RareBoost Seminar: Dr. Başak Uysal “Accelerating Innovation Through Coordinated Research Platforms: The ERDERA Approach”
On November 12 at 11:00, we will host Dr. Başak Uysal, PhD from the ERDERA Coordination Team. She will deliver a presentation titled “Accelerating Innovation Through Coordinated Research Platforms: The ERDERA Approach”
The seminar will be held in a hybrid format. Please scan the QR code on the flyer or click here to register.
Dr. Uysal will share the journey and milestones of the ERDERA project, where IBG proudly leads two tasks and contributes to six others — strengthening our role in Europe’s rare disease research network.
Join us to explore how ERDERA is shaping the future of rare disease collaboration across Europe!
Presentation summary
The seminar will highlight ERDERA’s role in building a unified European rare diseases research ecosystem and making Europe a global leader in rare disease research and innovation by integrating funding, data, clinical research, and policy. ERDERA accelerates diagnosis, therapy development, and trial readiness through shared infrastructures and public-private collaboration. Acting as both a scientific and strategic platform, it ensures that research outcomes translate into tangible benefits for patients across Europe.Through this discussion, the aim is to illustrate how strategic coordination and data-driven governance can empower rare diseases community in Europe and globally to move from fragmented initiatives to a cohesive, sustainable ecosystem that directly benefits patients and researchers alike.
About the Speaker
Dr. Başak Uysal holds a B.Sc. in Molecular Biology and Genetics from Istanbul University, an M.Sc. in Bioinformatics from the Universität des Saarlandes—where she completed her thesis on Combinatorial Drug Discovery applied to miRNA target networks under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Andreas Keller—and a Ph.D. in Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health from the University of Montpellier. During her doctoral studies, she also worked as a Researcher and established the first Microbial Genomics Journal Club in Montpellier. In her role at ERDERA, Başak supports the Data Services Hub Work Packages, contributing to the project’s strategic coordination and advancing data-driven collaboration across Europe’s rare disease ecosystem.
We look forward to your participation!