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Prof. Dr. Daniel Kosov

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College of Science & Engineering, James Cook University, Brisbane, Australia
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Prof. Dr. Agata Kot-Wasik

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Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, Poland
Interests: liquid chromatography; mass spectrometry; hyphenated techniques sample preparation methods analysis of biomarkers; environmental analytics; lipidomics

Prof. Dr. Alexander Kotlyar

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Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel
Interests: DNA self-assembly; DNA synthesis; nanomedicine; nanotechnology; gold nanoparticles; magnetic nanoparticles; Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)

Prof. Dr. Lakshmi Kotra

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Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, and Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Interests: drug discovery; enzyme inhibitors; cannabinoids; psychoactive molecules; multiple sclerosis; inflammatory disorders; mental health
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Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Koudoumas

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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Estavromenos, 71004 Heraklion, Greece
Interests: Nanomaterials; polymer nanocomposites; electrochromic layers; thermochromic layers; metal oxides; carbon allotropes; electromagnetic shielding; transparent electrodes; photocatalysis
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Prof. Dr. Zoltan Kovacs

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Advanced Imaging Research Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
Interests: MRI contrast agents; paraCEST agents; responsive agents; lanthanide complexes; hyperpolarized NMR; metabolic imaging
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Prof. Dr. Lev N. Krasnoperov

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Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102, USA
Interests: chemical kinetics and thermodynamics; plasma chemistry; nanoparticles from supercritical solutions; luminescent probes; laser chemistry

Dr. Daniel Krug

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Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Saarbrücken, Germany
Interests: mass spectrometry of natural products; myxobacteria; biosynthetic pathways; genome- and metabolome mining
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Prof. Dr. Oliver Kühn

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Institute of Physics, Rostock University, 18059 Rostock, Germany
Interests: molecular quantum dynamic; (non-)linear spectroscopy from infrared to X-ray domain; photophysics and photochemistry; excitation energy transfer in light-harvesting; laser control of chemical reactions

Prof. Dr. Thomas D. Kühne

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Dynamics of Condensed Matter, Chair of Theoretical Chemistry, University of Paderborn, D-33098 Paderborn, Germany
Interests: theoretical chemistry; computational physics; Car–Parrinello ab initio molecular dynamics; dynamics of condensed matter; hydrogen bonding in aqueous systems; sustainable systems; on-water catalysis
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Dr. Julita Kulbacka

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Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wrocław, Poland
Interests: drug delivery; drug resistance; electroporation; photodynamic therapy; oxidative stress and free radicals; natural chemotherapeutics; nanotechnology
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Dr. Krishan Kumar

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Vaccine Translational Research Branch/VRP/DAIDS, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH), 5601 Fishers Lane, Room 9B56, Rockville, MD 20892, USA
Interests: radiotracers; drug discovery; drug development; biomarkers; end point; therapeutic effect; drug efficacy
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Prof. Dr. Naresh Kumar

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School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Interests: biologically active molecules; medicinal chemistry; organic chemical synthesis; peptidomimetics; novel antimicrobials; biomaterials
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Prof. Dr. Jolanta Kumirska

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Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, ul. Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
Interests: analytical chemistry; methods development; environmental protection; pharmaceutical analysis
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Prof. Dr. Teobald Kupka

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Faculty of Chemistry, Uniwersytet Opolski, Opole, Poland
Interests: NMR; IR; Raman; spectroscopy; DFT; molecular modeling; nanoscience; nanotechnology
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Dr. Dmitry Kurouski

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Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
Interests: nanoscale vibrational spectroscopy, including tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) and atomic force microscope infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR); Raman-based plant disease diagnostics; electrochemistry; plasmonics
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Prof. Dr. Tibor Kurtán

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Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
Interests: stereochemistry; chiroptical spectroscopy; natural products; DFT calculation; O- and O,N-heterocycles; domino cyclization reaction; antiproliferative activity; neuroprotective activity; axial chirality; stereochemistry-activity relationship

Prof. Dr. Souvik Kusari

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Institute of Biology and Ecology, Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik, Košice, Slovakia
Interests: plant-microbe interactions; chemical ecology; metabolomics; epigenetic engineering; natural product chemistry; natural product biotechnology; ai-guided drug discovery; endophytes; biologics
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Prof. Dr. Leonid Kustov

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1. N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect 47, 119991 Moscow, Russia
2. Chemistry Department, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1, Bldg. 3, 119992 Moscow, Russia
3. Institute of Ecology and Engineering, National Science and Technology University MISiS, Leninsky Prospect 4, 119071 Moscow, Russia
Interests: catalysis; nanomaterials; renewables; green chemistry
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Dr. Takahiro Kusukawa

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Faculty of Molecular Chemistry and Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
Interests: fluorescence sensor; molecular recognition; supramolecular chemistry; recognition of organic molecules; recognition of ions; recognition of biomolecules; aggregation induced emission (AIE); DOSY NMR; mechanochromism; crystal polymorphism
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Prof. Dr. Andrzej Kutner

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Department of Drug Chemistry, Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Medical University of Warsaw, 1 Stefana Banacha, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: medicinal chemistry; drug discovery; structure-activity relationships; design and synthesis of biologically active compounds; anticancer agents; crystal structure of biomolecules and ligand-receptor interactions, vitamin D analogs, pharmaceutical syntheses
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Prof. Dr. Masayasu Kuwahara

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Graduate School of Integrated Basic Sciences, Nihon University, 3-25-40 Sakurajosui, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8550, Japan
Interests: bioanalytical chemistry; nucleic acid aptamers; xenonucleic acids; polymerases
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Dr. Maxim L. Kuznetsov

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Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenue Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
Interests: computational chemistry; coordination chemistry; molecular catalysis; oxidation of hydrocarbons; activation of small molecules; reaction mechanism; chemical bond nature; non-covalent interactions; cycloaddition
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Prof. Dr. Akinori Kuzuya

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Organization for Research and Development of Innovative Science and Technology (ORDIST), Kansai University, Suita 564-8680, Osaka, Japan
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Dr. Massimo La Deda

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1. Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy
2. Institute of Nanotechnology (NANOTEC), National Research Council (CNR), UOS Cosenza, 87036 Rende, Italy
Interests: plasmonics; gold nanoparticles; photodynamic therapy; coordination compounds; photophysics
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Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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Dr. Carmelo La Rosa

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Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Universita’ di Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, Catania, Italy
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Prof. Dr. Kenneth Laali

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Department of Chemistry, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
Interests: synthetic method development; organofluorine chemistry; selective fluorine introduction into bioactive compounds; synthesis and catalysis in ionic liquids; cross-coupling reactions; carbocation and onium ion chemistry; stable ion chemistry; synthesis of fluorinated building blocks; heteroatom chemistry with emphasis on phosphorus and silicon
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Prof. Dr. Jaan Laane

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Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Interests: Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy; potential energy surfaces; laser induced fluorescence; electronic excited state; large-amplitude vibrations

Dr. Jalel Labidi

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Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Gipuzkoa, University of the Basque Country, Plaza Europa 1, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain
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