Tissue Engineering Virtual 2020

Biography

Anna-Lena Merten studied Life Science Engineering at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) in Germany and graduated as Master of Science in 2017. Currently, she is working on her PhD project at the Institute of Medical Biotechnology (FAU) while also completing a graduate programme at Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT, FAU).

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Dr. Rodrigo studied Medicine at the Zaragoza University (ZU), Spain and graduated in 2012. She joined to the Ophthalmology department at Miguel Servet University Hospital, Spain and specialized as consultant of ophthalmologist in 2017; since then she work in the neuro-ophthalmology area. She received her PhD degree in 2017 at the ZU, Spain. She received the Rio Hortega grant from the Ministry of Spain as researcher of the GIMSO research group (ZU) in 2018. She received more than 10 awards for studies in the ophthalmological area from national and international entities. She has published 15 research articles in peer-review journals.

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Mr. Luis Larrea is a current PhD student at the University of Manchester. After receiving an MReS in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde, he joined the research group of Prof. Tao Wang at the Division of Evolution & Genomic Sciences though the CDT in Regenerative Medicine programme. Throughout that time, research has focused in vascular tissue engineering, particularly in blood vessel mimics and stem cells.

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Elena Salvaterra is a bioethicist with a deep experience in human and non human biobanking. She earned a Ph.D in Bioethics in 2004 (University of Milano, Italy) and a MA in Clinical Psychology (2020). She worked many years in the research field as bioethicist by serving academic and health care organizations. Since 2014 she works as teacher at a private academic organization (Kern Global School) and as scientific advisor at Sintesy Education (Sintesy). Author of several publications in the bioethical field and invited speaker at several international conferences, she published two books dedicated to ethical and policy issues related to human biobanking. Founder member of the European Society for Biopreservation and Biobanking, she is an active member of Isber and other scientific organizations focused on tissue banking.

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George Mihail Vlăsceanu, 28, h-index 6, is a doctoral student in Chemical Engineering, part of the Advanced Polymer Materials Group of the University Politehnica of Bucharest, with expertise in the characterization and processing of graphene, advanced techniques for bone regeneration and development of high performance biosensors. His background includes interdisciplinary skills as a result of his Bachelor in Medical Engineering (biopolymers for regenerative medicine) and Master studies in Applied Chemistry and Materials Science (oxidic nanomaterials for advanced application). His research interest are akin to the emerging fields of biomedicine and tissue engineering, as reflected by the 17 publications he co-authored (9 ISI articles in highly regarded journals - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Composites Part B: Engineering -  and 7 book chapters), with the emphasis on graphenic materials composites. Mr. Vlăsceanu is experienced in morpho-structural analysis, polymer and composite materials synthesis, graphene materials processing as a result of his professional engagement within the framework of EU POC-A1-A1.1.4-E-2015 P_37_221, and is trained in complex 3D imaging characterization.

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"Biomedical engineer with an emphasis on tissue engineering from Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC) - Brazil. He has been working for more than 5 years with regenerative medicine applied to the spinal cord, participating in several projects and clinical studies with national and international groups, working with bioprinting techniques, differentiation of stem cells to neuronal lineages and biomaterials applications as regenerative tools. During his education he had the opportunity to study his area of ​​interest in Canada (University of Victoria - 2018) and South Korea (University of Seoul - 2019)" 

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Dr. Mingxing Ouyang completed his Ph.D. study in 2005 from Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and then continued the postdoc-training in University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Since 2011, he worked as associated scientist in Yale Medical School and then in University of California at San Diego (UCSD), and became a professor in Changzhou University in 2017. Dr. Ouyang has published near 30 articles in SCI journals including major first-authorship papers in Nature Communications, PNAS (2008, 2012), Cancer Research, J. Biol. Chem., and ACS Sensors

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Ms. Inna Bulygina studied Nanomaterials at the National University of Science and Technology “MISiS” (NUST “MISiS”), Moscow, Russia. Being an undergraduate, she joined the research group of Professor S. Kaloshkin at the Center for Composite Materials, NUST “MISiS”, Russia. Bachelor’s thesis topic covered methods of UHMWPE bone implants with native trabecular bone structure manufacturing. Currently, she is a Master’s degree student at Materials Science under the supervision of Professor Fedor Senatov at the NUST “MISiS”. She is working on the cellulose hydrogels and PLA-based scaffolds. She has published several research articles in SCOPUS indexed Journals.

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Dr. Toker is a seasoned CEO with a proven track record in the biotechnology and healthcare industries. He possesses strong business development skills with prior experience in medical devices, R&D, and Life Sciences. Dr. Toker is a paediatrician and also has a degree in Health Systems Management and MSc in Biotechnology Engineering from Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Dr Toker served in several executive positions in the private and public healthcare system and served as a director in several biotechnology and medical device companies

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Dr. Rajan Choudhary studied pharmaceutical chemistry at the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), India After graduation he joined the research group of Professor S. Sasikumar at the School of Advanced Sciences, VIT, India. He received his Ph.D. degree in 2018 at the same institution. Currently, he is a postdoctoral fellow under the supervision of Professor Sergey Kaloshkin and Professor Fedor Senatov at the National University of Science and Technology “MISiS”, Russia. He is working on the development of custom-designed scaffolds having antibacterial and osteogenic properties. He has published several research articles in Journals indexed in SCOPUS and WOS.

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Fajar, DVM, M.Biotech studied Biomedical Engineering from Biotechnology Master Program at Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia and graduated as MBiotech in 2013. He is a veterinarian (DVM) since 2009. His master thesis was about nerve xenograft from sheep using decellularization techniques. He is a lecturer in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya started in 2013. He has an active researcher, and he achieved research grant Medical ministry of Indonesia in 2015, which developed xeno-cardiac tissue engineering.  He got as the best presenter in Nichi-in Regenerative Medicine event in Tokyo, Japan in 2019. Now he has 7 Scopus articles.

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He is Director of Centre of Regenerative Medicine, Director Professor of Orthopaedics, Chief Executive Officer, Hospitals and Ex DEAN of Medical School at Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha India. In the field of Regenerative Medicine, he has pioneered the wound management with PRP, and developed “Sandeep’s Technique for Assisted Regeneration of Skin,(STARS Therapy). He has 15 Copyrights & Patents; 3 books, 63 Publications and 75 presentations, several Orations, Key note addresses and guest lectures across 18 countries across the globe including. He is author of “An illustrative Guide on Platelet Rich Plasma”. His work is widely published and presented across the World.  He is recipient of Lifetime Research Award and Lords of Planet Award

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Dr. Shrikant L. Kulkarni completed his M.S.(General Surgery) in 1975 from B.J.Medical College Pune,Maharashtra India. The bachelor’s degree M.B.B.S. completed from Miraj Medical College. Since 1971 he has worked at several government hospitals like the Wanless Hospital Miraj, Sangli General Hospital Sangli, Sassoon Hospital Pune and multispecialty hospitals like Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune and Jahangir Nursing Home, Pune. For the last 35 plus years he has been working at his own hospital at Chinchwad, Pune Maharashtra India.

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Kamalpreet Sandhu is working as Assistant Professor, at Lovely Professional University, in Product and Industrial Design Domain. He has a great interest in pursuing independent research and contribute significantly to the research community/humanity and like to do meaningful research work that finds its place in industrial applications and also for the general good of society.  He is an active researcher in the area of Additive Manufacturing (3d Printing) and Foot-care Products. His primary focus is on the development of Products and their applications in the Healthcare sector. He has two research papers in SCI indexed journal and 4 Papers in Scopus indexed. Currently, He is editing three books in Springer, Emerging application of 3D printing during COVID19, 3D printing for Sustainability and Application of 3D printing in Biomedical Engineering.  

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Hazem Sawalha has his expertise in microbiology. He got his doctoral certificate from the University of Jordan in 2000. He has 28 scientific articles published in national and international journals as well as 20 participations in international conferences