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Prof. Dr. Salvatore Passarella

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School of Medicine University “Aldo Moro”, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 70121 Bari, Italy
Interests: mitochondrial transport; energy metabolism; L-and D-lactate transport and metabolism in animal, plant, yeast, and cancer mitochondria; light-biological systems interactions; programmed cell death
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Prof. Dr. Annalisa Pastore

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Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Clinical Neurosciences Clinical Academic Group, King's College London, London, UK
Interests: structural biology; NMR; protein aggregation; neurodegeneration; muscle proteins; macromolecular interactions

Dr. Roberto Patarca

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1. ACCESS Health International, 384 West Lane, Ridgefield, CT 06877, USA
2. Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, 350 Community Dr., Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
Interests: molecular medicine; regenerative medicine; virology; Immunology; post acute-infection syndromes
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Prof. Dr. William A. Paxton

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Department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology and Immunology (CIMI), Institute of Infection and Global Health (IGH), University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Interests: HIV host interactions; molecular virology; co-pathogen interaction; HCV (hepatitis C virus); CD4 T cell

Dr. Emilia Pedone

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Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131 Naples, Italy
Interests: protein–protein interactions; protein structure-function relationship; cell-macromolecules interactions; biophysical characterization; thermophilic microorganisms; protein disulfide oxidoreductase
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Dr. Steve Peigneur

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Toxicology and Pharmacology, Katholieke Universiteit (KU) Leuven, Campus Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Interests: antimicrobial; cytotoxic; worms; acetylcholine receptor; centipede; cone snail; scorpion; voltage-gated ion channel; conotoxin; cancer; wasp; snake; spider; electrophysiology; nmda; pain; plants; cannabinoid receptor
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Prof. Dr. Gianfranco Peluso

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Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET)-CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131 Naples, Italy
Interests: cancer metabolism; polyphenols; carnitine system; stem cells and aging; drug delivery system
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Dr. Ilaria Peluso

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Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA-AN), Rome, Italy
Interests: nutraceuticals; inflammation; immunonutrition; pharmanutrition; food-drug interactions
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Dr. Cristina Peña

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1. Medical Oncology Department, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Alcalá University, 28034 Madrid, Spain
2. Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cancer (CIBERONC), 28029 Madrid, Spain
Interests: tumor microenvironment; colorectal cancer; cancer-associated fibroblasts; exosomes; migration and invasion; tumor biomarkers
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Prof. Dr. David Pérahia

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École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Interests: modeling; structure; dynamics; normal mode analysis; conformational sampling and pathways; allostery
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Prof. Dr. Jose Luis Pérez-Castrillón

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Departments of Internal Medicine and Toxicology, University Hospital Rio Hortega, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Interests: osteoporosis; genetics and relationship with chronic disease
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Dr. Anna Perri

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Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University “Magna Graecia” Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
Interests: molecular biology; signal transduction; p75NTR-signaling; apoptosis; autophagy; EMT; renal and peritoneal fibrosis; inflammation; biological activity of natural compounds in cancer and chronic diseases
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Prof. Dr. Nicola Perrotti

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Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
Interests: insulin action; tyrosine kinases; serum and glucorticoid regulated kinase (Sgk); genetics; apoptosis; cancer
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Dr. Maria Petersson

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Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
Interests: neuroendocrinology; pituitary; endocrine pharmacology; behavior

Dr. Luigi Petramala

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Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Unit of Secondary Arterial Hypertension, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00165 Rome, Italy
Interests: hypertension; endothelial dysfunction; ischemic heart disease; arrhythmia; target organ damage; cardiovascular risk factors
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Prof. Dr. Ligia Petrica

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Department of Nephrology, Centre for Molecular Research in Nephrology and Vascular Disease, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
Interests: chronic kidney disease; diabetic kidney disease; epigenetics; proteomics; lipidomics; metabolomics; mitochondrial dysfunction
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Prof. Dr. Vincenzo Pezzi

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Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
Interests: adrenocortical cancer; estrogen-dependent tumors; polyphenols; phyto-estrogens
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Dr. Marie-Pierre Piccinni

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Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
Interests: immunology; reproductive immunology; pregnancy; autoimmune; inflammatory disorders
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Prof. Dr. Robert Piech

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Department of Analytical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH University of Krakow, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Interests: carbon nanomaterials; metal nanoparticles; metal oxides; electrochemical sensors; biosensors
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Dr. Sabata Pierno

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Section of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacy & Drug Sciences, University of Bari "Aldo Moro"-Campus, Via Orabona, 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
Interests: ion channels; chloride channel; skeletal muscle; rare diseases; iatrogenic diseases; statin; ALS; aging; disuse; pharmacology; biophysics; molecular biology; atherosclerosis; LDL; hypolipidemic drugs; PCSK9; familial hypercholesterolemis; obesity
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Prof. Dr. Graziano Pinna

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Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Interests: psychiatric disorders; animal models; neurosteroids; PTSD; depression; drug discovery

Dr. Marta del Pino

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1. Gynecology Oncology Unit, Institute Clinic of Gynecology, Obstetrics, and Neonatology, Hospital Clínic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
2. Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS) University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Interests: HPV; CIN; VIN; AIN; prognosis; genotyping; p16; dual staining; HPV-vaccines
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Prof. Dr. Jacek Piosik

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Laboratory of Biophysics, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk, Abrahama 58, 80-307 Gdańsk, Poland
Interests: nanoparticles; drug activity; biologically active compounds; DNA binding; thermodynamical models; anticancer drugs; non-covalent interactions
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Dr. Christina Piperi

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Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
Interests: neuroinflammation; neuro-oncology; neurodegeneration; epigenetics; histone modifications; signal transduction; transcription factors
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Dr. Rosaria Maria Pipitone

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Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dipartimento Di Promozione Della Salute, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Interests: study of molecular mechanisms involved in MAFLD development and progression in terms of MASH and HCC; evaluation of the effects of compounds and phytonutrient administration, potentially capable of improving the lipid and glucose metabolic profiles, as well as steatosis and hepatic fibrosis, on in vitro models of continuous human hepatoma cell lines (HepG2) and hepatic stellate cells (LX2)
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Prof. Dr. Anna Maria Piras

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Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Interests: nanomedicine; drug delivery; pharmaceutics and pharmaceutical technology; polymeric biomaterials; biodegradable polymers
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Dr. Marina Piscopo

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Department of Biology, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80138 Naples, Italy
Interests: sperm chromatin; sperm nuclear basic proteins; pollution; reproductive health; histones; epigenetics; Mytilus galloprovincialis; human male fertility; natural bioactive molecules
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Prof. Dr. Valeria Pittalà

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Department of Drug Sciences, University of Catania, V.le A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy
Interests: heme oxygenase; HO-1 inducers; enzyme inhibitors; serotonergic receptors; medicinal chemistry
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Dr. Terrence Piva

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School of Health & Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, PO Box 71, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
Interests: cell signaling; melanoma; photobiology; skin cancer; cell metabolism; melaninognesis; cell motility; ionizing radiation
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Prof. Dr. Bartosz Płachno

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Department of Plant Cytology and Embryology, Institute of Botany, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, 9 Gronostajowa St., 30-387 Cracow, Poland
Interests: plant biology; cell ultrastructure; pollination;carnivorous plants; plant anatomy; cell wall structure and function
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