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Prof. Dr. Marcos López Hoyos

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1. Immunopathology Group, IDIVAL, 39011 Santander, Spain
2. Department of Immunology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, 39008 Santander, Spain
3. Molecular Biology Department, University of Cantabria, 39011 Santander, Spain
Interests: immunology; autoimmunity; transplantation; tolerance; human pathology; biomarkers
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Dr. Antonio López-Pousa

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Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, 08025 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: soft tissue tumors; sarcoma; cancer therapy

Prof. Dr. Yonggen Lou

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Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Interests: insect–plant interactions; herbivore-induced plant defense; defense-related signaling
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Prof. Dr. Shan Lu

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School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
Interests: chloroplast; terpenoids; carotenoid; metabolism; chlorophyll
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Prof. Dr. Joachim Lübke

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1. Institute for Neuroscience and Medicine INM-10, Research Center Jülich, 52428 Jülich, Germany
2. Jülich-Aachen Research Alliance Translational Brain Medicine, 52056 Aachen, Germany
3. Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
Interests: anatomy and physiology of cortical and hippocampal networks in experimental animals and in humans in health and disease; structure and function of synapses; neurotransmitter receptors and synaptic proteins; neurodegenerative and neurological disorders

Prof. Dr. Antonio Lucacchini

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Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Interests: proteomics; enzyme; biomarkers; thyroid; diabetes; biochemistry

Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Lucarelli

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Andrology and Kidney Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation—Urology, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy
Interests: kidney cancer; prostate cancer; kidney transplantation; metabolomics
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Dr. Guendalina Lucarini

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Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy
Interests: immunohistochemical prognostic markers; melanoma; squamous cell carcinoma; renal cancer; inflammation; wound healing
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Dr. Claudio Luchini

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1. ARC-NET Applied Research on Cancer Center, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
2. Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
Interests: pancreatic cancer; pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; precursors of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; IPMN; variants of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; molecular profile of pancreatic cancer
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Dr. Joost Luiken

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Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Interests: lipid metabolism; myocellular insulin resistance; diabetic cardiomyopathy; cellular signaling; endo/exocytosis

Dr. Ângelo Luís

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RISE-Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal
Interests: phytochemistry; bioactive compounds; health benefits of polyphenols; edible films
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Prof. Dr. Keming Luo

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1. Key Laboratory of Eco-Environments of Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
2. Key Laboratory of Tree Germplasm Resource Innovation and Utilization, Integrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (Chongqing) Science City, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
Interests: functional genomics of woody plants; secondary cell wall biosynthesis; transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation; plant biotechnology
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Prof. Dr. Ray Luo

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Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
Interests: computational analysis of biomolecular sequence, structure, dynamics, and function
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Dr. Vladimir Lupashin

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Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
Interests: vesicular transport; COG; GARP; Golgi; SNARE; Rabs; vesicular tethers; congenital disorders of glycosylation; Golgi enzymes; protein glycosylation

Prof. Dr. José Antonio Lupiáñez

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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Avenida Fuentenueva 1, 18071 Granada, Spain
Interests: study of the anticancer potential of natural and derivatives products derived from the olive grove; molecular pathways involved in anticancer processes; glucose metabolism and its regulation; enzimology and kinetics; biochemical characterization of anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties; proteomics and metabolomics associated with cancer; cell growth processes: protein synthesis and degradation
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Dr. Raul M. Luque

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1. Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofia University, Hospital University of Cordoba, 14004 Cordoba, Spain
2. Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Cordoba, 14014 Cordoba, Spain
3. CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
Interests: cancer; metabolism; obesity; G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs); pituitary; prostate; splicing; apoptosis; cell migration
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Prof. Dr. Qiu-Gang Ma

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State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
Interests: mycotoxin bio-degradation; mycotoxin detoxification; feed safety
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Prof. Dr. Roberto Madeddu

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Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
Interests: trace elements; cadmium; cancer; cancer stem cells
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Dr. Akiko Maeda

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1. Department of Ophthalmology, Kobe City Eye Hospital, Kobe 650-0047, Japan
2. Department of Ophthalmology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe 650-0047, Japan
Interests: inherited retinal dystrophy; gene therapy; pharmacological therapy; stem cell therapy; disease modelling
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Prof. Dr. Massimo Maffei

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Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Via Quarello 15/a, 10135 Turin, Italy
Interests: astrobiology; plant interactions with the surrounding environment; plant–insect interactions; plant responses to varying magnetic fields; metabolomics and transcriptomics of secondary plant metabolites and related genes
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Prof. Dr. Michele Maffia

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Laboratory of General and Human Physiology, Department of Experimental Medicine (Di.Me.S.), University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Interests: cell physiology and differentiation; adaptive physiology; neurodegeneration; cancer biology; functional proteomics
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Prof. Dr. Nicola Maffulli

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1. Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Sapienza University, Roma, Italy
2. Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Mile End Hospital, Queen Mary University of London, 275 Bancroft Road, London E1 4DG, UK
3. School of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Keele University Faculty of Medicine, Thornburrow Drive, Stoke on Trent ST4 7QB, UK
Interests: orthopedics
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Dr. Lidia Magerusan

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National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, Donat Street, No. 67-103, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Interests: nanomaterials; nanotechnology; carbon-based materials preparation and characterization; graphene; green chemistry; electrochemistry; detection protocols; sensors; graphene-based modified electrodes; electrochemical mechanisms; portable sensing solutions; food science; polyphenols; nanomedicine
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Prof. Dr. Massimiliano Magro

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Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padua, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
Interests: protein corona; theranostic nanodevices; endogenous protein recognition; smart nanomaterial surfaces; iron oxide nanoparticles; selective protein binding; biosensing; drug delivery; stealth nanomaterials; biochemistry and biophysics
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Prof. Dr. Gail B. Mahady

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Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Interests: herbal medicine; traditional medicines; reproductive medicine; osteoporosis; myopathies; imaging; teleost fish; osteoblastogenesis; osteoclastogenesis; mitochondrial biogenesis

Dr. Mohammad Mahdi Hasani-Sadrabadi

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Department of Bioengineering, Henry Samueli School of Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Interests: biomaterials; drug delivery; tissue engineering; microfluidics; immunoengineering; cancer immunotherapy

Dr. Ana M. Mainar

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Group of Applied Thermodynamics and Surfaces (GATHERS), I3A (Aragón Institute of Engineering Research), University of Zaragoza, C/Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Interests: advanced separation methods; supercritical fluids; process development; thermodynamic properties; biocides; cosmetic; thermodynamics; solvation; fluid mixtures
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Prof. Dr. Margherita Maioli

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Department of Biochemical Science, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy
Interests: stem cells; cell senescence; stem cell differentiation; adipogenesis; osteogenesis; cardiogenesis; conditioned media; nutraceuticals; gene expression; epigenetics; cellular mechanisms; cell-based therapies
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Dr. Manuela Malatesta

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Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, 37124 Verona, Italy
Interests: nanomedicine; regenerative medicine; cell imaging; ageing; muscle atrophy/dystrophy; antioxidant processes
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Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Malatino

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Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Universita degli Studi di Catania, Catania, Italy
Interests: heart failure; cardiovascular and renal damage in hypertension; natriuretic peptides; venous thromboembolism; deep venous thrombosis-DVT; pulmonary embolism-PE; neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as marker of inflammation and atherosclerosis

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