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Prof. Dr. Lina Sabatino

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Department of Sciences and Technologies, University of Sannio, Via Francesco de Sanctis, 82100 Benevento, Italy
Interests: gene expression; miRNAs and cancer; metabolism and cancer; natural products and impact on cell functions; polyphenols’ activities; PPARs and nuclear receptors; immunogenic cell death; cell stress
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Dr. Maria Giovanna Sabbieti

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School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Via Gentile III da Varano, 62032 Camerino, MC, Italy
Interests: osteoblasts; bone marrow biology; bone pathophysiology

Dr. Nitin Saksena

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Institute of Health and Sport, Victoria University, Footscray, Melbourne, VIC 3011, Australia
Interests: HIV/AIDS; SARS coronaviruses; influenza viruses; neurodegenerative diseases; genomics and epigenomics; ageing; highthroughput molecular technologies; cancer
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Prof. Dr. Jorge A. R. Salvador

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Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: semisynthetic steroids; diterpenoid and triterpenoid derivatives with improved antitumor activity and investigation of their mechanisms of anticancer action; cancer research; novel PARP-1 inhibitors; enzyme inhibitors able to tackle hormone-dependent cancers, such as 5alpha-reductase and CYP17 inhibitors; new drugs acting on the ubiquitin–proteasome system (UPS); inhibitors of BACE1 and glutaminyl cyclase for Alzheimer’s disease treatment; green pharmaceutical processes
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Prof. Dr. Michele Samaja

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Department of Health Science, University of Milan, via di Rudinì 8, I-20142 Milan, Italy
Interests: hypoxia; hyperoxia; cardioprotection; brain protection; reoxygenation, molecular mechanisms; apoptosis; autophagy; erythropoietin; nitric oxide; animal models; exercise; high altitude; hemoglobin; oxygen carriers; blood oxygen transport
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Prof. Dr. Nobuya Sasaki

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Laboratory of Laboratory Animal Science and Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan
Interests: diabetes; linkage analysis; mouse genetics; disease models; animal welfare; chronic kidney disease; CRISPR/CAS9

Prof. Dr. Honoo Satake

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Bioorganic Research Institute, Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences, Kyoto 619-0284, Japan
Interests: neuropeptide; peptide hormone; GPCR; signaling; orphan receptor; reproduction; GPCR heterodimerization; comparative endocrinology; evolution; machine learning; bioinformatics

Prof. Dr. Melitta Schachner

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W. M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience, Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08554, USA
Interests: nervous system; cell adhesion molecules; development; synaptic function and plasticity; recovery after trauma; spinal cord injury; traumatic brain injury; neurodegenerative diseases; microglia; mitochondria
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Dr. Emi Shimizu

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1. Department of Oral Biology, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
2. Department of Endodontics, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
Interests: pulp biology; pulp regeneration; mesencymal stem cells; pulp diagnosis
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Prof. Dr. Francesca Simonelli

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Eye Clinic, Multidisciplinary Department of Medical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
Interests: inherited retinal distrophies; retinitis pigmentosa; Leber congenital amaurosis; choroideremia; Stargardt disease; best disease; achromatopsia; gene therapy
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Dr. Shivendra Vikram Singh

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Lead Researcher, Surgery Department, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
Interests: cancer metabolism; immune cell metabolism; tumor microenvironment
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Dr. Wolfgang Sippl

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Institute of Pharmacy, Martin-Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle/Saale, Germany
Interests: epigenetic drug discovery; computer-assisted drug design; histone modifiers; RNA binding proteins; inhibitors for parasitic diseases
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Prof. Dr. Julia Skokowa

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Department of Hematology, Oncology, Immunology, Rheumatology and Pulmonology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
Interests: iPSC; cancer

Prof. Dr. Mark Slevin

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1. Centre for Advanced Medical and Pharmaceutical Research, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania
2. The School of Life Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5QA, UK
Interests: C-reactive protein; stem cell; drug delivery; neurodegenerative disease; stroke; autoimmune disease
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Prof. Dr. Guy Smagghe

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Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
Interests: IPM; plant-microbe-insect interactions; insects; Pollinators; insect diversity; tritrophic interactions; microbe-insect interactions; nature conservation; biological control; RNA interference; sustainable agriculture
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Dr. Vytautas Smirnovas

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Institute of Biothechnology, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania
Interests: protein misfolding; protein aggregation; amyloid; prion; proteinaceous infectivity
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Prof. Dr. Manoocher Soleimani

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1. Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
2. Research Services, Raymond J. Murphy Veterans Health Care Center, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA
Interests: kidney; nephrology; acute kidney injury; hypertension; acid base and electrolyte transport; renal tubular acidosis; metabolic alkalosis; cloning and characterization of acid base transporters
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Prof. Dr. Chang-Hwa Song

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Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 35015, Republic of Korea
Interests: host-pathogen interaction; tuberculosis; mycobacterium; inflammation; apoptosis; endoplasmic reticulum stress; ER stress; reactive oxygen species; ROS

Dr. Graça Soveral

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Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculdade de Farmacia, Universidaded de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Interests: water and solute transport; membrane; pathophysiology; metabolism; cancer
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Prof. Dr. Michael Stear

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Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora 3086, Australia
Interests: genetic variation in immunity to nematodes; selective breeding for disease resistance; host–parasite interactions; immunomodulation
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Prof. Dr. Carla Stecco

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Department of Neuroscience, Institute of Anatomy, University of Padova, Via Gabelli 65, 35127 Padova, Italy
Interests: fascial anatomy; histology
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Dr. Ichiro Takada

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Department of Urology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
Interests: nuclear receptor; transcriptional factors; transcriptional coregulators; cancer
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Prof. Dr. Marco Tatullo

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Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
Interests: regenerative medicine; regenerative dentistry; stem cells; MSCs; biomaterials; growth factors; PRF; PRP; tissue engineering; biomimetics
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Prof. Dr. Daniela Taverna

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Molecular Biotechnology Center, Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, Via Nizza, 52-10126 Turin, Italy
Interests: microRNAs; adhesion molecules; tumor progression
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Dr. Yong Teng

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Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Interests: metastasis; molecular pathway; cancer models; metabolism; tumor microenvironment; drug screening and development
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Dr. Jan Tesarik

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MARGen (Molecular Assisted Reproduction and Genetics) Clinic, Calle Gracia, 36, 18002 Granada, Spain
Interests: human infertility; assisted reproduction; endocrinology; diagnosis; treatment; embryo developmental potential; sperm quality; oocyte quality
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Dr. Dawit Tesfaye

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Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
Interests: molecular mechanisms associated with female fertility (early embryo development and ovarian function); miRNA and epigenetic gene regulation; the role of extracellular vesicles in reproduction
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Dr. Joanne Tobacman

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Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Interests: glycosaminoglycan sulfatases; sulfotransferases; steroid and other sulfatases; metabolic pathways affected by sulfation; impact of changes in sulfation in disease
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Dr. Barbara Tomasello

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Department of Drug and Health Sciences, Section of Biochemistry, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
Interests: nutraceuticals; cancer biology; biomarkers; oxidative stress and natural compounds in cancer, aging, degenerative and metabolic disease; cancer epigenetics; DNA damage and comet assay; inflammation; nanosystem for drug delivery
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Dr. Daniele Torella

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Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
Interests: cardiac stem cells
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