Pollution Control & Sustainable Environment

Ewa Cukrowska is a Professor em. of environmental analytical chemistry at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. She received MSc and PhD degrees from the Maria Curie-Skodowska University in Poland in 1982. Her research interests is in speciation of heavy metals in industrial, environmental, and biomedical samples with development and application of different analytical techniques and remediation methods; metals transport, fate, seasonal changes, biological uptake with chemometric evaluation and modelling of solution equilibria. She published over 200 publications.

Speciation of heavy metals in industrial, environmental, and biomedical samples with development and application of different analytical techniques and remediation methods; metals transport, fate, seasonal changes, biological uptake with chemometric evaluation and modelling of solution equilibria.

Dr. Asit K. Chakraborti had M. Sc. degree in Organic Chemistry from the University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India in 1977 being placed first in the first class. He received Ph.D. degree in Synthetic Organic Chemistry from IACS, Kolkata, India in 1985. He had post-doctoral research training in USA in the department of Chemistry, Clemson University, South Carolina, during 1985-1987 and in Medicinal Chemistry in Purdue University, Indiana, USA during 1987-1989. He joined the University of Burdwan as a faculty in the department of Chemistry and served during 1990-1994. He joined the department of Medicinal Chemistry, NIPER, S. A. S.Nagar, Punjab, India as Assistant Professor in 1994 and was elevated to the position of Assoc. Professor in 1999 and to Professor and Head in 2001. He has guided 34 Ph. D. and 114 Masters students. He has published 163 research papers (with 7322 citation with h index of 51) and filed 42 patents.

To promote interdisciplinary research and teaching culture. Medicinal Chemistry: Target-based design and syntheses of new chemical entities for various therapeutic areas Tropical communicable and neglected diseases: (a) Tuberculosis: inhibitors of FtsZ protein assembly, His G, isocitrate lyase (ICL), and malate synthase (ML); (b) Leishmaniasis: trypanothiane reductase (TR), ribose-5-phosphate, and HDAC inhibitors. Non-communicable diseases: (a) Diabetes: PTP1B, GOAT inhibitors; (b) Inflammation: selective COX-2, COX-LOX dual inhibitors for rheumatoid arthritis and their implication in other disease control such as cancer and CNS disorder; and PDE-IVB inhibitors for asthma and COPD. Organic Chemistry: Catalysis: Development of transition-metal catalysed and organocatalytic C-H activation reactions; noble/non-noble metal derived nanocatalysts; and hetero-bimetallic hybrid nanocatalysts for generation of new bio-active carbogens and late functionalisation of bioactive scaffolds. Green/Sustainable Chemistry: Development of heterogeneous/solid-supported catalysts for organic reactions; microwave-assisted organic reactions; Use of innocuous reaction media- water, ionic liquids, and fluorous solvents; Molecular level understanding of the role of water in promoting organic reactions; Non-solvent (organo-catalytic) uses of ionic liquids and delineating their role and the origin of catalysis for predictive catalyst modeling. Combinatorial Chemistry: Development of methodologies for solid/solution phase synthesis of small molecular libraries; Strategies for new linkers and analytical protocols. Natural Products/Drug Synthesis: Greener synthetic routes to bio-active natural products, cardiovascular drugs, and other biologically active molecules; All-water and protecting group-free synthetic strategies.

Psychologist and Environmental Consultant. He completed doctoral studies in the Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment of the UNED. Chief of Brigade in a Forest Fire Service with more than 20 years of experience. He collaborates with several companies and institutions in the area of training in Psychology in Emergencies and Human Resources. He is Professor at the University of Valencia in the Master in "Intervention and operational coordination in emergencies and catastrophes" and other postgraduate courses on emergencies. Director and President of the International Scientific-Professional Committee of the National Symposium on Forest Fires (SINIF). He has lectured internationally and has been part of the Organizing Committee of several International Congresses on Earth Sciences and Climate Change. He has published articles on forest fires, stress, psychosocial risks and emotional trauma, mainly in relation to emergency services and natural disasters. Currently, he is assigned to the Research Group on "Climate and Territorial Planning" (University of Alicante), where he researches on the social perception of forest fire risk and behavior in the event of possible disasters.

Climate and Territorial Planning, Regional Geography and Physical Geography,Social Perception of Forest Fire Risk

Aizman Roman Idelevich, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor, Honored Worker of Science of Russia, Head of the Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Safety , Director of the Institute of Health and Safety. A member of 3 dissertation councils for doctoral theses, a foreign member of the American Physiological Society, a valid Member of the European Society of Pediatric Nephrology, associate editor of two scientific journals. Under his leadership 8 doctoral and 40 candidate's theses on problems of developmental and renal physiology, physiological-hygienic effects of drinking water were defended. Author of over 500 scientific and methodical works, including 28 monographs, 90 manuals, 367 articles in refereed journals and 16 proposals, patents, registration certificates. Awarded diplomas of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Administration of the city and region (Novosibirsk) the Medal "Property of Siberia", K.D.Ushinsky medal. etc.

Developmental physiology, Renal physiology and water-salt homeostasis, Sports physiology, Psychophysiology

Dr Sergey Suchkov, MD, PhD. Professor in Immunology & Medicine. Director, Center for Personalized Medicine, Sechenov University and Chair, Dept for Translational Medicine, Moscow Engineering Physical Institute (MEPhI). Born on 11 Jan 1957, Astrakhan, Russia; two sons. Education: MD, Astrakhan State Medical University, Russia, 1980; PhD, I.M.Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 1985; Doctor Degree, National Institute of Immunology, Russia, 2001. Positions held: Post Doc Research Associate, Institute of Medical Enzymology; Head of the Lab of Immunology, Helmholtz Eye Research Institute in Moscow; Trainee, Laboratory of Immunology, NEI, Bethesda, MD, USA; Chair, Department for Clinical Immunology, Moscow Clinical Research Institute; Executive Secretary-in-Chief of the Editorial Board, Biomedical Science International journal. Honours: Secretary General, United Cultural Convention, Cambridge, UK. Memberships: New York Academy of Sciences, USA; ISPM, Tokyo, Japan; PMC, Washington, DC, USA; ACS, USA; AMEE, Dundee, UK; AHA, USA; EPMA, Brussels.

Immunology & Medicine

Yon Rojanasakul, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at West Virginia University. Dr. Rojanasakul’s research focuses on understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms of cancer and fibroproliferative disorders. His research has led to the discovery of key molecular targets and signaling pathways involved in cancer cell death and chemoresistance. The overall goal of his research is to develop more effective strategies for the treatment and diagnosis of cancer and fibrosis. Another key area of Rojanasakul’s research involves nanotechnology with an emphasis on the long-term health effects of engineered nanoparticles. His research develops exposure models and assay methods for nanosafety evaluation, identifies key properties of nanomaterials influencing their bioactivities, and elucidates the cellular and molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis. Dr. Rojanasakul is Principal Investigator of several projects funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. He is Robert C. Byrd Professor and Benedum Distinguished Scholar at the West Virginia University. He is also a Fellow of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists and Program Leader of the WVU Cancer Center.

Carcinogenesis and Cancer Treatment Nanosafety and Nanomedicine Free Radical Biology Molecular Pharmacology

Vice Dean for Teaching and Students Affairs- Faculty of Politics & Economics; Suez University. Professor of Operations Management- Faculty of Commerce, Suez University  Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Heriot-Watt University Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration, Faculty of Commerce; Business Administration Department; Ain Shams University Research Interests; Open Innovation, Innovation, Lean Six Sigma, social Responsibility.

Managerial implications to protect the environment

Shyam Manohar is Professor of Environmental Science at Kenyatta University, Kenya; obtained Ph.D. (1974) from Institute of Science, University of Bombay; B.Sc. major Botany, Chemistry and Zoology; M.Sc. (Botany) from University of Meerut, India; Senior Scientific Officer at Indian council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) New Delhi; conducted research on “Floristic and Phytosociological Studies of the North and South Arid and semi-arid Regions of India”. Lecturer (1975-83) Plant Ecologist at University of Nairobi; Associate Professor (1984-2002), School of Environmental Studies, Moi University, Kenya. Supervised M. Phil. / M.Sc. and D. Phil. / Ph.D. candidates; Research Interest in Plant Community Ecology; Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems; Planning and Management of the Arid and Semi-arid Regions; and Wildlife Resources; Agro-meteorology; Agroecosystems; Climatic Classification; Rangeland and Tropical Forest Ecology; Natural Resources, Conservation and Management of Biodiversity; Qualitative and Quantitative Characteristics and analysis of Vegetation; Vice President of the Academy of Plant Sciences, India. “Leading Scientists of the World–2014” by International Biographic Centre, Cambridge, England.

Floristic and Phytosociological Studies of the North and South Arid and semi-arid Regions of India

Dr Abbas Amini is currently an assistant professor at ACK and Western Sydney University, Australia. After obtaining PhD from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (ranked 17th in Engineering among the universities worldwide), he conducted research with Australian universities, as a postdoctoral research fellow at Monash and Deakin Universities, and as a senior research fellow at the University of Melbourne. His fine outcomes have been presented in high impact factor journals, e.g., Nature publication group, and a recent published book in 2016. Abbas is the editor of more than 20 reputed journals, and served as the chair/committee member of more than 120 international conferences to date.

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