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Allen B. Reitz Fox Chase Chemical Diversity Center, Inc. Doylestown, PA USA Biography Biography of Allen B. Reitz![]()
Dr. Reitz obtained a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Chemistry from the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Reitz also holds an Executive Masters in Technology Management from the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton, Penn Engineering).
Currently Dr. Reitz is also an Adjunct Professor in the Drexel University College of Medicine. He has published more than 150 scientific publications and is a named inventor of 60 issued U.S patents.
Dr. Reitz was the founding Editor (2000) and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of this journal (Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, CTMC), published by Bentham Science Publishers.
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Ambreen I. Sheikh Bentham Science Publishers Sharjah UAE Biography Biography of Ambreen I. Sheikh![]()
Ms. Ambreen Irshad Sheikh obtained her education with 1st class distinctions from the NED University of Engineering and Technology and the Sindh Board of Technical Education, both in Karachi, Pakistan. She has worked in the publishing industry for the past 15 years, and is currently Director (Publications) at Bentham Science Publishers. Due to her extensive experience in scientific publishing, she is currently also an Associate Editor for Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry of Bentham Science Publishers.
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Humberto González-Díaz University of the Basque Country Leioa Spain Biography Biography of Humberto González-Díaz![]()
PhD in Organic Chemistry from University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Spain, 2005. IKERBASQUE professor of Department of Organic Chemistry II, University of Basque Country (UPV/EHU) focused on Cheminformatics, Complex Networks, and Data Analysis. More than ten years of experience as professor, researcher, editor, and conference chairman. Pro bono consultant for research funding agencies such as US NSF, BMBF Germany, BBSRC United Kingdom, etc. Hirsch Index H = 45, >170 JCR research papers, >10 PhD thesis supervised, two patents in Medicinal Chemistry and Nanosciences, and >10 software co-authored. Top ranked at the Publons worldwide index for editors and reviewers.
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Yagamare Fall University of Vigo Vigo Spain Biography Biography of Yagamare Fall![]()
Dr. Fall studied chemistry at the “Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Strasbourg” (ENSCS) (France). After receiving his PhD degree from the University of Paris XI (Orsay) in 1986 he spent 3 years as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Southampton with Prof Philip Kocienski. Dr. Fall is Full Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Vigo (Spain). He is the co-author of over 103 peer-reviewed articles, 12 patents and 11 book chapters. He supervised 15 Ph.D theses and 26 Master’s theses. He is currently member of the Editorial Board of Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, CTMC, published by Bentham Science Publishers.
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Hiroshi Nagase University of Tsukuba International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS) Tsukuba, Ibaraki Japan Biography Biography of Hiroshi Nagase![]()
Hiroshi Nagase, Ph.D. is a Principal Investigator and Professor of International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), University of Tsukuba, Japan. Dr. Nagase obtained Ph.D. degree in 1976 from Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Nagoya University. He entered to Basic Research Laboratories, Toray Industries, Inc. in 1976. He spent postdoctoral years in 1985-1987 at University of Minnesota, U.S.A. He became a director of Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Toray Industries, Inc. in 2001. He moved to Kitasato University as a full Professor in 2004 and then moved to the current position in 2013.
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Xin-Shan Ye Peking University Department of Medicinal Chemistry Beijing China Biography Biography of Xin-Shan Ye![]()
Dr. Xin-Shan Ye obtained his Ph.D. degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1996. After three and a half years of post-doctoral research at The Scripps Research Institute, he went back to China in 2000. He is now Changjiang Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University. Currently his research concerns the development of new methodologies or strategies for oligosaccharide assembly, synthesis and evaluation of carbohydrate mimetics as new therapeutical agents, carbohydrate-based vaccine development, and chemical glycobiology. He has published more than 130 scientific papers in international peer-reviewed journals and is a named inventor of 10 issued China and US patents.
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Adriano D. Andricopulo University of São Paulo São Paulo Brazil Biography Biography of Adriano D. Andricopulo![]()
Dr. Andricopulo holds a doctorate in Organic Chemistry from the Federal University of Santa Catarina and University of Michigan and a post-doctoral degree in Medicinal Chemistry from the University of Michigan. He is professor at the University of Sao Paulo and has experience in medicinal chemistry and drug design. He coordinates the Laboratory of Medicinal and Computational Chemistry and is a member of the executive committee and technology transfer coordinator of the Center for Research and Innovation in Biodiversity and Drug Discovery (CIBFar/FAPESP). He was secretary general, president-elect and president of the Brazilian Chemical Society (SBQ). He has published more than 160 scientific articles and 15 book chapters. He is a full member of the Sao Paulo State Academy of Sciences (ACIESP).
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Paul R. Carlier Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA North America Biography Biography of Paul R. Carlier![]()
Dr. Carlier obtained a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He began his independent academic career at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and moved to Virginia Tech in 2000, where he is Professor of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, and Deputy Director of the Virginia Tech Center for Drug Discovery. He has more than 90 refeered papers and has 9 granted U.S. Patents. Dr. Carlier is currently the North American Editor of this journal (Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, CTMC, published by Bentham Science Publishers).
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Section: Chemical Biology
G. BerthoUniversité Paris Descartes Paris France Biography Biography of G. Bertho![]()
Dr. Bertho is research engineer of the French National Center of Research (CNRS). He manages the NMR platform of Paris Descartes University, Paris (FR). Dr. Bertho is working to promote NMR in a clinical environment in France. Since 2012, Dr. Bertho supervise pilot studies with French Parisian hospitals to evidence the application of metabolomics by NMR in clinical biology. Previously, Dr. Bertho served as the Head of the Paris Descartes University's NMR team. Dr. Bertho holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Biophysics from Pierre & Marie Curie University, Paris. Notably, Dr. Bertho has authored more than 70 manuscripts, 1 patent and 2 reviews.
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Section: Central Nervous System
M.L. BolognesiUniversity of Bologna Bologna Italy Biography Biography of M.L. Bolognesi![]()
Maria Laura Bolognesi completed a Ms in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology at the University of Bologna in 1990 before undertaking PhD studies with Prof. Carlo Melchiorre. In 1994 she moved to a post-doctoral position at the University of Minnesota with Prof. Philip Portoghese. In 1998, Maria Laura was appointed as an Assistant Professor in Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Bologna. In 2005 she was promoted to Associate Professor. From June to August 2009 she was a visiting professor at the Universidad Complutense of Madrid and “Special Visiting Researcher” of the University of Brasilia for the 2014-2016 period.
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Section: Oncology
J.P. BowenMercer University Atlanta, GA USA |
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Section: Central Nervous System
J.M. ContellesInstitute of Organic Chemistry (CSIC) Madrid Spain Biography Biography of J.M. Contelles![]()
José Marco-Contelles obtained his Ph.D. in 1984 (UCM, Spain). Postdoctoral Fellow: Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles (Gif-sur-Yvette; France, 1984-1986); Département de Chimie Organique, University of Geneva, 1986; Department of Organic Chemistry, Duke University, Durham (USA, 1988-1989). Invited Professor: University Pierre and Marie Curie (Paris), University of Picardie-Jules Verne (Amiens, France), University of Okayama (Japan), and University Franche-Comté (Besançon; France). Award: 2002 French-Spanish Chemistry Chemical Societies. Currently, he is Senior Research Scientist, at the Institute of Organic Chemistry (CSIC). His research interests are focused on the design, synthesis and biological evaluation of new compounds for Alzheimer’s disease and stroke.
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Section: Bioorganic Chemistry
D.P. FairlieUniversity of Queensland Brisbane Australia Biography Biography of D.P. Fairlie![]()
Professor David Fairlie Undergraduate (Adelaide). Postgraduate (Australian National University, New South Wales). Postdoctoral (Stanford, Toronto). He is a Professor and Division Head, of Institute Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Australia and Senior Principal Research Fellow 2011-2021 (National Health and Medical Research Council); Federation Fellow 2006-2011, He is also a Professorial Fellow 2002-2006 (Australian Research Council). He Served on academic and industry advisory panels, company boards, international grant panels. Professor David Fairlie is involved in start-up companies (Australia, USA) including Scientific Director and CSO. Consulted to many pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in Nth America and Europe on chemistry, drug discovery, enzyme and GPCR modulators, peptidomimetics, pharmacology. He is a part of ~30 medicinal chemists, cell biologists, immunologists, pharmacologist’s researches.
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Section: Biomedical Sciences
C.A.M. FragaFederal University of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Brazil Biography Biography of C.A.M. Fraga![]()
Dr. Fraga obtained his PhD in Medicinal Chemistry at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, under supervision of Prof. Eliezer J. Barreiro. He occupied a position as Associate Professor of Faculty of Pharmacy at UFRJ from 1996 to 2012, when he became Full Professor of Institute of Biomedical Sciences. His research focused the synthesis and evaluation of innovative multitarget drug candidates designed from privileged structures, such as the N-acylhydrazone framework. Dr. Fraga has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers in the medicinal chemistry field (H = 32). He is research fellow of National Council for Research and Development (Brazil).
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Section: Central Nervous System
J. HendrixAlzheimer's Association Chicago, IL USA Biography Biography of J. Hendrix![]()
James A. Hendrix obtained a doctorate (Ph.D.) in chemistry from Colorado State University. Dr. Hendrix spent 18 years working at Sanofi-Aventis and predecessor companies, where he rose to level of senior director, U.S. site head for CNS research. He also spent two years working in biotech with various companies. Dr. Hendrix is currently director, global science initiatives, at the Alzheimer’s Association. He provides leadership advancing the Association’s science agenda. Specifically, he manages industry consortia and assists with the $100 million dollar Imaging Dementia-Evidence for Amyloid Scanning (IDEAS) Study. He has published more than 50 scientific publications and patents.
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Section: Organic Synthesis
E. LeteUniversity of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) Bilbao Spain Biography Biography of E. Lete![]()
PhD degree at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Spain. After a stay at University
College London, she took up a lectureship in organic chemistry and in 1997 she was promoted to Full
Professor at the UPV/EHU. She has a wide experience in synthetic organic chemistry. Her research
interests include organometallic chemistry and asymmetric catalysis. Especially she is concerned with
synthetic methodologies based on transition metal-catalyzed C-H activation for the synthesis of
potentially active heterocycles. She is also involved in multidisciplinary projects in medicinal chemistry
and machine learning. >100 articles in JCR journals, 20 invited conferences, 20 PhD thesis supervised.
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Section: Pharmaceutical Chemistry
L.M. LimaFederal University of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Brazil Biography Biography of L.M. Lima![]()
Dr. Lídia Moreira Lima graduated from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in 1995 as Pharmacist. She received her MSc degree in 1997 from Chemistry Institute of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). In 2001, she obtained the “Doctor of Chemical Science” degree in the subject of Medicinal Chemistry from Chemistry Institute of UFRJ. During 2002 to 2013 she was Associate Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy in the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Her main scientific interests involve the molecular design, synthesis, metabolism study and lead-optimization of new drug candidates for cancer, diabetes and neglected diseases.
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Section: Innovative Drug Discovery and Protein Targets
B. RathiUniversity of Delhi Delhi India Biography Biography of B. Rathi![]()
Dr. Rathi obtained Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from University of Delhi and works as Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Hansraj College University Enclave, University of Delhi, India. He is recipient of young scientist fellowship and early career research award from Ministry of Science of Technology, Govt. of India.
Currently, Dr. Rathi is visiting Assistant Professor at Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.), Cambridge, USA. He has published more than 28 papers in various journals of National and International repute. He holds the editorial membership of Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, Chemical Biology Letters and executive editorial membership for Bentham Science eBooks.
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Section: Translational Medicine
L. ShaoFudan University Shanghai China Biography Biography of L. Shao![]()
Dr. Liming Shao,Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at School of Pharmacy, Fudan University. Dr. Shao was a senior director at Sepracor Inc./Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. in drug discovery research. For over 20 years, as a medicinal chemist, Dr. Shao participated in or led programs that cover a broad range of drug discovery research and development and which have resulted numerous clinical candidates both in US and China.
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Section: Stereoselective Synthesis
N. SotomayorUniversity of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) Bilbao Spain Biography Biography of N. Sotomayor![]()
Ph.D. Degree at the University of the Basque Country (Spain). After post-doctoral research at the
University of Waterloo (Canada, Prof. V. Snieckus), she returned to the UPV/EHU in Bilbao where she
was promoted to Full Professor. Her current research interests are focused on the development of
methodology based on organometallic chemistry and asymmetric catalysis applied to the synthesis of
heterocyclic systems, potentially active compounds, natural products or drugs. She also participates in
interdisciplinary projects that involve computational chemistry and machine learning tools for reactivity
prediction, and for the design of biologically active molecules. She has authored over 80 publications in
indexed journals, together with book chapters and reviews, and has supervised 16 PhD thesis.
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Section: Infectious Disease
E.C.T. SupuranUniversità degli Studi di Firenze Florence Italy Biography Biography of E.C.T. Supuran![]()
CLAUDIU T. SUPURAN is professor of medicinal chemistry at the Neurofarba Department, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutriceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Italy. He has published more than 1250 papers, his Hirsch factor is h = 110; the number of citations since 1995 > 49800. His main research interest is on enzyme inhibitors, and especially carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, of which he discovered several new classes in the last years. For the last 25 years the main interest of his research was focused on metallo-enzymes and their modulators of activity. In 2013 he was rated as the most cited scientists in Pharmacology & Toxicology by LabTimes.
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Section: Drug Discovery
J. ZhouUniversity of Texas Galveston, TX USA Biography Biography of J. Zhou![]()
Dr. Jia Zhou is currently a tenured Professor in the Chemical Biology Program at University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), USA. He was educated with a PhD degree and trained as a postdoctoral research fellow from Nankai University, University of Virginia, and Georgetown University Medical Center, respectively. He has over 20 years of research experience in medicinal chemistry, drug discovery and development including 7 years of industrial experience in pharmaceuticals. Dr. Zhou’s research interest is drug discovery and development of novel small molecules as potential therapeutics for the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, cancer, inflammation, and infectious diseases. He is an author of more than 130 papers, 7 book chapters and an inventor of 18 patents.
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K.R.A. Abdellatif Beni-Suef University Beni Suef Egypt Biography Biography of K.R.A. Abdellatif![]()
Prof. Khaled R. A. Abdellatif (PhD, pharmaceutical Sciences) is a professor in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Ex-Dean at Beni-Suef University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Egypt. He had received the PhD degree from Cairo University (2004). He worked as a research associate at Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Canada from Oct. 2006 to Sep. 2010 and within these four years, he finished many projects about the design and evaluation of non-ulcerogenic COX-2 and/or 5-Lox antiarthritic agents and NO donor prodrug derivatives thereof in addition to Design, radiosynthesis, and biological evaluation of acyclic triaryl (Z)-olefins to detect tumors. Also, he published around 70 publications in the good impact journals in addition to supervising around 20 master and PhD theses. Moreover, he awarded the incentive national prize in medical sciences (the highest prize in Egypt, May 2015).
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B.N. Balasubramanian Pharma Innovation Sourcing Center, LLC Wrightstown, PA USA |
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G.W. Caldwell Johnson & Johnson PRD Spring House, PA USA Biography Biography of G.W. Caldwell![]()
Dr. Caldwell obtained a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Physical Chemistry from Indiana University, Indiana, USA, and followed with postdoctoral work in mass spectrometry at the University of Alberta, Canada. Currently Dr. Caldwell is a Senior Scientific Directors at Janssen Research and Development and is the Head of US Analytical Sciences and Metabolomics. He has published more than 100 scientific publications and is a named inventor of 2 issued U.S patents. In addition, Dr. Caldwell has written 21 book chapters on various analytical/ADME topics, 1 book on Enzyme Kinetics, and edited an additional 9 books.
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F.I. Carroll Research Triangle Institute Research Triangle Park, NC USA Biography Biography of F.I. Carroll![]()
F. Ivy Carroll received his B.S. degree in chemistry from Auburn University and his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of North Carolina. He joined RTI in 1961 as a Research Chemist and rose steadily to the position of Vice President of the Chemistry and Life Sciences Group, 1996–2001. Dr. Carroll also served as Director of the Center for Organic and Medicinal Chemistry from 1975–2007. He is presently a Distinguished Fellow for Medicinal Chemistry. Dr. Carroll has published 508 peer-reviewed publications, 34 book chapters, and 51 patents.
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J.A. Castillo-Garit Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara Santa Clara Cuba Biography Biography of J.A. Castillo-Garit![]()
PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from University of Las Villas (UCLV), Cuba, 2008. He is professor at the Medical University of Villa Clara has experience in Cheminformatics, medicinal chemistry and drug discovery; more recently he has focused in drug disvorey for the neglected tropical diseases (Chagas and leishmaniasis). He has several Post-doctoral stays in Universitat de Valencia (Spain), University of Porto (Portugal) and Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada). More than ten years of experience as professor and researcher. He has more than 40 JCR research papers and has achieved several scientific awards.
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S. Choi Ewha Womans University Seoul South Korea Biography Biography of S. Choi![]()
Dr. Sun Choi is a professor at the College of Pharmacy and Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea. After Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry from the State University of New York at Buffalo, USA, she joined Prof. Richard B. Silverman’s laboratory in Department of Chemistry and Drug Discovery Program at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA. From 2001 to 2005, she worked as a molecular modeler and computational chemist at the molecular design group in Tripos, Inc., St. Louis, MO, USA. Then, she joined Ewha Womans Univeristy as a faculty member, where she has been an associate professor since 2011. Her research focuses on the state-of-the-art technologies of computer-aided drug design, cheminformatics, computational medicinal chemistry, and biomolecular simulations. Based on these computational methods, she has been conducting multiple research projects targeting therapeutically important enzymes, GPCRs, and ion channels. Active interdisciplinary collaborations are on-going for drug discovery in various diseases such as cancer, virus, pain, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, etc. Since 2011, her lab has been designated as the National Leading Research Laboratory(NLRL) by the Korean government.
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N.A. Colabufo University of Bari Bari Italy Biography Biography of N.A. Colabufo![]()
Nicola Antonio Colabufo received his Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry in 1996 from University of Bari, Italy. After working as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the synthesis of GPCRs ligands, he worked in biological evaluation of GPCRs andσ receptors ligands. Since 2005 he has been Associate Professor and was involved in the development of new compounds for reversal of MDR. He is author and coauthor of numerous papers in the MDR field, edited a text book on MDR in antitumor treatment (ResearchSignPost),and was Guest Editor of a special issue on the role of ABC pumps in drug transport (CTMC). Currently, he is developing potential PET radiotracers to visualize P-gp expression and function in tumor progression and in CNS. He is author of 140 papers and 12 patents following reported. He is full Professor starting from January 2014.
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R. Concu University of Porto Porto Portugal Biography Biography of R. Concu![]()
Dr. Riccardo Concu is a researcher at Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal. He received his European Ph.D. at the University of Cagliari, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Chemistry. His researches are in the broad area of computational chemistry and cheminformatics. On one hand, he has been developing new QSAR models in order to predict protein function, drug targets and Nanoparticle toxicity. In this sense, he has been involved in various European project aimed at assessing the nanoparticle toxicity. On the other hand, he has been working on the development of molecular dynamics simulation aimed at the study of molecular imprinted polymers and self-assembled monolayers.
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M. Congreve Heptares Therapeutics Ltd Welwyn Garden City United Kingdom Biography Biography of M. Congreve![]()
Miles Congreve is Vice President of Chemistry at Heptares Therapeutics, having previously held positions at Astex Therapeutics and GSK. Miles has a background in structure and fragment-based drug design, participating in the discovery of a several agents currently in clinical trials including Ribociclib, Lanabecestat, Onalespib and Erdafitinib. Miles obtained a BSc in biological chemistry from Leicester University and a PhD in synthetic chemistry from Cambridge University. Miles is co-author of over 130 publications and patents. In 2015 Miles was co-recipient of the RSC Malcolm Campbell Memorial Prize for the seminal contributions to GPCR drug discovery made by Heptares.
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F. De Carvalho da Silva Universidade Federal Fluminense Rio de Janeiro Brazil Biography Biography of F. De Carvalho da Silva![]()
He holds a degree in Industrial Chemistry from Fluminense Federal University (2002) and a PhD in Organic Chemistry from Universidade Federal Fluminense (2007). He attended postdoctoral studies at the University of Aveiro (2007-2008) and at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2008-2009). He is currently Associate Professor at the Fluminense Federal University at the Institute of Chemistry at the Department of Organic Chemistry. He is editor-in-chief of the Virtual Chemistry Journal and member of the board of directors of the Brazilian Chemical Society. He is a Young Scientist of our State (FAPERJ) since 2014 and an Affiliate Member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences 2016-2020 edition. He has experience in Organic Chemistry, with emphasis on Organic Synthesis, working mainly on the following topics: carbohydrates, heterocycles, diazocompostos, triazoles, quinones.
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Y. Du Blumberg Institute Doylestown, PA USA Biography Biography of Y. Du![]()
Yanming Du, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director of Medicinal Chemistry at Baruch S. Blumberg Institute (BSBI). Dr. Du has training in organic chemistry, and more than ten years of expertise in medicinal chemistry for infectious diseases. He received his PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Iowa, and had post-doctoral training at Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development. Dr. Du is also an Adjunct Professor in the Drexel University College of Medicine and The Commonwealth Medical College (TCMC). Dr. Du has published 25 scientific papers and is an inventor of 10 patents/patent applications.
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L.L.G. Ferreira University of Sao Paulo Sao Paulo Brazil Biography Biography of L.L.G. Ferreira![]()
Leonardo L. G. Ferreira was born in Sao Carlos – SP, Brazil and received his undergraduate degree in Biomedical Sciences (2003) at the University of Araraquara. He holds a Master’s degree (2007) and a Ph.D. (2013) in Biomolecular Physics from the University of Sao Paulo. He is a postdoctoral fellow (2013-present) at the Physics Institute of Sao Carlos – University of Sao Paulo. He has taught medicinal chemistry and physics laboratory courses at the University of Sao Paulo. Dr. Ferreira has experience in medicinal chemistry, drug discovery for the neglected tropical diseases Chagas disease and leishmaniasis, pharmacokinetics and chemoinformatics. He has published more than 20 scientific articles and 2 book chapters and has edited 2 special issues on chemoinformatics and neglected diseases. Dr. Ferreira is a full member of the Brazilian Chemical Society (SBQ) and its Medicinal Chemistry Division.
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S. Gaonkar Manipal Institute of Technology. Manipal India Biography Biography of S. Gaonkar![]()
Dr. Gaonkar obtained PhD degree in synthetic organic chemistry from University of Mysore, India (2007). He was the JSPS postdoctoral fellow at National Institute of Advanced Industrial science and Technology (AIST), Japan and worked on microwave assisted synthesis of drug seeds (2008-2010). Later he worked as postdoctoral research scientist at Astra Zeneca India and worked on drug development (2011). He was also worked with pharmaceutical companies and got rich experience in pharmaceutical development. Currently Dr. Gaonkar is working as Senior Associate Professor at Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal University (Institute of Eminence in India). He has published more than 75 papers in international journals of repute and got 6 patents into his credits.
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C.R.S. Garcia University of São Paulo São Paulo Brazil |
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L. Giampietro G. d'Annunzio University Chieti Italy Biography Biography of L. Giampietro![]()
Dr. Letizia Giampietro completed a Degree in Pharmacy in 2000 and received her PhD in Medicinal Chemistry in
2003 from “Università G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti, Italy. As of 2006, she is an Assistant Professor. She has been
invited as a Speaker and an Organizing Committee Member at Medicinal Chemistry conferences. She has
experience in Medicinal Chemistry, and her research above all, focuses on the design, synthesis and biological
evaluation of small molecules active on Peroxisome Proliferator-Activate Receptors (PPARs). Lately, her research
has also been directed towards the synthesis of anticancer, neuroprotective and antioxidant compounds.
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R.A. Glennon Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA USA |
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C.M. Gomes University of Lisbon Lisbon Portugal Biography Biography of C.M. Gomes![]()
Cláudio M. Gomes is Associate Professor with aggregation at the Faculty of Sciences University of Lisboa where he heads the Protein Folding and Misfolding Laboratory as part of BioISI Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute. He obtained is PhD in Biochemistry (1999) from the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, as a graduate of the Gulbenkian Ph.D. program in Biology and Medicine, and holds Habilitation (Agregação) in Biochemistry (2013). He has extensive publishing and editorial activities, and is a prolific author with +100 papers in international peer reviewed indexed journals.
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P.R. Hanson University of Kansas Lawrence, KS USA |
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Q. Hu Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou China Biography Biography of Q. Hu![]()
Prof. Dr. Qingzhong Hu is a Professor of Medicinal Chemistry & Chemical
Biology in Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine in China. He received his PhD
in Medicinal Chemistry from Saarland University in Germany in 2010. After further
postdoctoral training in Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland in
Germany, he obtained a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship in 2015 and moved
to Cambridge University in UK to develop a novel approach for hit identification. Prof. Hu
joined Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine in 2017 as a Xinglin Outstanding
Fellow and was appointed Zhujiang Distinguished Professor of Guangdong Province
in 2018. Prof. Hu authored many scientific publications with high impact in the field,
and played a major role in out-licensing several classes of potential drug candidates.
His research interests focus on drug discovery for metabolic, cardiac and renal
diseases.
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R.L. Hudkins Teva Pharmaceutical West Chester, PA USA Biography Biography of R.L. Hudkins![]()
Dr. Hudkins obtained a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Medicinal Chemistry from Virginia Commonwealth University, and a Master of Science degree in Organic Chemistry from Old Dominion University. His research and expertise in neuroscience and oncology produced over 10 new chemical entities advancing into clinical and preclinical development. Dr. Hudkins has more than 185 scientific publications and presentations and is an inventor on 85 U.S patents. Dr. Hudkins is currently a Senior Fellow in Medicinal Chemistry with Teva Pharmaceuticals.
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K.A. Jacobson National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD USA Biography Biography of K.A. Jacobson![]()
Dr. Jacobson Chief of the Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and the Molecular Recognition Section at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Dr. Jacobson is a medicinal chemist with interests in the structure and pharmacology of G protein-coupled receptors, in particular receptors for adenosine and for purine and pyrimidine nucleotides. He obtained a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Chemistry from the University of California, San Diego. He has published more than 700 scientific publications and was inducted into the American Chemical Society’s Division of Medicinal Chemistry Hall of Fame in 2009.
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K.S. Jain K.K.Wagh College of Pharmacy Nashik India Biography Biography of K.S. Jain![]()
Prof. Dr. K.S.Jain holds a rich academic & industrial research experience of 34 years in the areas of
organic synthesis, chemical process development of API . His areas of discovery research work are in
the fields of anti-infective, anticancer, antihyperlipid drug research. He has numerous publications,
few patents and 15 text books to his credit and has good citation index.e has guided above 50 post-grads and
6 Ph.D.’s for their research work.
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E. Juaristi CINVESTAV-IPN Mexico City México Biography Biography of E. Juaristi![]()
Eusebio Juaristi was born in Querétaro (México) in 1950 and studied Chemistry at Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey (B. Sc.) and at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill (Ph. D.). Following postdoctoral stays in the University of California-Berkeley and Syntex, California, he returned to Mexico in 1979, to the Chemistry Department of CINVESTAV-IPN, where he is currently Emeritus Professor of Chemistry. He has been Visiting Professor at the ETH-Zurich (1985-1986 and 1992-1993), UC-Berkeley (1999-2000) and RWTH-Aachen (2013). In 1998 he received Mexico’s Presidential Medal of Science and in 2006 he became a member of El Colegio Nacional, highest academic distinction in Mexico.
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V.B. Konkimalla National Institute of Science Education & Research (NISER) Bubhaneswar India Biography Biography of V.B. Konkimalla![]()
Dr. V Badireenath Konkimalla, Reader-F, National Institute of Science Education and Research
(NISER), Bhubaneswar is a Bachelor of Pharmacy from the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR medical
University, an M. Tech. in Biotechnology from the Center for Biotechnology (CBT), Anna
University; and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and structural biology from University of Heidelberg.
His research interests are in the interdisciplinary areas of pharmaceutical biology and drug
development. He has been awarded the Mike Price fellowship award by the European association
for cancer research (EACR) in the year 2009 and innovative young biotechnologist award
(IYBA), DBT, India in the year 2012.
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B.E. Maryanoff The Scripps Research Institute La Jolla, CA USA Biography Biography of B.E. Maryanoff![]()
Dr. Bruce E. Maryanoff worked in Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical companies for 36 years, retiring in 2010. He is affiliated with The Scripps Research Institute, Baruch S. Blumberg Institute, and Pennsylvania Drug Discovery Institute. He made myriad contributions in medicinal and organic chemistry, and is an internationally renowned expert in drug design and discovery. He invented TOPAMAX® topiramate, a billion-dollar drug used for treating epilepsy and migraine. His efforts led to 13 compounds entering human clinical trials. He published 281 scientific papers, is inventor on 101 U.S. Patents, presented 187 invited lectures, and mentored 11 postdocs. Dr. Maryanoff is Associate Editor of ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. He has received three American Chemical Society national awards and a Smissman Award from the ACS Medicinal Chemistry Division; he was inducted into the Medicinal Chemistry Hall of Fame.
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M. McDonnell Fox Chase Chemical Diversity Center Doylestown, PA USA |
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D.R. Richardson University of Sydney, NSW Sydney Australia Biography Biography of D.R. Richardson![]()
Professor Des Richardson, Ph.D., D.Sc. (UWA), F.F.Sc., FRCPath (UK), holds the Chair of Cancer Cell Biology at the University of Sydney, Australia, and is a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia Senior Principal Research Fellow. He has published over 400 articles, reviews, patents, chapters, etc. in his career as author/co-author (more than 23,307 citations; Google Scholar Accessed 2 Nov 2017). As a major translational research achievement, he has developed the anti-cancer and anti-metastatic drug, DpC, which overcomes P-glycoprotein mediated drug resistance. This has led to commercialisation of DpC and the development of the international company, Oncochel Therapeutics LLC, USA, and its Australian subsidiary, Oncochel Therapeutics Pty Ltd.
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W. L. Santos Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA USA Biography Biography of W. L. Santos![]()
Webster Santos received his BS and PhD degrees in Chemistry at the University of Virginia. He was an NIH postdoctoral fellow in the department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University before he began his independent academic career at Virginia Tech in 2006. He is currently an associate professor of Chemistry and the Cliff and Agnes Lilly Faculty fellow of drug discovery. His research efforts include designing inhibitors of RNA involved in HIV-1, lipid kinase inhibitors, mitochondrial protonophores, and developing borylation methodology. He is a co-author on over 60 refereed papers and 9 patents.
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A.K. Saxena Central Drug Research Institute Lucknow India Biography Biography of A.K. Saxena![]()
Dr. Anil K. Saxena, is actively involved in the domain of medicinal chemistry, including
CADD, drug discovery and development research. He has >49 years of research experience
with 206 research publications, 24 reviews/articles in books and/monographs, 72 patents and
has delivered >180 invited lectures, chaired >48 sessions. He is a Fellow of Royal Society of
Chemistry, UK, Editorial Board Member of different journals like, Medicinal Chemistry
Research, SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research, online International journal
ARKIVOC, and Patent Evaluator: Current Drugs, U.K. He is also series editor for book series
“Topics in Medicinal Chemistry” published by Springer Verlag.
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S.M. Sieburth Temple University Philadelphia, PA USA |
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M.S. Sinicropi University of Calabria Calabria Italy Biography Biography of M.S. Sinicropi![]()
Maria Stefania Sinicropi is Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at the Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences (University of Calabria).
The main focus of the research activity concerns: new synthetic methods for the preparation of compounds of pharmaceutic interest, the study of new small molecules as anticancer drugs.
All these activities have resulted in the publication of 90 original papers in international journals indexed by Scopus, 2 books, 4 book chapters, 3 international patents and a lot of invited lectures and seminars.
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G.R. Smith Fox Chase Chemical Diversity Center, Inc Doylestown, PA USA Biography Biography of G.R. Smith![]()
Dr. Garry Smith has worked for 23 years as a medicinal chemist in pharmaceutical research and development including big pharma (Merck), biotech and contract research organizations. He is currently the Director of Chemistry at the Fox Chase Chemical Diversity Center, Inc. He is an Associate Professor of the PA Drug Discovery Institute and serves as a grants reviewer for multiple NIH study sections and the Rett Syndrome Foundation. Dr. Smith has co-authored over 30 scientific publications and is a co-inventor on 8 U.S. patents.
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D.S. Stoyanov Medical University of Plovdiv Plovdiv Bulgaria Biography Biography of D.S. Stoyanov![]()
Dr Drozdstoy Stoyanov holds currently the academic position of Full Professor and Head,
Neuropsychiatry and Brain Imaging Group, Medical University, Plovdiv.
He is Vice Chair of Philosophy SIG, Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK, Visiting Fellow in the
University of Pittsburgh, USA (2009), International Distinguished Fellow of the American
Psychiatric Association (2018), Guest Lecturer in the Universities of Copenhagen (2015), Vienna
(2017) and Bergen (2018).He published more than 160 scholarly papers, including five monographs and three textbooks.
Dr Stoyanov is Associate Editor of Frontiers in Psychiatry and the European Journal of Person
Centered Health Care; Editorial Board member of Dialogues in Philosophy, Mental and
Neurosciences, International Journal for Person Centered Medicine, Folia Medica and others.
Ad hoc reviewer in Current Medicinal Chemistry, Molecular Neurobiology, Human Brain Mapping,
Journal of Affective Disorders, Biotechnology and Biotechnological Equipement.
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B.W.I. Tou China Medical University Hospital Taichung Taiwan Biography Biography of B.W.I. Tou![]()
Bryan W.I. Tou is the CEO of HAZALYST MEDICAL R&D Ltd, Co, Macau China. Dr. Tou received the doctor of medicine (MD) degree from China Medical University in Taiwan. In the past, he devoted his energy to modernized herbal medicine and natural products by applying the knowledge of computational and systems biology. Now, he is interested in using biobank and electronic medical record to study drug adverse effects, prescription and utilization patterns and potential novel indication of approval drug.
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D.K. Yadav Gachon University of Medicine and Science Incheon South Korea Biography Biography of D.K. Yadav![]()
Dharmendra Kumar Yadav was born in Deoria (U.P.), India. He has completed his PhD in, Biological Science from CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, India and postdoctoral studies from Hanyang University Korea and University of Delhi, India. Presently, he is working as Assistant Professor and Principal Investigator of NRF project (Korea) in College of Pharmacy in Gachon University, Korea. He has recipient of 2014 Young Scientist award from the SERB, Science and Engineering Research Board, New Delhi. He had worked as Young Scientist at All India Institute of Medical Science Jodhpur, India. He has published more than 55 papers in reputed journals, 03 Book Chapter and US Patent. He is continuing his research in atomic level molecular simulation of Plasma Medicine, Computer-Aided Drug Design, Molecular Modelling and Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Biological networks etc. He is one of the Editorial members and reviewer of in many prestigious journals. He also has received several awards and honors in research career.
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D. Zampieri University of Trieste Trieste Italy Biography Biography of D. Zampieri![]()
Dr. Daniele Zampieri has obtained his Ph.D in Medicinal Chemistry from University of Trieste and
his interests are focused on the design, synthesis and biological evaluation of new compounds gifted
with antimicrobial activity, in particular antimycobacterials/antifungals and new compounds as sigma
receptor ligands. He has several collaborations both locals and internationals, which have led to 28
international peer-reviewed publications, dozens international meetings and 1 book chapter.From December 2006, he is full-time researcher at University of Trieste
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A.K. Gupta The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, TX USA Biography Biography of A.K. Gupta![]()
Dr. Amit K. Gupta is currently a Keck Computational Biology Fellow at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas, USA. He obtained his Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, India in 2014. His experience prior to joining to his current role include Postdoctoral Research Scientist at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals and Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ewha Woman's University, South Korea. Dr. Gupta’s research interest involves ligand and structure-based drug design against undruggable or allosteric targets. He combines molecular dynamics simulations with different virtual screening techniques to discover novel lead compounds.
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N. Arora JawaharLal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad India |
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A.K. Banerjee CSIR- Indian Institute of Chemical Technology Hyderabad India |
I. Cacciatore University of Chieti – Pescara Chieti Italy |
Q. Chen Lilly Corporate Center Indianapolis, IN USA |
H. Chen Fuzhou University Fuzhou China |
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X. Chen University of Mining and Technology Xuzhou China |
M.N.D.S. Cordeiro University of Porto Porto Portugal |
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C. Ding Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai China |
G.R. Dwivedi ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre Bhubaneswar India |
C. Gao MedImmune Gaithersburg, MD USA |
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A. Geronikaki University of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Greece |
S.P. Gupta Meerut Institute of Engineering and Technology Meerut India |
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A. K. Gupta The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, TX USA |
J. Hao Lilly Corporate Center Indianapolis, IN USA |
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N. Hassan Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana Santiago Chile |
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P.S. Lopes Universidade Federal de São Paulo São Paulo Brazil |
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L. da Silva M. Forezi Universidade Federal Fluminense Rio de Janeiro Brazil |
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I.S. Moreira Universidade de Coimbra Coimbra Portugal |
E.N. Muratov University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC USA |
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N. Qvit Bar-Ilan University Safed Israel |
S.J.S. Rubin Stanford University Stanford, CA USA |
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J.M. Ruso University of Santiago de Compostela A Coruña Spain |
M.T. Scotti Federal University of Paraíba João Pessoa, PB Brazil |
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O. Sensoy Istanbul Medipol University Istanbul Turkey |
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H. Sharma Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OK USA |
S.K. Srivastava Central Institute of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants Lucknow India |
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S.S. Thakur Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Hyderabad India |
H. Wu Sichuan University Chengdu China |
Na Ye SooChow University Jiangsu China |
F. You MedImmune Gaithersburg, MD USA |
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B. Yu Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou China |
J. Zhang Xinyang Normal University Xinyang China |
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Q. Zhao Liaoning University Shenyang China |
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A.K. Dubey Netaji Subhas University of Technology Dwarka, New Delhi India |
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M. Saha Abzena Bristol, PA 19020 USA Biography Biography of M. Saha![]()
Dr. Mrinmoy Saha presently working as a Senior Scientist at Abzena in Bristol, Pennsylvania.
He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Calcutta in 2005 and Master
of Science degree from Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati in 2007. In the Fall of 2008, he
moved to the United States for his doctoral studies at Corvallis, Oregon. In 2014, he obtained his
Ph.D. degree from the Oregon State University under the guidance of Professor Rich G. Carter.
His Ph.D. dissertation was focused on the total syntheses of several Lycopodium alkaloids. Then,
he moved to National Institutes of Health (NIH) at Bethesda, Maryland as a Postdoctoral Fellow
with Dr. Daniel H. Appella. At NIH, His research interests primarily focused on synthesis of
small molecule enzyme inhibitors and peptide nucleic acids (PNAs). During his time at NIH, he
had developed a series of mercaptobenzamide prodrugs to inactivate HIV-1 NCp7 (nucleocapsid
protein 7), which plays a critical role in different stages of HIV life cycle. After completing his
postdoctoral research, he joined Abzena as a Senior Scientist in February 2017. As a Senior
Scientist, Dr. Saha is playing a major role in Abzena’s Chemistry R & D projects related to
synthesis and development of novel ADCs (Antibody-Drug Conjugates).
Dr. Saha is an active member of the American Chemical Society (ACS) since 2011 and serves as
editorial board member for Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences and American Journal of
Phytomedicine and Clinical Therapeutics. He acted as a reviewer for numerous journals such as
Tetrahedron, Natural Product Research, Molecules, Chemistry Central Journal etc. Dr Saha
received several awards such as Milton Harris Graduate Fellowship in 2014, Teaching Assistant
Award in 2012, MCM Scholarship in 2006, Merit Certificate and Somnath Banerjee Memorial
Medal in 2005.
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A.M. Soares Fundacao Universidade Federal de Rondonia Porto Velho Brazil Biography Biography of A.M. Soares![]()
Graduate in Biological Sciences (1994), Master’s and Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry (1997 and
2000) at Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto of the University of São Paulo (FMRP-USP/RP).
Pos-doctoral in Toxicology (2001) at Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences of the Ribeirao Preto of
the University of São Paulo (FCFRP-USP). He is a researcher specialist at Oswaldo Cruz
Foundation - Rondonia (FIOCRUZ-RO). He started her career at Ribeirão Preto University
(UNAERP, 2000) and FCFRP-USP (2005) and moved to FIOCRUZ-RO (2011). He is currently
Director of the Department of Research Support and Human Resources Training in Science and
Technology of the Rondônia State Research Support Foundation (Fundação Rondônia, FAPERO),
Full Professor and Research Coordinator at the University Center Saint Luke (UniSL) and advisor
professor in the Post-Graduate Program in Experimental Biology (UNIR) and Post-Graduate
Program in Biodiversity and Biotechnology of the BIONORTE Network (Brazil). It has more than
200 published articles, index h 41 and graduated 60 more students among undergraduate students,
masters, doctorate and postdoctoral. In Rondonia, coordinates the Center of the Studies of
Biomolecules Applied to Health (CEBio) at FIOCRUZ-RO focusing his projects in the areas of
Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Toxicology studying the Isolation and functional/structural
characterization of animal toxins and natural/synthetic inhibitors. Identification and structural
characterization of natural products of animal and/or plant origin with antimicrobial activity and
against neglected tropical diseases from Amazonian and Brazilian biodiversity.
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H.-L. Zhu Nanjing University Nanjing China Biography Biography of H.-L. Zhu![]()
Hai-Liang Zhu was born in 1965 in China. He achieved his Master’s degree in
Inorganic Chemistry from the Department of Chemistry, Lanzhou University in 1988.
He worked at the Department of Chemistry of Ningxia University as a Lecturer in
1988-1994 and then earned his Ph.D. degree in 1998 at the School of Chemistry of
Nanjing University in Bioinorganic Chemistry. From 1998 to 2002 he worked as a
postdoctoral fellow at the School of Chemistry, Zhongshan University, and
Department of Chemistry, Philipps University in Marburg, Germany. Then he started
his professorship at the School of Life Sciences in Nanjing University in 2004. His
current research focuses on medicinal chemistry, and he has published more than 600
articles on core journals of SCI, such as Nat. Commun., J. Am. Chem. Soc., Chem.
Eur. J., Chem. Comun., Chem. Lett., J. Med. Chem., Eur. J. Med. Chem. and so on.
Also he had applied more than 120 patents. Published papers have been cited by SCI
for more than 14200 times with H-index 48. As the researcher, he has received more
than 105governmental funds with the total amount of 200M in the Chinese dollar.
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J.P. Zuliani Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz Rio de Janeiro Brazil Biography Biography of J.P. Zuliani![]()
Graduate at Odontology (1997), Master's and Ph.D. degree in Immunology (2001 and 2005) at
Biomedical Sciences Institute of the São Paulo University (ICB-USP/SP). She is a researcher at
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation - Rondonia (FIOCRUZ-RO) and Ph.D. at Federal University of
Rondonia (UNIR). She started her career at Butantan Institute (2005) and moved to FIOCRUZ-
RO (2006). In Rondonia, started a Laboratory of Immunology Applied to Healthy at FIOCRUZ-
RO focusing her projects on celular immunology and mechanisms of action of venoms and
toxins isolated form snake venoms on leukocytes and snakebites, a neglected tropical disease.
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