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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. Nikolai Petrovsky

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College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park 5046, Australia
Interests: developed vaccines against influenza; hepatitis B; sting allergy; malaria; Japanese encephalitis; rabies and HIV
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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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Dr. Cidália Pina-Vaz

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1. Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
2. CINTESIS, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
Interests: antimicrobial susceptibility assays; microbial mechanisms of resistance; flow cytometry and microbiology; rapid antimicrobial susceptibility assays
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Dr. Fabien Pinaud

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Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
Interests: cell biology; biophysics; biological chemistry; nanoscience; optical imaging; single molecule and super-resolution microscopy; fluorescent proteins; plasma membrane and nuclear envelope organizations; signaling; cancer; nanomaterials; plasmonics

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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Dr. Jose Renato Pinto

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College of Medicine, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4300, USA
Interests: troponin; striated muscle regulation; myocyte contractility; mechanics of striated muscle; cardiomyocyte biology; muscle biophysics and biochemistry
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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. Didier F. Pisani

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Laboratory of Molecular PhysioMedicine (LP2M), Faculty of Medicine, University Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Nice, France
Interests: adipocyte; metabolism; nutrition; obesity; oxidative stress; ischemia
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Prof. 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. Anna Pittaluga

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Department of Pharmacy, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
Center of Excellence for Biomedical Research, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
Interests: transmitter release and its Auto and heteroregulation through presynaptic receptors; glutamate ionotropic and metabotropic receptors; receptor-receptor interaction and functional cross talk; neuroinflammation

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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Dr. Burkhard Poeggeler

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Department of Physiology, Johann-Friedrich-Blumenbach-Institute for Zoology and Anthropology, Faculty of Biology Georg August University Göttingen, Göttingen and Goettingen Research Campus, Göttingen, Am Türmchen 3, Gütersloh D-33332, Germany
Interests: aging; amino acids; antioxidants; inflammaging; melatonin; product development; tryptophan
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Prof. Dr. Alessandro Poggi

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Unit of Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genoa, Italy
Interests: mesenchymal stromal cells; NKG2D; innate immunity; leukemia and lymphoma; anti-tumor immunity
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Prof. Dr. Rebecca Pogni

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Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
Interests: oxidative enzymes; metalloproteins; biocatalysis; protein radicals; electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR); enzyme immobilization; chitinolytic materials; biomaterials; textiles
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Dr. Angela Polito

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CREA—Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, 00178 Rome, Italy
Interests: nutritional status; energy metabolism; energy requirements; physical activity; body composition; obesity; anorexia nervosa; elderly
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Dr. Kenneth Michael Pollard

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Department of Molecular Medicine, IMM208, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
Interests: autoimmunity; genetics; inflammation; animal models; xenobiotics

Dr. Stephan Pollmann

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Centro de Biotechnología y Genómica de Plantas, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentación (INIA), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Campus de Montegancedo, 28223 Madrid, Spain
Interests: auxin biosynthesis; plant hormonal networks; auxin-jasmonate crosstalk; metabolomics; mass spectrometry
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Dr. Paola Pontrelli

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Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy
Interests: genomics; transcriptomics; diabetic nephropathy; kidney transplantation
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Dr. Oana Lelia Pop

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Department of Food Science, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Interests: polyphenols; bioavailability; bio-accessibility; bioactivity; antioxidant; biotechnological; chemical treatment
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Prof. Dr. Marcel Popa

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“Cristofor Simionescu” Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environment Protection, “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University, 700050 Iasi, Romania
Interests: polysaccharide modification; bioactive polymers; biomaterials; hydrogels; interpenetrated networks; micro- and nanoparticles (spheres and capsules); hybrid and functionalized nanoparticles for drug targeting; drug delivery; polymer–drug conjugates
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