Open Medicine Journal

Prof. Bassam R. Ali is the professor of Molecular and Genetic Medicine at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, UAE. Prof. Ali obtained his PhD degree in biochemistry from the University of Cambridge and worked at UCL and Imperial College London before joining UAE University in August 2006. His current research interests include (1) Elucidation of the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying human monogeniv diseases (2) Pharmacogenomics and (3) Cellular trafficking in eukaryotic cells. Prof. Ali published over 100 original research articles and reviews in international refereed journals and participated in numerous scientific meetings.

Prof. Grzegorz Cieślar, M.D., Ph.D. Vice-Head of Department of Internal Medicine, Angiology and Physical Medicine in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland. Education: 1985 - M.D., 1989 - Ph.D., 2006 -Ass. Professor, 2013 – professor. Specialist in internal medicine (1992), balneology and physical medicine (2010) Co-author of: 11 monograph books, 37 chapters in book, 178 articles in journals, 219 congress papers. Scientific editor of 7 monograph books. Member of Editorial Boards of 15 international Journals and reviewer in 34 international Journals.

Dr. Kenji Dohi is a professor of emergency medicine, and chief director of emergency center at Showa University, School of Medicine, Japan. Dr. Dohi has published extensively on the neuroscience, clinical neuroscience and emergency medicine with over 100 peer reviewed international publications. Especially, his research activity is focused on neuro-resuscitation, neuroinflammation and oxidative stress on CNS diseases. He is an associate editor of journal on behalf of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine.

Dr Joanna Kopecka received her PhD degree from University of Turin, Italy in 2013. Her research focuses on basis of chemoresistance and immunoresistance of cancer cells. In particular, she is interested in finding new therapeutic approaches to target resistant cancer cells, using both pharmacological and molecular biology tools. She has coauthored more than 30 scientific papers, abstracts and reviews.

Dr. Shigeo Masuda received his MD from the University of Tokyo in 1996, and PhD in Hematology/Oncology from the Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan. He was an Assistant Professor and an Associate Professor at Jichi Medical University, Japan, from 2007 to 2012, and joined RIKEN CDB in 2011. He studied at the Belmonte Lab in the Salk Institute from 2012 to 2014. Currently, he is an Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery in Osaka University, Japan. His interest is regenerative medicine using iPS-derived cells, including molecular targeted therapy for iPS-derived undifferentiated cells to improve safety.

I was born on 05 Augusts 1973 in Shahrood, Iran. I got my PhD in the in Analytical Chemistry with a focus on herbal and medicinal plants in 2005. In the recent decades, I have been working on characterization, processing of medicinal plants and assessments of their biological activities. They may be considered as proper alternatives for chemical drugs with noxious side effects. At the present, I am an Associate Professor in the Chemistry Department of Islamic Azad University, Shahrood Branch, Shahrood, Iran. I'm also the Editor-in-Chief of an international journal, namely “Trends in Phytochemical Research (TPR)”

Dr. Walter F. Riesen has obtained Ph.D. from University of Bern, Switzerland. He is a fellow at the Basel Institute for Immunology. He is a member of the Executive Committee and treasurer of the International Task Force for the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease, Member of the Editorial Board of the Eur Heart Journal, Corresponding Member of the Austrian Society of Clinical Chemistry. He does his research in diagnosis and treatment of Lipid disorders. He has contributed more than 350 publications, having citations around 5812.

Dr. Enrique Soto is Full Time Research Professor at the Institute of Physiology of the Autonomous University of Puebla, Mexico. Is the author of more than hundred articles in peer reviewed journals and several book chapters. His main focus is on Sensory Neurobiology. His work has dealt with the study of vestibular and auditory system and holds patents for the developing of a Vestibular Prosthetic System. He is also involved in the study of ionic channels in physiology and pathophysiology. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine of Mexico.

Dr. Cristiana Bellan obtained her Ph.D. degree (2006) in Quantitative and Diagnostic Pathology from University of Siena, Siena, Italy. Dr. Bellan is currently Researcher of Anatomical Pathology (Faculty of Medical Biotechnologies) at University of Siena. Her skills and expertise mainly lie in the subject areas of PCR, Cancer Biology, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Cancer Research, Cancer Diagnostics, Histopathology, Microscopy, etc. Dr. Bellan, as an author/co-author, has published more than 65 articles in various journals, having over 1,860 total citations.

MD, Ph.D, Professor of Physiology, Specialist in Endocrinology, Scientific Director of The Medical Center Foltra, Qualified Deputy in Advanced Regenerative Therapies. 25 Prizes in Research. Maximum grade reached in my professional career as researcher and medical doctor. Nominated as Excellence in Research. Reviewer of Several Spanish and Foreign Agencies for qualification projects and researchers. Member of the New York Academy of Sciences, Member of the Royal Society. Invited plenary lectures in several World Congresses around the world.

E. Gammella obtained her doctorate in pathology and neuropathology experimental (Ph.D) at the university of Milan. She worked on the field of hypoxia and pulmonary hypertension, and more recently she is working on the field of iron metabolism and its modification in different pathophysiological conditions such as increased erythropoiesis and different inflammatory processes. He authored several publications on relevant international journals.

Dr. Lahewala has completed Medical School from Tver, Russia, and Doctor of Medicine in Internal Medicine from a Rutgers affiliate residency program in New Jersey, USA. He is currently working as an Attending Physician and Assistant Professor of Medicine in Connecticut, USA. He has been actively doing research in Cardiology for the past 6 years. His area of research interest includes Cardiac Arrhythmias, Cardiomyopathy, and CHF. He has also served as a reviewer and editorial board member for multiple prestigious journals.

Premendu P. Mathur, Ph.D. is the Vice-Chancellor, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India. He is Fellow of National Academy of Medical Sciences (India)and received Ph.D. from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. He served as Dean, School of Life Sciences, Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Head, Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics at Pondicherry University, Pondicherry. He is General Secretary (Scientific Activities), Indian Science Congress Associationand Vice-President, Asian Association of Andrology. He has contributed more than 150 papers and book chapters. He is on the Editorial Boards of many international journals and reviewer for more than 100 journals.

Dr. Murdaca has obtained Ph.D. in Sciences and Space Engineering. He is presently serving as an Assistant Professor at Internal Medicine-University of Genova-Italy. He has contributed more than 100 publications, having citations around 2373. His skills and expertise are in Immunology, Innate Immunity, T Lymphocytes, Rheumatic Diseases, Psoriasis, Clinical Immunology and Autoimmune Disease.

Georgios Androutsopoulos completed his Degree in Medicine in 1995, at the University of Athens. He received his Medical Specialization in 2006 and his Doctorate of Medicine in 2007, at the University of Patras. He started his clinical career in 2006, as Obstetrician - Gynecologist at “Mitera” Hospital of Athens. In 2009 he became a Consultant of Obstetrics and Gynecology at General Hospital of Amfissas. He started his academic career in 2012 as a Lecturer and Consultant of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Patras. In 2014 he became Assistant Professor and Consultant at the same Department.

Dr. Georgios Michail graduated from Athens University Medical School in 1996 and received the title of Obstetrician-Gynaecologist in 2005. After a research fellowship in Ireland (RCSI) and relevant clinical work he acquired the British Society of Colposcopy & Cervical Pathology (B.S.C.C.P.) Diagnosis & Treatment Diploma in 2006. Following a short period of private practice during which he presented his Thesis, in 2010 he was appointed as a Consultant in Obs & Gynae. Since 2013 he serves as a Senior Clinical Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynecology in Patras University Hospital Ob/Gyn Dept., contributing in the clinical and surgical curriculum of the ward. He is Head Colposcopist of the Outpatient Cervical Pathology Clinic, and a member of the multidisciplinary Oncological Board of the Department. He is an active member of the Greek Colposcopic Community.

Prof. Majed Odeh completed his M.D. in the Faculty of Medicine at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology with the Prize of Excellence on his M.D. theses. He is the head of the Department of Internal Medicine A' at Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, for more than eleven years, and serves as an associate professor of medicine at the Technion Faculty of Medicine. His main research interests include the role of tumor necrosis factor-α in the pathogenesis of various diseases, pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy, pleural diseases, obstructive sleep apnea, specific topics in rheumatology, and adverse drug reactions. Prof. Odeh has published more than 200 papers of basic and clinical research in international peer-reviewed medical and physiological journals. He is a permanent distinguished lecturer in medical education and teaching at the Technion Faculty of Medicine for more than 25 years. He is also a winner of more than 38 prizes and awards in basic and clinical research, and medical education and teaching. Prof. Odeh is the winner of Ig Noble Prize in the field of Medicine for the year 2006. He served and is serving as an Editorial Board Member or Reviewer of more than 43 international medical journals.

Prof.Dr. Soner Soylu received his PhD from Wye College, University of London, UK in 1998. Since He is working at the Department of Plant Protection, Mustafa Kemal University, Agriculture Faculty as Academician & Researcher Professor Dr. He has more than 20 years research experience and has guided MSc and PhD thesis & Studies in the field of Plant Pathology. He is the principal investigator several externally funded projects in this area. He has published more hundreds research papers, book chapters and conference proceedings. His published research papers in different aspects have been extensively cited and has been included among "The Top 10 Cited Papers" in the particular Journal category in the area of Agriculture Science.