4^th International Conference on Translational Medicine October 26-28, 2015 Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Alina Borkowska is head of Chair and Clinical Neuropsychology Department in Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun. Her research concerns on neurobiology and genetics of cognitive dysfunctions in psychiatric and neurological diseases, somatic illnesses and in patients after cardiosurgery and neurosurgery oparations. She is a head of numerous university and national grants. Prof Borkowska was awarded with national and international scientific awards. She is a member of Polish Psychiatric Association, European Psychiatrist Association and member of scientific board in numerous scientific journals. She is also advisory board member of Polish Brain Committee. She was invited as a speaker on international conferences. She has published more than 400 papers in reputed journals.

Neuropsychology, Neurobiology, Cardiosurgery

Sergey Suchkov was born in 11.01.1957, a researcher-immunologist, a clinician, graduated from Astrakhan State Medical University, Russia, in 1980. He has been trained at the Institute for Medical Enzymology, The USSR Academy of Medical Sciences,National Center for Immunology (Russia), NIH, Bethesda, USA) and British Society for Immunology to cover 4 British university facilities. Since 2005, he has been working as Faculty Professor of I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University and Of A.I.Evdokimov Moscow State Medical & Dental University. From 2007, he is the First Vice-President and Dean of the School of PPPM Politics and Management of the University of World Politics and Law.In 1991-1995, He was a Scientific Secretary-in-Chief of the Editorial Board of the International Journal “Biomedical Science” (Russian Academy of Sciences and Royal Society of Chemistry, UK) and The International Publishing Bureau at the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In 1995-2005, he was a Director of the Russian-American Program in Immunology of the Eye Diseases. He is a member of EPMA (European Association of Predictive, Preventive and Personalized Medicine, Brussels-Bonn), a member of the NY Academy of Sciences, a member of the Editorial Boards for Open Journal of Immunology and others. He is known as an author of the Concept of post-infectious clinical and immunological syndrome, co-author of a concept of abzymes and their impact into the pathogenesis of auto immunity conditions, and as one of the pioneers in promoting the Concept of PPPM into a practical branch of health services

Immunology, Clinical Research

Rajendra Bhimma, MB, ChB, MD, DCH (SA), FCP (Paeds)(SA), MMed (Natal), is Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Principal Specialist, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He has published over 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals. He is a member of the following Societies: American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Pediatric Transplant Association, International Society of Nephrology, South African Medical Association, South African Paediatric Association, South African Transplant Society. Research interest in glomerular diseases, especially HIV associated kidney diseases. He is also a long-standing member of the Biomedical Research Ethics Committee of the University of KwaZulu-Natal and an editorial board member of two international journals.

Pediatrics, Nephrology, Transplantation.

Sevtap Savas obtained her PhD in Molecular Biology and Genetics from the Bogazici University, Turkey. She trained as a post-doctoral fellow or research associate in Louisiana State University (USA), Mount Sinai Hospital Research Institute (Canada) and Princess Margaret Hospital/Ontario Cancer Institute (Canada). Since 2008, she has been a faculty member at Discipline of Genetics, Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada). Her research program focuses on genetic prognostic studies in colorectal cancer using genetic, epidemiological, biostatistical, and computational approaches as well as development of public databases. She also serves as a reviewer, academic editor or editorial board member for several journals

Molecular Biology,Genetics,Epidemiology.

Martin Wehling, MD, is full Professor of Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Heidelberg. He is also board certified internist (cardiologist) and has longstanding experiences in basic science (cell physiology, steroid pharmacology, nongenomic steroid actions), clinical trials (translating basic science into human studies) and clinical medicine (invasive cardiology, endocrinology). In 2004, he was appointed by AstraZeneca as Director of discovery (=translational) medicine. Returning to academia in 2007, he promotes translational medicine by aligning academic and private activities. Main tools are connecting distant players in the translational process, assembling, developing and profiling of biomarkers and developing smart translational plans to promote promising projects.

Clinical Pharmacology,cardiologist,clinical medicine

Michael Danquah, M.S., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Chicago State University College of Pharmacy (CSU-COP). He obtained his Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Kentucky, and a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Dr. Danquah’s research interests include: (i) Design and synthesis of novel biodegradable polymers for drug and nucleic acid delivery. He has several peer-reviewed journal articles, serves an editorial board member of 5 journals and is the author of the book “Emerging Trends in Cell and Gene Therapy”.

Pharmaceutical Sciences, Gene and Cell Theraphy

David Stejskal MBA has completed his Ph.D at the age of 33 years from Palacký University and postdoctoral studies from Charles University, School of Medicine, Czech republic. He is the head of Department of Laboratory Medicine Central Moravian Hospital Trust, Czech Republic. This is the branch of Agel Training and Research Institute, Czech Republic. He has published more than 160 papers in reputed journals and serving as an editorial board member of repute journals.

Medicine

Rajiv Mahendru possessed Post-Graduate Degree in Obstetrics and Gynaecology from Himachal Pradesh University at the age of 29 years and became one of the youngest Professor. Presently, Head of the Department in the only second women medical college of India. He has 32 Publications in reputed journal and is the recipient of a prestigious Award for excellence in Medical field. Appointed as the Chief-editor of the Special issue of an international journal of repute and has numerous presentations to his credit at international arena as an invited Guest Speaker . He is the member of Academic Board of many universities, member of recruitment for medical teachers, and assessor for establishing Medical colleges.

Obstetrics, Gynaecology