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3rd World Congress on
Biotechnology
September 13-15, 2012 HICC, Hyderabad, India
Biotechnology-2012
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    Organizing Committee Members


     
    Mukesh Verma
    Chief
    Methods and Technologies Branch
    Program Director
    Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program
    Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
    National Cancer Institute (NCI)
    National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    USA
     
    		  
    Biography :
    Dr. Verma is Chief of the Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s (EGRP) Methods and Technologies Branch (MTB), and oversees its research portfolio and initiatives that focus on methods to address epidemiologic data collection, study design and analysis, and to modify technological approaches developed in the context of other research endeavors for use as biomarkers and methods to understand cancer susceptibility. He is responsible for stimulating EGRP-funded research on epigenetic approaches in cancer epidemiology and has been instrumental in developing epigenetics research for NIH as a whole. Dr. Verma helped to develop a Request for Applications (RFA) on Environmental Influences on Epigenetics with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and represents the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS), in NIH\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Roadmap Initiative on Epigenetics . He helped develop an RFA on Comparative Systems Genetics of Cancer with NCI\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Division of Cancer Biology (DCB), and is known within the extramural research community as an EGRP Program Director for Program Announcements (PAs) on Small Grants for Cancer Epidemiology and Pilot Studies in Pancreatic Cancer. He also organized a workshop to explore developing a concept for a research initiative on mitochondrial DNA and cancer epidemiology. Dr. Verma was, and continues to be, a co-Program Director for initiatives in gene-environment interactions in cancer etiology, including the Breast and Prostate Cancer and Hormone-Related Variants Cohort Consortium (BPC3), which is a collaborative project to pool data and biospecimens from a group of large prospective cancer epidemiology cohorts. Dr. Verma joined EGRP as a Program Director in 2004. In 2005, he was appointed Acting Chief of EGRP\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s former Analytic Epidemiology Research Branch (AERB). When EGRP reorganized in 2007, he was appointed Acting Chief of MTB and of the Host Susceptibility Factors Branch (HSFB), for which he served as Acting Chief through 2008. Before joining EGRP, he was a Program Director in NCI\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Division of Cancer Prevention (DCP), where he worked in the areas of biomarkers, early detection, risk assessment, and prevention. He also was Coordinator of DCP\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs. He was on the faculty in the Biochemistry Department of Georgetown University before joining NIH.     BIOGRAPHY
    Research Interest :
    Biomarkers, epigenetics, epidemiology technologies, proteomics, microRNA, methylation, mitochondria, nanotechnology, risk assessment, susceptibility factors, and systems genetics.    RESEARCH INTEREST
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    S. V. Eswaran
    Head and Dean
    Department of Chemistry
    University of Delhi
    India
    Tel: 011-2766-7462
    Fax: 011-2766-7524
     
    		  
    Biography :
    Dr. S. V. Eswaran, Head, Chemistry Department, St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi, Delhi and has taught there for 42 years. Served for two years as Principal, Deshbandhu College, Delhi and as member of many national committees. After completing Ph.D. from Delhi in 1973 did postdoctoral work in Brown University, 2007, Ohio State University Columbus, U.S.A., 1997. Göttingen, 1997, Heidelberg, Karlsruhe, 1984, Munich, 1976-1977, Germany. TU, Delft, Netherlands, 1990. Received distinguished teacher award, 2009; Best Teacher Award, 2007; DAAD fellowship 1976-77. Published 60 research papers, granted many patents and supervised 4 Ph. D. and 20 M. Sc. Theses.     BIOGRAPHY
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    Chemistry    RESEARCH INTEREST
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    George Perry
    Dean and Professor
    Department of Biology
    University of Texas
    USA
    Tel: 210-458-4450
    Fax: 210-458-4445
     
    		  
    Biography :
    George Perry is dean of the College of Sciences and professor of biology at The University of Texas at San Antonio Perry is recognized in the field of Alzheimemiddot;s disease research particularly for his work on oxidative stress Perry received his bachelormiddot;s of arts degree in zoology with high honors from University of California Santa Barbara After graduation he headed to Scripps Institution of Oceanography and obtained his PhD in marine biology under David Epel in 1979 He then received a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Cell Biology in the laboratories of Drs Bill Brinkley and Joseph Bryan at Baylor College of Medicine where he laid the foundation for his observations of abnormalities in cell structures In 1982 Perry joined the faculty of Case Western Reserve University where he currently holds an adjunct appointment He is distinguished as one of the top Alzheimer�s disease researchers with over 800 publications one of the top 100 mostcited scientists in neuroscience and behavior and one of the top 25 scientists in free radical research http://enwikipediaorg/wiki/GeorgePerry28neuroscientist29 citenote3 Perry has been cited over 24000 times and is recognized as an ISI highly cited researcher Perry is editor for numerous journals and is editorinchief for the Journal of Alzheimermiddot;s Disease He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences and pastpresident of the American Association of Neuropathologists Most recently he has been named a Foreign Correspondent Member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences Perrymiddot;s research is primarily focused on how Alzheimer disease develops and the physiological consequences of the disease at a cellular level He is currently working to determine the sequence of events leading to damage caused by and the source of increased oxygen radicals     BIOGRAPHY
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    Alzheimer disease Oxidative stress Parkinson disease Cytoskeleton Mitochondria Amyloidosis Neuropathology Cytochemistry.    RESEARCH INTEREST
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    Marin Berovic
    Professor
    Department of Chemical, Biochemical and Ecology Engineering
    University of Ljubljana
    Republic of Solvenia
    Tel: 386-1-2419510
    Fax: 386-1-4760300
     
    		  
    Biography :
    22.3.1951, born in Novo mesto, Slovenia. B.Sc., M.Sc.and Ph.D in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, on Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, M.A. Academy of Beautiful Arts, University of Ljubljana. Full time Professor of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology on Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Dept. Chemical, Biochemical and Ecology Engineering University of Ljubljana. Scientific Training : Technische Universitat Graz,Austria,Technical University Delft Leiden, The Netherlands, Institut fur Technische Chemie Technische Universitat Hannover, Germany, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Great Britain, Chairman of European Section on Biochemical Engineering Sciences ESBES (2005/2008), Vice Chairman of International Organisation on Biotechnology IOBB, Member of Executive Board of European Federation on Biotechnology (EFB) Member of New York Academy of Sciences. Editorial Boards : New Biotechnology, Phytomedicine. 9 text books on biochemical engineering. Scientific bibliography: 416 various contributions from the field of biotechnology and bioreactor engineering. He obtained two National B. Kidric awards for research and inovations.    BIOGRAPHY
    Research Interest :
    *Submerged Technology *Bioreactor Design and process operations * Bioprocess instrumentation control * Engineering Aspects of Solid State Cultivation technology and its benefits * Bioprocess rheology * Process Integrated Systems * Scale-up of industrial processes * Foam and foaming separation in bioprocess technology * Redox potential as a key physiology parameter in submerged fermentations * Pharmaceutically interesting mushrooms in submerged cultivation    RESEARCH INTEREST
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    Jimmy Thomas Efird
    Associate Professor
    Department of Public Health
    Brody School of Medicine
    East Carolina University
    USA
    Tel: 252-744-4038
    Fax: 252-744-4008
     
    		  
    Biography :
    Jimmy Thomas Efird completed his Doctorate in Epidemiology (Biostatistics Concentration) at Stanford University School of Medicine. He currently is an Associate Professor at the Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University (ECU) and has a joint appointment as Epidemiologist/Chief Statistician in the Center for Health Disparities Research. Prior to joining ECU, Dr. Efird was Director of the Biostatistics Facility at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (Honolulu, Hawaii) and an Associate Member of the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii.    BIOGRAPHY
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    Genetic epidemiology, cancer informatics, brain tumours, soft-tissue sarcomas, and HPV-related cancers. Additionally, he is founding co-chair for the Advances in Bioinformatics and Genomics Symposium series. Dr. Efird has over 100 publications in scientific journals and proceedings.     RESEARCH INTEREST
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    Ara Kanekanian
    Principal Lecturer
    School of Health Sciences
    Cardiff Metropolitan University
    UK
    Tel: 44-0-29-2041-6449
    Fax: 44-0-29-2041-6306
     
    		  
    Biography :
    Dr. Prof. Ara Kanekanian gained his PhD from Reading University – UK in 1983. He has been in academia for over 20 years with main interest in protein chemistry and fermentation technology and with over 10 years experience in the food industry and consultancy. He is a member of the publication committee of the International Journal of Dairy Technology and has several scientific publications. Current research activities include, milk allergy, immune modulation in colostrum and microencapsulation of neutraceuticals. He is editing a book titled “Milk & dairy products as functional foods” commissioned by the society of dairy technology –UK to be published by Wiley-Blackwell in 2012.    BIOGRAPHY
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    Jagat R. Kanwar
    Associate Professor
    Department of Immunology & Cell Biology
    Deakin University
    Australia
    Tel: 613-5227-1148
    Fax: 613-5227-1103
     
    		  
    Biography :
    Associate Professor Jagat Kanwar is group leader and head of the Nanomedicine and Laboratory of Immunology and Molecular Biomedical Research has an international reputation in investigating fundamental and applied molecular aspects of cancer and chronic inflammation. His research aims are to discover treatments for multiple sclerosis as well as cancer and chronic inflammatory diseases. His current research is focused on investigating fundamental and applied molecular aspects of cancer and chronic inflammation and developing nanomedicine based targeted drug delivery systems to cure these diseases. His publications more than 100 research papers and have added to the body of knowledge in the fields of nanobiotechnology, cancer gene therapy, cell biology and immunology. Kanwar\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s research work has generated a total of 12 patent/PCTs. He is the member of various scientific committees and societies. He was invited as a speaker in more than 45 conferences and chaired sessions in Immunology, Nanotechnology, Nanomedicine and Biotechnology.    BIOGRAPHY
    Research Interest :
    Nanotechnology based drug delivery of proteins/peptides, siRNA and miRNA to target cancer and chronic inflammation drug discovery for novel anticancer targets for cancer cell survival, death, arrest, and repair development of immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory bioactives, proteins and peptides for neuroprotection development of complementary alternative medicine from the milk derived proteins including metal binding protein (Lactoferrin, and herbal preparation derived active components with a special focus on the treatment of solid tumours (colon and breast cancers.    RESEARCH INTEREST
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    Sudhakar Akul Yakkanti
    Director: Cell Signaling, Tumor and Retinal Angiogenesis Laboratory
    Boys Town National Research Hospital
    USA
    Tel: 402-498-6681
    Fax: 402-498-6331
     
    		  
    Biography :
    Sudhakar Akul Yakkanti is a Founder Director of Cell Signaling Tumor and Retinal Angiogenesis Laboratory, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE, USA. He is a Clinical Professor of Creighton University and Nebraska Medical Center. He did his postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School Boston, USA (2003). He has received P.hD (2001), M.Phill (1997) and M.Sc (1995) degrees in life sciences from University of Hyderabad and B.Sc in Biology from SK University (1993) from India. He was received Presidents fellowship, GATE and CSIR fellowships from government of India. He received Mahindra & Mahindra Travel Award and YCS Award from FAMRI. He received Bio-Bio Young Scientist Award from OMICS and RO1 grant award from NIH/NCI. He is serving as AIBS/NIH-Grant reviewer. He has published more than 40 research articles including Science, JCI, Cancer Cell, PNAS, Blood ect. He is serving as an Editor-In Chief, Editor, Associate editor and Editorial board member of 13 reputed journals and serving as reviewer of 26 scientific journals.    BIOGRAPHY
    Research Interest :
    Extracellular matrix and Integrin Signaling, Biology and significance of type IV collagen derived angioinhibitors, Endogenous angioinhibitors role in Cancer and tumor microenvironment, Hypoxic tumorangiogenesis, Mechanism of endothelial apoptosis, Bioequivalence & Bioavailability of endogenous circulating angioinhibitors.    RESEARCH INTEREST
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    Bouzid Menaa
    Research Program Director
    Principal Investigator and R&D Consultant
    Bio-Nanotechnology
    Fluorotronics Inc.
    USA
     
    		  
    Biography :
    Dr Bouzid Menaa is a senior scientist RD consultant in nanotechnology and biotechnology He is currently member of the Royal Society of Chemistry and Bioencapsulation Research Group    BIOGRAPHY
    Research Interest :
    He has developed extensive research activities with worldwide collaborators in the area of biomolecules encapsulation and adsorption with the design of highly porous bioactive silica-based host matrices for applications in the wide fields of biotechnology, and the studies of biomolecule/surface interactions and protein conformations to design new biocompatible and functional materials for biosensing, drug delivery systems or medical implants applications. His current research also focuses with the design of functionalized nanoparticles (fullerenes and CNTs) as biomarkers for medical applications (diagnostics, theranostic, oncology) and as nano-probes to study the different interactions with biomolecules (biomimetics in-vivo and in-silico: fullerenes and functionalized nanoparticles to probe and to influence the conformation and structures of proteins and enzymes in confined and crowded environment) with collaborators in USA.    RESEARCH INTEREST
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    Pascal Dohmen
    Professor
    University of Leipzig
    Germany
    Tel: 49-341-865-1421
    Fax: 49-341-865-1452
     
    		  
    Biography :
    Pascal M. Dohmen is staff surgeon at the Heart Centre Leipzig and university Professor at the University of Leipzig since 2010. He achieved his M.D. degree form the Catholic University Louvain in 1997. He was co-worker at the CEHA as well as EHB. In 1994 he performed some additional training at the Texas Heart Institute. In 2006 received \\\"Venia legendi\\\" for cardiac surgery and head of SSI prevention and treatment. He received in 2004 the C. Walton Lillehei Young Investigator\\\'s Award 2004 and contributed to develop several experimental research department in the world (Brasil, China, Germany, Italy). He was associated director at the department of cardiovascular surgery and director of the TE research at the Charite hospital, Medical University Berlin. Pascal M. Dohmen is author of over 160 international publications and reviewer of several national and international journals as well as active member of national and international societies.     BIOGRAPHY
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    Adult Cardiac Surgery, Tissue Engineering, Valve surgery, Stentless Bioprostheses /Homografts, Ross-Operation.    RESEARCH INTEREST
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    Raffaele Porta
    Professor
    Department of Biochemistry
    University of Naples
    Italy
    Fax: 39-081-775-5116
     
    		  
    Biography :
    Raffaele Porta is full professor of Biochemistry at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of the University of Naples “Federico II” and member of the Editorial Board of “Open Biotechnology Journal” (Bentham Sci.Publ.), “Enzyme Research” (Hindawi Publ.Co.), and “Journal of Biotechnology and Biomaterials” (OMICS Publ.Group). He carries out research activity at the Dept. of Food Science of the University of Naples \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Federico II\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" and the use of the enzyme transglutaminase to produce hydrocolloidal films was his current most important field of investigation. His activity is documented by more than 100 articles published on journals endowed with high impact factors and by 25 chapters in worldwide distributed books.    BIOGRAPHY
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    Badal Saha
    Research Chemist
    Bioenergy Research Unit
    National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
    USDA-ARS, USA
    Tel: 309-681-6276
    Fax: 309-681-6427
     
    		  
    Biography :
    Badal Saha is a Lead Scientist, Bioenergy Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA-ARS, Peoria, IL. He was previously Research Scientist, Michigan Biotechnology Institute. Dr. Saha did a postdoctoral research at the University of Maryland after earning his M.S. (1981) and Ph.D. (1984) degrees in Microbial Technology from Kyushu University. Dr. Saha has over 30 years of research experience in aerobic and anaerobic fermentation technology and industrial enzymology. He has authored 160 research publications that include book chapters, review articles and 9 patents; and has given 90 meeting presentations and 45 invited seminars. Dr. Saha has edited 4 books, organized/chaired 30 symposiums/sessions and served in the Program/Scientific Advisory Committees of numerous national/international meetings. Currently, he serves on the Editorial Board of 14 journals and previously served as an Editor of Process Biochemistry. Dr. Saha has served as President of the Society for Industrial Microbiology. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.    BIOGRAPHY
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    Dr. Saha research interest include in aerobic and anaerobic fermentation technology and industrial enzymology    RESEARCH INTEREST
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    Zhongxue Chen
    Center for Clinical and Translational Science
    University of Texas Health Science Center
    Houston, USA
     
    		  
    Biography :
    Dr. Zhongxue Chen received his PhD degree in Statistics from Southern Methodist University in May 2007. After serving as a senior biostatistician for two years in the Joseph Stokes Jr. Research Institute, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, he joined the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at Florida International University as an Assistant Professor in Biostatistics. In 2010, he moved to Houston for the faculty position of Assistant Professor in the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.    BIOGRAPHY
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    Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Statistical Genetics    RESEARCH INTEREST
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    Marli Camassola
    Professor
    University of Caxias do Sul
    Brazil
     
    		  
    Biography :
    Marli Camassola was born in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in 1977is graduated in Biological Sciences at University of Caxias do Sul (1999), MSc. (2002) and Ph.D. (2007) in Biotechnology at University of Caxias do Sul and conducted postdoctoral studies at Imperial College London (2008-2009). She is currently researcher and professor at University of Caxias do Sul. Has experience in Microbiology and Biochemistry with emphasis on biochemical processes, mainly in the following areas: production and characterization of hydrolytic enzymes and phenol oxidase, hydrolysis and fermentation of lignocellulose, industrial microbiology. Participates in the research group that has some patents about enzyme production (cellulases and xylanases) and second generation ethanol in Brazil and a PCT (USA). She has several articles in publications in international scientific journals. Coordinates projects in the production of hydrolytic enzymes and hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass. It is revising the national and international scientific journal.    BIOGRAPHY
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    Marli Camassola research interest include production and characterization of hydrolytic enzymes and phenol oxidase, hydrolysis and fermentation of lignocellulose, industrial microbiology, production of hydrolytic enzymes and hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass.    RESEARCH INTEREST
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    Dipanjan Pan
    Research Assistant Professor
    Cardiovascular Division
    Washington University School of Medicine
    USA
    Tel: 314-454-7674
    Fax: 314-454-7490
     
    		  
    Biography :
    Dr. Dipanjan Pan is Research Assistant Professor in division of Cardiology and the Department of Medicine at the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis USA. He earned his Ph.D in synthetic chemistry at Indian Institute of Technology, India. Currently, he is the Associate Research Member of the Siteman Cancer Center of Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis USA. He has published numerous research papers in the areas of molecular imaging and drug delivery and the application of bio materials and he was the author of several invited review papers. Within Washington University he has been involved in teaching nanomedicine courses. He serves as a reviewer of various peer-reviewed journals in the area of chemistry, materials science, molecular imaging and drug delivery.    BIOGRAPHY
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    Translational research in bio-inspired organic materials chemistry: synthesis, properties and application of polymeric and non polymeric nanoparticles for molecular imaging and drug delivery research.    RESEARCH INTEREST
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    Stefano Curcio
    Transport Phenomena
    Department of Engineering Modeling
    University of Calabria
    Italy
    Tel: 39-0984-496711
     
    		  
    Biography :
    He obtained his Degree in Chemical Engineering \\\"cum laude\\\" University of Calabria (Italy), 1995; PhD in Chemical Technologies and Novel Materials, University of Calabria (Italy), 1998; Author of 31 scientific publications on international scientific journals (ISI ranked), of three bookchapters, of one Italian patent and of more than 100 presentations held in international conferences andpublished in the Conference proceedings.    BIOGRAPHY
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    Transport Phenomena Modeling, Control and Optimization of Chemical processes Food Engineering Biotechnology and Bioengineering    RESEARCH INTEREST
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    Ganapathy Sivakumar
    Research Assistant Professor
    Bioengineering, Arkansas Biosciences Institute
    Arkansas State University
    USA
    Tel: 870-680-4809
    Fax: 870-680-4348
     
    		  
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    Dr. Sivakumar Ganapathy did a postdoctoral research at the Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, South Korea. He obtained his Ph.D. Botany, Bharathidasan University, Trichy, India. He obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Botany, Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College, Sivakasi, India.He has authored about 25 research publications that include book chapters, review articlesand he has given 7 meeting presentations.    BIOGRAPHY
    Research Interest :
    Bioreactors Technology & Plant Root Culture,Bioprocess Engineering, Plant Metabolic Engineering, Biopharmaceuticals, Natural Products Molecular Chemistry    RESEARCH INTEREST
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    John L Zhou
    Professor
    Environmental Engineering
    London South Bank University, UK
    Tel: 44-1273-877318
    Fax: 44-1273-678937
     
    		  
    Biography :
    John Zhou is a Professor of Environmental Engineering London South Bank University. Reader in Environmental Science at University of Sussex 1999-2010. Lecturer in Marine Chemistry at University of Wales Bangor 1997-1999. He received his PhD in Water Science from the University of Manchester in 1991. He has completed MSc in Pollution and Environmental Control from the University of Manchester in 1988 and BSc in Environmental Engineering from Xiangtan University China in 1986. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. He is an expert evaluator for various funding agencies including NSF EU NERC and Defra. He also regularly reviews articles for a dozen journals. He is author of over 70 peer reviewed articles.    BIOGRAPHY
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    Biogeochemistry of organic pollutants in the aquatic environment Environmental analysis of organic pollutants including emerging chemicals Marine pollution and its effects on marine organisms Wastewater treatment by advanced technology Air quality    RESEARCH INTEREST
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    Yue Zhang
    Department of Radiation Oncology
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Harvard Medical School
    USA
     
    		  
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    Yue Zhang has received his PhD from Fribourg university & Postdoc from Pittsburgh University. he also hold second postdoc from Harvard University. Currently, he is working as instructor in stem cell and cancer biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School, Boston. He has successfully completed his Administrative responsibilities as Research assistant investigator in Chinese Academy of Fishery sciences, Pearl river Fishery research institute. He is serving as an editorial member of Human Genetics & Embryology. He is an active reviewer of several journals.    BIOGRAPHY
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    Integrative Chromatin Biology, i.e. Genetics and Epigenetics, Systems biology on carcinogenesis, SLAC (Stem cell biology, longevity /Ageing and cancer biology) Developing the therapeutic application on my Chromatin remodeling system (CRC) Cancer Attractors theory of Carcinogenesis, such as Low cost and fast Cancer “Clouds weather” prediction, “cocktails” cancer prevention and reversing differentiation therapy.    RESEARCH INTEREST
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    Jihong Liu Clarke
    Senior Research Scientist & Coordinator
    Bioforsk Norwegian Institute for Agricultural & Environmental Research
    Norway
    Tel: 47-92609264
    Fax: 47-64946110
     
    		  
    Biography :
    I received my PhD in 2003 and have extensive experience in tissue culture and genetic engineering of various plants including oilseed Brassica napus, barley, tobacco and poinsettia. Recently, I have established a research group focusing on genetic engineering of ornamental crops and molecular farming for plant produced human and fish vaccines. I, together with co-workers, have developed a stable Agrobacterium-mediated transformation method for poinsettia (Clarke et al. 2008); a UK patent on the method was filed in 2007. My research on transgenic poinsettia has also attracted interest in collaboration in the ornamental industry, both nationally (G3 Ungplanter) and internationally (PLA international (Denmark), Ornamental Bioscience in Germany, personal communication). In addition, I have acquired good experience of project management, international collaboration and networking. I have been the project leader for several projects funded by the Research Council of Norway (NFR) (e.g. NFR 169-84 for BILAT: Norway-China, NFR174998/D15 for BILAT: Norway-USA, NFR 182510/I10, a recently funded project (NFR 192510) on production of human vaccine in tobacco chloroplasts (2009-2012) under the Global Health and Vaccination Research (GLOBVAC, www.rcn.no) program, and project NFR 199398 (2010-2013)). Through these projects, I have established good international networks in China, North America and European countries. I am currently participating in a new EU-funded COST Action on Molecular Farming (FA0804) where 23 European countries are represented including Norway. Since the year 2006, I have been coordinator for China collaboration at Bioforsk, to promote research cooperation between Bioforsk and Chinese research organizations. Up to date, Bioforsk has successfully developed collaborations with a number of research academies and universities such as the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Beijing, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Changchun, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Shenyang, and Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences (HAAS) in Harbin.    BIOGRAPHY
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    I look forward to serve the online journal with my expertise on genetic engineering of plants, especially plastid engineering of crops for production of biopharmaceuticals and vaccines as well as environmentally friendly engineering of ornamental plants. Both areas are of significance for innovation and future bioeconomy    RESEARCH INTEREST
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    Wenlong Tang
    Department of Biomedical Engineering
    Tulane University
    USA
    Tel: 504-988-1341
     
    		  
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    Dr. Wenlong Tang is a postdoctoral fellow at The University of Alabama. His research interests include locomotion analysis, signal processing and pattern recognition. He developed a noninvasive early detection methodology based on locomotion analysis for neurological and neuromuscular disorders. He has published more than 20 papers in journals and conference proceedings. Moreover, he is the co-inventor of a pending US patent and two Chinese patents. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Maryland Baltimore County in 2010. He is serving as an editorial board member of Journal of Medical Advancements in Genetic Engineering.     BIOGRAPHY
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    Develop data integration approaches for analyzing the next generation sequencing data (NGS), single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data, gene expression data and gene copy number data related to cancers. Genomic data has already been generated and continues to be generated detecting the presence of neurological and neuromuscular disorders at an early stage. To detect those disorders using non-invasive techniques and with low bias is extremely difficult right now. Detecting neurological and neuromuscular diseases in an early stage by using an in-house gait analysis system in laboratory rats in a non-invasive way. Analyze the data in common computer languages, such as C++, Java, etc. They can also program by using some commercial software packages, such as LabVIEW, MATLAB.     RESEARCH INTEREST
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    Katherine Maria Pappas
    Associate Professor
    Department of Genetics and Biotechnology
    University of Athens
    Greece
    Tel: 30-210-7274340
    fax: 30-210-7274318
     
    		  
    Biography :
    Ass. Prof. Katherine M. Pappas received her PhD in the University of Athens, Greece (1992-1997), and her post-doctoral training at UoA (1998) and at Cornell University, NY(1999-2002). Since 2003 she is appointed in the Faculty of Biology, UoA. She has regularly served in the UoA Senate and in the Faculty decisions board, has been an appointed consultant in the Greek Food Safety Authority, Ministry of Health, a proposal evaluator in Greece and the EU, and a member of several national and international societies and associations (currently serves as an ASM International Mentor). She has PI-ed competitive research projects, including two collaborations with the US DOE-Joint Genome Institute. She is ad hoc reviewer for journals like Nucleic Acids Research, Molecular Microbiology, BioMedCentral, ISME, Journal of Applied Microbiology, and others. Has authored research articles in Nature, Nature Biotechnology and other prestigious journals, and book chapters for Springer and Humana Press. She has filed for patents in microbial biotechnology.    BIOGRAPHY
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    Bacterial molecular genetics, genomics, plasmid biology, strain engineering, quorum sensing, transcriptional regulation, bioethanol production, transgenic plant technology, Zymomonas mobilis, Agrobacterium tumefaciens.    RESEARCH INTEREST
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    Dawen Gao
    Professor
    School of Forestry
    Northeast Forestry University
    China
    Tel: 86-451-86289185
    Fax: 86-451-82192015
     
    		  
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    Dawen Gao is an associate professor at the Northeast Forestry University in Harbin, China. January 2006-2007, he spent a year at Stanford as a visiting scholar in Professor Criddle\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s research group. He received M.S. in Environmental Engineering, and Ph.D. in Municipal Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology. His current research focuses on the fouling of membrane bioreactors (MBRs), including anaerobic and aerobic membrane bioreactors, investigating the relationship between the production of foulants and microbial community structure in MBRs, and the effects of changing bioreactor operational conditions to select against microbial populations that generate membrane foulants.    BIOGRAPHY
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    Wastewater treatment by environmental biotechnology, Molecular biologic techniques for characterizing environmental microbial community, Bioprocesses and bioremediation of soils and sediments with POPs    RESEARCH INTEREST
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    Shailendra K. Saxena
    Scientist
    Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
    India
    Tel: 040-27192630
    Fax: 040-27160591
     
    		  
    Biography :
    Dr Shailendra Saxena is a Medical Microbiologist at Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in India. His main research interest is to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of host defense during human viral infections. He has received many awards and honors including the Fogarty International Center, NIH (USA) MERIT Award, and named as “Global Leader in Science” by The Scientist magazine (USA) and “International Opinion Leader / Expert” involved in the vaccination for JE by IPIC (UK).    BIOGRAPHY
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    Aijie Wang
    Professor
    State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment
    Harbin Institute of Technology
    China
     
    		  
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    Aijie Wang, a Professor in State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, is the Director of Joint Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Harbin Institute of Technology, China. She also has an Adjunct Professor position in Oklahoma University, USA. She had received her PhD in Harbin Institute of Technology, China and Post-doc in Michigan State University, USA. By far, she had received 3 National Science & Technology Awards and 6 provincial Science & Technology Awards in the field of wastewater treatment and bioenergy. She is serving as an editorial board member of reputed journals (e.g. Applied & Environmental Microbiology and Environmental & Analytical Toxicology) , Guest Editor of International Journal of Environment and Pollution, and reviewer of 7 journals (Environmental Science & Technology, Applied & Environmental Microbiology, Bioresource Technology, Journal of Hazardous Marterial, et al. ). Her Research interests mainly include wastewater/waste cascade bioconversion and waste-to-bioenergy, novel technologies and principles for swage/wastewater biotreatment, and on-line/ off-line activated sludge reduction and sludge-to-biochar technologies.    BIOGRAPHY
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    Her research interests mainly include waste water/waste cascade bioconversion and waste-to-bioenergy, novel technologies and principles for swage/wastewater biotreatment, and on-line/ off-line activated sludge reduction and sludge-to-biochar technologies.    RESEARCH INTEREST
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    Anushree Malik
    Associate Professor
    Centre for Rural Development and Technology
    Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
    India
    Tel: 011-2659-1158
    Fax: 011-2659-1121
     
    		  
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    Anushree Malik received her PhD from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India in 2000. She was awarded prestigious Japan Society for the Promotion of Science \\\"(J.S.P.S.) Fellowship\\\" for post-doctoral work. Subsequently, she worked as an Assistant Professor (Microbial Ecology) at School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. She has more than 10 years research experience and has guided PhDs in the field of Bioremediation. She is the Principal Investigator of several externally funded projects in this area. She has published more than 80 research papers, book chapters and conference proceedings and contributed substantially towards wastewater treatment and bioremediation of metals, dye and pesticides. Her work has been extensively cited and has been included among the \\\"Top 10 Cited Papers\\\" in the particular journal category in the area of Environmental Science. She has served as reviewer for more than 25 International Journals of repute published by Elsevier, Springer, Taylor & Francis etc. She serves on the editorial board of The Open Microbiology Journal and Bioremediation and Bioavailability.    BIOGRAPHY
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    Bioremediation of Aqueous Heavy Metal & Dye Pollution; Phytoremediation of pesticide contaminated soils; Biological Pest (House fly) Control, Food Microbiology, Natural Antimicrobial Compounds, Bamboo Technology (Bamboo as a source of phytochemicals i.e. antimicrobials/antioxidants for phytoremediation).    RESEARCH INTEREST
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    Ramkrishna Sen
    Associate Professor
    Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
    India
    Tel: 03222-283752
    Fax: 03222-279707
     
    		  
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    Dr.Ramkrishna Sen is heading a vibrant research group at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India. His students are involved in developing, modeling and optimizing processes for production, characterization and applications of marine lipopeptide biosurfactants; probiotic based nutraceuticals, plant oil and algal lipid based biodiesel; lignocellulosic bioethanol; important by-products in algal biorefinery model and microbial/enzymatic modifications of lignocellulosics. Dr. Sen, being a bioprocess engineer with industrial experience on recombinant therapeutic proteins and probiotics as the Manager (R&D:Biotech), Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd., India, set his research priorities in the areas of biotherapy and bioenergy. Thus, his research endeavors are mainly focused on developing novel bioprocesses and bio-products for health-care and biofuel applications. In the last 5 years, his laboratory has produced 4 Ph.Ds; successfully completed 4 Government sponsored R&D projects and 1 industry (USA) funded consultancy project; filed 7 patent applications; produced about 35 international journal publications and 6 chapters in internationally published books. Dr. Sen edited a book on ‘Biosurfactants’ published by Springer.    BIOGRAPHY
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    Biofuels and Bio-CCS, Marine Biotechnology, Biopolymers    RESEARCH INTEREST
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    Milosavic Nenad
    Department of Biochemistry
    Faculty of Chemistry
    University of Belgrade
    Serbia
     
    		  
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    Ph.D Enzymology, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry University of Belgrade, Jul 2007. M.A. Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry University of Belgrade, Nov 2005. B.A. Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, 2000. 2010-Senior Scientific Assistant, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade. 2008-2010 Scientific Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, Belgrade. 2005-2008 Researcher, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, Belgrade. 2003-2005 Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, Belgrade. 2001-2003 Assistant at Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Belgrade University. 2008- Lecturer on curses for PhD students (Enzyme stabilization, Applying enzymes in non aqueous systems). 2006-2008 Lab Teaching assistance, University of Belgrade, led under graduated laboratory section for Experimental Biochemistry. 2003- Senior teaching fellow in Petnica Research Centre for high school students. 2001-2003 Lab Teaching assistance, University of Belgrade, led under graduated Chemistry of Natural Products and Biochemistry laboratory sections.     BIOGRAPHY
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    Production,isolation and characterization of lipases and glucosidases Chemical modification of isolated enzymes Medium engeneering and enzyme kinetics in nonaqueous sistems Enzymatic synthesis of physiologicaly active glucosides and esters    RESEARCH INTEREST
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