Systems And Synthetic Biology Organizing Committee

Alejandro De la Parra Solomon

Co-founder
RegenerAge Clinic
Mexico

Biography: Mr. Alejandro De la Parra Solomon Chief Operating Officer & Co-founder ReadMore...

Research Interest: Regenerative Medicine

Martin Falk

Head, Department of Cell Biology and Radiobiology
Institute of Biophysics of CAS
Czech Republic

Biography: Martin Falk has completed his Ph.D from Masaryk University in Brno, CR ReadMore...

Research Interest: Dr.Martin Falk has research interests in DNA damage and repa ReadMore...

Betty Lee

Licensing Officer with the US government
US Department of Commerce
USA

Biography: Betty Lee has a PhD from Dartmouth Medical School, USA and MS in Clini ReadMore...

Research Interest: Betty Lee research interest focuses on Biochemistry, clinica ReadMore...

Sharon Mendel Williams

Lecturer in the School of Life Sciences
Coventry University
UK

Biography: Sharon Mendel Williams joined Coventry University as a Lecturer in the ReadMore...

Research Interest: Sharon Mendel Williams research interest mainly focuses on b ReadMore...

Akbar Nikkhah

Chief Highly Distinguished Professor
University of Zanjan
Iran

Biography: Professor Akbar Nikkhah holds BSc in Animal Sciences (University of Za ReadMore...

Research Interest: Akbar Nikkhah research interest focuses on Medical, Biolog ReadMore...

Zizi Abdeen

Professor for applied chemistry
Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute
Egypt

Biography: Professor Zizi Abdeen is an Egyptian national. She is a researcher Pro ReadMore...

Research Interest: Her main research interest focuses on Polymers of Biomedical ReadMore...

Martin Flak

Head, Department of Cell Biology and Radiobiology
Institute of Biophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Czech Republic

Biography: Martin Falk has completed his Ph.D from Masaryk University in Brno, CR ReadMore...

Research Interest: Dr.Martin Falk has research interests in DNA damage and repa ReadMore...

Ying MU

Toxicologist and Researcher
US FDA CDRH
USA

Biography: Dr. Mu has completed his PhD from Gunma University/Japan and postdocto ReadMore...

Research Interest: Dr.Ying MU has long time experience in the development of bi ReadMore...

Rob Krams

Chair in Molecular Bioengineering
Co-director BHF-Centre of Excellence

Imperial College London
UK

Biography: Professor Krams holds a Chair in Molecular Bioengineering at Imperial ReadMore...

Research Interest: Dr.Rob Krams research is focussed on the molecular mechanism ReadMore...

Albert Jeltsch

Professor of Biochemistry
University of Stuttgart
Institute of Biochemistry

Germany

Biography: Albert Jeltsch finished his PhD on restriction endonucleases at Univer ReadMore...

Research Interest: Prof. Jeltsch has long standing expertise in the biochemical ReadMore...

Dr.Ingy Hashad

Assistant Professor and Nutritionist
German University in Cairo, Egypt
Egypt

Biography: Dr. Ingy Moustafa Hashad’s work involved the study of “co ReadMore...

Research Interest: The research interests include Biochemical Markers Genetic ReadMore...

Arvydas Tamulis

Senior researcher
Vilnius University Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy
Lithuania

Biography: Arvydas tamulis has completed his Ph.D. degree of the Theoretical and ReadMore...

Research Interest: Dr.Arvydas tamulis is interested in Quantum self-assembly of ReadMore...

Ingy Hashad

Assistant Professor and Nutritionist
German University in Cairo
Egypt

Biography: Dr. Ingy Moustafa Hashad’s work involved the study of “co ReadMore...

Research Interest: Dr.Ingy Hashad is interested in Biochemical Markers, Genet ReadMore...

Davide De Lucrezia

CEO
Explora Biotech srl
Italy

Biography: Davide De Lucrezia is currently the CEO of Explora Biotech Srl, a biot ReadMore...

Research Interest: Davide De Lucrezia main research of interest mainly focuses ReadMore...

Dr.Yaman Arkun

Professor of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Koc University
Turkey

Biography: Dr. Arkun has held visiting positions at Tennessee Eastman, DuPont and ReadMore...

Research Interest: Dr. Arkun's research interests are in process dynamics, mode ReadMore...

Rob Krams

Chair in Molecular Bioengineering / Co-director BHF-Centre of Excellence
Imperial College London
UK

Biography: Professor Krams holds a Chair in Molecular Bioengineering at Imperial ReadMore...

Research Interest: His research is focussed on the molecular mechanism underlyi ReadMore...

Anthony C. Forster

Professor / University Chair in Chemical Biology
Uppsala University
Sweden

Biography: Anthony C. Forster (Ph.D. Biochem., U. Adelaide; M.D., Harvard U.) res ReadMore...

Research Interest: Synthetic biology, protein synthesis and drug discovery Syn ReadMore...

Taosheng Chen

Director of the High Throughput Bioscience Center
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
USA

Biography: Taosheng Chen completed his Ph.D. from the University of Vermont, and ReadMore...

Research Interest: His research is focussed on Regulation of PXR and CAR in dru ReadMore...

Arata Katayama

Professor
Nagoya University
Japan

Biography: Mr. Arata Katayama has completed his PhD at the age of 28 years from T ReadMore...

Research Interest: Design of artificial anaerobic microbial community for biore ReadMore...

Ying MU

Toxicologist
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Center for Devices and Radiological Health
USA

Biography: Dr. Mu has completed his PhD from Gunma University/Japan and postdocto ReadMore...

Research Interest: He is interested in the development of biomarkers for allerg ReadMore...

Oscar Ces

Director of the ICB Centre for Doctoral Training
Imperial College London
UK

Biography: Dr Oscar Ces is a Reader at the Department of Chemistry and is co-chai ReadMore...

Research Interest: His expertise lies in soft condensed matter and membrane bio ReadMore...

Roberto MAZZOLI

Assistant Professor in Biochemistry
University of Torino
Italy

Biography: Roberto Mazzoli has completed his PhD in 2003 and, since 2011, has bee ReadMore...

Research Interest: Research focus is mainly on engineering of recombinant cellu ReadMore...

Enrica Pessione

Associate Professor
University of Torino
Italy

Biography: Enrica Pessione, PhD in Microbiology, studied at “Institute Past ReadMore...

Research Interest: She focused her interest on metabolic pathways important for ReadMore...

Stevens M Brumbley

Associate Professor
University of North Texas
USA

Biography: Dr. Brumbley completed his PhD at the University of Georgia in 1992 an ReadMore...

Research Interest: His primary research interests are in plant metabolic engine ReadMore...

Vsevolod Gurevich

Professor of Pharmacology
Vanderbilt University
USA

Biography: Vsevolod V. (Seva) Gurevich has completed his PhD in 1989 from Shemyak ReadMore...

Research Interest: His works revolved around structural basis of the function o ReadMore...

Makobetsa Khati

Scientific Innovation Leader
CSIR Biosciences
South Africa

Biography: Makobetsa Khati is Head of the Emerging Health Technologies Department ReadMore...

Research Interest: His capabilities in the EHT platform currently includes mole ReadMore...

Ravi K Birla

Associate Professor
University of Houston
USA

Biography: Ravi Birla has completed his PhD from the University of Michigan, Ann ReadMore...

Research Interest: Birla’s research focuses on the creation of 3D cardio ReadMore...

Vsevolod Gurevich

Professor of Pharmacology
Vanderbilt University
United States

Biography: Vsevolod V. (Seva) Gurevich has completed his PhD in 1989 from Shemyak ReadMore...

Research Interest: His works revolved around structural basis of the function o ReadMore...

Makobetsa Khati

Scientific Innovation Leader
CSIR Biosciences
South Africa

Biography: Makobetsa Khati is Head of the Emerging Health Technologies Department ReadMore...

Research Interest: His capabilities in the EHT platform currently includes mole ReadMore...

Cade Hildreth

President/CEO at BioInformant Worldwide
BioInformant Worldwide, LLC
United States

Biography: President/CEO of BioInformant, a stem cell market research firm. Autol ReadMore...

Research Interest: BioInformant Worldwide, LLC, specializes in global strategic ReadMore...

Yair Shachar-Hill

Professor of Plant Biology
Michigan State University
United States

Biography: Yair Shachar-Hill is a Professor of Plant Biology in Michigan State Un ReadMore...

Research Interest:

Renata Silva-Mann

Associate Professor
Federal University of Sergipe
Brazil

Biography: Renata Silva-Mann is professor at the Universidade Federal de Sergipe ReadMore...

Research Interest:

Ravi K Birla

Associate Professor
University of Houston
United States

Biography: Ravi Birla has completed his PhD from the University of Michigan, Ann ReadMore...

Research Interest: Birla’s research focuses on the creation of 3D cardio ReadMore...

Steven Pelech

President
Kinexus Bioinformatics Corp
Canada

Biography: Dr. Steven Pelech is the founder, president and chief scientific offic ReadMore...

Research Interest: Proteomics, Biochemistry, Cell signalling

Krishna Dronamraju

President
Foundation for Genetic Research
USA

Biography: Krishna Dronamraju is the President and Director of the Foundation for ReadMore...

Research Interest: Biotechnology, Genetics

Desmond Fitzgerald

Vice-President for Health Affairs
University College Dublin
Ireland

Biography: Professor Desmond Fitzgerald is Professor of Molecular Medicine and UC ReadMore...

Research Interest: Human Proteomics, Molecular Medicine

Sixue Chen

Director of Proteomics Facility
University of Florida
USA

Biography: Sixue Chen has completed his PhD in 1996 from China and postdoctoral s ReadMore...

Research Interest: Plant Biochemistry, Specialized Metabolism, Functional Genom ReadMore...

Jochen Schwenk

Head of the Biobank Profiling
KTH - Royal Institute of Technology
Sweden

Biography: Jochen M. Schwenk is Associate Professor for Translational Proteomics ReadMore...

Research Interest: Translational Proteomics, High-Throughput Technologies

Laszlo Takacs

CEO
Biosystems International Kft
Hungary

Biography: Laszlo Takacs, M.D., Ph.D. is a professor at the Department of Human G ReadMore...

Research Interest: Genetics,Medical Genome Biology

Raju Ravikumar

Professor
NIMHANS University
India

Biography: Dr. Raju Ravikumar has completed his Doctor of Medicine at the age of ReadMore...

Research Interest: Neuromicrobiology,Neurosciences

Hilal Arnouk

Professor
Georgia State University
USA

Biography: Hilal Arnouk, MD, PhD has received his education and post-doctorate tr ReadMore...

Research Interest: Proteomics, Biomarkers

Cheorl-Ho Kim

Director of Molecular and Cellular Glycobiology
Sungkyunkwan University
Republic of Korea

Biography: Dr. Cheorl-Ho Kim received his Ph.D. from Department of Agricultural C ReadMore...

Research Interest: Glycobiology, Protein Receptor-glycan interaction Education ReadMore...

Subhra Chakraborty

Professor
National Institute of Plant Genome Research
India

Biography: Subhra Chakraborty, received her Ph. D training at Jawaharlal Nehru Un ReadMore...

Research Interest: Plant proteomics, Plant Immunity, Nutritional genomics, Func ReadMore...

Kian Kani

Assistant Professor
University of Southern California
USA

Biography: Kian Kani has completed his Postdoctoral Research at Cedars Sinai Medi ReadMore...

Research Interest: Proteomics, Immunohistochemistry, Fluorescence Microscopy, M ReadMore...

G. Wayne Zhou

Associate Professor
A. T Still University
USA

Biography: Dr. Zhou has completed his PhD from Oregon State University University ReadMore...

Research Interest: Proteomics and Structural Biology

Andreu Soldevila

Founder & CEO
Leanbio
Barcelona, Spain

Biography: Andreu Soldevila Fàbrega undertook his academic training at UAB and ReadMore...

Research Interest: Genetics and Microbiology

Sudhir Sahasrabudhe

CEO, Rines Therapeutics and External Innovation Consultant
University of Utah
USA

Biography: Sudhir Sahasrabudhe has 24 years of leadership experience in novel dru ReadMore...

Research Interest: Drug Discovery

M. Walid Qoronfleh

Director of Biotechnology
Biomedical Research Institute
Qatar

Qatar

Biography: M. Walid Qoronfleh is currently the Director of Biotechnology at QBRI. ReadMore...

Research Interest: Biotechnology

Martin von Bergen

Head of Department of Proteomics
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Germany

Biography: Martin von Bergen has completed his Ph.D. at the age of 32 years from ReadMore...

Research Interest: Structural Molecular Biology

Ramon Eritja

Professor at CSIC
Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia
Barcelona, Spain

Biography: Prof. Ramon ERITJA obtained his Ph.D. degree in 1983 at University of ReadMore...

Research Interest: Proteomics

Ming Chen

Professor in Bioinformatics
Zhejiang University
China

Biography: Prof. Ming Chen received his PhD in Bioinformatics from Bielefeld Univ ReadMore...

Research Interest: Bioinformatics

Philippe Derreumaux

Senior Member
Institut Universitaire de France
France

Biography: Philippe Derreumaux is a Senior Member at Institut Universitaire de Fr ReadMore...

Research Interest: Biochemistry

Gonzalez Diaz H

IKERBASQUE Professor
Department of Organic Chemistry II

Universidad del pais Vasco
Spain

Biography: Gonzalez H. Diaz received his PhD in Organic Chemistry in 2005 from th ReadMore...

Research Interest: Organic Chemistry

Asad U Khan

Professor & Coordinator
Aligarh Muslim University
India

Biography: Asad U Khan, molecular biologist, graduated from Biochemistry Departme ReadMore...

Research Interest: Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry

Dr. Steven Pelech

President
Kinexus
Canada

Biography: Pelech is the President and Chief Scientific Officer of Kinexus Bioinf ReadMore...

Research Interest: Proteomics, Bioinformatics

Dr. Matthew Kuruc

Co-Founder
ProFACT Proteomics Inc
USA

Biography: Matthew Kuruc is a serial entrepreneur, starting as a co-founder of Af ReadMore...

Research Interest: Proteomics, Proteomic-Instruments

Dr. Hesham Ali

Dean
University of Nebraska
USA

Biography: Professor of Computer Science and the Lee and Wilma Seaman Distinguish ReadMore...

Research Interest: Biomedical Research, Bioinformatics

Dr. Peter Hoffman

Deputy Director
Adelaide Proteomics Center
Australia

Biography: Hoffmann received his Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry at University of t ReadMore...

Research Interest: Proteomics, Analytical Chemistry

Dr. Dan Crimmins

Professor
Washington University
USA

Biography: Dan Crimmins received his Ph.D. at Washington University (WU) in Saint ReadMore...

Research Interest: Physical Chemistry, Protein Analysis Study

Dr. Alan J Tackett

Associate Professor
University of Arkansas
USA

Biography: Alan J Tackett is an Associate Professor of Biochemistry at the Univer ReadMore...

Research Interest: Proteomics, Biochemistry

Dr. Soraya L. Valles

Professor
University of Valencia
Spain

Biography: By 1990 Soraya graduated in Biological Science at the University of Va ReadMore...

Research Interest: Biology, Neurology

Dr. Jasmina N Jovanovic

Senior Lecturer
UCL School of Pharmacy
UK

Biography: Jasmina N. Jovanovic received her BSc in Molecular Biology and Physiol ReadMore...

Research Interest: Molecular Biology, Neuroscience

Dr. Chunyu Liu

Associate Professor
University of Illinois
USA

Biography: Chunyu Liu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, ReadMore...

Research Interest: Genetics, Psychiatry

Dr. Tiziana Bonaldi

Group Leader
European Institute of Oncology
Italy

Biography: Tiziana Bonaldi has completed her Ph.D. from the Parco Biomedico San R ReadMore...

Research Interest: Proteomics, Biochemistry

Dr. David Sheehan

Professor
University Cork College
Ireland

Biography: David Sheehan is in the School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology at Uni ReadMore...

Research Interest: Proteomics, Bioinformatics

Dr. Xuequen Chen

Assistant Professor
Wayne State University
USA

Biography: Xuequn Chen is currently an assistant professor in the School of Medic ReadMore...

Research Interest: Proteomics, Cellular Proteomics

Achuth Padmanabhan

Post Doctoral
Yale University
USA

Biography: Achuth Padmanabhan has completed his PhD from University of Maryland B ReadMore...

Research Interest:

Yuri E. Dubrova

Professor
University of Leicester.
United Kingdom

Biography: Yuri Dubrova grew up in Kiev, Ukraine. He did his undergraduate degree ReadMore...

Research Interest: Professor Yuri Dubrova’s research interests focus on ReadMore...

Rakesh Kumar

Professor
George Washington University
USA

Biography: Prof. Kumar is a molecular cancer biologist with a particular focus on ReadMore...

Research Interest: Mechanisms of breast cancer progression and metastasis, and ReadMore...

Preeti Bais

Jackson laboratory for Genomic Medicine.
Lowa State University,
USA

Biography: Preeti Bais is an associate scientist at the computational sciences gr ReadMore...

Research Interest: Systems Biology, Bioinformatics, Data Mining, Machine Learni ReadMore...

Mei Xiao

ScientificSoftwareEngineer
TheJacksonLaboratoryforGenomicMedicine
University of Calgary

Biography: Mei Xiao has completed her Ph.D from UMass/Boston and postdoctoral stu ReadMore...

Research Interest: Genetic Research, artificial intelligence, human-computer in ReadMore...

Yuhua Li

Manager of Global Marketing & Business Development
ShanghaiBiotechnologyCorporation
China

Biography: Yuhua Li completed her PhD degree from Peking Union Medical College an ReadMore...

Research Interest: Genomics & Pharmacogenomics, Human Genome Projects

Daniel Rortoff

Post Doctoral Researcher
North Carolina University
USA

Biography: Daniel Rotroff has completed his MSPH and his Ph.D. from the Universit ReadMore...

Research Interest: He is currently focused on association mapping and predictiv ReadMore...

Gerald J. Wyckoff

Professor
University of Missouri Kansas City
USA

Biography: Modern drug discovery using in silico techniques is about sifting thro ReadMore...

Research Interest: Focusing on how evolutionary knowledge can factor into drug ReadMore...

Yuriy L Orlov

Professor
Russian Academy of Sciences
Russia

Biography: Prof Yuriy l. Orlov has wide expertise in bioinformatics and computer ReadMore...

Research Interest: His area of interests include neuroinformatics, DNA sequence ReadMore...

Walid Tawfik

Professor
Cairo University
Egypt

Biography: Walid Tawfik, is Egyptian associate Professor, in laser spectroscopy a ReadMore...

Research Interest: My research plans are devoted to optics and photonics: linea ReadMore...

Raja Komuraiah Thampu

Assistant Professor
Kakatiya University
India

Biography: Dr. Raja Komuraiah Thampu completed his Ph.D. at the Kakatiya Universi ReadMore...

Research Interest: Post-transcriptional regulation of Antimicrobial Agents, Mol ReadMore...

Henry M Sobell

Emeritus Professor
University of Rochester
USA

Biography: He is currently an Emeritus Professor of Chemistry and Molecular Bioph ReadMore...

Research Interest: Understanding of the structure and physical properties of DN ReadMore...

Hua Lu

Professor and Chair
Tulane University School of Medicine
USA

Biography: The Lu laboratory is interested in understanding the molecular and bio ReadMore...

Research Interest: Molecular dissection and translational research of the p53 a ReadMore...

Momiao Xiong

Professor
University of Texas
USA

Biography: Momiao Xiong is a Professor at Division of Biostatistics and Human Gen ReadMore...

Research Interest: His research is in the area of statistical genetics, bioinfo ReadMore...

Yongming Sang

Research Assistant Professor
Kansas State University
USA

Biography: Yongming Sang has completed his DSc and PhD at Nanjing Agricultural Un ReadMore...

Research Interest: immunometabolic regulation

Andrew Grimson

Assistant Professor
Cornell University, USA
USA

Biography: Andrew Grimson completed his Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin-Mad ReadMore...

Research Interest: post-transcriptional regulation, Molecular Biology, Genetics

Zhenyu Xuan

Assistant Professor
University of Texas at Dallas
USA

Biography: Zhenyu Xuan obtained his PhD degree in biophysics from Institute of Bi ReadMore...

Research Interest: Transcriptional Regulation

Erin Sparks

Post Doctoral Associate
Duke University
USA

Biography: Erin Sparks received her PhD in 2011 from Vanderbilt University and is ReadMore...

Research Interest: molecular development of branched organs

Chris Beecher

Chief Scientific Officer
IROA Technologies
USA

Biography: Chris Beecher is Chief Scientific Officer for IROA Technologies. He wa ReadMore...

Chief Scientific Officer
IROA Technologies
USA

Vladimir V. Tolstikov

Director of Metabolomics
BERG
USA

Biography: Vladimir Tolstikov, Ph.D., is Scientist at Eli Lilly and Company. He r ReadMore...

Director of Metabolomics
BERG
USA

David Grant

Associate Professor
University of Connecticut
USA

Biography: He is an associate professor of pharmacology & toxicology.

Research Interest: Computational, analytical and statistical approaches for met ReadMore...

Patrick Pollard

Professor
Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine
United Kingdom

Biography: Bjoern Riefke, Head of Metabolic Profiling and Clinical Pathology, Bay ReadMore...

Research Interest: Metabolic Profiling and Clinical Pathology

Jeffrey S Patrick

Director of Marketed Technology
LECO Corporation
USA

Biography: Dr. Jeff Patrick is the Director of Marketed Technology at LECO based ReadMore...

Director of Marketed Technology
LECO Corporation
USA

Scott J. Tebbutt

Associate Professor
University of British Columbia
USA

Biography: Scott Tebbutt is Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, Di ReadMore...

Research Interest: Dr. Tebbutt’s research programme is focused on the ge ReadMore...

Vladimir E Bondarenko

Assistant Professor
Georgia State University
USA

Biography: Dr. Vladimir E. Bondarenko is Assistant Professor at Georgia State Uni ReadMore...

Research Interest: dynamical systems, neuronal and cardiac cell models, neural ReadMore...

Paul L Wood

Editor-in-Chief
Lincoln Memorial University
USA

Biography: Paul L Wood has completed his Ph.D. from Queen’s University and ReadMore...

Research Interest: Utilization of metabolomics to study mechanisms of pathogene ReadMore...

Deliang Guo

Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University
USA

Biography: Deliang Guo is an Assistant professor at Department of Radiation Oncol ReadMore...

Research Interest: EGFR signaling, lipid metabolism

Jayoung Kim

Associate Professor
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
USA

Biography: As an NIH-funded translational scientist and an Associate Professor at ReadMore...

Research Interest: Cancer Biology,Biomedical Sciences, surgery

Preeti Bais

Associate Computational Scientist
Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
USA

Biography: Preeti Bais is associate scientist at the Computational Sciences group ReadMore...

Research Interest: Mass Spectrometry, Machine learning, bioinformatics , databa ReadMore...

Smiti Gupta

Associate Professor
Wayne State University
USA

Biography:

Research Interest: My current research focuses on combining metabolomics, a new ReadMore...

George G Chen

Director of Surgical Lab
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Biography: George G Chen is a professor in the Department of Surgery, Director of ReadMore...

Research Interest: Metabolomics

Alexander A. Kamnev

Professor
Russian Academy of Sciences
Russia

Biography: Professor Alexander A. Kamnev is a Leading Scientist at the Institute ReadMore...

Professor
Russian Academy of Sciences
Russia

Zeeshan Ahmed

Associate Professor
University of Wuerzburg
Germany

Biography: Zeeshan Ahmed works at the University of Wuerzburg with a strong inter ReadMore...

Research Interest: Neurobiology and Genetics

Zuyi (Jacky) Huang

Department of Chemical Engineering
Villanova University
USA

Biography: Zuyi (Jacky) Huang completed his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in 20 ReadMore...

Research Interest: 1) deriving quantitative data for transcription factors by a ReadMore...

Vicki Schlegel

Associate Professor
University of Nebraska Lincoln
USA

Biography: Dr. Vicki has done MS Analytical Chemistry from University of Nebraska ReadMore...

Research Interest: Synergistic interactions of secondary metabolites on maintai ReadMore...