TEDxNicosia Myrtani Pieri

Added: 05-01-2012 13:17:17

Myrtani Pieri completed her PhD in Molecular Biology at the University of Oxford, UK and is now doing research at the university of Cyprus trying to understand how particular mutations being carried by Cypriots cause inherited diseases. During her PhD she tried to add to the fight against cancer by aiming at making particular chemotherapeutic drugs attack only the cancerous cells and not the healthy ones. She believes that biology and the way the human body functions (and dysfunctions sometimes) is magical! And we can learn from it, we can be inspired from it, because we do carry amazing wisdom in our thousands of years of evolution. Myrtani took part in the International competition FAMELAB 2011 in England with the subject "How deep is the love" where she presented the ole of the immune system during pregnancy and won the first award, winning it for Cyprus among fifteen countries aroud the world.Life has found a way to try and understand itself and the Universe: us, human beings! Our world is full of mysteries. We are a mystery. Science is the way to try to understand the mysteries of the world and our existence. So let's do it! In this TEDxNicosia, Molecular Biologist Myrtani Pieri is urging us to delve deep into the molecular mechanisms that characterize our existence only to be faced with hidden beauty, remarkable magic, love and care at the molecular level. Science provides answers to mysteries often even more magical than the mysteries themselves! In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x=independently organized event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. * (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

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