Biography:
Leo Iwai received his BSc in Chemistry from São Paulo University and his MSc and PhD in Molecular Biology from Federal University of São Paulo. He developed his postdoctoral studies at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and later at The Institute of Cancer Research in London, UK. Today, he is a research associate at the Instituto Butantan in Brazil applying his expertise in Mass Spectrometry analyzing the effect of snake and scorpion venoms on cancer cells and brain tissues to find specific target or pathways that can be modulated in cancer and neuronal disease using the snake venom.
Title : Snake and scorpion venom as a source for drugs to treat cancer and central nervous system diseases