Steering Committee
General Chairs
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
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
Hasan Nüzhet Dalfes
MedLIFE (Interim) President
Department of Ecology and Evolution, Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences
Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Türkiye
Department of Ecology and Evolution, Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences
Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Türkiye
Program Chairs
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
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
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
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
Publications Chairs
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
Mediterranean and Middle East Universities Network Agreement (MUNA)
High Institute of Biotechnology, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Philippe Michaud
Topical Chief Editor, Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration (Springer)
Université Clermont Auvergne, Polytech Clermont Ferrand, Aubière, France
Université Clermont Auvergne, Polytech Clermont Ferrand, Aubière, France
Scientific Relations Chairs
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
Director of the Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Italy
Fagr Abdel-Gawad
Associate Editor, Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration (Springer)
Acting President of National Research Centre (NRC), Giza, Cairo, Egypt
Acting President of National Research Centre (NRC), Giza, Cairo, Egypt
General Supervisor
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
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
Organizing Committee
Conference Coordinators
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
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
Emrah Çoraman
Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
Rubina Vangone
Comparative Endocrinology Laboratories (EClab), Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Demet Biltekin
Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
Nazli Olgun
Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
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
Dr. Orhan Ocalgiray Molecular Biology-Biotechnology and Genetics Research Center, Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
Nurgül Çelik Balci
Biogeochemistry Laboratory, Department of Geological Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
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
The Vice Presidency of Climate Change and Sustainability (VPCCS) of TUBITAK Marmara Research Center, Gebze/Kocaeli, Türkiye
Burak V. Kabasakal
School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Turkish Accelerator and Radiation Laboratory (TARLA), Ankara University Gölbaşı Campus, Ankara, Türkiye
Turkish Accelerator and Radiation Laboratory (TARLA), Ankara University Gölbaşı Campus, Ankara, Türkiye
Conference Managers
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
Journal Coordinator, Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration (Springer)
ISET, University of Sfax, Tunisia
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
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
Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
University of Rostock, Germany
University of Rostock, Germany
Juan Manuel Ruíz
World's Top 2% Scientists (2023)
Director of Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Director of Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
2. Track Chairs: Astrobiology
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
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
Nurgül Çelik Balci
Biogeochemistry Laboratory, Department of Geological Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
3. Track Chairs: Bacteriology
Mohamed K. Fakhr
Department of Biological Sciences,
University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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
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
4. Track Chairs: Biotechnology
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
Mediterranean and Middle East Universities Network Agreement (MUNA)
High Institute of Biotechnology, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Angela Cunha
CESAM, Department of Biology,
University of Aveiro, Portugal
University of Aveiro, Portugal
5. Track Chairs: Biochemistry
Philippe Michaud
Topical Chief Editor, Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration (Springer)
Université Clermont Auvergne, Polytech Clermont Ferrand, Aubière, France
Université Clermont Auvergne, Polytech Clermont Ferrand, Aubière, France
Shudong He
Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China
6. Track Chairs: Bioinformatics & Biological Data Science
Claudia Angelini
CNR Research Director, Institute for Computing Applications, National Research Council, Naples, Italy
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
Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics, University of Thessaly, Lamia, Greece
7. Track Chairs: Biolinguistics
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
Founding Director of the Cyprus Acquisition Team (CAT Lab)
Department of English Studies, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
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
8. Track Chairs: Biological Anthropology
9. Track Chairs: Biological & Biomedical Engineering
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
Director of the Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Italy
Fadoua El-Hajjaji
Faculty of Sciences,
University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah,
Fez, Morocco
University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah,
Fez, Morocco
10. Track Chairs: Biological Oceanography
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
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
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
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
11. Track Chairs: Biomechanics
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
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
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
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
12. Track Chairs: Biophysics
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
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
Constantinos Simserides
Department of Physics, Section of Condensed Matter Physics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Zografos, Athens, Greece
13. Track Chairs: Biosustainability
Marlia M. Hanafiah
Faculty of Science and Technology,
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,
Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,
Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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
Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
14. Track Chairs: Botany
Bektas Tepe
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics,
Faculty of Science and Literature,
Kilis 7 Aralik University, Kilis, Türkiye
Faculty of Science and Literature,
Kilis 7 Aralik University, Kilis, Türkiye
Riccardo Motti
Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
15. Track Chairs: Cancer Biology & Oncology
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
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
Teresa Fernandes-Alnemri
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
16. Track Chairs: Cell Biology
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
Faculty of Medicine of Tunis & Faculty of Science of Tunis, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
Giovanna Mottola
Centre for Cardiovascular Research and Nutrition (C2VN), INSERM, INRAE, AMU, Marseille, France
Laboratory of Biochemistry, AP-HM, Marseille, France
Laboratory of Biochemistry, AP-HM, Marseille, France
17. Track Chairs: Circular Bioeconomy
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
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
Jose Navarro-Pedreño
Department of Agrochemistry and Environment, University of Miguel Hernandez, Elche, Alicante, Spain
18. Track Chairs: Ecology & Environmental Biology
Arpat Özgül
Population Ecology Research Group, Department of Evolutionary Biology
Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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
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
19. Track Chairs: Endocrinology
Charles E Roselli
Department of Chemical Physiology & Biochemistry, Oregon Health & Science University Portland, Portland, Oregon, USA
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
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
20. Track Chairs: Enzymology
Mourad Jridi
Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Beja,
University of Jendouba, Tunisia
University of Jendouba, Tunisia
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
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
21. Track Chairs: Ethology
22. Track Chairs: Evolutionary Biology
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
Hans Fischer Senior Fellow, Institute of Advanced Study, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany
Chair of Ecoclimatology, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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
(UMR 7009 CNRS/Sorbonne Université), Institut de la Mer de Villefranche, Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
23. Track Chairs: Food Bioscience
Giuseppe Spano
Editor-in-Chief of Food Bioscience (Elsevier)
Department of Agricultural Sciences Food Natural Resources and Engineering,
University of Foggia, Italy
Department of Agricultural Sciences Food Natural Resources and Engineering,
University of Foggia, Italy
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
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
24. Track Chairs: Genetics
Laureana Rebordinos Gonzales
Área de Genética, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y Ambientales, Instituto Universitario de Investigación Marina (INMAR), University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain
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
Head of Laboratory of Biotechnology and Valorisation of Plant Genetic Resources, Faculty of Sciences and Technologies, University of Sultan Moulay Slimane, Beni Mellal, Morocco
25. Track Chairs: Histology & Histopathology
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
Section of Histology–Cytology, Medicine Faculty of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, La Rabta, Tunisia
Emergency Department, Cayenne General Hospital, Cayenne, French Guiana
Reggiani V. Gonçalves
Department of Animal Biology, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
26. Track Chairs: Immunology
Vincenzo Arizza
Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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
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
27. Track Chairs: Marine Biology
Maria Ángeles Esteban
Editor-in-Chief, Fishes (MDPI)
Department of Cell Biology and Histology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
Department of Cell Biology and Histology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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
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
28. Track Chairs: Medical Sciences & Technology
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
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
Constantinos Pitsios
Medical School, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
29. Track Chairs: Microbiology
Veysel Turan
Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition,
Faculty of Agriculture, Bingöl University, Bingöl, Türkiye
Faculty of Agriculture, Bingöl University, Bingöl, Türkiye
Muhammad Iqbal
Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
30. Track Chairs: Molecular Biology
Mohamed K. Fakhr
Department of Biological Sciences,
University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Sevcan Aydin
Division of Biotechnology, Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, Vezneciler, Istanbul, Türkiye
31. Track Chairs: Mycology
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
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
Carol Verheecke-Vaessent
Applied Mycology Group, Environment and AgriFood Theme, Cranfield University, Cranfield, UK
32. Track Chairs: Neurosciences
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
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
Vittorio Calabrese
Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
33. Track Chairs: Paleontology & Paleobiology
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
National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Naples, Italy
Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
34. Track Chairs: Pathology
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
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
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
Division of Pathology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
35. Track Chairs: Pharmaceutical Sciences & Pharmacology
Cengiz Sarikürkcü
Faculty of Pharmacy, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Afyonkarahisar, Türkiye
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
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
36. Track Chairs: Phycology
Ibrahim A. Arif
President of the Saudi Biological Society
College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Aurelie Blanfune
MIO (Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography), IRD, CNRS, Campus of Luminy, Aix-Marseille University and University of Toulon, Marseille, France
37. Track Chairs: Physiology
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
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
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
Plants for Human Health Institute, Animal Science Department, North Carolina State University, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, NC, USA
38. Track Chairs: Population Biology
Emrah Çoraman
Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
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
Laboratory of Natural Resources and Management of Sensitive Environments ‘RNAMS’, University of Oum-El-Bouaghi, Oum-El-Bouaghi, Algeria
39. Track Chairs: Quantum Biology
Constantinos Simserides
Department of Physics, Section of Condensed Matter Physics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Zografos, Athens, Greece
40. Track Chairs: Reproductive Sciences
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
Laboratory of Biochemistry and Environmental Toxicology, Higher Institute of Agronomy, Chott-Meriem, Sousse University, Tunisia
Higher Institute of Biotechnology, Monastir University, Tunisia
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
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
41. Track Chairs: Structural Biology
42. Track Chairs: Synthetic Biology
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
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
43. Track Chairs: Systems Biology
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
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
44. Track Chairs: Theoretical Biology
45. Track Chairs: Toxicology
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
Laboratory of Toxicology, Microbiology and Environmental Health, Faculty of Sciences of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Montreal, Montreal (Qc), Canada
46. Track Chairs: Virology & Parasitology
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
Higher Institute of Biotechnology, University of Monastir, Tunisia
Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
Giuseppe Portella
Head Virology Unit, Department of Translational Medical Science, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
47. Track Chairs: Zoology
Youness Mabrouki
Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mehraz,
University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah,
Fes-Atlas, Fez, Morocco
University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah,
Fes-Atlas, Fez, Morocco
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
Marine Biological Section, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
48. Track Chairs: Integrated Life Science Topics
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
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
Raffaele Saladino
Former President, Italian Society of Astrobiology
Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, Tuscia University, Viterbo, Italy
Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, Tuscia University, Viterbo, Italy
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
Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology and Engineering Enzymes (LMBEE), Center of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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
Loredana Assisi
Mediterranean and Middle East Universities Network Agreement (MUNA)
Comparative Endocrinology Lab, Department of Biology, University of Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
Comparative Endocrinology Lab, Department of Biology, University of Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
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
Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Periklis Kleitou
Marine & Environmental Research (MER) Lab, Limassol, Cyprus
School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
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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