Cristian Coman is a senior researcher at the Institute of Biological Research in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. As the leader of the Environmental microbiology laboratory, Cristian’s research interests are in the fields of microbiology and biotechnology, with focus on extreme environments as a source of new antimicrobial compounds and on environmental and human health. Some of his major achievements are the coordination of two Romanian research expeditions to Antarctica and the development of a methodological guide for monitoring environmental pollution with antibiotics and antibiotic resistance, funded through a major international grant. He has published more than 40 scientific papers and serves as a reviewer for various journals.

Microbiology

Pietro Mastroeni received a Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Messina, Italy. He moved to the University of Cambridge, UK where he completed his Ph.D. before becoming a Research Fellow at Imperial College, University of London UK. He is currently a Reader in Infection and Immunity at the University of Cambridge, UK. In 2017 he was awarded the Higher Degree of Doctor of Science (ScD) at Cambridge and he is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology. He has published more than 120 papers in reputed journals, edited two books and he serves as an editorial board member for several international journals.

Microbiology

Ahmed Ibrahim ElSayed has completed his PhD at the age of 29 years from Mansoura University and postdoctoral studies from Soil, Water and Environmental Inst., Agriculture Research Center. Giza, Egypt. He is specific research is conducted on Microbial and Biochemical Genetics. He is the Researcher, Microbiology Dept., Soil, Water and Environmental Inst., Agriculture Research Center. Giza, Egypt., a premier Bio-Soft service organization. He has published one book and more than 10 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member of repute. He participated in 30 coferences, symposia and workshops.

Microbiology

Professor AC Matin obtained his Ph.D. from the University of California. He served as a group leader at the State University of Groningen, The Netherlands before joining Stanford, where he has been the full professor for several years. He has served on several professional panels and editorial boards and is the recipient of many awards. He is elected the fellow of American Academy of Microbiology.

Microbiology

Professor, MD, Ph.D., Lia Monica Junie, from the Microbiology Department of “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. She is head of the Department, coordinating also, the activities of both Laboratory Medicine specialty resident doctors and Ph.D. doctor’s thesis in the medical field. She unfolds a fruitful National and International scientific activity as an experienced microbiologist, having an impressive CV. She is Member of the Board of Scientific Societies, Reviewer in many peer-reviewed journals, Expert of the Ministry of Education and Research and Evaluator. She coordinated research projects, published books and more than 200 scientific articles in prestigious Journals. She organized and attended numerous national, international congresses, as president, the member of the Organizing Committees, Invited speaker, Keynote speaker or Chairperson. She unfolds a high-level activity after years of experience in research, evaluation, teaching, and administration both in hospital and education institutions.

Microbiology

Pierre A. Morgon is CEO of MRGN Advisors and Regional Partner for Switzerland at Mérieux Développement. He is Chairman of the Board of Virometix, as well as Non-Executive Director to the Boards of Theradiag, of Eurocine Vaccines, and of Vaccitech. Pierre has over 30 years of experience in the global life science industry, especially with specialty care, vaccines and immunotherapy, at the helm of international operations, in C-level positions at global level in multinational corporations and as CEO of start-up companies. He is a lecturer in several MBA programs in world-class business schools and in life science conferences, and at the Mass Challenge biotechnology incubator in Switzerland.

He holds a Doctorate of Pharmacy, a Master in Business Law and a MBA. He is also an alumnus of INSEAD and IMD.

Bergman completed a PhD at MIT and postdoctoral training at the University of Michigan Medical School and The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR). He is currently the head of the Genomics Department at NBFAC. He has published more than 45 papers in reputed journals and serves on numerous advisory and editorial boards.

Bioforensic

Aneta Nitsch-Osuch, MD, PhD, Assoc. Prof. – a specialist in pediatrics, epidemiology and public health, the head of the Department of Social Medicine and Public Helath, Medical University of Warsaw (Poland). The senior consultant and the head of infection control team at the St Family Hospital in Warsaw. The member of the Polish Family Medicine Society, Polish Society of Pediatricians, Polish Society of Epidemiologists, Central Eastern European Pertussis Awareness Group. The member of the Scientific Board of the National Programme for Influenza Prevention and the member of the National Epidemiology and Bioterrorism Committee. The author of over 200 scientific publications in the field of epidemiology, vaccinology, public health.

The area of interests includes: pertussis as re-emerging disease (epidemiology and prophylaxis), influenza as a problem of public health (epidemiology and prophylaxis), vaccine hesitacy problem, hospital infection control issues, nosocomial infections (epidemiology and prevention), hospital antibiotic policies.

Goletti provides outpatient activity at the UOC of Pneumology directed by Dr. Francesco Nicola Lauria (Padiglione Pontano, ground floor). In this context her primary activity is to follow the patients with tuberculous infection or disease.

Tuberculous Infection

Professor Michel Wolff, head of the medical and infectious resuscitation department of the Bichat-Claude Bernard AP-HP hospital

Influenza

Bruno Pozzetto is head of Mucosal Immunity and Pathogen Agent Group

-Mucosal infection and immunity (notably HIV and Staphylococcus aureus) -CMV and MICI -Care-associated viral and bacterial infections -Molecular diagnosis of infectious diseases

Thierry Naas is part of

Expertise of Enterobacteriaceae Strains

After spending some years as formal employee of Federal Government Laboratories in Canada Kamaleldin Said has moved to McGill University in Montreal where he completed his PhD in molecular microbiology and genomics. He then continued at McGill to work on projects involving molecular typing and comparative genomic hybridizations of pathogens shortly before accepting a contract position at Qassim University, College of Pharmacy as assistant professor. He has published significangly on the development and validation of molecular markers for host- and organ-specific strain typing as well as genome-wide expression profilings for vaccine and therapetuic gene candidates. He is now a visiting scholar at Systems Biology, Carleton University and has many projects underway and many manuscripts ready for publicaton.

vaccines

Amaresh Das had completed his PhD from Calcutta University, India and did postdoctoral researchat the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia. Currently, he works as a microbiologist in the Reagents and Vaccines Services Section, Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, NVSL, STAS, VS, APHIS, USDA, Plum Island Animal Disease Center, Orient Point, New York. He has published more than 20scientific papers in reputed peer reviewed journals and wrote several chapters in books and proceedings. He also serves as reviewerfor many reputed peer reviewed journals

Vaccines

Iolanda Francolini has obtained a degree in Industrial Chemistry in 2000 from the Sapienza University of Rome. In 2003, she was a visiting scientist at the Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana, USA. In 2005, she obtained a Ph.D. degree in Chemical and Industrial Processes at the Sapienza University of Rome. She currently serves as a Lecturer in the Science and Technologies of Polymers at the Sapienza University of Rome and performs research on antimicrobial polymers. She has published more than 45 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member for International Journal of Molecular Science.

Biofilms

Joziana Muniz de Paiva Barçante has completed her PhD at the age of 27 years from Federal University of Minas Gerais and postdoctoral studies also from Federal University of Minas Gerais. She is the president of Brazilian Symposium of Neglected Disease and Chief of Staff of Federal University of Lavras. She has published more than 35 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member of repute.

Microbiology

J. Bishara has completed his MD at the age of 26 years from The First Pavlov Medical Institute of Leningrad, Leningrad, Russia. He is the director of Infectious Disease Unit at Rabin Medical Center; Beilinson Hospital, Petah-Tiqva, Israel, a Clinical Full Professor of Medicine at Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel. He has published more than 108 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as a reviewer of several prestigious journals in the field of infectious diseases.

Infectious diseases.

Neveen Saleh has completed her PhD at age of 34 years from Ain Shams University and has got postdoctoral studies from Massachusetts, Amherst (UMASS) University in Nanotechnology, Chemistry department. She is now amicrobiological researcher in National organization for drug control and research. She has published more than 10 papers in reputed journals.

Antibiotics

Massimo Ciccozzi is a Professor at Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Viruses

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). President Foundation de Beaumont Bonelli for Cancer Research

Vaccines

Dr. Amin Fadl obtained his PhD from University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA and completed a postdoctoral training at the University of Texas Medical Branch. Currently he is an Assistant Professor of Microbiology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has published more than 44 papers in reputed journals.

His research focuses on the molecular pathogenesis, immune and inflammatory responses, and host-pathogen interaction of Salmonella.

Professor John G. Thomas is recognized as an “International Educator and Global Microbiologist “ (www.globalbugs.com) having lectured in more than 43 countries while a clinical microbiologist in pathology , dentistry and medicine for 51 years , He has over 50 publications , multiple book chapters , significant grant support , pending patents and over 100 posters/abstracts at national and international meetings. His sabbatical at Cardiff University , Wales, UK (2007) was a driving influence . He has been a member of the ADA Scientific Advisory Committee for the last 8 years . As Faculty at 6 Universities during his career , he has received Alumni and University awards for research and International Student Mentoring ; retiring from WVU in 2013 after 23 years as Professor Emeritus , he presently is expanding his research/teaching utilizing the advanced resources of the Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh ,PA , Carnagie –Mellon University and Mass. Gen. Hospital , Boston , MA, all under the umbrella of his Global Microbiology Consulting .(www.globalbugs.com)

John G Thomas research emphasizing biofilms and medical devices including endotrachs and the connection between oral diseases, VAP and wound infections (“Intellectual Design”) with the recent integration of micro 3-D- bio Printing using bio-plastics and unique Prebiotics (Therapeutic Bacteria ) for intervention.

Professor Gianfranco Donelli obtained his master degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Rome "La Sapienza" in 1966 and since 1967 he has been a researcher at the Italian National Institute of Health (ISS-Istituto Superiore di Sanità ) in Rome, working on molecular biology and ultrastructure of phages and human intestinal viruses. In 1975 he was appointed Director of the Electron Microscopy Unit and in 1979 he was the winner of a public competition for the position of Research Director in molecular biology. In 1982 Professor Donelli founded the Laboratory of Ultrastructures of ISS that has been leaded by him till 1996. In those years his main research interests have concerned many aspects of cellular microbiology, with special reference to the mechanism of action and the pathogenetic role of toxins and other virulence factors of gastrointestinal bacteria. Concerning his teaching activity, Professor Donelli has been invited since 1977 to serve as visiting professor in the Universities of Ancona , Naples, Perugia, Rome and Urbino and in the year 1999, after the winning of a national public competition, he became full Professor of Microbiology. In the two last decades Professor Donelli has been appointed as Vice-President of the Advisory Committee for Biological and Medical Sciences of the Italian National Research Council (1994 - 1999) ; International Affairs Officer of the Italian Society of Microbiology and FEMS delegate (since 2002) ; President of the Society for Microbial Ecology and Disease (2006 - 2009); Vice-Chairperson of the Executive Committee of ESCMID Study Group for Biofilms (2009- 2013); Editor in Chief of Advances in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health (since 2015). Starting from 1999 the research activity of Professor Donelli has been mainly focused on biofilm-based healthcare-associated infections and the strategies to prevent and counteract the development of biofilms in the human body. Professor Donelli is author of over 270 full-length papers published on international scientific journals (H-index = 41) and since 2010 he has become Director of the Microbial Biofilm Laboratory at the Fondazione Santa Lucia research hospital in Rome.

Microbial biofilms in healthcare-associated infections and their resistance to antimicrobial drugs Strategies to prevent and counteract biofilm formation on biotic and abiotic surfaces Development of innovative antibacterial and antifungal coatings for medical devices Probiotics as antibiofilm agents.

Massimo Clementi is a full Professor of Microbiology and Virology, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy (2001-present) Academic and institutional activity. Director of the Laboratory of Microbiology, San Raffaele Research Institute and Hospital – Faculty of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy. Director of the Postgraduate School in Microbiology and Virology (2004-2011). Professor of Virology and Microbiology in degree courses of the Faculty of Medicine and in several postgraduate schools. He is a President of the Degree in Medicine and Surgery, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (2007-2012). Board member of the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University University (2011-2013). Component of commissions of the Faculty, the University, the Lombardy Region, the Ministry of Health-ISS. Vice-Chancellor of the University Vita-Salute San Raffaele (2013 to present). Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (2010-present). Member of the Academic Senate of the University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy (since 2004). Scientific Experience. Author of over 300 scientific papers published in international journals, cited in the literature over 5700 times, for a total IF higher than 1500 and an h-index of 40 (Google Scholar). Author of more than 20 review articles by invitation and the author of 5 texts of Microbiology and Virology with educational purposes. Holder of 11 patents (more than half granted in Europe and the United States), mostly antiviral drugs. Holder, in person and with the coworkers, of many research funds of private and public institutions, national and international (MIUR, FIRB, Ministry of Health, ISS-AIDS, the European Community, CNR, ANRS, EEC Foundation, in addition to GSK , Merck, Sanofi-Pasteur). Evaluator of research projects for EU, Ministry of Education, National Research Council, National Institute of Health, Tuscany and Veneto Regions, the Welcome Trust.

He has research interest in microbiology specifically virology and antiviral drugs,infectious diseases,medicine and surgery.

Patricia Poeta, is Full Professor at UTAD, Portugal. PhD in Veterinary Medicine and specialist in Medical Microbiology. Coordinator of the Research Group of Antibiotic resistance and head of Medical Microbiology Laboratory. Director of several doctoral and masters’ theses. Also responsible for research projects funded by private companies and inter-university projects, teaches International courses and Master’s degree. Has published more than 100 articles in journals from the SCI, book chapters, communications at international scientific meetings. Received 16 awards.

Medical Microbiology

Dr.Rao is working as Professor & Head Microbiology and Immunology, and Dean of students affairs in the Avalon University School of Medicine, Curacao.He is having 42 years of experience in this field of microbiology. He has published research papers/articles in international journals.

Dr. Rao is having 42 years of experience in the field of immunology & microbiology.

Chaoqun Yao completed a MD and PhD from Tongji Medical University and University of Georgia, respectively. He pursued post doctoral training at Washington State University and University of Iowa where he was promoted to Associate Research Scientist. He was a tenure-track Assistant Professor at University of Wyoming with a concomitant appointment of Parasitologist at the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory. He is currently an Associate Professor at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine. He has published more than 45 papers inpeer-reviewed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member and adhoc reviewer for many journals.

Mycology, parasitology

B Y Chin received her degree in Physiology and Toxicological Sciences from the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at Johns Hopkins University,Baltimore, Maryland. She continued her research at the Department of Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts after completing her Post-doctoral fellowship at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US, Department of energy in Richland, Washington. She also had a joint Faculty appointment at Harvard Medical School since 2006. She has published over 33 peer review journal articles and is an active member on 3 editorial boards. Currently, she is a Professor of Medical Sciences and Associate Dean of Health Sciences at the International Medical University.

Toxicology and physiology

Professor John G. Thomas is recognized as an “International Educator and Global Microbiologist “ (www.globalbugs.com) having lectured in more than 43 countries while a clinical microbiologist in pathology , dentistry and medicine for 51 years , He has over 50 publications , multiple book chapters , significant grant support , pending patents and over 100 posters/abstracts at national and international meetings. His sabbatical at Cardiff University , Wales, UK (2007) was a driving influence . He has been a member of the ADA Scientific Advisory Committee for the last 8 years . As Faculty at 6 Universities during his career , he has received Alumni and University awards for research and International Student Mentoring ; retiring from WVU in 2013 after 23 years as Professor Emeritus , he presently is expanding his research/teaching utilizing the advanced resources of the Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh ,PA , Carnagie –Mellon University and Mass. Gen. Hospital , Boston , MA, all under the umbrella of his Global Microbiology Consulting .(www.globalbugs.com)

Dr.John G Thomas research emphasizing biofilms and medical devices including endotrachs and the connection between oral diseases, VAP and wound infections (“Intellectual Design”) with the recent integration of micro 3-D- bio Printing using bio-plastics and unique Prebiotics (Therapeutic Bacteria ) for intervention.

Teodor-Doru Brumeanu earned MD degree in 1978 from Carol Davila School of Medicine, Bucharest, Romania. Started the medical career in 1978 in the Clinical Laboratory at the Municipal Hospital, Bucharest. 1985, did the first postdoctoral training in Immunology and Immunochemistry Department, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. In 1991 he came to New York City at Mount Sinai School of Medicine for 4 years in a second postdoctoral training in cellular and molecular immunology in the Department of Microbiology. In 1995, promoted to the rank of Assistant Professor, and in 1998 to the rank of Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York. In 2004, he joined the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD. as Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Immunology, and in 2008 has been promoted to the rank of Professor with tenure where currently performs basic and clinical research projects.

The pathology of organ-specific autoimmune diseases

Zafar K. Khan is presently working as a Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Drexel University College of Medicine in the United States. Earlier he served as Senior Scientist, Department Chair and Deputy Director Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) - a premier government organization chartered for novel drugs, diagnostics and human vaccines in India. He has been recipient of numerous fellowships and was Visiting Scientist in Pasteur Institute, France; Forschungs Institute, Germany; Uniformed Services, Bethesda, Maryland; and Texas Tech. Hlth Sci.Center, USA. Dr. Khan has over 30 year’s research experience on microbial pathogenesis and therapy of infectious diseases including retroviruses and opportunistic infections. His current research efforts primarily focus on defining the mechanism of virus-induced neuroinflammation and demyelination in the central and peripheral nervous system in order to identify potential diagnostic markers and targets for therapeutic intervention. His other areas of research are HIV and HCV co-infection, HIV-1 therapeutics & microbicide development, high-throughput (HTS) screening assays, pre-clinical evaluation of antibiotic and antiviral agents, transgenic animal modeling of microbial/viral infections and immunology of neuro-inflammation. Dr. Khan is also an Adjunct Professor, in the Blumberg Institute of Living Sciences, Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center, USA. Dr. Khan has the credited for publishing over 120 research papers, several patents, edited book and book chapters; and is a professional member of numerous prestigious scientific societies.

High throughput screening and preclinical evaluation of antiviral agents; animal modeling of microbial infections and neuroinflammation.

Mervat G Al-Enany is a Professor of Clinical Microbiology, Cairo University Medical School. Microbiology & Infection control Consultant. She has completed medical study at the age of 23 years and postdoctoral studies from at the age of 31 years. She is the director of infective endocarditis laboratory committee. She is the head of infection control team of medical hospital. The research activities included different clinical microbiology subjects including molecular typing of resistant organisms, diagnosis of brucellosis and diagnosis of infective endocarditis. She has published more than 20 papers in national and international journals

Microbiology

Amr M. Mohamed was graduated from School of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University at 1991; he earned his master degree from Tanta University, Egypt at 1996 in the field of diagnostic Parasitology. Dr. Mohamed has completed his PhD at the age of 35 years from University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA at 2004 in the field of molecular diagnostic Mycobacteriology. He worked as Assistance Professor of molecular diagnostics of infectious diseases at School of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt. As an Associate Professor, he joined the Laboratory Medicine dept., collage of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, KSA at 2009. Currently he is a Full Professor and the director of Molecular Diagnostic Research Laboratory at the Central Laboratories of Collage of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University. He has published more than 20 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member of many reputed Journals.

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

Ghada A. Abou El-Ella has completed her PhD at the age of 35 years from Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA at 2003 She worked as assistant professor of clinical laboratory diagnosis at School of veterinary medicine, Assiut University, Egypt. Currently she is an associate professor of Laboratory Medicine at Umm Al-Qura University, KSA. she is the director of tissue culture Research Laboratory at the Central Laboratories of Collage of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University. she has published more than 15 papers in reputed journals.

Ghada A. Abou El-Ella has completed her PhD at the age of 35 years from Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA at 2003 She worked as assistant professor of clinical laboratory diagnosis at School of veterinary medicine, Assiut University, Egypt. Currently she is an associate professor of Laboratory Medicine at Umm Al-Qura University, KSA. she is the director of tissue culture Research Laboratory at the Central Laboratories of Collage of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University. she has published more than 15 papers in reputed journals.

Idress Hamad Attitalla is an Associate Professor in Botany Deaprtment of Omar Al-Mukhtar Universit, Al- Bayda, Libya

Plant Pathology, Plant Microbiology, Molecular Evolution