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Atta-ur-Rahman, FRS Honorary Life Fellow Kings College University of Cambridge Cambridge UK Email: mrmc@benthamscience.orgBiography Biography of Atta-ur-Rahman
Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman, Ph.D. in organic chemistry (Cambridge University 1968), has 1056 international publications including 210. He won the UNESCO Science Prize and was elected Fellow of Royal Society (London). He was conferred honorary doctorate degrees by many universities including Cambridge University. He was elected Honorary Life Fellow of Kings College, Cambridge University, and the Austrian government honoured him with its high civil award (“Grosse Goldene Ehrenzeischen am Bande") (2007) .He is Foreign Fellow (“Academician”) of Chinese and Korean Academies of Sciences. The University of Technology Mara, Malaysia UiTM, has established “Atta-ur-Rahman Institute of Natural Product Discovery” in his honour. Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman was the Federal Minister of Science and Technology of Pakistan. He is Chairman UN Committee on Science Technology and Innovation for UNESCAP region covering 62 countries.
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M. Iqbal Choudhary H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry University of Karachi Karachi Pakistan Biography Biography of M. Iqbal Choudhary
Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary is a Distinguished National Professor of Organic Chemistry and Director at International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry and Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research). He is among the most prominent scientists of Pakistan, recognized for his original contributions in the fields of natural products and bioorganic chemistry. He has written and edited 50 books, most of which have been published in USA and Europe. He is also the author of over 900 research papers and chapters in top international science journals of the West, as well as 43 US patents. The cumulative impact factor of his publications is over 1,750. This is by far the largest number of quality publications from any scientist in Pakistan. He has been among the most cited scientists of Pakistan in last five years with citations exceeding 11,000 (h-Index: 41).
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George Perry College of Sciences The University of Texas at San Antonio Texas USA Biography Biography of George Perry
George Perry (born April 12, 1953 in Lompoc, California) is a neuroscientist recognized in the field of Alzheimer's disease research particularly for his work in oxidative stress. Dr. Perry has studied at many universities and holds multiple degrees including a Bachelor of Arts degree in Zoology from the University of California Santa Barbara and a PhD in Marine Biology from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at San Diego. He is distinguished as one of the top Alzheimer’s disease researchers by Expertscape with over 1000 publications, more than 66,000 citations (H=129), one of the top 100 most-cited scientists in Neuroscience & Behavior and one of the top 25 scientists in free radical research. Dr. Perry is a Semmes Foundation Distinguished University Chair in Neurobiology and is an active participant in many other scientific associations. He is an elected member of the Academies of Sciences of Mexico, Portugal, and Spain. In addition, Perry is an Editor of numerous scientific journals including Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease which he founded in 1998. Today, Perry continues his love for research while working as Dean of the College of Sciences at The University of Texas at San Antonio.
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W.-H. Chen Southern Medical University Guangzhou China Biography Biography of W.-H. Chen
Dr. Chen received his B.Sc in Chemistry from Sichuan University, China and Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from Nagasaki University, Japan. Dr. Chen ever worked as a CREST postdoctoral researcher at Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan, as an associate professor at Sun Yat-sen University, China and as a research scientist at Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, USA. Currently Dr. Chen is a full professor at Southern Medical University, China. He has published more than 90 peer-reviewed papers.
Dr. Chen is currently the Associate Editor of Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry (MRMC), published by Bentham Science Publishers.
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Lee Y.-W. David Harvard Medical School Belmont, MA USA Biography Biography of Lee Y.-W. David
Dr. Lee has worked on numerous drug discovery projects related to traditional Chinese medicine, contributing significantly to the development of alternative therapies for substance abuse and for osteoarthritis. He is the principal investigator on “Alternative Therapies for Alcohol and Drug Abuse,” a program project grant funded by the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Lee and his colleagues at McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School are also looking into natural remedies for diabetes, depression, autism, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Lee received an institutional development award in 1985, has published 110 papers and holds 15 US and international patents.
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R. Muthyala University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN USA |
Europe
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D. Barlocco University of Milano Milano Italy Biography Biography of D. Barlocco
Daniela Barlocco earned her degree in Pharmacy (1969) and in Chemistry (1977) from the University of Pavia (Italy). She became Researcher at the University of Milan, faculty of Pharmacy, in 1980 and associate professor at the University of Modena in 1992. She got the title of full professor at the University of Milan in 2000.
Her main research interests are addressed to the design of small molecules as enzyme inhibitors and to the comprehension of the protein-protein interactions.
She has published about 150 scientific papers and several patents.
She is in the Advisory Board of several journals.
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M. Bernard University of Namur Namur Belgium |
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P. Conti Istituto di Chimica Farmaceutica Milano Italy Biography Biography of P. Conti
Prof. Paola Conti received her PhD in Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Milan (1999), and she was a Post-Doc in the Drug Discovery Group directed by Prof. A. P. Kozikowski, at the Georgetown University Medical Center (Washington-DC, 1999). In 2000, she started her activity as Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Milan and, since 2005, she is an Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry.
She has published about 75 scientific papers. In 2005 she was awarded with the Farmindustria Prize for Medicinal Chemistry Research.
She is a Regional Editor of Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry, published by Bentham Science Publishers.
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A. Gueiffier Universite Tours Tours France |
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S.M. Husbands University of Bath Bath UK Biography Biography of S.M. Husbands
Professor Husbands joined the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology at the University of Bath in 2000, was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2010 and then Professor in 2012. He has been Head of the Medicinal Chemistry group within the Department since 2013. Prof Husbands’ main research interests relate to neuropsychological diseases, in particular drug abuse, but also including depression and anxiety. Recent research interests have focussed on the development and therapeutic potential of ‘selectively promiscuous’ ligands and has been driven by the understanding that CNS disorders are rarely simple, requiring complex solutions. Prof Husbands has published >100 peer-reviewed scientific papers, mostly on CNS active molecules.
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N. Tagmatarchis Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute Athens Greece Biography Biography of N. Tagmatarchis
Nikos Tagmatarchis is Deputy Director in the Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, at the
National Hellenic Research Foundation, in Athens, Greece. He has studied chemistry and received his
PhD from the Chemistry Department, University of Crete, Greece (1997). Dr. Tagmatarchis
accomplishments are reflected in over 180 scientific peer-reviewed research articles, while his work
has been cited more than 8200 times associated with an h-index of 37. He has been recipient of the
European Young Investigator Award (2004), Visiting Professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences
(2011-2012) and Invited Fellow by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Japan (2013-
2014).
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Australia
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R. Mcgeary The University of Queensland Brisbane Australia Biography Biography of R. Mcgeary
Dr McGeary is an Associate Professor in the School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, and an Affiliate Associate Professor in the School of Pharmacy at The University of Queensland, Australia. Dr McGeary has authored over 75 publications, as well as 3 book chapters and 11 patents. His research interests encompass the development of new synthetic methodologies, and the design and synthesis of potent inhibitors of metalloenzymes.
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Asia
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R.J. Hwu Tsing Hua University Hsinchu Taiwan Biography Biography of R.J. Hwu
Prof. Hwu obtained a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Chemistry from Stanford University, California, USA. He has been a Distinguished Chair Professor of National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan and served as the President of Asian Federation for Medicinal Chemistry in 2012 and 2013.
He has published more than 200 scientific publications and is a named inventor of 49 issued patents internationally. Professor Hwu has been Fellows of TWAS, IUPAC, and The Royal Society of Chemistry, UK.
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S. Sarel The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Jerusalem Israel |
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H. Kalasz Semmelweis University Budapest Hungary Biography Biography of H. Kalasz
Dr. Kalász earned his PhD, and he was awarded the title of doctor of chemical sciences, and medical habilitation in pharmacology at Semmelweis University.
Dr. Kalász is employed in the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest. He was also working in Yale University (New Haven, CT, USA), University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH, USA) and United Arab Emirates University (Al Ain, UAE).
He has several decades of experience in the isolation of natural products, identification of drug binding sites and in studies on pharmacokinetics and drug metabolism.
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A. Abell The University of Adelaide Adelaide Australia Biography Biography of A. Abell
Professor Abell graduated from the University of Adelaide with BSc(Hon) and PhD and then undertook a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Cambridge. He held a professorship at the University of Canterbury before returning to the University of Adelaide in 2007, where he is currently Professor of Chemistry and node director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics.. Co-founded an Calpain Therapeutics to develop macrocyclic protease inhibitors as a potential treatment for cataract and other conditions. Past Head of School of Chemistry and Physics at Adelaide and recipient of Royal Australian Chemical Institute Adrien Albert Prize and the Alexander R. Matzuk Prize and Lecture in Drug Discovery (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston).
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Z.S. Akhunzada Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD) New Brunswick, NJ USA Biography Biography of Z.S. Akhunzada
Dr. Zahir Shah Akhunzada, PPD Consultant is a Research Scientist in Drug Products Science and Technology (DPST) at Bristol-Myers Squibb, USA, where he is responsible for the analysis and characterization of proteins. Dr. Zahir studied chemistry in Germany, carried out research in the Netherlands and obtained his Ph. D from the HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, Pakistan. He did his Post-Doctorate at the University of Tubingen, Germany. He has several research publications and co-Authored a Textbook with Prof. Atta-Ur-Rahman on,”Stereoselective Synthesis in Organic Chemistry”, Springer Verlag, USA. Dr. Akhunzada is the recipient of several awards, and certificates of Recognition including Shining Performance Awards (Schering Plough/Merck); Certificate of Honor (New York Academy of Sciences); Bravo Award (BMS). Dr. Akhunzada is Editorial Board Member for two International Journals: Medicinal Chemistry and Mini-Review in Medicinal Chemistry.
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T.H. Altel University of Sharjah Sharjah UAE |
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Y. Baqi Sultan Qaboos University Muscat Oman Biography Biography of Y. Baqi
Dr. Younis Baqi is Assistant Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) and presently coordinator of the Applied Chemistry. His early training was in natural products chemistry at the University of Jordan (M.Sc. 2003) and pharmaceutical chemistry at Universität Bonn (Ph.D., 2008). After a research stay at the laboratory of Prof. E.J. Corey, Harvard University; MA, USA, he appointed as group leader within ERA-NET fellowship (2009–2011). Since 2012, he is holding the position of Assistant Professor of Chemistry at SQU, Oman.
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G. Bar-Sela Division of Oncology Rambam Health Care Campus Haifa Israel Biography Biography of G. Bar-Sela
Professor Gil Bar-Sela is Deputy Director of the Division of Oncology and Head of the Palliative and Supportive Oncology Unit at Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel. Professor Bar-Sela is also an Associate Professor at the Technion’s Ruth & Bruce Rapapport Faculty of Medicine. To date he has published more than 100 papers in medical journals and books. Professor Bar-Sela is currently a member of the Advisory Committee of the Israel Cancer Association on Palliative Care and the committee for professional guidance. He is also a member of the "Survivorship Committee" of the National Council for the Prevention, Diagnosis & Treatment of Cancer.
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Y. Bobryshev University of New South Wales Sydney Australia Biography Biography of Y. Bobryshev
Dr. Bobryshev obtained a doctorate (Ph.D.) from the Leningrad state University, Leningrad, in 1978. Currently Dr. Bobryshev is a Leading Scientist of Institute of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Moscow, and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the University of Western Sydney, Australia. He is author or co-author of more than 200 scientific publications.
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C. Chiesa Sapienza University of Rome Rome Italy Biography Biography of C. Chiesa
Claudio Chiesa is an Associate Professor at the Italian National Research Council. Dr. Chiesa obtained his medical degree at the "Sapienza" University of Rome, followed by a residency in Pediatrics (1976-79) and Infectious Diseases (1982-85). He has been Research Fellow at the Pasteur Institute, Paris, France; Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, N.Y., Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, N.Y., and Rainbow Babies and Childrens' Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio,U.S.A.; Karolinska Institutet, Stockolm, Sweden. His major areas of research interest relate to emerging Pediatric and Neonatal infectious diseases, diagnostic tools for Neonatal infections, endocrine regulation of fetal/neonatal growth, and energy metabolism in children and metabolic factors contributing atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk in children.
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G. Colotti Sapienza University of Rome Rome Italy Biography Biography of G. Colotti
Ph.D. in Biochemistry, University Sapienza, Rome.
Research Scientist, Group Leader at Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology, Italian National Research Council.
Author of about 60 publications in peer-reviewed international journals, member of the editorial board of several journals, Co-founder and member of the Foresight Group CNR and of qPMO (Quality and Project Management OpenLab) CNR.
Focus on:
- structure and function of proteins involved in human diseases;
- drug delivery, drug targeting; drug discovery;
- calcium signalling in cancer and neurodegenerative diseases;
- mitochondrial tRNAs.
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G. Crisponi University of Cagliari Cagliari Italy |
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A. Desideri University of Roma “ Tor Vergata “ Rome Italy |
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L. Ferraro University of Ferrara Ferrara Italy Biography Biography of L. Ferraro
Dr. Luca Ferraro obtained the degree in Pharmacy at the University of Ferrara, Italy. He is actually Professor of Pharmacology at the Dept. of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara. He is currently affiliated with the Laboratory for Technologies of Advanced Therapies (LTTA – Tecnopolo), University of Ferrara, as Head of Service of "Animal models in drug testing." Since 2012 he is a member of the research team of the IRET Foundation (Ozzano Emilia, Bologna) for the study of neurodegenerative diseases. Dr. Ferraro is author of about 150 publications in international journals in the field of Neuropharmacology and Neuroscience.
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M.Y. Follo University of Bologna Bolonga Italy |
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S. Habtemariam Pharmacognosy Research Laboratories & Herbal Analysis Services UK Kent UK Biography Biography of S. Habtemariam
Dr Habtemariam received his BSc degree in Biology (minor - Chemistry) from the University of Addis Ababa and his Master’s degree (combined-studies) in Pharmacology and Phytochemistry from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. He stayed at Strathclyde to study at doctoral level, studying on drug discovery researches and obtained his PhD in this area of research. After a number of years in teaching and post-doctoral research at the Strathclyde Institute for Drug Research and Strathclyde University, he joined the School of Science, University of Greenwich in September 1998. With a Principal Lecturer post at Greenwich, Dr Habtemariam has been a leader of programmes and researches taught on bioassays & natural products-based drug development. He has published more than 150 scientific publications and own 3 patents.
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A. Hilgeroth Martin-Luther-University Halle Germany Biography Biography of A. Hilgeroth
Andreas Hilgeroth studied pharmacy in Düsseldorf, Germany, and received his PhD degree with Professor Uwe Kuckländer, in 1994. He has been a research group leader and has developed novel antiretroviral drugs, potential Alzheimer’s therapeutics, multikinase inhibitors and antibacterial agents. His research projects have been supported by several grants from the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the European Union (EU) in various action programs, e.g. COST and Marie Curie support. His research results have been documented in more than 80 publications in international journals with partly high impact factors like Angewandte Chemie – International Edition. 2015.
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Z. Jiang Henan University Kaifeng China |
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K. Kamil University of Hradec Kralove Hradec Kralove Czech Republic Biography Biography of K. Kamil
Prof. Kamil Kuca has published more than 350 IF research papers. He is working with several companies as a scientific consultant. He has had various collaborations throughout the world (e.g. Korea, Croatia, United Arab Emirates, USA, France, Turkey, China, Singapore, Sweden, and Brazil). His h-index is 39, and the number of citations in WoS is over 4000. He has five patents to his credit. In 2015, he was awarded the 7th most cited European author (2005-2011) in pharmacology and toxicology, according to the list published by Lab Times (available at: http://www.labtimes.org/labtimes/ranking/2015_01/index2.lasso#A)
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J. R. Kanwar Deakin University Geelong Australia |
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O. V. Larionov University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX 78240 USA Biography Biography of O. V. Larionov
Dr. Oleg Larionov obtained his doctoral degree from Georg-August University in Göttingen, Germany. After postdoctoral work at Max-Plank Institut für Kohlenforschung and Harvard University he began his independent career at the University of Texas at San Antonio, where he is now an Associate Professor of Chemistry. His research interests span medicinal chemistry, total synthesis of natural products, organic photochemistry, heterocyclic chemistry, and catalysis.
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S.F. Malan University of the Western Cape Bellville South Africa Biography Biography of S.F. Malan
Sarel Malan obtained a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, M.Sc. and B.Pharm. from the North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa. He is Professor and Director of the School of Pharmacy at the University of the Western Cape and is an Honorary Life Member of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa. He has published more than 75 scientific papers and has authored or co-authored various papers and columns in professional journals, and conference contributions.
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M. Masarik Masaryk University Brno Czech Republic Biography Biography of M. Masarik
Dr. Masarik obtained a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Molecular Biology from the Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic. Currently, Dr. Michal Masarik is an assistant professor at the Department of Pathological Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University in Brno and senior scientist in Research group of Submicron Systems and Nanodevices in Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology. His research is mainly focused on prostate and head and neck cancer development, analysis of tumor biomarkers and effect of selected cytostatic drugs on tumor cell lines.
He has published more than 100 scientific publications with h-index 22 and 1201 citations according WoS.
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A. Mollica University of G. d'Annunzio Chieti and Pescara Chieti Italy Biography Biography of A. Mollica
Dr. Adriano Mollica is Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at the Univ. “G. d’ Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, Italy and PhD in “Pharmaceutical Sciences”. From 2013 he is Member of the Board of PhD program “Biomol. and Pharm. Sciences” and Tutor of several PhD students and Post-doctoral fellows. His research interests are focused on opioid peptides, neurodegeneration, treatment of chronic and neuropathic pain, multi-target compounds and nutraceuticals. He is co-author of 82 papers published in international journals, one European Patent and one Italian Patent. He is currently “Editor in Chief” of “Current Bioactive Compounds”, and Editorial Board Member of Mini rev. in Org. Chem. and of Prot. & Pept. Lett.
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P. Moreira University of Coimbra Coimbra Portugal |
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V.M. Nurchi University of Cagliari 09042 Moneserrato-Cagliari Italy |
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M. Pohanka University of Defence Brno Czech Republic Biography Biography of M. Pohanka
Miroslav Pohanka graduated from chemistry in Masaryk University Brno (Czech Republic) in 2003. In the Masaryk University, he achieved doctor of natural science (RNDr) from biochemistry in 2006 and PhD from biochemistry in 2008. After that, he achieved associated professor (docent) from toxicology at University of Defense, Czech Republic (2012) and doctor of sciences from analytical chemistry at Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic (2014) and professor from analytical chemistry at University of Pardubice (2016). He is an author of approx. 200 papers in journals with IF and his works were more than 1900 times cited according web of science.
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J.B. Rodriguez Universidad de Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Argentina Biography Biography of J.B. Rodriguez
Dr. Rodriguez obtained a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Chemistry from the Universidad de Buenos Aires (1990). Then, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Institutes of Health (1992-1993) He was appointed Assistant Professor (1997), and then Professor (2005) both at the Department of Organic Chemistry, Universidad de Buenos Aires. He has published more than 70 scientific publications and is a named inventor of 5 U.S. patents. His fields of interest are the design of antiparasitic and antiviral agents as well as total synthesis of compounds of pharmacological importance.
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A.A. Toropov Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri Milano Italy |
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I. Toth The University of Queensland Queensland Australia |
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H. Xu Northwest A&F University Yangling P. R. China Biography Biography of H. Xu
Dr. Hui Xu was born in Zhejiang Province, China. Currently, he is a professor at Research Institute of Pesticidal Design & Synthesis, Northwest A&F University. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from Zhejiang University. He then became a director of one Medicinal Research Group at Jiangsu Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group, Jiangsu Province, China. In 2004, he joined the group of Professor Bruno Figadere, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Paris-Sud 11 as a postdoctoral fellow. Since 2008 he holds the position of full professor at Northwest A&F University. Up to now, he has published over 80 peer-reviewed SCI articles. His main research interests are on the activity-guided isolation, structural modification and structure−activity relationships of bioactive natural products.
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D.T. Yew The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin Hong Kong |
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L. Zhang Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China |
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Atta-ur-Rahman, FRS Honorary Life Fellow Kings College University of Cambridge Cambridge UK Email: mrmc@benthamscience.orgBiography Biography of Atta-ur-Rahman
Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman, Ph.D. in organic chemistry (Cambridge University 1968), has 1056 international publications including 210. He won the UNESCO Science Prize and was elected Fellow of Royal Society (London). He was conferred honorary doctorate degrees by many universities including Cambridge University. He was elected Honorary Life Fellow of Kings College, Cambridge University, and the Austrian government honoured him with its high civil award (“Grosse Goldene Ehrenzeischen am Bande") (2007) .He is Foreign Fellow (“Academician”) of Chinese and Korean Academies of Sciences. The University of Technology Mara, Malaysia UiTM, has established “Atta-ur-Rahman Institute of Natural Product Discovery” in his honour. Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman was the Federal Minister of Science and Technology of Pakistan. He is Chairman UN Committee on Science Technology and Innovation for UNESCAP region covering 62 countries.
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M. Iqbal Choudhary H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry University of Karachi Karachi Pakistan Biography Biography of M. Iqbal Choudhary
Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary is a Distinguished National Professor of Organic Chemistry and Director at International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry and Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research). He is among the most prominent scientists of Pakistan, recognized for his original contributions in the fields of natural products and bioorganic chemistry. He has written and edited 50 books, most of which have been published in USA and Europe. He is also the author of over 900 research papers and chapters in top international science journals of the West, as well as 43 US patents. The cumulative impact factor of his publications is over 1,750. This is by far the largest number of quality publications from any scientist in Pakistan. He has been among the most cited scientists of Pakistan in last five years with citations exceeding 11,000 (h-Index: 41).
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George Perry College of Sciences The University of Texas at San Antonio Texas USA Biography Biography of George Perry
George Perry (born April 12, 1953 in Lompoc, California) is a neuroscientist recognized in the field of Alzheimer's disease research particularly for his work in oxidative stress. Dr. Perry has studied at many universities and holds multiple degrees including a Bachelor of Arts degree in Zoology from the University of California Santa Barbara and a PhD in Marine Biology from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at San Diego. He is distinguished as one of the top Alzheimer’s disease researchers by Expertscape with over 1000 publications, more than 66,000 citations (H=129), one of the top 100 most-cited scientists in Neuroscience & Behavior and one of the top 25 scientists in free radical research. Dr. Perry is a Semmes Foundation Distinguished University Chair in Neurobiology and is an active participant in many other scientific associations. He is an elected member of the Academies of Sciences of Mexico, Portugal, and Spain. In addition, Perry is an Editor of numerous scientific journals including Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease which he founded in 1998. Today, Perry continues his love for research while working as Dean of the College of Sciences at The University of Texas at San Antonio.
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W.-H. Chen Southern Medical University Guangzhou China Biography Biography of W.-H. Chen
Dr. Chen received his B.Sc in Chemistry from Sichuan University, China and Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from Nagasaki University, Japan. Dr. Chen ever worked as a CREST postdoctoral researcher at Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan, as an associate professor at Sun Yat-sen University, China and as a research scientist at Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, USA. Currently Dr. Chen is a full professor at Southern Medical University, China. He has published more than 90 peer-reviewed papers.
Dr. Chen is currently the Associate Editor of Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry (MRMC), published by Bentham Science Publishers.
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Lee Y.-W. David Harvard Medical School Belmont, MA USA Biography Biography of Lee Y.-W. David
Dr. Lee has worked on numerous drug discovery projects related to traditional Chinese medicine, contributing significantly to the development of alternative therapies for substance abuse and for osteoarthritis. He is the principal investigator on “Alternative Therapies for Alcohol and Drug Abuse,” a program project grant funded by the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Lee and his colleagues at McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School are also looking into natural remedies for diabetes, depression, autism, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Lee received an institutional development award in 1985, has published 110 papers and holds 15 US and international patents.
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R. Muthyala University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN USA |
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D. Barlocco University of Milano Milano Italy Biography Biography of D. Barlocco
Daniela Barlocco earned her degree in Pharmacy (1969) and in Chemistry (1977) from the University of Pavia (Italy). She became Researcher at the University of Milan, faculty of Pharmacy, in 1980 and associate professor at the University of Modena in 1992. She got the title of full professor at the University of Milan in 2000.
Her main research interests are addressed to the design of small molecules as enzyme inhibitors and to the comprehension of the protein-protein interactions.
She has published about 150 scientific papers and several patents.
She is in the Advisory Board of several journals.
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M. Bernard University of Namur Namur Belgium |
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P. Conti Istituto di Chimica Farmaceutica Milano Italy Biography Biography of P. Conti
Prof. Paola Conti received her PhD in Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Milan (1999), and she was a Post-Doc in the Drug Discovery Group directed by Prof. A. P. Kozikowski, at the Georgetown University Medical Center (Washington-DC, 1999). In 2000, she started her activity as Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Milan and, since 2005, she is an Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry.
She has published about 75 scientific papers. In 2005 she was awarded with the Farmindustria Prize for Medicinal Chemistry Research.
She is a Regional Editor of Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry, published by Bentham Science Publishers.
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A. Gueiffier Universite Tours Tours France |
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S.M. Husbands University of Bath Bath UK Biography Biography of S.M. Husbands
Professor Husbands joined the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology at the University of Bath in 2000, was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2010 and then Professor in 2012. He has been Head of the Medicinal Chemistry group within the Department since 2013. Prof Husbands’ main research interests relate to neuropsychological diseases, in particular drug abuse, but also including depression and anxiety. Recent research interests have focussed on the development and therapeutic potential of ‘selectively promiscuous’ ligands and has been driven by the understanding that CNS disorders are rarely simple, requiring complex solutions. Prof Husbands has published >100 peer-reviewed scientific papers, mostly on CNS active molecules.
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N. Tagmatarchis Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute Athens Greece Biography Biography of N. Tagmatarchis
Nikos Tagmatarchis is Deputy Director in the Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, at the
National Hellenic Research Foundation, in Athens, Greece. He has studied chemistry and received his
PhD from the Chemistry Department, University of Crete, Greece (1997). Dr. Tagmatarchis
accomplishments are reflected in over 180 scientific peer-reviewed research articles, while his work
has been cited more than 8200 times associated with an h-index of 37. He has been recipient of the
European Young Investigator Award (2004), Visiting Professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences
(2011-2012) and Invited Fellow by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in Japan (2013-
2014).
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R. Mcgeary The University of Queensland Brisbane Australia Biography Biography of R. Mcgeary
Dr McGeary is an Associate Professor in the School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, and an Affiliate Associate Professor in the School of Pharmacy at The University of Queensland, Australia. Dr McGeary has authored over 75 publications, as well as 3 book chapters and 11 patents. His research interests encompass the development of new synthetic methodologies, and the design and synthesis of potent inhibitors of metalloenzymes.
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Asia
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R.J. Hwu Tsing Hua University Hsinchu Taiwan Biography Biography of R.J. Hwu
Prof. Hwu obtained a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Chemistry from Stanford University, California, USA. He has been a Distinguished Chair Professor of National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan and served as the President of Asian Federation for Medicinal Chemistry in 2012 and 2013.
He has published more than 200 scientific publications and is a named inventor of 49 issued patents internationally. Professor Hwu has been Fellows of TWAS, IUPAC, and The Royal Society of Chemistry, UK.
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S. Sarel The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Jerusalem Israel |
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H. Kalasz Semmelweis University Budapest Hungary Biography Biography of H. Kalasz
Dr. Kalász earned his PhD, and he was awarded the title of doctor of chemical sciences, and medical habilitation in pharmacology at Semmelweis University.
Dr. Kalász is employed in the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest. He was also working in Yale University (New Haven, CT, USA), University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH, USA) and United Arab Emirates University (Al Ain, UAE).
He has several decades of experience in the isolation of natural products, identification of drug binding sites and in studies on pharmacokinetics and drug metabolism.
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A. Abell The University of Adelaide Adelaide Australia Biography Biography of A. Abell
Professor Abell graduated from the University of Adelaide with BSc(Hon) and PhD and then undertook a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Cambridge. He held a professorship at the University of Canterbury before returning to the University of Adelaide in 2007, where he is currently Professor of Chemistry and node director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics.. Co-founded an Calpain Therapeutics to develop macrocyclic protease inhibitors as a potential treatment for cataract and other conditions. Past Head of School of Chemistry and Physics at Adelaide and recipient of Royal Australian Chemical Institute Adrien Albert Prize and the Alexander R. Matzuk Prize and Lecture in Drug Discovery (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston).
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Z.S. Akhunzada Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD) New Brunswick, NJ USA Biography Biography of Z.S. Akhunzada
Dr. Zahir Shah Akhunzada, PPD Consultant is a Research Scientist in Drug Products Science and Technology (DPST) at Bristol-Myers Squibb, USA, where he is responsible for the analysis and characterization of proteins. Dr. Zahir studied chemistry in Germany, carried out research in the Netherlands and obtained his Ph. D from the HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, Pakistan. He did his Post-Doctorate at the University of Tubingen, Germany. He has several research publications and co-Authored a Textbook with Prof. Atta-Ur-Rahman on,”Stereoselective Synthesis in Organic Chemistry”, Springer Verlag, USA. Dr. Akhunzada is the recipient of several awards, and certificates of Recognition including Shining Performance Awards (Schering Plough/Merck); Certificate of Honor (New York Academy of Sciences); Bravo Award (BMS). Dr. Akhunzada is Editorial Board Member for two International Journals: Medicinal Chemistry and Mini-Review in Medicinal Chemistry.
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T.H. Altel University of Sharjah Sharjah UAE |
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Y. Baqi Sultan Qaboos University Muscat Oman Biography Biography of Y. Baqi
Dr. Younis Baqi is Assistant Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) and presently coordinator of the Applied Chemistry. His early training was in natural products chemistry at the University of Jordan (M.Sc. 2003) and pharmaceutical chemistry at Universität Bonn (Ph.D., 2008). After a research stay at the laboratory of Prof. E.J. Corey, Harvard University; MA, USA, he appointed as group leader within ERA-NET fellowship (2009–2011). Since 2012, he is holding the position of Assistant Professor of Chemistry at SQU, Oman.
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G. Bar-Sela Division of Oncology Rambam Health Care Campus Haifa Israel Biography Biography of G. Bar-Sela
Professor Gil Bar-Sela is Deputy Director of the Division of Oncology and Head of the Palliative and Supportive Oncology Unit at Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel. Professor Bar-Sela is also an Associate Professor at the Technion’s Ruth & Bruce Rapapport Faculty of Medicine. To date he has published more than 100 papers in medical journals and books. Professor Bar-Sela is currently a member of the Advisory Committee of the Israel Cancer Association on Palliative Care and the committee for professional guidance. He is also a member of the "Survivorship Committee" of the National Council for the Prevention, Diagnosis & Treatment of Cancer.
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Y. Bobryshev University of New South Wales Sydney Australia Biography Biography of Y. Bobryshev
Dr. Bobryshev obtained a doctorate (Ph.D.) from the Leningrad state University, Leningrad, in 1978. Currently Dr. Bobryshev is a Leading Scientist of Institute of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Moscow, and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the University of Western Sydney, Australia. He is author or co-author of more than 200 scientific publications.
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C. Chiesa Sapienza University of Rome Rome Italy Biography Biography of C. Chiesa
Claudio Chiesa is an Associate Professor at the Italian National Research Council. Dr. Chiesa obtained his medical degree at the "Sapienza" University of Rome, followed by a residency in Pediatrics (1976-79) and Infectious Diseases (1982-85). He has been Research Fellow at the Pasteur Institute, Paris, France; Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, N.Y., Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, N.Y., and Rainbow Babies and Childrens' Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio,U.S.A.; Karolinska Institutet, Stockolm, Sweden. His major areas of research interest relate to emerging Pediatric and Neonatal infectious diseases, diagnostic tools for Neonatal infections, endocrine regulation of fetal/neonatal growth, and energy metabolism in children and metabolic factors contributing atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk in children.
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G. Colotti Sapienza University of Rome Rome Italy Biography Biography of G. Colotti
Ph.D. in Biochemistry, University Sapienza, Rome.
Research Scientist, Group Leader at Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology, Italian National Research Council.
Author of about 60 publications in peer-reviewed international journals, member of the editorial board of several journals, Co-founder and member of the Foresight Group CNR and of qPMO (Quality and Project Management OpenLab) CNR.
Focus on:
- structure and function of proteins involved in human diseases;
- drug delivery, drug targeting; drug discovery;
- calcium signalling in cancer and neurodegenerative diseases;
- mitochondrial tRNAs.
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G. Crisponi University of Cagliari Cagliari Italy |
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A. Desideri University of Roma “ Tor Vergata “ Rome Italy |
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L. Ferraro University of Ferrara Ferrara Italy Biography Biography of L. Ferraro
Dr. Luca Ferraro obtained the degree in Pharmacy at the University of Ferrara, Italy. He is actually Professor of Pharmacology at the Dept. of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara. He is currently affiliated with the Laboratory for Technologies of Advanced Therapies (LTTA – Tecnopolo), University of Ferrara, as Head of Service of "Animal models in drug testing." Since 2012 he is a member of the research team of the IRET Foundation (Ozzano Emilia, Bologna) for the study of neurodegenerative diseases. Dr. Ferraro is author of about 150 publications in international journals in the field of Neuropharmacology and Neuroscience.
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M.Y. Follo University of Bologna Bolonga Italy |
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S. Habtemariam Pharmacognosy Research Laboratories & Herbal Analysis Services UK Kent UK Biography Biography of S. Habtemariam
Dr Habtemariam received his BSc degree in Biology (minor - Chemistry) from the University of Addis Ababa and his Master’s degree (combined-studies) in Pharmacology and Phytochemistry from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. He stayed at Strathclyde to study at doctoral level, studying on drug discovery researches and obtained his PhD in this area of research. After a number of years in teaching and post-doctoral research at the Strathclyde Institute for Drug Research and Strathclyde University, he joined the School of Science, University of Greenwich in September 1998. With a Principal Lecturer post at Greenwich, Dr Habtemariam has been a leader of programmes and researches taught on bioassays & natural products-based drug development. He has published more than 150 scientific publications and own 3 patents.
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A. Hilgeroth Martin-Luther-University Halle Germany Biography Biography of A. Hilgeroth
Andreas Hilgeroth studied pharmacy in Düsseldorf, Germany, and received his PhD degree with Professor Uwe Kuckländer, in 1994. He has been a research group leader and has developed novel antiretroviral drugs, potential Alzheimer’s therapeutics, multikinase inhibitors and antibacterial agents. His research projects have been supported by several grants from the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the European Union (EU) in various action programs, e.g. COST and Marie Curie support. His research results have been documented in more than 80 publications in international journals with partly high impact factors like Angewandte Chemie – International Edition. 2015.
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Z. Jiang Henan University Kaifeng China |
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K. Kamil University of Hradec Kralove Hradec Kralove Czech Republic Biography Biography of K. Kamil
Prof. Kamil Kuca has published more than 350 IF research papers. He is working with several companies as a scientific consultant. He has had various collaborations throughout the world (e.g. Korea, Croatia, United Arab Emirates, USA, France, Turkey, China, Singapore, Sweden, and Brazil). His h-index is 39, and the number of citations in WoS is over 4000. He has five patents to his credit. In 2015, he was awarded the 7th most cited European author (2005-2011) in pharmacology and toxicology, according to the list published by Lab Times (available at: http://www.labtimes.org/labtimes/ranking/2015_01/index2.lasso#A)
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J. R. Kanwar Deakin University Geelong Australia |
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O. V. Larionov University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX 78240 USA Biography Biography of O. V. Larionov
Dr. Oleg Larionov obtained his doctoral degree from Georg-August University in Göttingen, Germany. After postdoctoral work at Max-Plank Institut für Kohlenforschung and Harvard University he began his independent career at the University of Texas at San Antonio, where he is now an Associate Professor of Chemistry. His research interests span medicinal chemistry, total synthesis of natural products, organic photochemistry, heterocyclic chemistry, and catalysis.
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S.F. Malan University of the Western Cape Bellville South Africa Biography Biography of S.F. Malan
Sarel Malan obtained a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, M.Sc. and B.Pharm. from the North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa. He is Professor and Director of the School of Pharmacy at the University of the Western Cape and is an Honorary Life Member of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa. He has published more than 75 scientific papers and has authored or co-authored various papers and columns in professional journals, and conference contributions.
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M. Masarik Masaryk University Brno Czech Republic Biography Biography of M. Masarik
Dr. Masarik obtained a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Molecular Biology from the Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic. Currently, Dr. Michal Masarik is an assistant professor at the Department of Pathological Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University in Brno and senior scientist in Research group of Submicron Systems and Nanodevices in Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology. His research is mainly focused on prostate and head and neck cancer development, analysis of tumor biomarkers and effect of selected cytostatic drugs on tumor cell lines.
He has published more than 100 scientific publications with h-index 22 and 1201 citations according WoS.
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A. Mollica University of G. d'Annunzio Chieti and Pescara Chieti Italy Biography Biography of A. Mollica
Dr. Adriano Mollica is Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at the Univ. “G. d’ Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, Italy and PhD in “Pharmaceutical Sciences”. From 2013 he is Member of the Board of PhD program “Biomol. and Pharm. Sciences” and Tutor of several PhD students and Post-doctoral fellows. His research interests are focused on opioid peptides, neurodegeneration, treatment of chronic and neuropathic pain, multi-target compounds and nutraceuticals. He is co-author of 82 papers published in international journals, one European Patent and one Italian Patent. He is currently “Editor in Chief” of “Current Bioactive Compounds”, and Editorial Board Member of Mini rev. in Org. Chem. and of Prot. & Pept. Lett.
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P. Moreira University of Coimbra Coimbra Portugal |
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V.M. Nurchi University of Cagliari 09042 Moneserrato-Cagliari Italy |
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M. Pohanka University of Defence Brno Czech Republic Biography Biography of M. Pohanka
Miroslav Pohanka graduated from chemistry in Masaryk University Brno (Czech Republic) in 2003. In the Masaryk University, he achieved doctor of natural science (RNDr) from biochemistry in 2006 and PhD from biochemistry in 2008. After that, he achieved associated professor (docent) from toxicology at University of Defense, Czech Republic (2012) and doctor of sciences from analytical chemistry at Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic (2014) and professor from analytical chemistry at University of Pardubice (2016). He is an author of approx. 200 papers in journals with IF and his works were more than 1900 times cited according web of science.
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J.B. Rodriguez Universidad de Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Argentina Biography Biography of J.B. Rodriguez
Dr. Rodriguez obtained a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Chemistry from the Universidad de Buenos Aires (1990). Then, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Institutes of Health (1992-1993) He was appointed Assistant Professor (1997), and then Professor (2005) both at the Department of Organic Chemistry, Universidad de Buenos Aires. He has published more than 70 scientific publications and is a named inventor of 5 U.S. patents. His fields of interest are the design of antiparasitic and antiviral agents as well as total synthesis of compounds of pharmacological importance.
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A.A. Toropov Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri Milano Italy |
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I. Toth The University of Queensland Queensland Australia |
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H. Xu Northwest A&F University Yangling P. R. China Biography Biography of H. Xu
Dr. Hui Xu was born in Zhejiang Province, China. Currently, he is a professor at Research Institute of Pesticidal Design & Synthesis, Northwest A&F University. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from Zhejiang University. He then became a director of one Medicinal Research Group at Jiangsu Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group, Jiangsu Province, China. In 2004, he joined the group of Professor Bruno Figadere, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Paris-Sud 11 as a postdoctoral fellow. Since 2008 he holds the position of full professor at Northwest A&F University. Up to now, he has published over 80 peer-reviewed SCI articles. His main research interests are on the activity-guided isolation, structural modification and structure−activity relationships of bioactive natural products.
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D.T. Yew The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin Hong Kong |
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L. Zhang Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China |