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Luigi Marongiu obtained a PhD at the University College London on a work related to the use of the Human Papillomavirus genome as a biomarker for the identification of cervical cancer lesions. He worked at the University of Cambridge (England) on nosocomial noroviral infections and at the University of Edinburgh (Scotland) on veterinary viruses. He is currently based at the University of Heidelberg, Faculty of Medicine in Mannheim (Germany) assessing the role of viral infections in the development of cancer and metastasis. He is combining wet lab with bioinformatics analysis to develop models that could predict oncogenesis.

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Dr. Dilek studied B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Chemistry at the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.  She then completed her Ph.D. in Chemistry/Chemical Biology at SUNY-Binghamton, USA. After two years postdoctoral studies at Cornell University and SUNY institutions, she joined Istanbul Altinbas University, Medical School in 2013 and got her tenure. She returned to USA in 2017 and worked as a faculty in Husson University and University of St Joseph. She recently joined as a faculty to University of District of Columbia, Washington, DC. She has published more than 15 research articles, book chapters and presented in more than 35 national and international conferences

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Dr. Vincent Fradet (MD, PhD, FRCSC) trained at University of Montreal and UC San Francisco and is now associate professor and clinician scientist in uro-oncology at the CHU de Québec-Université Laval and the Institute on Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF). He also holds a doctorate in clinical research / epidemiology. Dr Fradet leads and collaborates to multicenter observational studies and clinical trials in prostate and bladder cancers. His main areas of research interest are using precision lifestyle medicine approaches, including microbiome and tissue biological measures, in urologic oncology to better prevent, diagnose and treat prostate and bladder cancers.

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Dr Contino is a medicinal chemist with a great expertise in chemical biology. She has worked for several years for a spinoff for which she was also consulent. Recently (semptember, 2019), Dr Contino won an EMBO short-term fellowship to stay at the Center for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CiMUS) in Santiago de compostela, where she has dealt with different technologies (enzymatic, fluorescence- and radioactive-based) to study in vitro fluorescent probes and multitarget drugs. She is author of 86 international papers, a review book and two patents. She is Editor for Frontiers in Neuroscience and for International Journal of Molecular Science (Molecular Oncology Section).

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Dr. Hanna A. Alonim, Ph.D in Mental Health is an expert and researcher in the autism spectrum in infancy. Founder and Head of the Mifne Center, for Treatment, Training, and Research, since 1987. Head of the Therapists' Training School for Autism at the Bar Ilan University. She developed the ESPASSI © screening scale for the detection of the autism prodrome in first year of life. Dr. Alonim is a committee member of the ICF Core Set for ASD, Stockholm 2016.

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Raffaele Pilla, Pharm.D., Ph.D., Doctor Europaeus, received his Master’s degree in Pharmacy at G. d’Annunzio University in Chieti-Pescara, Italy in 2005, where he also served internships at the Cell Physiology Laboratory and Molecular Biology Laboratory. Prior, he was an Erasmus Student at Faculté de Pharmacie de Reims in Reims, France. He received his Doctor Europaeus in 2010 from Pitié-Salpétrière Institute in Paris, France. Also in 2010, he received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Physiology, and Pathology of Muscle at G. d’Annunzio University in Chieti-Pescara, Italy. He was hired as a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of South Florida in Tampa, on two research grants funded by the Office of Naval Research (US Navy) and Divers’ Alert Network. He has written and lectured widely worldwide. He has been involved in ongoing research at the University of South Florida with the use of ketone esters.

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Professor Gamal Al-Saied graduated in 1986 from Al-Azhar University with Bachelor’s Degree in medicine and surgery with general grade very good with honor. Internship in 1987. Pediatric surgery Resident from 1989 till 1992. Master’s Degree (MSc) pediatric surgery in 1991. Demonstrator of pediatric surgery in 1992, Assistant lecturer in 1993. Medical Doctorate degree (MD) in 1998.  Lecturer of pediatric surgery in 1998. Assistant professor of pediatric surgery in 2004. Fellowship of European Board In 2008, Glasgow, Scotland. Full professor of pediatric surgery in 2009. 30 international publications. Chairman of sessions in international conferences. Editor in chief of many international journals.

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Mr. Sathya Elumalai is a healthcare executive with 15+ years of experience working with the payers, providers, and pharmaceuticals. He is the Founder & CEO of Aidar Health, where he developed a revolutionary Tricorder-style rapid medical assessment device, MouthLab for improving health outcomes of chronic disease patients. Mr. Elumalai holds a dual master’s degree, a Master’s in Public Health and an MBA in Healthcare Management, from the prestigious Johns Hopkins University. He also serves as an Advisory Board Member at Rutgers University, Member of Forbes Business Council, and an Ambassador & Merit Reviewer at the Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute.

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Oteyola Ayodeji Ojo studied Zoology and Environmental Biology in Ekiti State University, Nigeria, and then joined the research group of Prof. Bakare in Cell Biology and Genetics in the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, where he obtained his M.Sc degree in 2018. He is presently a doctoral (PhD) student in cellular Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo-Horizonte, Brazil. He currently has a published paper.

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Dr. NEENA SHILEN is a Developmental Pediatrician with 12 years of expertise in autism treatment and research. She currently serves as the Head of Department and Consultant in Department of Developmental Pediatrics at Sunrise Hospital in Kochi, Kerala, India. She earned her MBBS and M.D (Pediatrics) from Pt. JNM Medical college, Raipur, India. She has also done residency in Pediatrics in Children’s National Medical Center, Washington D.C. She has also worked as a registrar in Neonatology, as Lecturer in Pariyaram Medical College and as Assistant surgeon in Govt. Health Services and certified in LEND program. She has been a clinical guide to a PhD student whose paper on” Genetic association of DNMT variants in autism”, was published in 2019. Currently a clinical guide to a post doctorate fellow for A study on ‘Early detection of autism with analysis of MRI brain using AI and machine learning”

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Miss Harriet O’Mara, studied English, Psychology and Politics at Durham University, England and graduated with a Bsc in 2015. Throughout her degree, she has worked with research psychologists at Durham University looking at Eating Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder and Schizophrenia. Following working in healthcare and nursing, she started a graduate degree in Medicine at University College Cork in 2017, expected graduation 2021. Whilst at UCC, she has been supervised by Professor Eugene Dempsey to develop research with INFANT.

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Mary  Anbarasi  Johnson, Msc(N),PhD (N) Currently pursuing PhD in management and MBA in executive management. Professor in Pediatric Nursing, Deputy Nursing Superintendent for Quality (2014-2018) Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore ,India.Currently, Nurse Manager, Armed Forces Hospital ,Southern Region,Saudi Arabia. Presented and published around 60 papers in state level, national level conferences and International Conferences.Had three years of experience in USA (2005-2008).

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Dr. Raja Alyusuf is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists since 1998. She is a Consultant histopathologist with special interest in the area of breast treatment. She chaired the Department of Pathology at the Salmaniya Medical Complex for 10 years after which she became the Deputy Chief of Medical Staff for Diagnostic Affairs at the Salmaniya Medical Complex. In addition, she is a part-time Associate Professor of Pathology in the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland-Bahrain branch. She has over 20 publications in reputable journals and is a member of a number of international and national professional associations.

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