence; she brings together stakeholders: the clinical and academic community, companies, European politicians, and drug authorities such as the EMA and the FDA. She is the driving force behind the Virtual Human Twin manifesto, which the UvA and Amsterdam UMC have also signed,’ says honorary supervisor Alfons Hoekstra. ‘She has been very successful in bringing her work to the attention of both the general public and politicians,’ adds fellow honorary supervisor Henk Marquering. ‘That is of great importance, because in silico medicine and the Virtual Human Twin are crucial for more precise diagnoses, better prevention of diseases and the optimisation of medical treatments.’
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