Steering Committee

General Chairs

Antonio Giordano

Antonio Giordano

President & Founder of the Sbarro Health Research Organization (S.H.R.O.)
Director & Professor of the Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine and Center for Biotechnology, College of Science & Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA
“Chiara fama” Professor, Department of Medicine, Surgery & Neuroscience, University of Siena, Italy
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Hasan Nüzhet Dalfes

Hasan Nüzhet Dalfes

MedLIFE (Interim) President
Department of Ecology and Evolution, Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences
Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Türkiye
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Program Chairs

Giulia Guerriero

Giulia Guerriero

Coordinator on the Board of Coordinators of the Mediterraneanand Middle East Universities Network Agreement (MUNA)
Topical Chief Editor, Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration (Springer)
Associate Editor, Chemosphere (Elsevier)
Associate Editor, European Zoological Journal (Taylor & Francis)
Associate Editor, specialty: Biodiversity, Frontiers for Young Minds (Frontiers)
Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Society of Reproduction and Comparative Endocrinology (SRBCE)
Asia and Oceania Society of Comparative Endocrinology (AOSCE)
President of the Interdepartmental Research Center for Environment, IRCEnv (CIRAm), University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Walid Elfalleh

Walid Elfalleh

Associate Editor, Food Bioscience (Elsevier), Heliyon (Elsevier), and Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration (Springer)
Editorial Board Member, Grain & Oil Science and Technology (Elsevier)
Director of Internships & Deputy Director, Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology of Gabes (ISSATGb), University of Gabes, Tunisia
Energy, Water, Environment and Process Laboratory, National Engineering School of Gabes (ENIG), University of Gabes, Tunisia
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Publications Chairs

Mohamed Ksibi

Mohamed Ksibi

Co-Editor-in-Chief, Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration (Springer)
Mediterranean and Middle East Universities Network Agreement (MUNA)
High Institute of Biotechnology, University of Sfax, Tunisia
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Philippe Michaud

Philippe Michaud

Topical Chief Editor, Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration (Springer)
Université Clermont Auvergne, Polytech Clermont Ferrand, Aubière, France
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Scientific Relations Chairs

Vincenzo Naddeo

Vincenzo Naddeo

Associate Editor, Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration (Springer)
Director of the Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Italy
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Fagr Abdel-Gawad

Fagr Abdel-Gawad

Associate Editor, Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration (Springer)
Acting President of National Research Centre (NRC), Giza, Cairo, Egypt
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General Supervisor

Nabil Khélifi

Nabil Khélifi

Founder of EMCEI, MedGU, and MedLIFE
Ministerial Advisor for Scientific Publishing
Expert Publisher & Journal Development Manager
Recipient of the Africa Green Future Leadership Award (Mauritius, 2016)
Recipient of the Saudi Society for Geosciences Award (Saudi Arabia, 2020)
DAAD Alumni Fellow, Germany
GEOMAR Kiel Former Researcher, Germany
Springer Former Senior Publishing Editor, Germany
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Organizing Committee

Conference Coordinators

    Attila Çiner

    Attila Çiner

    Founding Editor-in-Chief, Mediterranean Geosciences Reviews (Springer)
    Topical Chief Editor, Arabian Journal of Geosciences (Springer)
    Professor, Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
    Visiting Professor, Faculty of Geography, University of Barcelona, Spain
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    Emrah Çoraman

    Emrah Çoraman

    Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
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    Rubina Vangone

    Rubina Vangone

    Comparative Endocrinology Laboratories (EClab), Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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    Demet Biltekin

    Demet Biltekin

    Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
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    Nazli Olgun

    Nazli Olgun

    Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
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    Nevin Gül Karagüler

    Nevin Gül Karagüler

    Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science and Letters, Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
    Dr. Orhan Ocalgiray Molecular Biology-Biotechnology and Genetics Research Center, Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
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    Nurgül Çelik Balci

    Nurgül Çelik Balci

    Biogeochemistry Laboratory, Department of Geological Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
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    Gülsima Dilek Usluer

    Gülsima Dilek Usluer

    Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
    The Vice Presidency of Climate Change and Sustainability (VPCCS) of TUBITAK Marmara Research Center, Gebze/Kocaeli, Türkiye
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    Burak V. Kabasakal

    Burak V. Kabasakal

    School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
    Turkish Accelerator and Radiation Laboratory (TARLA), Ankara University Gölbaşı Campus, Ankara, Türkiye
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Conference Managers

    Sahbi Moalla

    Sahbi Moalla

    Co-Founder of Performer – The Leading Conference Organiser, Tunisia
    Journal Coordinator, Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration (Springer)
    ISET, University of Sfax, Tunisia
    Mourad Amer

    Mourad Amer

    Founder & CEO of IEREK – International Experts for Research Enrichment and Knowledge Exchange, Egypt
    Founding Editor of ASTI Series (Springer/IEREK), Germany
    IEREK, Alexandria, Egypt

Scientific Committee

All abstracts and extended abstracts (short proceedings papers) submitted to MedLIFE-24 will undergo an evaluation and selection process by the track chairs in collaboration with technical committee members.

Some tracks still require chairs, and anybody can apply to the MedLIFE Scientific Committee. The prerequisites include a strong global network to promote the conference and a Scopus h-index greater than 15.

The track chairs listed below will have first priority as editors of the MedLIFE proceedings (see Publications). The proceedings editors will be granted free admission to the conference.

If you meet the prerequisites and want to contribute scientifically to the conference, please send an email with the subject line "MedLIFE Chair" to contact@med-life.org.

MedLIFE-24 is running these Conference Tracks. Please click below for more information on each track’s co-chairs:

1. Track Chairs: Agricultural Biology

Bettina Eichler-Löbermann

Bettina Eichler-Löbermann

Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
University of Rostock, Germany
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Juan Manuel Ruíz

Juan Manuel Ruíz

World's Top 2% Scientists (2023)
Director of Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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2. Track Chairs: Astrobiology

Jesús Martínez-Frías

Jesús Martínez-Frías

President, Spanish Planetology and Astrobiology Network (REDESPA)
President, International Association for Geoethics (IAGETH)
Member of NASA-MSL, ESA-ExoMars and NASA-Mars2020 and the BIOMEX project (ISS)
Editor-in-Chief, Geosciences (MDPI)
Institute of Geosciences — IGEO (CSIC-UCM), Madrid, Spain
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Nurgül Çelik Balci

Nurgül Çelik Balci

Biogeochemistry Laboratory, Department of Geological Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
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3. Track Chairs: Bacteriology

Mohamed K. Fakhr

Mohamed K. Fakhr

Department of Biological Sciences,
University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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Federica Carraturo

Federica Carraturo

Interdepartmental Research Center for Environment, IRCEnv (CIRAm), University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Mediterranean and Middle East Universities Network Agreement (MUNA)
Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Centro Servizi Metrologici e Tecnologici Avanzati (CeSMA), University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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4. Track Chairs: Biotechnology

Mohamed Ksibi

Mohamed Ksibi

Co-Editor-in-Chief, Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration (Springer)
Mediterranean and Middle East Universities Network Agreement (MUNA)
High Institute of Biotechnology, University of Sfax, Tunisia
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Angela Cunha

Angela Cunha

CESAM, Department of Biology,
University of Aveiro, Portugal
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5. Track Chairs: Biochemistry

Philippe Michaud

Philippe Michaud

Topical Chief Editor, Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration (Springer)
Université Clermont Auvergne, Polytech Clermont Ferrand, Aubière, France
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Shudong He

Shudong He

Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China
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6. Track Chairs: Bioinformatics & Biological Data Science

Claudia Angelini

Claudia Angelini

CNR Research Director, Institute for Computing Applications, National Research Council, Naples, Italy
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Pantelis G. Bagos

Pantelis G. Bagos

Director of Laboratory of Molecular and Computational Biology and Genetics
Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics, University of Thessaly, Lamia, Greece
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7. Track Chairs: Biolinguistics

Kleanthes K. Grohmann

Kleanthes K. Grohmann

Editor-in-Chief, Biolinguistics (PsychOpen)
Founding Director of the Cyprus Acquisition Team (CAT Lab)
Department of English Studies, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
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Francesco Cutugno

Francesco Cutugno

Director of UrbanEco Research Center, Natural Language Processing and Human Computer Interaction, Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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8. Track Chairs: Biological Anthropology

9. Track Chairs: Biological & Biomedical Engineering

Vincenzo Naddeo

Vincenzo Naddeo

Associate Editor, Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration (Springer)
Director of the Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Italy
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Fadoua El-Hajjaji

Fadoua El-Hajjaji

Faculty of Sciences,
University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah,
Fez, Morocco
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10. Track Chairs: Biological Oceanography

Zhihua Zhang

Zhihua Zhang

Taishan Distinguished Professor
Editor-in-Chief of Int. J. Big Data Mining for Global Warming (World Scientific)
Associate Editor of Environ. Dev. Sustain. (Springer)
Associate Editor of EURASIP J. Adv. Signal. Process. (Springer)
Associate Editor of Int. J. Climate Change Strat. & Manag. (Emerald) 
Editorial Board Member of Earth Science Informatics (Springer)
Member of Education Committee of International Coral Reef Society
Shandong University, China
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James Crabbe

James Crabbe

Founding Editor of Computational Biology and Chemistry (Elsevier) 
Fellow of the Society of Biology (UK)
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (UK)
Fellow of the Linnean Society (UK)
Former Chair of Education Committee of International Coral Reef Society
Wolfson College, Oxford University, UK
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11. Track Chairs: Biomechanics

Su Shiung Lam

Su Shiung Lam

Director, International Centre of University of Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Terengganu, Malaysia
Professor, Institute of Tropical Aquaculture & Fisheries (AKUATROP) of UMT, Malaysia
Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE) for Future Food: Sustainable Shellfish Aquaculture, Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia
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Christian Sonne

Christian Sonne

Veterinary Ecotoxicology and Wildlife Medicine
Invited Specialist, IUCN Polar Bear Specialist Group (PBSG)
Editor-in-Chief, Environmental Pollution (Elsevier)
Editor-in-Chief, Environmental Advances (Elsevier)
Section Editor, Heliyon (Cell Press)
Section Editor, Wildlife Biology (The Nordic Society Oikos)
Associate Editor, Environmental Research (Elsevier)
Associate Editor, Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (Springer)
Editorial Board Member, Environment International (Elsevier)
Editorial Board Member, Data in Brief (Elsevier)
Department of Bioscience, Arctic Research Centre (ARC)
Danish Centre for Environment and Energy (DCE)
Faculty of Science and Technology, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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12. Track Chairs: Biophysics

Jörg Enderlein

Jörg Enderlein

Founding Editor-in-Chief, Biophysical Reports (Biophysical Society)
Third Institute of Physics – Biophysics, Georg August University, Göttingen, Germany
Cluster of Excellence “Multiscale Bioimaging: from Molecular Machines to Networks of Excitable Cells” (MBExC), The University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), Göttingen, Germany
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Constantinos Simserides

Constantinos Simserides

Department of Physics, Section of Condensed Matter Physics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Zografos, Athens, Greece
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13. Track Chairs: Biosustainability

Marlia M. Hanafiah

Marlia M. Hanafiah

Faculty of Science and Technology,
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,
Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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Domenico Pirozzi

Domenico Pirozzi

Interdepartmental Research Center for Environment, IRCEnv (CIRAm), University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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14. Track Chairs: Botany

Bektas Tepe

Bektas Tepe

Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics,
Faculty of Science and Literature,
Kilis 7 Aralik University, Kilis, Türkiye
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Riccardo Motti

Riccardo Motti

Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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15. Track Chairs: Cancer Biology & Oncology

Natasha Kyprianou

Natasha Kyprianou

Woman of the Year 2012 (Academician/Scientist, Greece/Cyprus)
Recepient of Research Excellence Award, Distinguished Mentor Award, Distinguished Research Scholar Alumna, Williams Prostate Cancer Research Excellence Award (American Urologic Foundation), Excellence in Urologic Research Award (Society for Women in Urology), Chopin Award (European Association of Urology), and Distinguished Service Award & Meritorious Research Award (Society for Basic Urologic Research)
Johns Hopkins Society of University Scholars induction
Professor and Vice-Chair for Research, Department of Urology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA
Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai, New York, USA
Department of Oncological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA
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Teresa Fernandes-Alnemri

Teresa Fernandes-Alnemri

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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16. Track Chairs: Cell Biology

Mohamed Jemaà

Mohamed Jemaà

Mediterranean and Middle East Universities Network Agreement (MUNA)
Faculty of Medicine of Tunis & Faculty of Science of Tunis, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
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Giovanna Mottola

Giovanna Mottola

Centre for Cardiovascular Research and Nutrition (C2VN), INSERM, INRAE, AMU, Marseille, France
Laboratory of Biochemistry, AP-HM, Marseille, France
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17. Track Chairs: Circular Bioeconomy

Antonis A. Zorpas

Antonis A. Zorpas

World's Top 2% Scientists (since 2019)
Editor, Chemical Engineering Journal (Elsevier)
Associate Editor, Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering (Elsevier)
Associate Editor, Energy Nexus Water Food Power (Elsevier)
Associate Editor, Arabian Journal of Geoscience (Springer)
Associate Editor, Waste Management and Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy (SAGE)
Lead Guest Editor, Euro Mediterranean Journal of Environmental Integration (Springer)
Director of Chemical Engineering and Engineering Sustainability Laboratory, Open University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
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Jose Navarro-Pedreño

Jose Navarro-Pedreño

Department of Agrochemistry and Environment, University of Miguel Hernandez, Elche, Alicante, Spain
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18. Track Chairs: Ecology & Environmental Biology

Arpat Özgül

Arpat Özgül

Population Ecology Research Group, Department of Evolutionary Biology
Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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Anna De Marco

Anna De Marco

Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Mediterranean and Middle East Universities Network Agreement (MUNA)
BAT Center—Interuniversity Center for Studies on Bioinspired Agro-Environmental Technology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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19. Track Chairs: Endocrinology

Charles E Roselli

Charles E Roselli

Department of Chemical Physiology & Biochemistry, Oregon Health & Science University Portland, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Giulia Guerriero

Giulia Guerriero

Coordinator on the Board of Coordinators of the Mediterraneanand Middle East Universities Network Agreement (MUNA)
Topical Chief Editor, Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration (Springer)
Associate Editor, Chemosphere (Elsevier)
Associate Editor, European Zoological Journal (Taylor & Francis)
Associate Editor, specialty: Biodiversity, Frontiers for Young Minds (Frontiers)
Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Society of Reproduction and Comparative Endocrinology (SRBCE)
Asia and Oceania Society of Comparative Endocrinology (AOSCE)
President of the Interdepartmental Research Center for Environment, IRCEnv (CIRAm), University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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20. Track Chairs: Enzymology

Mourad Jridi

Mourad Jridi

Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Beja,
University of Jendouba, Tunisia
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Dianyu Yu

Dianyu Yu

Director of China Cereals and Oils Association
Director of China Oils and Fats Association
Vice Supervisor of Heilongjiang Association for Food Science and Technology
Executive Director of Heilongjiang Soybean Association
Director of Heilongjiang Nutrition Society
School of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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21. Track Chairs: Ethology

22. Track Chairs: Evolutionary Biology

Piotr Tryjanowski

Piotr Tryjanowski

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poznan, Poland
Hans Fischer Senior Fellow, Institute of Advanced Study, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany
Chair of Ecoclimatology, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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Michael Schubert

Michael Schubert

Evolution of Intercellular Signaling in Development (Evo InSiDe) Group, Laboratoire de Biologie du Développement de Villefranche-sur-Mer
(UMR 7009 CNRS/Sorbonne Université), Institut de la Mer de Villefranche, Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
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23. Track Chairs: Food Bioscience

Giuseppe Spano

Giuseppe Spano

Editor-in-Chief of Food Bioscience (Elsevier)
Department of Agricultural Sciences Food Natural Resources and Engineering,
University of Foggia, Italy
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Walid Elfalleh

Walid Elfalleh

Associate Editor, Food Bioscience (Elsevier), Heliyon (Elsevier), and Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration (Springer)
Editorial Board Member, Grain & Oil Science and Technology (Elsevier)
Director of Internships & Deputy Director, Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology of Gabes (ISSATGb), University of Gabes, Tunisia
Energy, Water, Environment and Process Laboratory, National Engineering School of Gabes (ENIG), University of Gabes, Tunisia
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24. Track Chairs: Genetics

Laureana Rebordinos Gonzales

Laureana Rebordinos Gonzales

Área de Genética, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y Ambientales, Instituto Universitario de Investigación Marina (INMAR), University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain
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Abdelmajid Haddioui

Abdelmajid Haddioui

Mediterranean and Middle East Universities Network Agreement (MUNA)
Head of Laboratory of Biotechnology and Valorisation of Plant Genetic Resources, Faculty of Sciences and Technologies, University of Sultan Moulay Slimane, Beni Mellal, Morocco
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25. Track Chairs: Histology & Histopathology

Riadh Badraoui

Riadh Badraoui

Mediterranean and Middle East Universities Network Agreement (MUNA)
Section of Histology–Cytology, Medicine Faculty of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, La Rabta, Tunisia
Emergency Department, Cayenne General Hospital, Cayenne, French Guiana
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Reggiani V. Gonçalves

Reggiani V. Gonçalves

Department of Animal Biology, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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26. Track Chairs: Immunology

Vincenzo Arizza

Vincenzo Arizza

Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Fatima Laraba-Djebari

Fatima Laraba-Djebari

Mediterranean and Middle East Universities Network Agreement (MUNA)
Vice-President, Algerian Academy of Sciences and Technology (AAST)
Laboratory of Cellular & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene (USTHB), Algiers, Algeria
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27. Track Chairs: Marine Biology

Maria Ángeles Esteban

Maria Ángeles Esteban

Editor-in-Chief, Fishes (MDPI)
Department of Cell Biology and Histology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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Francesco Tiralongo

Francesco Tiralongo

Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Ente Fauna Marina Mediterranea, Scientific Organization for Research and Conservation of Marine Biodiversity, Avola, Italy
National Research Council, Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies, Ancona, Italy
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28. Track Chairs: Medical Sciences & Technology

Gilberto Sammartino

Gilberto Sammartino

General Coordinator of Mediterranean and Middle East Universities Agreement (MUNA)
Associated Editor of International Journal of Dentistry (Hindawi)
Full Professor of Oral Surgery, Dean of Dental School, Head of School of Specialization in Oral Surgery, and Head of Program of Oral and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Delegate for the International Activities of the University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Constantinos Pitsios

Constantinos Pitsios

Medical School, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
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29. Track Chairs: Microbiology

Veysel Turan

Veysel Turan

Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition,
Faculty of Agriculture, Bingöl University, Bingöl, Türkiye
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Muhammad Iqbal

Muhammad Iqbal

Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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30. Track Chairs: Molecular Biology

Mohamed K. Fakhr

Mohamed K. Fakhr

Department of Biological Sciences,
University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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Sevcan Aydin

Sevcan Aydin

Division of Biotechnology, Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, Vezneciler, Istanbul, Türkiye
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31. Track Chairs: Mycology

Amin Mousavi Khaneghah

Amin Mousavi Khaneghah

Co-Editor-in-Chief, Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods
Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Department of Fruit and Vegetable Product Technology, Prof. Wacław Dąbrowski Institute of Agricultural and Food Biotechnology – State Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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Carol Verheecke-Vaessent

Carol Verheecke-Vaessent

Applied Mycology Group, Environment and AgriFood Theme, Cranfield University, Cranfield, UK
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32. Track Chairs: Neurosciences

Rachid Soulimani

Rachid Soulimani

President of the Association for Research on Stress, Environment and Health 'AGRESS'
Responsible for the teaching of Neurosciences-Toxicology, Disease and Prevention in University of Lorraine, Metz, France
Laboratoire de Conception, Optimisation et Modélisation des Systèmes (LCOMS) / Neurotoxicologie Alimentaire et Bioactivité,
University of Lorraine, Metz, France
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Vittorio Calabrese

Vittorio Calabrese

Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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33. Track Chairs: Paleontology & Paleobiology

Diana Barra

Diana Barra

Interdepartmental Research Center for Environment, IRCEnv (CIRAm), University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Naples, Italy
Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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34. Track Chairs: Pathology

Antonio Giordano

Antonio Giordano

President & Founder of the Sbarro Health Research Organization (S.H.R.O.)
Director & Professor of the Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine and Center for Biotechnology, College of Science & Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA
“Chiara fama” Professor, Department of Medicine, Surgery & Neuroscience, University of Siena, Italy
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Vincenzo Canzonieri

Vincenzo Canzonieri

Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
Division of Pathology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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35. Track Chairs: Pharmaceutical Sciences & Pharmacology

Cengiz Sarikürkcü

Cengiz Sarikürkcü

Faculty of Pharmacy, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Afyonkarahisar, Türkiye
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Frank A. Redegeld

Frank A. Redegeld

Editor-in-Chief, European Journal of Pharmacology (Elsevier)
Editor, Journal of Pharmacological Sciences (Elsevier)
Review Editor, Frontiers in Molecular Mucosal Immunity (Frontiers)
Division of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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36. Track Chairs: Phycology

Ibrahim A. Arif

Ibrahim A. Arif

President of the Saudi Biological Society
College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Aurelie Blanfune

Aurelie Blanfune

MIO (Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography), IRD, CNRS, Campus of Luminy, Aix-Marseille University and University of Toulon, Marseille, France
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37. Track Chairs: Physiology

Giuseppe Valacchi

Giuseppe Valacchi

David H Murdock Distinguished Professor
SFRR-Europe President Elect (Society of Free Radical Research - Europe)
Recipient of Entelligence Award (Actelion), Exposome Award, University of Ferrara Bronze Medal, “Doctorate Honoris Causa” in Biochemistry and Pharmacy (University of Buenos Aires), Clinical Research Award (SFRR-E), “Paladin of Health” (Italian Ministry of Public Health and Education), and “Faculty Scholar” Award (North Carolina State University) Plants for Human Health Institute, Animal Science Department, North Carolina State University, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, NC, USA
Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Department of Food and Nutrition, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Alessandra Pecorelli

Alessandra Pecorelli

Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Plants for Human Health Institute, Animal Science Department, North Carolina State University, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, NC, USA
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38. Track Chairs: Population Biology

Emrah Çoraman

Emrah Çoraman

Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
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Haroun Chenchouni

Haroun Chenchouni

Laboratory of Algerian Forests and Climate Change ‘LAFCC’, Higher National School of Forests, Khenchela, Algeria
Laboratory of Natural Resources and Management of Sensitive Environments ‘RNAMS’, University of Oum-El-Bouaghi, Oum-El-Bouaghi, Algeria
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39. Track Chairs: Quantum Biology

Constantinos Simserides

Constantinos Simserides

Department of Physics, Section of Condensed Matter Physics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Zografos, Athens, Greece
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40. Track Chairs: Reproductive Sciences

Mohamed Banni

Mohamed Banni

Mediterranean and Middle East Universities Network Agreement (MUNA)
Laboratory of Biochemistry and Environmental Toxicology, Higher Institute of Agronomy, Chott-Meriem, Sousse University, Tunisia
Higher Institute of Biotechnology, Monastir University, Tunisia
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Gail S. Prins

Gail S. Prins

Michael Reese Distinguished Professor
Director of Urologic Research, Departments of Urology, Pathology and Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Co-Director, Chicago Center for Health and Environment (CACHET), School of Public Health, Chicago, IL, USA
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41. Track Chairs: Structural Biology

42. Track Chairs: Synthetic Biology

Laura Segatori

Laura Segatori

Hamill Innovation Awards, Institute of BioSciences and Bioengineering, Rice University (2009–2017)
Medical Innovation Award, Institute of BioSciences and Bioengineering, Rice University (2010)
NSF CAREER Award (2013)
Professor, Department of Bioengineering, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Department of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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43. Track Chairs: Systems Biology

Nektarios Tavernarakis

Nektarios Tavernarakis

Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH)
Research Director (Neurogenetics and Ageing Laboratory) at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB)
Elected Corresponding Member, Academy of Athens
Elected Member, Scientific Council of the European Research Council (ERC), European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Governing Board, European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), German National Academy of Sciences (Leopoldina), European Academy of Sciences and Arts, and Academia Europaea
Recipient of ERC Advanced Investigator Grants, Innovation-Supporting ERC Proof of Concept Grants, EMBO Young Investigator Award, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Award, Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award, Bodossaki Foundation Scientific Prize for Medicine and Biology, Empeirikeion Foundation Academic Excellence Prize, Research Excellence Award of the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, BioMedical Research Award of the Academy of Athens, Galien Scientific Research Award, Helmholtz International Fellow Award, International Human Frontier in Science Program Organization (HFSPO) Long-Term Postdoctoral Fellowship, Honorary Education Business Award, and Dr. Frederick Valergakis Post-Graduate Research Grant Program Academic Achievement Award of the Hellenic University Club of New York, NY, USA
Former Director, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Greece
Professor of Molecular Systems Biology & Director of the Graduate Program on BioInformatics, Medical School of the University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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44. Track Chairs: Theoretical Biology

45. Track Chairs: Toxicology

Hamadi Fetoui

Hamadi Fetoui

Mediterranean and Middle East Universities Network Agreement (MUNA)
Laboratory of Toxicology, Microbiology and Environmental Health, Faculty of Sciences of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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Michèle Bouchard

Michèle Bouchard

Vice-Dean of Research and Knowledge Transfer at School of Public Health, Head of the Chair in Toxicological Risk Assessment and Management, Head of the Biomarker Unit of the Xenobiotics and Nanoparticles Platform
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Montreal, Montreal (Qc), Canada
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46. Track Chairs: Virology & Parasitology

Jawhar Gharbi

Jawhar Gharbi

Mediterranean and Middle East Universities Network Agreement (MUNA)
Higher Institute of Biotechnology, University of Monastir, Tunisia
Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
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Giuseppe Portella

Giuseppe Portella

Head Virology Unit, Department of Translational Medical Science, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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47. Track Chairs: Zoology

Youness Mabrouki

Youness Mabrouki

Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mehraz,
University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah,
Fes-Atlas, Fez, Morocco
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Alejandro García Martínez

Alejandro García Martínez

Molecular Ecology Group (MEG), Water Research Institute (IRSA), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Verbania, Italy
Marine Biological Section, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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48. Track Chairs: Integrated Life Science Topics

Orish Ebere Orisakwe

Orish Ebere Orisakwe

Mediterranean and Middle East Universities Network Agreement (MUNA)
African Centre of Excellence for Public Health and Toxicological Research (ACE-PUTOR), University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Nigeria
Advanced Research Centre, European University of Lefke, Lefke, Northern Cyprus, Mersin, Turkey
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Raffaele Saladino

Raffaele Saladino

Former President, Italian Society of Astrobiology
Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, Tuscia University, Viterbo, Italy
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Slim Smaoui

Slim Smaoui

Mediterranean and Middle East Universities Network Agreement (MUNA)
Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology and Engineering Enzymes (LMBEE), Center of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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Achraf Ghorbal

Achraf Ghorbal

Director of Research Unit Advanced Materials, Applied Mechanics, Innovative Processes and Environment, Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology of Gabes, University of Gabes, Gabes, Tunisia
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Loredana Assisi

Loredana Assisi

Mediterranean and Middle East Universities Network Agreement (MUNA)
Comparative Endocrinology Lab, Department of Biology, University of Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Fabrizio Cartenì

Fabrizio Cartenì

Interdepartmental Research Center for Environment, IRCEnv (CIRAm), University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Periklis Kleitou

Periklis Kleitou

Marine & Environmental Research (MER) Lab, Limassol, Cyprus
School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
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Jingyu Zhang

Jingyu Zhang

State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, School of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST), Shanghai, China
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