IMMUNOLOGY Organizing Committee

Charles J Malemud

Professor
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
USA

Biography: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, USA

Research Interest: Immunology

Michael G Hanna

Co-founder
Vaccinogen Inc.,
USA

Biography: Vaccinogen Inc., USA

Research Interest: cancer vaccines

Dr. Gamil Sayed Zeedan

Associate Professor
National Research Center Ministry of High Education
Egypt

Biography: Associate Professor Dr. Gamil G. S. Zeedan obtained Ph.D. Virology ,Ca ReadMore...

Research Interest: Microbiology and Virology

Dr. R.P. “Kris” Iyer

Director, Co-Founder, Chief Scientific Officer
Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals
USA

Biography: R. P. Iyer, (Kris), Ph.D., FRSC is the co-founder and Chief Scientific ReadMore...

Research Interest: Cancer Immunology

Dr. Jerald Sadoff

Head of Early Development of the Crucell Vaccine Institute
Janssen Infectious Diseases and Vaccines
USA

Biography: Dr. Jerald C. Sadoff is currently the Head of Early Development of the ReadMore...

Research Interest: Vaccine Development

Dr. Pierre A. MORGON

Chief Executive Officer
MRGN Advisors
Switzerland

Biography: Pierre A. MORGON is Chief Executive Officer of MRGN Advisors and Regio ReadMore...

Research Interest: Vaccines and Immunotherapeutic drugs for Viral diseases and ReadMore...

Dr. Benoit Tano

Founder and CEO
INTEGRATIVE IMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEM
USA

Biography: Benoit Tano, M.D. is a specialist, pioneer, and the Minneapolis area ReadMore...

Research Interest: Clinical Immunology

Dr. Andrzej K. Siwicki

Professor of Veterinary Medicine
HOD Microbiology and Clinical Immunology University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Poland

Biography: Professor Andrzej K. Siwicki, VMD, Ph.D., DSc is a Head of Department ReadMore...

Research Interest: Microbiology and Clinical Immunology

Dr. Michel Salzet

Distinguished Professor in Immunology
Institute of Harvard Medical School,
USA

Biography: 1998-2003 Member of the Institut Universitaire de France Junior, then ReadMore...

Research Interest: Immunology

Prof. Dr. Ignat Ignatov

Director at Scientific Research Center of Medical Biophysics (SRCMB)
cientific Research Center of Medical Biophysics (SRCMB)
Bulgaria

Biography: Prof. Dr. Ignat Ignatov was born on January 1, 1963 in the town of Tet ReadMore...

Research Interest: Medicine, Physiology and Biophysics

Dr. Mustafa Kadri Altundag

Professor
MKA Breast Cancer Clinic
Turkey

Biography: He graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 1990. He ReadMore...

Research Interest: Oncology

Frederick Strebel

Sr. Research Associate
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
USA

Biography: Sr. Research Associate at University of Texas Health Science Center at ReadMore...

Research Interest: Epidemiolgy, Biochemistry

Dr. Luiz Werber-Bandeira

Chair of the Unit of Clinical and Experimental Immunology - Rio de Janeiro
Santa Casa do Rio de Janeiro - Unit of Clinical and Experimental Immunology
Brazil

Biography: Dr. Luiz Werber-Bandeira is a physician with emphasis in Clinical Immu ReadMore...

Research Interest: PhotoDermatology and Immunology

Dr. Ahmed Shoker

Medical Director
University of Saskatchewan
USA

Biography: Dr. Ahmed Shoker was born in Egypt, graduated from the University of ReadMore...

Research Interest: His current interest is the relationship between cardiovascu ReadMore...

Prof. Dr. Nagwa Elkhafif

Professor
Theodor Bilharz Research Institute
Egypt

Biography: As a Professor of Clinical and Chemical Pathology with an MD degree f ReadMore...

Research Interest: I focus my research on the role of immune cells in combating ReadMore...

Dr. Qingxian Lu

Associate Professor
The University of Texas
USA

Biography: Qingxian Lu received his Bachelor's degree from Shandong University, M ReadMore...

Research Interest: His interests are focused on elucidating molecular mechanism ReadMore...

Andrew Wilber

Assistant Professor and Director
Public Health Laboratory Sciences Program

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
USA

Biography: Andrew Wilber has expertise in hematology and immunology. His laborato ReadMore...

Research Interest: Tumor, Tumor Immunology

Young Kwang Chae

Assistant Professor and Co-Director
Developmental Therapeutics Program of the Division of Hematology Oncology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
USA

Biography: Young Kwang Chae is currently an Assistant Professor of Medicine, Divi ReadMore...

Research Interest: personalized cancer therapy, precision medicine, novel combi ReadMore...

Masoud H. Manjili

Associate Professor
VCU School of Medicine, Massey Cancer Center
USA

Biography: Masoud H. Manjili is an Associate Professor in the department of Micro ReadMore...

Research Interest: Immunotherapy and cancer dormancy; Tumor Immunology; Tumor I ReadMore...

Weidong Han

Professor
Chinese PLA General Hospital
China

Biography: In 2001, Dr. Han obtained his Ph.D degree in clinical hematology from ReadMore...

Research Interest: Cancer- Treatment resistance, Clinical translation of cell t ReadMore...

William Cho

Scientist
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Hong Kong

Biography: Dr William Cho is a Biomedical Scientist in Queen Elizabeth Hospital. ReadMore...

Research Interest: cancer, cancer diagnosis, treatment prediction and prognosti ReadMore...

Roza Nurieva

Assistant Professor
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
USA

Biography: Dr. Roza Nurieva is currently an Assistant Professor, Department of Im ReadMore...

Research Interest: Cancer, Immunology, Autoimmunity.

Manal Mohamed Saber

Associate Professor
Minia University
USA

Biography: Dr Manal Mohamed Saber, has earned her PhD from Nottingham, UK. she is ReadMore...

Research Interest: Cancer, Immunology, Cellular Immunology, Molecular Immunolog ReadMore...

Charles J. Malemud

Editor-in-Chief, JCCI
Case Western Reserve University
USA

Biography: Charles J Malemud received the PhD from George Washington University i ReadMore...

Research Interest: Biology of the Musculoskeletal System Intracellular Signal T ReadMore...

Sudhir Gupta

Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Basic and Clinical Immunology Director, Programs in Primary Immunodeficiency and Aging
University of California
USA

Biography: Sudhir Gupta is a Professor of Medicine, Pathology & Laboratory Medici ReadMore...

Research Interest: Molecular signaling of apoptosis, Dendritic cell biology, B ReadMore...

Michael Andrew Tainsky

Professor, Department of Oncology
Wayne State University
USA

Biography: Michael Tainsky is a molecular cell biologist who has been studying th ReadMore...

Research Interest: • Molecular genetic mechanisms by which normal cells becom ReadMore...

Martin D Souza

Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Director of Graduate Programs and Clinical Laboratories
Mercer University
USA

Biography: Martin D’Souza has completed his PhD from the University of Pittsbur ReadMore...

Research Interest: The D'Souza nanotechnology laboratory mainly focuses on the ReadMore...

Ahmed Gaffer Hegazi

Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, President National Research Center
National Research Center
Egypt

Biography: Ahmed Hegazi (or Ahmed Gaffer Hegazi; احمد جعفر حجازى) (b ReadMore...

Research Interest: Apitherapy, Immunology

Charles J. Malemud

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine,
USA


Biography: Charles J Malemud is Associate Director of the Rheumatology Fellowship ReadMore...

Research Interest: Biology of the Musculoskeletal System
Intracellular Sig ReadMore...

Jeffrey Isenberg

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
USA


Biography: Jeffrey Isenberg earned his Bachelor’s at the University of Pennsylv ReadMore...

Research Interest: Enhancement of tissue blood flow, perfusion and wound healin ReadMore...

Deepak Shukla

University of Illinois, Chicago
USA


Biography: Deepak Shukla has received his Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology fr ReadMore...

Research Interest: Cell biology of virus entry into human cells
Host cell ReadMore...

Timothy B. Niewold

Mayo Clinic
USA


Biography: Timothy B. Niewold is an Chairman of the Federation of Clinical Immuno ReadMore...

Research Interest: Type I interferon in autoimmune diseases
Heterogeneity in ReadMore...

Michael G. Hanna

Vaccinogen, Inc.,
USA


Biography: Michael G. Hanna is the founder of Vaccinogen and the discoverer and d ReadMore...

Vaccinogen, Inc.,
USA


Kota. V Ramana

University of Texas Medical Branch
USA


Biography: Kota. V Ramana is a Professor at Department of Biochemistry and Molecu ReadMore...

Research Interest: Signal transduction in immune cells
Oxidative stress si ReadMore...

Jianfei Yang

Tempero Pharmaceuticals,a GSK Company
USA


Biography: Jianfei Yang is a senior scientist and a project leader in the Th17/Tr ReadMore...

Research Interest: Visual signal processing and multimedia networking.

Carina Venter

University of Portsmouth
UK


Biography: Carina Venter is currently appointed as a Senior Research Fellow at th ReadMore...

Research Interest: Food allergy, and food hypersensitivity

Ruo-Pan Huang

Ray Biotech, Inc
USA


Biography: Ruo-Pan Huang is a founder and CEO of RayBiotech, Inc. and adjunct Ass ReadMore...

Ray Biotech, Inc
USA


Sergei A. Grando

University of California
USA


Biography: Sergei A. Grando is a board-certified dermatologist with more than 30 ReadMore...

University of California
USA


Jagat R. Kanwar

Deakin University
Australia


Biography: Jagat R. Kanwar is an immunologist and molecular biochemist with an in ReadMore...

Research Interest: Nanotechnology based drug delivery of proteins/peptides, siR ReadMore...

Kenneth K. Wu

Institute of Cellular and Systems Medicine
Taiwan


Biography: Kenneth K. Wu is a Distinguished Chair Professor, National Taiwan Univ ReadMore...

Research Interest: Prostaglandin and nitric oxide synthesis and biological acti ReadMore...

Jianguo Liu

Saint Louis University School of Medicine
USA


Biography: Jianguo Liu has completed his postdoctoral training at the Weill Medic ReadMore...

Research Interest: His primary research interest focuses on the interaction bet ReadMore...

Kaihong Su

University of Nebraska Medical Center
USA


Biography: Kaihong Su obtained her doctorate degree and post-doctoral training fr ReadMore...

Research Interest: Immunology
autoimmune diseases
autoantibodies and ne ReadMore...

Lijuan Yuan

Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
USA
Tel: 540-231-9053
Fax: 540-231-3414


Biography: Lijuan Yuan has received Ph.D. in Immunology and Virology, 1996-2000. ReadMore...

Research Interest: Pathogenesis and innate and adaptive immune responses induce ReadMore...

Narasaiah Kolliputi

University of South Florida
USA


Biography: Under the supervision of Dr. Aaron B. Waxman and Dr. Charles A. Hales, ReadMore...

Research Interest: Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns (PAMPs) and Danger-As ReadMore...

Esma S. Yolcu

University of Louisville
USA


Biography: Esma S. Yolcu is Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, D ReadMore...

Research Interest: Transplantation tolerance
bone marrow transplantation, ReadMore...

Jiansong Tong

The Scripps Research Institute
USA


Biography: Jiansong Tong, is a research associate from Department of Cell Biology ReadMore...

Research Interest: Autoimmune response, inflammation signaling pathway, and TLR ReadMore...

Charles J. Malemud

Professor
Depatment of Rheumatology
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
USA


Biography: Charles J Malemud is Associate Director of the Rheumatology Fellowship ReadMore...

Research Interest: Biology of the Musculoskeletal System Intracellular Signal ReadMore...

Yongqun “Oliver” He

Associate Professor
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine
University of Michigan Medical School
USA


Biography: I am Oliver, Associate Professor in Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicin ReadMore...

Research Interest: Brucella microbiology and immunology research Vaccine Ontol ReadMore...

Yehuda Shoenfeld

Head
Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases,
Sheba Medical Center
Incumbent of the Laura Schwarz-Kipp
Chair for Research of Autoimmune Diseases
Tel-Aviv University, Israel


Biography: Yehuda Shoenfeld is the founder and head of the Zabludowicz Center for ReadMore...

Research Interest: Autoimmune Diseases

Nikolai Petrovsky

Director of Endocrinology
Flinders medical centre professor of medicine
Flinders university
Australia


Biography: Director of endocrinology at flinders medical centre with a conjoint p ReadMore...

Research Interest: Pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes Obesity and type 2 diabetes ReadMore...

Michael G. Hanna

Founder
Vaccinogen, Inc.,
USA


Biography: Michael G. Hanna is the founder of Vaccinogen and the discoverer and d ReadMore...

Research Interest: Cancer Vaccines

Lewellys F. Barker

Senior Medical Advisor
Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation
USA


Biography: Lewellys F. Barker, MD, MPH, is currently Senior Medical Advisor at Ae ReadMore...

Research Interest: viral (e.g., hepatitis, HIV, smallpox) Rickettsial and bact ReadMore...

Howard L. Kaufman

Chief Surgical Officer and Associate Director for Clinical Science
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
USA


Biography: Howard L. Kaufman is the Director of the Rush University Cancer Center ReadMore...

Research Interest: Cancer immunotherapy Melanoma vaccines. Research Interest

Anil Shanker

Associate Professor
Biochemistry and Cancer Biology
Meharry Medical College
USA


Biography: Anil Shanker is an Associate Professor in the Biochemistry and Cancer ReadMore...

Research Interest: Host-Tumor Interactions and Thoracic/Head and Neck Cancer Re ReadMore...

Garry Michael Walsh

Reader
Section of Immunology & Infection
University of Aberdeen
UK


Biography: Following a 5-year career as a Medical Laboratory Scientific Officer i ReadMore...

Research Interest: My major interests involve elucidation of the molecular mech ReadMore...

Kaihong Su

Associate Professor
Department of Pathology and Microbiology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
USA


Biography: Kaihong Su obtained her doctorate degree and post-doctoral training fr ReadMore...

Research Interest: Immunology autoimmune diseases autoantibodies and neutroph ReadMore...

Gregory Lee

Professor
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
University of British Columbia Center of Reproductive Health
Canada


Biography: Gregory Lee completed his Ph. D from California Institute of Technolog ReadMore...

Research Interest: Research and Development of Antibody-Based Anti-Cancer Drugs ReadMore...

Michelle North

Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences
Queen’s University
Canada


Biography: Michelle L. North, PhD, is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Queen’s Univers ReadMore...

Research Interest: Epigenetics Air pollution Ozone Arginase Nitric oxide s ReadMore...

Charles J. Malemud

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, USA
Editor-in-Chief, JCCI

Tel: (216) 844-7846
Fax: (216) 844-2288

Biography: Charles J Malemud received the PhD from George Washington University i ReadMore...

Research Interest: Biology of the Musculoskeletal System Intracellular Signal ReadMore...

Ahmed Gaffer Hegazi

National Research Center, Egypt
President
Egyptian Environmental Society for uses and production of bee products

Tel: 202-377-49222

Biography: Ahmed Hegazi (or Ahmed Gaffer Hegazi; احمد جعفر حجازى) (b ReadMore...

Research Interest: Apitherapy, Immunology

Yongqun “Oliver” He

University of Michigan Medical School
USA

Tel: 734-615-8231 (O)

Biography: I am Oliver, Associate Professor in Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicin ReadMore...

Research Interest: Yongqun Oliver research interest are Brucella pathogenesis, ReadMore...

Shoenfeld Yehuda

Head, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases
Tel-Aviv University, Israel
Tel: (972)-3-530807

Biography: Yehuda Shoenfeld works at Sheba Medical Center in Tel HaShomer and the ReadMore...

Research Interest: Autoimmune Diseases, Immunomodulation Tel: (972)-3-53080 ReadMore...

Michael G. Hanna

Founder and Chairman
Vaccinogen Inc., USA

Discoverer
Developer- OncoVAX®, USA

Tel: 410-387-4000

Biography: Michael G. Hanna, Jr. received his PhD in experimental pathology and i ReadMore...

Research Interest: Immunology, Vaccines

James R. Mansfield

Director of Tissue Applications
PerkinElmer, Inc, USA
1 (774) 278-2802

Biography: James Mansfield is a scientist with over 25 years of experience in spe ReadMore...

Research Interest: Immunology

Yong Li

School of Medicine at Houston
University of Texas, USA
713.500.2348

Biography: Yong Li, is an Associate Professor within the Department of Pediatric ReadMore...

Research Interest: Children’s Regenerative Medicine The project will use var ReadMore...

Jianfei Yang

Principal Scientist
Tempero Pharmaceuticals, (GSK Company), USA
Tel: 671-374-8830 X3

Biography: Jianfei Yang is a Principal Scientist and a project leader for a Th17 ReadMore...

Research Interest: Immunology

Anil Shanker

Biochemistry and Cancer Biology
Meharry Medical College, USA
615-327-6460

Biography: Anil Shanker is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemist ReadMore...

Research Interest: Tumor immunity and immunotherapy, T cell and NK cell biology ReadMore...

Kaihong Su

University of Nebraska Medical Center
Office: 402-559-7612
Lab: 402-559-7784

USA

Biography: Kaihong Su obtained her doctorate degree and post-doctoral training fr ReadMore...

Research Interest: Immunology autoimmune diseases autoantibodies and neutroph ReadMore...

John Cambier

Distinguished Professor and Chair
Department of Immunology and Microbiology
University of Colorado Denver
USA

University of Colorado Denver
USA

Biography: John C. Cambier is Distinguished Professor and Chairman of Integrated ReadMore...

Research Interest: Immunology
Tolerance and autoimmunity
Immune respo ReadMore...

Jin Wang

Department of Pathology & Immunology
Baylor College of Medicine
USA

Baylor College of Medicine
USA

Biography: Jin Wang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology & Im ReadMore...

Research Interest: Molecular regulation of immune responses by apoptosis and au ReadMore...

C. Cameron Yin

Department of Hematopathology
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
USA

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
USA

Biography: Upon completion of a MD degree at Beijing Medical University and a PhD ReadMore...

Research Interest: Mechanisms of imatinib resistance in patients with chronic m ReadMore...

Nurieva Roza Insafetdinovna

Department of Immunology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
USA

Biography: Nurieva Roza Insafetdinovna is an assistant professor in the Departmen ReadMore...

Research Interest: Immunology

Paul Foster

Laureate Professor, Director
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy

The University of Newcastle
Australia

Biography: Professor Paul Foster is the Director of the Priority Research Centre ReadMore...

Research Interest: Professor Paul Foster research interest is cellular and mole ReadMore...

Simona Di Francesco

Director
Department of Urological, Biomedical and Traslational Sciences
People’s University Nicholas Copernicus

Italy

Biography: Simona Di Francesco is the Director of Urological, Biomedical and Tran ReadMore...

Research Interest: Simona Di Francesco research interest is in Urological Cance ReadMore...

Jennifer Wu

Associate Professor
Medical University of South Carolina
USA

Biography: Jennifer Wu Received PhD from the University of British Columbia in Ca ReadMore...

Research Interest: Jennifer Wu's research interest is on the molecular and cell ReadMore...

Sedigheh Zakeri

Professor
Pasteur Institute of Iran
Iran

Biography: Sedigheh Zakeri graduated with a first class honors degree in Biologic ReadMore...

Research Interest: Professor S. Zakeri area of interest is Malaria Immunology a ReadMore...

SangKon Oh

Professor
Baylor University, Texas
USA

Biography: Dr. SangKon Oh received his PhD degree at the Johns Hopkins University ReadMore...

Research Interest: Dr. Sangkon Oh research interests are in the area of molecul ReadMore...

Alejandro De La Parra-Solomon

CSO & Co-Founder
Quantum Brain Research Institute
Estonia

Biography: Mr. De la Parra-Solomon is an entrepreneur focused on Information Tech ReadMore...

Research Interest: HealthTech

Susanna Uusmaa

CEO & Co-Founder
Quantum Brain Research Institute
Estonia

Biography: Ms. Susanna Uusmaa is a biomedical scientist with broad expertise in M ReadMore...

Research Interest: neuroscience and oncology

Segundo Mesa Castillo

Specialist, Neurology
Psychiatric Hospital of Havana
Cuba

Biography: Segundo Mesa Castillo. As Specialist in Neurology, he worked for 10 ye ReadMore...

Research Interest: Neurology