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Eduardo Cazap MD, PhD is an Argentinean medical oncologist with a longstanding clinical and scientific career in Argentina and Internationally. Founder and first President of the Latin American & Caribbean Society of Medical Oncology (SLACOM) , Past- President of the International Union against Cancer (UICC) and Member of the Executive Committee of the National Cancer Institute of Argentina since 2010 . He received in 2013 the Distinguished Achievement Award of the Conquer Cancer Foundation (USA) and bestowed as Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (FASCO). He has a vast in-country and international experience and is a regular plenary speaker, chair or moderator at global cancer and health meetings as well as part of organizing major international conferences.

Dr. Priscilla Coleman obtained her Ph.D. degree (in 1998) in Life-Span Development Psychology from West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA. Presently, Dr. Coleman is employed as Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, USA. Her skills and expertise mainly lie in the subject areas/fields of Induced Abortion, Substance Abuse, Alcohol Use, Bipolar Disorder, Parenting, etc. Dr. Coleman has published over 50 manuscripts and her documents have received citations greater than 1,930.

Dr. Garfield is Professor of Obstetrics at the Women and Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Guangzhou, China. He has published over 500 articles on reproduction and women’s health and holds about 60 on patents on medical instruments and treatment of female disorders. Dr. Garfield was trained in medicine and received a PhD in pharmacology from the University of Alberta, Canada and did extensive postgraduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Paris, France. His expertise is in uterine and cervical physiology, preterm birth and the endocrinology of pregnancy.

Dr. Ghosh received her PhD from the University of Pittsburgh, School of Public Health in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. Following her PhD, she pursued post-doctoral training at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in the area of HIV acquisition and transmission in women. Currently Dr. Ghosh is an Assistant Professor at the George Washington University, Milken Institute School of Public Health. Her research interests are focused on HIV in women, specifically innate immune responses in the female reproductive tract and its regulation by sex hormones. Her current projects include working with adolescent girls, postmenopausal women and women who have experienced sexual violence and trauma.

Dr. Sajal Gupta obtained her Master’s Degree (in 2014) in Embryology & Andrology from the Eastern Virginia Medical School at Norfolk, USA. Presently, Dr. Gupta is an Assistant Professor in the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA. Her skills and expertise mainly lie in the subject areas/fields of Endometriosis, Assisted Reproductive Techniques, Preeclampsia, Obstetrics, etc. Dr. Gupta has published over 50 manuscripts, and her documents have received a considerable number of total citations, i.e. greater than 3,365.

Prof. Mohamad Eid Hammadeh obtained his degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Veterinary Medicine (in 1988) from Giessen University, Germany. Presently, Prof. Hammadeh was appointed as Head of the Research Center and IVF Department at MCIH. His achievements include research in the field of human reproduction, fertility and sterility. Prof. Hammadeh has published over 85 manuscripts and his documents have received citations greater than 1,455.

Dr. Haitham Hamoda obtained an academic degree of 'Doctor in Medicine' (MD) in 2007 from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. Currently, Dr. Hamoda is a Consultant Gynaecologist and subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at King’s College Hospital, London, England. His areas of clinical expertise include infertility and assisted reproduction, menopause and premature ovarian failure, gynaecological ultrasound scanning, gynaecological endocrinology including polycystic ovary syndrome, management of fibroids and endometriosis, minimal access surgery, miscarriage and menstrual disorders, etc. Dr. Hamoda has published widely in his field, i.e. over 50 manuscripts, and his documents have received citations greater than 740.

Dr. Elena V. Kuklina obtained her M.D. degree (in 1993) in Pediatrics from Ural State Medical Academy, Yekaterinburg, Russia, and her Ph.D. degree (in 2004) in Nutritional Epidemioligy from Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Currently, Dr. Kuklina is appointed as an Epidemiologist at CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Her fields of expertise and interests include epidemiology, nutrition, obstetrics, pediatrics, cardiovascular epidemiology, disease prevention and health promotion. Dr. Kuklina, as an author/co-author, has published over 65 manuscripts in various journals of international repute, and her manuscripts have received a considerable number of total citations, i.e. more than 3,895.

Prof. La Marca has a degree in medicine and surgery and did his specialization in gynecology and Obstetrics from the University of Siena. He also completed his doctorate (of research in Germ cell biology) during the same period. Since 2003, he has been working at the Gynecology and Obstetrics clinic of the University Hospital of Modena. Since 2013, he is an Associate Professor at the University of Modena. Prof. Marca is author of more than 130 articles published in internationally recognized indexed journals.

Dr. Valentina Lucia La Rosa, PsyD, is a Psychologist at the Unit of Psychodiagnostics and Clinical Psychology of the University of Catania, Italy. Her research interests involve the quality of life, sexual function and psychological well-being in gynecological and urological diseases. Dr. La Rosa, as an author/co-author, has published more than 50 articles in various journals, having over 475 total citations. She is a member of important scientific societies, such as Italian Psychological Association (AIP), Lacanian School of Psychoanalysis (SLP), European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), etc.

Dr. Liverani is Chief of Preventive Gynecologic Oncology Unit at the Foundation IRCCS, Policlinico Hospital, University of Milan (Italy). He is also Chief of the “Reference Centre for the Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of HPV related Genital Pathology”. He has more than 30 years of experience in lower genital tract pathology. He is a teacher at the School of Specialization in Obstetrics and Gynecology and at the School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan. In the last fifteen years he has been an invited and a keynote speaker in more than 100 national courses and international meetings, and is consultant of the regional Workgroup for the guidelines and the diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms in gynecology, supporting the General Health Administration.

Yutaka Osuga is a professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the University of Tokyo. He is a leading physician scientist in Obstetrics and Gynecology in Japan. He received his MD in 1985 and PhD in 1995 from the Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, Japan. He completed his residency training of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Tokyo. He is board certified by Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Japan Society of Gynecologic and Obstetric Endoscopy and Minimally Invasive Therapy, Japan Society for Reproductive Medicine, and Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine. He has been the Professor of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the University of Tokyo since 2013.

Bachelor in Human Medicine (1986), Medical Doctor (1986), Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology (1991) from Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Lima, Peru, and Master in Public Health and Global Health from Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (2016) in Lima, Peru. Dr. Pacora has been research fellow at the Perinatology Research Branch, Division of Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (NICHD/NIH/DHHS), Bethesda, Maryland, and Detroit, Michigan, USA led by Professor Dr. Roberto Romero. In addition, Dr. Pacora has been member of a multidisciplinary research and training team in the Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health led by Professor Dr. Michelle Williams, which brings together epidemiologists, clinicians, students, and investigators from Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, University of Washington, Georgetown University, Swedish Medical Center, various universities and medical centers in the US and abroad. With more 25 years in the field of obstetrics and maternal fetal medicine, Dr. Pacora has contributed in the study of prediabetes, gestational diabetes, the amniotic fluid in the host response to intra-amniotic infection, placental pathology in the fetal inflammatory response syndrome, pathogenesis of placental abruption, the mechanism of fetal death, biomarkers of preeclampsia, among other complications in pregnancy.

Dr. Antonio Russo, M.D., is currently Full Professor of Medical Oncology in the Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences at University of Palermo Medical School, Italy. Dr. Russo’s principal areas of expertise include the following: Design and conduction of phase II-III clinical trials in solid tumors; Chemotherapy and targeted therapies of solid tumors; Prognostic and predictive biomolecular indicators of therapeutic response to monoclonal antibodies and to tyrosine kinase inhibitors in solid tumors; and, Molecular genetics, prevention and therapies of hereditary and familial tumors. Dr. Russo, as an author/co-author, has published more than 515 articles in various journals, having a significant number of total citations, i.e. over 10,330.

Dr. Schiff is a graduate of McGill Medical School and did his Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology as well as a Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology at the Boston Hospital for Women [now Brigham and Women’s Hospital]. He was Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology before moving over to the Massachusetts General Hospital to become Chief of the Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service. He is currently the Joe Vincent Meigs Distinguished Professor of Gynecology at Harvard Medical School and the Emeritus Chief of the Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service. Dr. Schiff is one of the founding trustees of the North American Menopause Society and has served as Editor-in-Chief of its journal Menopause since its inception.

Prof. Dr. Francesco Sesti is Associate Professor in Gynecology and Obstetrics at Tor Vergata University of Roma from 2007. He was responsible of research funds financed by the Italian Ministry of University from 1994 until 2009. He is Member of several scientific Societies. His areas of scientific interest are gynaecologic oncology (diagnosis and treatment of HPV infections’ lower genital tract; diagnosis and treatment of preinvasive cervical lesions; diagnosis of preneoplastic and neoplastic vulvar lesions); mininvasive gynaecologic surgery (laparoscopy and hysteroscopy); uterine myomas; endometriosis; abnormal uterine bleeding. He is author of 105 publications on peer reviewed journals with impact factor, 797 total citations, h-index: 16.

Dr. Nina J. Solenski since 2007 is an Associate Professor of Neurology (with Tenure), University of Virginia. Dr. Solenski did her M.D from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA in 1989. She also did Cerebrovascular Research Training from University of Virginia Mechanisms of Cerebral Ischemia in 1996 (as her last post-graduation education).

Dr. Anil K. Sood is a Professor and Vice Chair for Translational Research in the Departments of Gynecologic Oncology and Cancer Biology. He is also co-director of the Center for RNA Interference and Non-Coding RNA at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. He is also Director of the multi-disciplinary Blanton-Davis Ovarian Cancer Research Program. Dr. Sood co-leads the Ovarian Cancer Moon Shot Program. Dr. Sood received his medical degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. His research is focused towards three main areas: 1) mechanisms of angiogenesis and metastasis in ovarian cancer; 2) effects of neuroendocrine stress hormones on ovarian cancer growth and progression, 3) development of new strategies for systemic in vivo siRNA delivery.

Prof. Christian J. Thaler, was appointed as a University Professor at the Hospital of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in 1998, where he currently heads the Hormone and Fertility Center. Since 2015, Prof. Thaler has been a Consultant of Reproductive Endocronology for Songziniao Hospital. His clinical and scientific focus is towards (a) the ovarian function and its influence by trace elements and vitamins, (b) Mechanisms of embryonic implantation in the uterus (implantation) and (c) the hormonal and immunological processes during early pregnancy. He is the author and co-author of numerous books and book contributions and a large number of scientific publications.

I am the Head of the Sport and Exercise Science Discipline at James Cook University and an Exercise Scientist with more than 30 years of experience working in sport and exercise settings. I undertake research in exercise interventions for healthy populations and those with chronic disease. I specialise in exercise for older women. I have a particular interest in exercise participation for improving the health and well-being of postmenopausal women. My research incorporates physiological and psychosocial interventions.

Dr. Doris M. Boutain is presently serving as an Associate Professor at the University of Washington School of Nursing, USA. She obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Washington School of Nursing in 2000. Her research is anchored in understanding how health disparities are created and can be addressed, from a systems-level perspective to sustain equity. Her work advocates for system change to promote population and community health for those most at risk of poor health outcomes. Her scholarship has been funded by the March of Dimes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The National Institutes of Health, Division of Child and Maternal Health, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Dr. Khalid El Bairi (MD) is the founder of The Cancer Biomarkers Working Group, Oujda, Morocco. He has published many peer-reviewed articles in the field of predictive and prognostic cancer biomarkers to improve survival outcomes in several WoS and Medline-indexed journals. His research focuses particularly on biomarkers for gynecological cancers such as ovarian cancer. He is currently a member of the board of various international scientific societies, and an editor and reviewer for more than 35 journals. He is also highly interested in teaching evidence-based medicine, clinical research methods, and publishing ethics to medical and PhD students.

Dr. Achour Radhouane is an Associate professor in Gynecology-Obstetric, Faculty of medicine Tunis-Tunisia. His qualifications include Doctor of Medicine, Doctor Specialist diploma in Gynecology-Obstetric, Master in Reproductive Medicine, Master in Breast Pathology and Master in clinical sexology. He has published many basic and clinical articles in relation to gynecology and obstetrics. His research interests include Rare Diseases in gynecology and prenatal diagnosis.

Dr. Valentina Lucia La Rosa, PsyD, is a Psychologist at the Unit of Psychodiagnostics and Clinical Psychology of the University of Catania, Italy. Her research interests involve the quality of life, sexual function and psychological well-being in gynecological and urological diseases. Dr. La Rosa, as an author/co-author, has published more than 50 articles in various journals, having over 475 total citations. She is a member of important scientific societies, such as Italian Psychological Association (AIP), Lacanian School of Psychoanalysis (SLP), European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), etc.

Dr. Christopher Matthew Tarnay is an Associate Professor at the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Department of Urology, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. In 1994 he did Doctor of Medicine from Georgetown University School of Medicine Washington, District of Columbia.