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Dr. Georgia Melagraki

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Hellenic Military Academy, P.O. Box 16673 Vari, Greece
Interests: cheminformatics; nanoinformatics; machine learning; in silico drug discovery; in silico toxicology; risk assessment
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Prof. Dr. Jacopo Meldolesi

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1. San Raffaele Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, 20132 Milan, Italy
2. CNR Institute of Neuroscience, Milan-Bicocca University, 20132 Milan, Italy
Interests: neurons and their interactions with astrocytes; neurotrophin receptors; multiplicity and complexity of extracellular vesicles; non-secretory exocytosis; multiple roles of Ca²; control of gene expression; specificity of neural gene expression; neurodegenerative diseases and new therapies; synaptic pathology; astrocytes, microglia and their role in brain pathology
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Dr. Sonia Melino

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Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
Interests: cancer biology; proteins and antimicrobial peptides; biotechnology; cell biology; biomedical science; enzymes; cancer research; bioscience; biochemistry; the gasotrasmitter hydrogen sulfide and sulfur metabolism; 3D-stem cell culture systems for tissue repair and regeneration
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Prof. Dr. James Melrose

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1. Raymond Purves Bone and Joint Research Laboratory, Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health District, St. Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia
2. Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Interests: musculoskeletal disorders; repair biology; GAG pathobiology; stem cells
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Prof. Marta Menegazzi

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Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Biochemistry Section, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 8, 37134 Verona, Italy
Interests: natural products; inflammation; signal transduction; transcription factors; gene expression; antitumor therapy
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Prof. Dr. Manuel Menéndez-González

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Department of Medicine, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
Interests: neurology; Alzheimer; frontotemporal dementia; Lewy; Parkinson; cerebrospinal fluid
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Dr. Alessio Mengoni

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Department of Biology, University of Florence, Via Madonna del Piano 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Interests: rhizospheric and endophytic microbiomes; microbial evolution; bacterial genetics and ecology
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Prof. Dr. Ramkumar Menon

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Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Perinatal Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
Interests: fetal tissue senescence and senescence associated cellular transitions in reproductive tissues; extracellular vesicle mediated signaling between feto-maternal tissues; development of organ-on-chip technology for intrauterine tissues; engineering and testing of extracellular vesicles as drug delivery vehicles; use of organ-on-chip in preclinical drug trials; development and testing of extracellular vesicle based drugs for reduction of preterm birth
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Prof. Dr. Sebastiano Mercadante

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Main Regional Center for Pain Relief & Supportive Care, La Maddalena Cancer Center, 90100 Palermo, Italy
Interests: cancer pain; supportive care; symptom management; palliative care
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Prof. Dr. Nicola B. Mercuri

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IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
Interests: neurodegenerative diseases; autoimmune diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system; neuroprotective drugs
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Dr. Mathias Mericskay

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INSERM Research Unit on Signaling and Cardiovascular Pathophysiology, Paris-Saclay University, Châtenay-Malabry, France
Interests: heart failure; dilated cardiomyopathy; NAD signaling; cardiac bioenergetics; mitochondrial function
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Dr. Stefania Merighi

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Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Interests: purinergic receptors; receptor signaling pathways; neurodegeneration; drug discovery
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Prof. Dr. Antonello Merlino

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Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II (Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant'Angelo), Via Cintia, 80126 Napoli, Italy
Interests: protein crystallography; protein metalation; metallodrugs; protein–metal-based drug adducts; X-ray crystallography; protein–ligand interactions
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Prof. Dr. Giorgio Roberto Merlo

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Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Universita degli Studi di Torino, Torino, Italy
Interests: inhibitory neurons; gonadotropic system; limb malformation

Dr. Pietro Mesirca

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Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, INSERM, Montpellier, France
Interests: pacemakers; heart rate; channels; arrhythmias; ion channels; electrocardiography; cardiac electrophysiology; heart rate variability; cardiovascular physiology; heart

Prof. Dr. A. Messina

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Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Università degli Studi di Catania, Catania, Italy
Interests: voltage dependent anion channels–mitochondria–amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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Prof. Dr. Alfredo Miccheli

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Department of Environmental Biology, NMLab Sapienza, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Interests: gut microbiota; nutrition; biotechnology; application of NMR spectroscopy to metabolomic analysis in biological systems: in vitro and in vivo studies of metabolism of cells; perfused organs and living organisms by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy; gut microbiota and host interactions, food quality and functional foods
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Prof. Dr. Stylianos Michalakis

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Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Mathildenstraße 8, 80336 Munich, Germany
Interests: viral vectors; AAV vectors; gene therapy; immune response; retinal disorders; ocular immune privilege; microglia
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Dr. Mario Milani

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CNR-Biophysics Institute, Rome, Italy
Interests: protein structure; X-ray crystallography; protein inhibition; biophysics; biochemistry; structure-based drug design; protein dynamics; small angle X-ray scattering; rare diseases; viral proteins

Prof. Dr. Massimo Milione

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Division of Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
Interests: gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors; lung neuroendocrine tumors; biliary tract and pancreas neoplasms
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Prof. Dr. David Mills

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School of Biological Sciences, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA 71272, USA
Interests: cancer biomaterials; bioengineering; implant design; surface modification; targeted drug delivery; tissue engineering; 3D printing
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Prof. Dr. Bruce Milthorpe

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Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Interests: bioceramics; biomaterials evaluation techniques; biological molecule adsorption to surfaces; tissue engineering, stem cells
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Dr. Pablo Minguez

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Genetics Department, Health Research Institute-Fundación, Jiménez Díaz (IIS-FJD, UAM), Bioinformatics Unit (IIS-FJD, UAM), Center for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), ISCIII, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Interests: bioinformatics; systems biology; genomics; functional genomics; genetics diseases; rare diseases; translational bioinformatics; network biology; protein post-translational modifications

Prof. Dr. Letteria Minutoli

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Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy
Interests: inflammation; fertility; nutraceutical; organ toxicity; cadmium; pharmacological tools; target therapy
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Dr. Maria Caterina Mione

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Centre for Integrative Biology, University of Trento, Via Sommarive, 9, 38123, Povo Trento, Italy
Interests: cancer; Zebrafish; cancer metabolism; telomere maintenance; melanoma; brain tumor; apoptosis; cell-cell interactions; exosomes; cell migration; cell cycle
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Prof. Dr. Alexandre Mironov

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Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare (IFOM-IEO Campus), Via Adamello 16, 20139 Milan, Italy
Interests: intracellular transport Golgi complex; endothelium, atherosclerosis; electron microscopy
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Dr. Yuri V. Mironov

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Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 3 Acad. Lavrentiev Ave., 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
Interests: coordination polymers; metal cluster complexes; crystal structure
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Dr. Barbara Miroslaw

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Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin, Pl. Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej 3, 20-031 Lublin, Poland
Interests: halogen bonding; supramolecular chemistry; crystal engineering; coordination chemistry; 3d-4f complexes; luminescence; non-covalent interactions; structure-properties relationship; topological studies; X-ray crystallography
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Prof. Dr. Razmik Mirzayans

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Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, AB T6G 1Z2, Canada
Interests: DNA damage response; p53 signaling; senescence; polyploidy; multinucleation; radioresistance; chemoresistance; Li-Fraumeni syndrome
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Dr. Carlo Mischiati

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Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Neurosciences and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Prevention, University of Ferrara, Via Luigi Borsari 46, Ferrara, Italy
Interests: biochemistry; molecular biology; medical genetics
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