Emerging Infectious Diseases

He had started the interest in hemophilia and bleeding disorders in 2002 same year our country joined WFH in Spain. During all these years he had built my experience as a physician diagnose and treat patients with different bleeding disorders. He had a chance to get in close contact with patients and exposed to the clinical, social and personal problems. He had contributed to the hemophilia society in my country and Middle East countries by: 1.Conducting many workshops for care givers 2.Contributed as a speaker in different cities of my country and ME countries 3.Organizing yearly hemophilia awareness days 4.Started comprehensive bleeding clinic in few cities of Saudi Arabia and had the first private and charity clinics for non-Saudis 5.Conducted two epidemiological surveys in the country for detecting the prevalence of inhibitors and bleeding symptoms and disorders in major cities of Saudi Arabia 6.Started molecular diagnosis of hemophilia and Glanzmann disease 7.Contributed in establishing guidelines in hemophilia, von Willebrand and Glanzmann diseases which became the source of management for local practitioners. 8.After years of work with the government and with help of WFH they succeeded to have Saudi hemophilia society and he became the vice president. 9.In had succeeded in getting financial support for patients who are not covered medically for treatment of inherited disorders like Hemophilia and they have some of on prophylaxis for long period covered by insurance or by charity support.

Published and authored more than 80 peer reviewed articles Editor in Chief Journal of applied hematology

Dr. Ilham has more than twenty years of experience in training and teaching at both national and international levels. She is a professor of Pediatrics at the Faculty of Medicine Cairo University where she teaches, assesses and constructs curricula for undergraduates and postgraduates medical school students. Also, she is a researcher in the medical and educational fields with more than thirty publications in the national and the international journals. Dr. Ilham is an international certified trainer from the International Board of Certified Trainers (IBCT), Netherlands. She has a Master’s degree in Health Profession Education (MHPE) form Maastricht University, Netherlands and Suez Canal University, Egypt. She is a trainer/ instructor in many national and international training programs/ courses such as: the Egyptian fellowship (ElZamalla ElMasrya), the Faculty and Leadership Development programs (FLDP), the TOT of the Royal college of Surgery of Ireland and the American University in Cairo (AUC). Dr. Ilham is a fellow in the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER), Philadelphia, USA. As a FAIMER member, Dr. Ilham is exposed regularly to the new teaching and assessment strategies. Dr. Ilham is an intern of the editorial internship program in Medical Education, UK.

Published more than 100 journals on Hematology, pediatrics and Thrombosis

Dr. Mattar is a professor of Internal Medicine and Clinical Hematology, Cairo University since 2003. She specializes in anemias, bleeding and clotting. She is also interested in immunity and infectious disorders with special impact on both benign and non-benign blood problems. Dr. Mervat is an experienced internal medicine consultant who can deal with the most complex blood disorders like anemia, hemophilia, thrombocytopenia etc.

Hematology and Thrombosis

Professor of Medicine (1976-present) and Head of the Red Blood Cell Pathology Unit (1997 –present) at the Hospital Clínic i Provincial (University of Barcelona), with main activity focused on the diagnosis of RBC defects and in the identification of low prevalence anaemias or “Rare Anaemias”. Research has mainly based on physiopathology, molecular mechanisms and epidemiology of red blood cell (RBC) disorders due to hereditary enzymopathies (G6PD, PK and others), haemoglobinopathies (Sickle-cell anaemia and thalassaemias) and membrane defects (hereditary spherocytosis elliptocytosis and stomatocytosis). Scientific Trajectory is guaranteed by 326 publications in scientific journals, the participation (as editor or collaborator) in about 25 books of haematology, and by the accomplishment of 43 funded research projects, which have been partially funded by different public health organizations from Spain (Ministry of Health and Education and Science), Catalan Government and European Commission.

Hematology and Clinical Health issues

Vladimir Zajac has completed his PhD. in 1982 at the Cancer Research Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava (Slovakia), where he worked as the Head of Department of Cancer Genetics from 1996 to 2010. He joined the Medical Faculty of the Comenius University as Associate Professor of Genetics in 2007. He has published 74 papers mostly in reputed journals and he was editor of the book „Bacteria, viruses and parasites in AIDS process“(In Tech, 2011).

HIV/AIDS and Infectious Diseases

Dr. Ahmed G. Hegazi is working as a professor of Microbiology & Immunology at National Research Center, Dept. Zoonotic Diseases from 2004. He also has work experience as prestigious chair in Dept. of Parasitology, National Research Center. He received many awards like Senior Scientist Prize of National Research Center (1996), National Scientific Prize in Biological Sciences (1990), The Second-Best Research Paper Award from International Congress of propolis, Bones Aires, Argentina (2000) and many more. He Conducted training courses on Clinical Microbiology, National Research Center in 1979. Awarded 2 Bronze medals from “The International Innovation Fair of the Middle East”, 23th - 26th October, 2007, Kuwait. Awarded of Ghazi Wad Allah Salon Prize, 2008 and Awarded the Merit Aware of Medical Sciences, The National Research Center, 2016. He has 233 articles in national and international scientific journals. Editor in 36 journals, Referee in the 80 International Journals, Organizer of 94 International Symposium and conferences, His publications: 230 articles in national and international scientific journals, 7 books in English language and 9 books in Arabic language. He has patent No. 28335at 11/12/2017.

Microbiology & Immunology

Professor of Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University in Bangladesh,strong professional with a Master of Philosophy in Medical Microbiology from Institute of Postgraduate Medicine and Research.

Flow cytometry immunophenotypic diagnosis of Lymphoma, Leukemia, Multiple myeloma, Primary immunodeficiency disordres ; Stem cell ; Cytogenetic studies; advance researches on Tuberculosis.

Dr.Nancy Hagras is currently an Assistant Professor at Pharos University in Alexandria, Egypt. She has completed her BSc in Pharmacy and Biotechnology, from German University in Cairo, Egypt in 2010. She has got her MSc and PhD degrees in Applied and Molecular Parasitology at Alexandria University, Egypt, in 2014 and 2018 respectively.

Her research interests cover several aspects across parasitology, nanotechnology and molecular biology aiming to create new diagnostic and treatment pathways in order to improve the health and well-being.

Robert O Young, CPT, MSc. DSc, PhD. is a world-renowned published scientist, microbiologist, nutritionist, certified phlebotomist and naturopathic practitioner. Over the past three decades he is widely recognized as one of the top research scientists in the world. Dr. Young has devoted his life to researching the true causes of "disease," subsequently developing "The New Biology" to help people balance their life. Dr. Young has 178 peer-reviewed articles published in noted journals including the International Journal of Vaccines and Vaccination and the International Journal of Complimentary and Alternative Medicine. He is also the author of over 75 books and 3000 articles translated in 29 languages, including his best-selling books, Herbal Nutritional Medications, One Sickness, One Disease, One Treatment, Sick and Tired, Back to the House of Health Back to the House of Health 2, The pH Miracle, The pH Miracle revised and updated, The pH Miracle for Weight Loss, The pH Miracle for Diabetes, The pH Miracle for Cancer, Reverse Cancer Now with over 5 million in worldwide book sales Dr. Young is a member of the American Society of Microbiologists, the American Naturopathic Association, an honorary member of the Connecticut Holistic Health Association, the Presidents Council at Brigham Young University, a consultant for InnerLight, Inc., and an advisor to Dean Lawrence Carter at the Martin Luther King Chapel at Morehouse College. Dr. Young has been honored to speak at several top notch universities and he had been the keynote speaker at medical and health gatherings all over the world and appeared as a guest on many national radio and television shows. Some of his most notable accomplishments include, Discovery of the biological transformation of red blood cells into bacteria and bacteria to red blood cells, Discovery of the interstitium and its relationship to the blood pH and chemistry and cancer, Developer of a new theoretical paradigm called the Mycozymian Theory, Pioneer in the research of a biological process called Pleomorphism, Discoverer of the etiology of diabetes, cancer, atherosclerosis, and many other diseases. Dr. Robert Young has devoted his career to the discovery of the missing pieces necessary to complete the larger picture of health.

Infectious Diseases

Dr. Siddiqui is an American board-certified Internist and Infectious Disease specialist. Graduated from University of Karachi, Pakistan (1986), and postgraduate diplomate (MRCP) from the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (1997). He completed residency training in Internal Medicine from University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, IA, U.S.A (2001) and specialized in adult Infectious Diseases from Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, U.S.A (2003) He also acquired postgraduate medical education and training from UK/Ireland by completing fellowship training in General Medicine/Pulmonary Diseases from Beaumont Hospital, affiliated with the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, Dublin. (1998), and practiced medicine for a decade in Europe. He is currently a practicing Infectious Disease specialist in the U.S in both the clinical as well as academic settings and holds various leadership positions including Chair, Infection Prevention & Department of Medicine, Clinical & Teaching Faculty of Family Medicine & Podiatry Residency Programs at Norwegian American Hospital, Chicago, IL; Medical Director of Clinical Excellence at Saint Bernard Hospital, Chicago, IL, Clinical & Teaching Faculty of Family Medicine Residency Program at Jackson Park Hospital & Medical Center, Chicago; Asst. Professor of Medicine at St. George University Medical School, and President of Chicago Infectious Disease Physicians Group. Dr. Siddiqui has written several research articles, presented papers/posters at various scientific seminars and has delivered numerous CME lectures on a variety of topics pertinent to the local as well as global infectious diseases and HIV medicine. In recognition of his dedication and continuous work, related to public health, medical education, scientific research, and patient care, he received many awards from the national and international organizations, including The Marquis Who’s Who” Publication Board (Sixty Seventh Edition), Patient Reviews Top Doctor Certified, Consumers Research Council of America, Peer Reviewed professional, Philippine Medical Association in Chicago (PMAC), and Pakistan Physicians Society in America.

HIV, Infectious Diseases

Dr. Galina Migalko, M.D., N.M.D. has more than 30 years of excellence in the field of non-invasive complementary and alternative medical imaging. Her pioneering research in whole-body medical diagnostics has set her apart as the World’s leader in complementary and alternative medical screening. After graduating with her M.D. from Uzghorod Medical University (Ukraine) in 1988, she worked in several hospitals and wellness centers as a physician, medical practitioner, business entrepreneur, international consultant in nutrition, stress management, naturopathic treatment, hospital and clinical supervision, contract management, business strategy, healthcare management, operational innovation, project and program management. She also perfected her expertise in radiology and diagnostic imaging procedure and evaluation. She is passionate about changing the current disease-centered view that dominates medical care to integrative health care, focusing on optimizing wellness rather than traditional disease management and developed her expertise in the alternative healing field of whole-body medical diagnostics. Dr. Galina is a world-wide recognized expert in whole-body medical diagnostics. After finishing the California School of Medical Sciences in Diagnostic Medical Sonography, she founded the Universal Medical Imaging Group an alternative and complementary practice that uses the Comprehensive Full Body Screening. She conducted pioneering work and research to develop this revolutionary, comprehensive, Full-Body, Non-Invasive, Non-Radioactive, Painless Medical Diagnostic Screening. This scan includes a Full-Body Ultrasound, a Full-Body Thermography, a Full Body Bio-Electro Scan, a Non-Invasive Blood Analysis, an interstitial metabolic pH test and much more to assess the complete anatomy, physiology and functionality of the body and develop an individualized naturopathic plan to improve ones health. Her holistic program focuses on dietary life-style changes, detoxification, stress management, physical activity and herbal, vitamin and mineral supplements with emphasis on principles of prevention, wellness and the early detection of disease. She is also a graduate of the University of Science Arts and Technology (Montserrat, British West Indies and London, England) with a degree in Naturopathic Medicine Dr. Galina Migalko has also garnered international recognition for her naturopathic research showing how the use of whole-body medical diagnostics can contribute to the early detection and treatment of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, metabolic acidosis, circulatory and lymphatic issues, infertility, and other preventable and treatable health challenges. Dr. Galina Migalko has been a featured lecturer and speaker at healthcare and wellness seminars, conferences, retreats and workshops throughout the world.

Non Invasive diagnostic medical imaging

Stef Stienstra works internationally for several medical and biotech companies as scientific advisory board member and is also an active reserve-officer of the Royal Dutch Navy in his rank as Commander (OF4). For the Dutch Armed Forces he is CBRNe specialist with focus on (micro)biological and chemical threats and medical- and environmental functional specialist within the 1st CMI (Civil Military Interaction) Battalion of the Dutch Armed Forces. For Expertise France he is now managing an EU CBRN CoE public health project in West Africa. In his civilian position he is at this moment developing with MT-Derm in Berlin (Germany) a novel interdermal vaccination technology as well as a new therapy for cutaneous leishmaniasis for which he has won a Canadian ‘Grand Challenge’ grant. With Hemanua in Dublin (Ireland) he has developed an innovative blood separation unit, which is also suitable to produce convalescent plasma for Ebola Virus Disese therapy. He has finished both his studies in Medicine and in Biochemistry in The Netherlands with a doctorate and has extensive practical experience in cell biology, immuno-haematology, infectous diseaases, biodefense and transfusion medicine. His natural business acumen and negotiation competence helps to initiate new successful businesses, often generated from unexpected combinations of technologies.

Infectious Diseases

Ketut Tuti Parwati Merati received her Medical Doctor degree at the Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Bali in 1976. In 1984 she got her specialist in Internal Medicine from Airlangga University, Surabaya, and as Consultant in Tropical and Infectious Diseases in 1997. She finished her PhD in Biomedical Sciences in 2007. Since 2008 she became a professor at Udayana University. She was also involved as a committee member of many International Conferences in the nineteen ninety. She’s doing research, clinical, prevention and social work on tropical and infectious disease in Bali and Indonesia and published many papers in reputed journals.

Tropical and Infectious Diseases

I Ketut Agus Somia finished his Medical doctor at the Udayana University in 1994. He got his Specialist in Internal Medicine from Udayana University in 2005. He completed his Consultant in Tropical and Infectious Disease in 2009 and his PhD at Udayana University in 2017. Now he served as staff at Department of Internal Medicine, Sanglah Hospital/Udayana University and as a lecturer of Tropical and Infection Diseases at Udayana University. He was involved as committee member at several international seminars, many researches in tropical and infectious disease and has published more than ten papers in reputed journals.

Tropical and Infectious Diseases

Ni Made Dewi Dian Sukmawati finished her Medical Doctor at Udayana University in 2000. She got her Specialist in Internal Medicine Education in 2009 from University of Brawijaya Malang Indonesia. Currently she is pursuing her Consultant degree for Tropical and Infection Disease in Sanglah Hospital. Now she served as staff at Department of Internal Medicine, Udayana University/Sanglah Hospital and as a lecturer in the field of Tropical and Infectious Disease at Udayana University. She was involved in several international seminars as committee member, in researches of tropical and infectious diseases, and has published several papers in reputed journals.

Tropical and Infectious Diseases

Dr. Muhammad Adeel Hassan Worked as PG Student Fellow in a USAID funded research project under title “Arthropod Functional Genomics: Building Community Resources for Animal Health” from 18-11-2013 to 16-08-2014. Dr. Hassan holds his Ph.D. Veterinary Parasitology and Molecular Biology from Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, China. He contributed to establish and develop advance research laboratory assays. Also, he explored new methods and knowledge to enrich scientific community with latest information by teachings, trainings, international presentations and publications. He published many articles in national and international journals like Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, Parasites and Vectors, Acta Tropica, Parasitology Research, Journal of Parasitology, Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances etc. He received many honours like Membership of “The American Society of Parasitologists” , award of laptop from Prime Minister of Pakistan for educational achievements and Outstanding Student Award-2018.

Vector borne diseases, Theileriosis, Babesiosis, Microscopy, PCR, Recombinase polymerase amplification, Cloning, Epidemiology, Genetic diversity, Serological diagnosis,

Dr. Ghada Al Qassim is a consultant pediatric emergency medicine and a chairperson of emergency medicine department, Royal Medical Services, Kingdom of Bahrain. She was the first Bahraini female graduate with pediatric emergency fellowship from Saudi Council for Health Specialties (SCHS). Dr Al Qassim is currently the president of Bahrain Medical Society (BMS). She is also the first general secretary of the Gulf Federation of Emergency Medicine (GFEM). She is a senior clinical lecturer & examiner in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Bahrain. Also a member in Bahrain National Ambulance Committee.

handling healthcare of patients, Pediatric Emergency Medicine,ailment diagnosis

Dr. Rubén Bueno-Marí finished his Ph.D. in 2010 in the University of Valencia (Spain) and obtained the Special Doctorate Award in the field of Natural Sciences two years later. He is an active member of several scientific associations at national and international level, highlighting his role as current President Elect of the European Mosquito Control Association (EMCA). He is an expert advisor of the Iberoamerican Society of Scientific Information (SIIC) and has published more than 60 scientific publications in journals related with the fields of medical and veterinary entomology, applied zoology, parasitology and public health. He currently cooperates with several universities and other academic institution in superior teaching issues related with his field of expertise (medical entomology, vector control and vector-borne diseases) and is the head of the Department of Research and Development (R+D) of a leading company in environmental health called Laboratories Lokímica.

Vector-borne Diseases, Arbovirus, Zoonoses, Medical Entomology

Dr. Abdulrahman Mohamad is a senior consultant physician in infectious diseases, graduated from faculty of medicine 1996, and holds his master degree from Ein-Shams school of medicine, EGYPT his areas of expertise are clinical pathology , immunology and microbiology, the university is considered the top in Egypt in such specialties, he joined many hospitals as a lab director and when he saw that infectious diseases became a monster terrifying people all over the world , he directed his knowledge and skills to fight them, in the way to achieve that he got his American board of infection control and epidemiology from CBIC to complete his mission in fighting emerging infectious diseases and became the first consultant In a very well-known group of hospitals in the middle east. In the way of seeking perfection, he also earned a double degree in healthcare quality from Stanford university in collaboration with Ein-Shams university recently he is based in KSA building up teams from health care professionals, training them to become experts in fighting infections especially that the region is endemic with corona virus.

clinical pathology, immunology and microbiology

Yousef Nazzal completed his Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences at the M.S.University of Baroda /India. He went on to establish and lead the efforts of Environmental sciences associations and academic programs in Public Sectors and Academic Institutions in the Middle East and North America. For the past 30 years, he served in different academic and administrative positions in Yarmouk University, King Saud University, Salalah Education College, Abu Dhabi University, Zayed University and University of Ontario Institute of Technology. He is the author or inventor on more than 120 papers and patents. Presently the Chair, Dept. of Life and Environmental Sciences/Zayed University in UAE.

environmental and hydrology

Dr. Ali was a House Officer in Hospitals of Sohag University.He was a Resident of (Tropical medicine and Gastroenterology) for three years .Clinical demonstrator and assistant lecturer of Tropical medicine and Gastroenterology at Sohag University.He is also a Lecturer of Tropical medicine and Gastroenterology ,South Valley University and Ass professor of Tropical medicine and Gastroenterology ,South Valley University.Dr. Ali is the Head of Tropical medicine and Gastroenterology department , South Valley University and also a Member of the European Society of Liver Diseases (EASL).He is working as a Deputy Head of Quality Unit, Qena Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University and a Member of the Graduate Studies Committee, Qena Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University.Member of Education Affairs Committee, Qena Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University.

Tropical Medicine, Liver Diseases

Giulio Tarro graduated from Medicine School, Naples University (1962). Research Associate, Division of Virology and Cancer Research, Children’s Hospital (1965-1968), Assistant Professor of Research Pediatrics, College Medicine (1968-1969), Cincinnati University, Ohio. Oncological Virology Professor, Naples University (1972-1985). Chief Division Virology (1973-2003), Head Department Diagnostic Laboratories, (2003-2006). D. Cotugno Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Naples; Emeritus, 2006 -. Since 2007 Chairman Committee of Biotechnologies and VirusSphere, World Academy Biomedical Technologies, UNESCO, Adjunct Professor Department Biology, Temple University, College of Science and Technology, Philadelphia, recipient of the Sbarro Health Research Organization lifetime achievement award (2010). His researches have been concerned with the characterization of specific virus-induced tumour antigens, which were the "finger-prints" left behind in human cancer. Achievements include patents in field; discovery of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in infant deaths in Naples and of tumor liberated protein as a tumor associated antigen, 55 kilodalton protein overexpressed in lung tumors and other epithelial adenocarcinomas.

Clinical and laboratory applied, Virology basic and diagnostic, Viral Oncology, Immunology clinical practice,Vaccines.

Graduated from Medicine School, Sassari University, Italy (1980) and Specialized in Infectious Diseases (1983), Allergology and Clinical Immunology (1986), “La Sapienza University”, Rome, Italy. Researcher at the Department of Infectious Diseases, “La Sapienza University”, Rome (1981-1992) and Associated Professor of Infectious Diseases at University of Ferrara, Italy (1992-2004). Education at Department de Pathologie Exotique et Maladies Tropicales, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France (1988-1996), Groupe Immunité des Muqueuses et Agents Pathogenes, Université Jacques Lisfrang, Saint-Etienne, France (1998-2000), Department de Biotechnologies (1989-1995), Laboratoire des Mycoplasmas and des Chlamydiae, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France (1996-2005); Department of Biological Sciences (Pneumocystis jiroveci Unit, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 2001. Since 2005 is Full Professor and Chairman of Infectious Diseases, Chief of the Unit of Infectious Diseases and Dermatology at Department of Medical Sciences of the University of Ferrara and Director of the School of Specialization in Infectious and Tropical Diseases. He teaches at the PhD of Molecular Medicine and Pharmacology of the University of Ferrara. Main research interests Diagnosis and therapy of infectious diseases, AIDS-related opportunistic infections, Leishmania infantum, polyomavirus SV-40, Chlamydia and Mycoplasma infections, HBV and HCV infections, Tuberculosis. He has filed an International Patent: Use of terbinafine for the therapeutic treatment of pneumocystosis (United Stated Patent; Application US19950525526 on 1995-09-12; Publication: 1998-02-17) and has contributed to the preparation of molecular diagnostic kits for Chlamydia trachomatis (REALQUALITY RS-CHLAM T, code RQ-S33: Kit for identification and quantification of Chlamydia trachomatis, AB Analytica Advanced Medicine). Scientific activity Carlo Contini has published more than 320 scientific papers and various chapters of Infectious and Tropical Diseases in Italian and international treatises. He has organized a number of Italian and International Conferences of Infectious and Tropical Diseases

Diagnosis and therapy of infectious diseases,AIDS-related opportunistic infections,Leishmania infantum,HBV and HCV infections,Tuberculosis.

Professor Dr Ibrahim El- Bayoumy holds bachelor of medicine and surgery (Tanta faculty of medicine-Egypt,1989),then he earned his master degree in public health, preventive and social medicine (Tanta faculty of medicine-Egypt1996),and MD,PhD in public health, preventive and social medicine 2003 from Tanta faculty of medicine-Egypt and McGill faculty of medicine –Montreal -Canada in division of clinical epidemiology in Royal Victoria hospital through double channel system as scholarship from ministry of education-Egypt. He is Full professor of public health and community medicine in Tanta faculty of medicine Egypt. Now he is working in ministry of health in Kuwait as consultant of public health and preventive medicine. Dr El Bayoumy has published many research works in international journals, he is interested in research in epidemiology of infectious diseases like HIV, tuberculosis, brucellosis and infectious hepatitis, he is interested in epidemiology of chronic diseases like diabetes mellitus and its health economics and pharmacoepidemiology. He is a reviewer of many national and international journals. He has great interest also in childhood obesity and has written a chapter on childhood obesity in a book published by Nova publishers in USA. He has obtained post-graduate Master’s degree is diabetes care and education-Dundee faculty of medicine-Scotland –UK October 2015. He was invited speaker in many international conferences in China. South Korea , Japan and Kuwait

Epidemiology of infectious diseases, Epidemiology of chronic diseases

Dr. Digambar Behera is a Senior Professor and was the Head of the Department of Pulmonary Medicine at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, an autonomous Institute and Institute of National importance. He was also the Dean (Research) of the Institute. He was also Director of the LRS Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, now known as the National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, New Delhi, another autonomous Institute under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt of India for a period of 51/2 years. Dr Behera is an acclaimed Respiratory Physician par excellence, teacher, and researcher of National and International repute, a social worker and has distinguished with exceptional achievements and contributions of innovative nature in the field of Medicine (Respiratory) and has rendered immense service to the public at large and the poor in particular. He is one of the pioneers to start DM super-specialty course in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine for the first time in the country in 1989. More than 60 of his students are spread in the country and abroad. He heads a State of the Art Department and specialty, which is a WHO Collaborating Centre for Research & Capacity Building in Chronic Respiratory Diseases. He has led to develop newer investigative procedures like Endobronchial Ultrasound, Medical Thoracoscopy, Stenting. The Department under his guidance is doing maximum number of procedures in an innovative way like radial EBUS, Cryobiopsy. His team has developed guidelines for managing chronic respiratory diseases like COPD and asthma in a resource limited setting, particularly diagnosis and cost-effective treatment and training grass root physicians in handling such cases. He has over 536 scientific publications with 4100 citations with h index of 34 and i10 index of 112. This is exceptionally outstanding academic achievements at any standard. He has authored a Text book of Pulmonary medicine (2 editions), editor-in-Chief of a Text book of Respiratory Medicine. Other books authored by him are Tuberculosis, Bronchial Asthma, lung Cancer and has contributed 42 chapters to various books. His work has been recognized in the form of 28 National and 7 International awards.

Branchial Asthma, Lung Cancer, COPD

Director of Infectious Diseases Unit at "Annunziata" Hospital, Cosenza, Italy

HIV infection & STDs, Bacterial and Fungal Infections,Antibiotics and Antifungal therapy.

Pei-Yong Shi, PhD, is I.H. Kempner Professor of Human Genetics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston Texas, USA. He is also adjunct Professor of Emerging Infectious Diseases at the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore and Honorary Professor at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He received his Ph.D. in virology in 1996 from Georgia State University. After postdoctoral training at Yale University, he joined Bristol-Myers Squibb as a Principal Scientist to develop HIV and HCV therapeutics from 1998 to 2000. He then moved to the Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, to study West Nile virus. From 2008 to 2015, he served as Dengue Unit Head and Executive Director to lead drug discovery at Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases. His group developed the first infectious clone of the epidemic strain of West Nile virus, discovered two RNA cap methylation activities of flavivirus NS5 protein, identified essential RNA elements for flavivirus replication, established various platforms for flavivirus vaccine and drug discovery, and pioneered therapeutics development for dengue virus. He has published over 190 peer-reviewed articles and served as Editor (ACS Infectious Diseases, Journal of General Virology, and Nature Vaccine) and Editorial Board member (Journal of Virology, Virology, and Antiviral Research). He is internationally recognized for his scholar and administrative accomplishments at leading research institution, public health sector, and pharmaceutical industry.

Flaviviral infection, Human Diseases, Drug disovery and vaccines for Viral Infections

He has held important positions in academics (JN Medical college, Aligarh; AIIMS, New Delhi; Sharjah Medical College and Mahatma Gandhi Medical University, Jaipur); industrial research (Ranbaxy New Drug Discovery and Fortis Clinical Research Ltd) Diagnostic labs (Religare SRL Diagnostics and Star Metropolis); tertiary care hospital (JN Medical College, AIIMS and Medanta the Medicity) Public Health (CAREC, PAHO/WHO), Public Health Technology Transfer of PHFI. He has published over 100 research papers in peer reviewed international journals, guided over 40 students for their MD/MS/PhD and is named in 30 international patents. He is also the author of NBT sponsored book published by Churchill Livingstone, Antimicrobials in Laboratory Medicine (2000), Has contributed more than a dozen chapters in different books

Medical Microbiology

Associate Director of Clinical Proteomics Core Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine University of California Health System USA

Disease Biomarkers for Studies on Tuberculosis (TB)

Jintao Li, female, Professor, Director and Principle Investigator, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Third Military Medical University(TMMU). She got her master degree in molecular biology from Biotechnology Centre, Southwest University in 1996 and then became a faculty in Genetics Department, TMMU and got her Ph.D degree in Immunology Institute, PLA, TMMU in 2000 and became associate professor and then professor later since then till to 2013. From 2011-2012, she worked in Canada as a visiting scientist for one year. Now she has published more than 100 academic papers such as Science Translational Medicine, J.I, E.J.I, etc. and got 5 items of awards. Awards and group menberships 2010 Chongqing Natural Science Prize “Antigen immune response regulation” 2009 First class of Chinese medical award “Antigen protein antigenic properties and Engineering Research” 2005 Chongqing natural science prize “Relationship with the immune response to a protein antigen characteristic” 2003 Excellent graduate doctor in TMMU 1993~1996 University first grade Scholarship 1989~1993 University second grade Scholarship

Tropical Pathogens and Epidemiology, Immunology, Biotechnology & Molecular Biology