Dr. Beilei Wu, born on 17th June,1974. She, as an Associate Prof. in Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural sciences (CAAS), focused on the basic and application researches of Trichoderma spp., plant virus and mycovirus, which are including collection, diversity and evaluation of T spp.; investigation on fermentation process for Trichoderma chlamydosproe production and industrialization; Interactions of Trichoderma- pathogen-plant; identification and evaluation of Mycovirus from T. spp.; the molecular epidemiology, evolution and fitness of plant virus population in host range and different environments; collection resources and evaluation on endophytes from plant. She anticipates to explore more value biocontrol resources and recover more molecular machanisms of them for acquired resistance of plant, moreover she expects to reveal more molecular machanisms of evolution of plant virus and mycovirus population though the molecular genetics researches.

I am a Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection at Nanjing Agricultural University, China, where I have been a faculty member since 2011.
I completed my Ph.D. and undergraduate studies at Nanjing Agricultural University from 2002-2011. During my Ph.D. study, I became a visiting scholar in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Purdue University, USA for one and half years.
My research interests lie in the area of fungal biology, mainly focusing on the molecular mechanisms of fungal pathogenesis and fungus-plant interaction. I like to make friends and like to communicate with people to talk about everything or to discuss the research works. If you like, I warmly welcome you to contact me. We can discuss our work together and seek potential opportunities for cooperation. Thank you very much!
Research areas：Fungal biology/Fungus-Plant interactions
Research in my laboratory focuses on plant pathogenic fungi: We study the molecular mechanisms of fungal pathogenesis and the interactions between fungus and host. We primarily use three fungal pathogens in our investigation: rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae and rice false smut fungus Ustilaginoidea virens on rice, and Fusarium head blight fungus Fusarium graminearum on wheat. The long-term goal of our research is to advance our knowledge about eukaryotic microbiology and to seek better approaches for the management of fungal diseases.

Prof. Man-Qun Wang, Director of Department of plant protection, Huazhong Agriculture University, P. R. of China. Dr. Wang received an B.A. and M.S. degrees in Entomology from Shanxi Agriculture University and Ph.D. degree in Entomology from Nanjing Forest University. After a postdoctoral position at Nanjing Forest University, he held professorships at Huazhong Agriculture University, China. He had visiting research experiences at Rothamstad Research, UK.
His research focus on insect chemical communication in the ecology systems and insect olfactory systems, specifically its molecular mechanisms and metabolic basis of responses to semiochemicals (plant volatiles and insect pheromones) by insects. The aim of his group is to dissect signaling pathways leading to insect olfaction fundamental to plant-insect interactions, and to develop monitoring and control technologies based on semiochemicals for insect pest. His research is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Science and Technology Major Project and Development Program 863 of China, etc. And by now, he has published more than 60 peer review papers.
Dr. Wang also served on several scientific groups including the Entomological Society of China, the Ecological Society of China, the Forestry Society of China, etc. Now he is the President of Entomological Society of Hubei Province, China.

Dr. B. MYTHILI GNANAMANGAI graduated from Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore in Biotechnology and Master’s degree in Biotechnology at Vivekanadha College of Arts and Science, Tiruchengode. I completed my Diploma in Nutrition and Health Education at Indira Gandhi Open University, Delhi. I have completed my M.tech Biotechnology in K.S.Rangasamy College of Technology. I received the Ph.D. degree in faculty of Science and Humanities from Anna University, Chennai in 2012. I have four years of teaching and research experience. Presently, I am working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, K.S.Rangasamy College of Technology, Namakkal Dt.
My area of research includes Nanobiotechnology, Microbial Biotechnology, Medical Biotechnology and food microbiology. I am skilled in handling microbial techniques and Instrumentation troubleshooting.
  I received national level Young Women Scientist Award from Dr. Kalam Educational Trust for tribal, Chennai for my contribution towards science and technology. I presented a paper entitled evaluation of knowledge on cooking methods, food nutrition and safety among women population aged around 40 years, organized by International Institute of food and nutritional sciences, New Delhi and Southern regional station, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Bengaluru and won I prize. So far I have received 17 awards for my research contribution.
Dr. B. Mythili Gnanamangai has guided 25 B.Tech. graduates, 2 M.Tech. graduates and 5 Ph.D scholars. I have more than 33 publications in International and National journals with overall impact factor of 25 and three book chapters. I have filed two US Patent entitled “biosynthesis of gold and silver nanoparticles for stability and extended shelf-life of antagonistic activities” and “simple and modified process for isolation of Quercetin from Saudi Arabian Date fruits (Phoenix dactylifera L.) using Ionic liquid Microwave assisted extraction method”. I also have more than 25 conference paper proceedings. So far I have submitted 30 DNA sequence at NCBI Gene bank. I am also reviewer in Eight Journals from IEEE, Taylor and Francis, Elsevier, Springer and Bentham Journals Like IET System Biology, IET Image Processing, Current drug discovery technologies, Spectrochimca Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, Journal of Food chemistry, International journal of Fruit Science, Journal of Applied Chemical Science International and The open Nanomedicine Journal. I served PI and Co-PI for many Funding Projects from TNSCST, DST-INSPIRE, DBT, NTRF and UGC.

I have also severed Chairperson in International Conference and delivered so many guest lectures in Colleges and Schools. As a part of outreach I am acting as a Microbial culture collection incharge, Public awareness Club Coordinator, Press and Media Coordinator, DBT-STAR College Scheme Coordinator, Social Media Co-ordinator of the Department, Mitacs-Internship Coordinator, USIEF Funding ambassador of the college.

Short Biography
Dr Tarek Mohamed Kamal Mohamed Metawie, Professor of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University. Egyptian, date of birth 6/3/1955. Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 1984; M.Sc. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 1979; B.Sc. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, 1976.

Professional experience
Instructor; 1976, Lecturer Assistant; 1980, Lecturer, 1984; Assistant Professor, 1989; Professor,1994; Head of the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo:- 2008-2014.

Research interest
Biochemistry; Molecular Biology and Genetics; Molecular Neurobiology; Biochemical Toxicology; Nutrition; Cancer

Short Biography:

Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Sustainable Agriculture, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sandakan Campus, Locked bag no. 03, Batu 10, Jalan Sg. Batang, 90509 Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia

Educational Qualifications:

• 2015 PhD in Agronomy, Universti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
• 2008 Master of Science (M.S.) in Genetics & Plant Breeding, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh.
• 2003 (Held in 2006) B. Sc. in Agriculture, (Honours), Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Dumki, Patuakhali, Bangladesh.
• 1998 Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC), Cantonment College, Jessore, Bangladesh.
• 1996 Secondary School Certificate (SSC), Baruna Bazar P.D.C. High School, Khulna, Bangladesh.

Thesis Title:
• PhD: Genetic diversity and effect of salinity on morpho-physiochemical properties of Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) germplasm collections

• M.S.: Anther and filament culture in oilseed Brassica species.

Training/ Seminar/ Conference/ Congress Attended: 16.

Reviewing Of Research Articles: 53 Journals

Scientific Publications:

A. Popular Articles (4)
1. House and garden plants: More than just aesthetic. M. Amirul Alam and M. Zahidul Alam. Published in The Bangladesh Observer, Gender, Date: Dhaka, 13 June, 2007.
2. Genetically modified food: Useful or a nuisance of modern science. M. Amirul Alam and M. Zahidul Alam. Published in The Bangladesh Observer, Science & Travel, Date: Dhaka, 5 June, 2007.
3. Composting of municipal waste. M. Amirul Alam and M. Zahidul Alam. Published in The Bangladesh Observer, Observer Magazine, Date: Dhaka, 20 April, 2007.
4. Management of municipal waste. M. Amirul Alam and M. Zahidul Alam. Published in The Bangladesh Observer, Life Science & Environment, Date: Dhaka, 1 April, 2007.

B. Special Research Report (1)
• Salinity-stressed plants might represent potential sources of bio-active [antioxidant] compounds. Dr. Amirul Alam. Asia Research News, 27 February 2015. pp 15.

C. Book (2)
1. Md. Amirul Alam, Patwary, A.K. and Arif Hasan Khan Robin, A.B.M. (2011). Anther and filament culture in oilseed Brassica species. Lambert Academic Publishing, ISBN: 978-3-8465-0082-8, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing GmbH & Co. KG, Germany.
2. Md. Amirul Alam and Abdul Shukor Juraimi (2015). Purslane diversity, morpho-physiological attributes and salt tolerance. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, ISBN: 978-3-659-69619-0, OmniScriptum GmbH & Co. KG, Germany.

D. Journal Articles: Cited Index Journals (59)

E. Seminar Presentation (8)

F. Poster Presentation (3)

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• Research Gate Link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Md_Amirul_Alam

Biography:

Dr. Mojtaba Ehsanifar has completed his Ph.D. from Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. And now he continues his research on environmental pollution and health effects.

His research interests include Neuroimmunology and Neurotoxicology, Neurobehavioral, Neuroinflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Air pollution and Health effects Such as effect of the Nano particular matter, PM, using in-vivo models (mouse) and focused on the molecular mechanisms involved in neurodegenerative diseases in Kashan University of Medical Sciences. He has published more than 50 papers in reputed journals and presented in congresses. Also, he has Cooperation as an editorial board member and reviewer with reputed journals.

Associate professor Milena Georgieva holds a PhD in Molecular Biology from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and a MSc thesis is Cellular and Developmental Biology from Sofia University, Bulgaria. She is the author and co-author of more than 100 scientific and science-popular articles in the field of Molecular Biology, Genetics and Epigenetics.

He holds a PhD in Microbiology from Federal University of Viçosa with a training period at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium (2011). He worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology from Nucleus of Biological Sciences Research (NUPEB) of Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP). Post-doctoral in the Laboratory of Virus from the Microbiology Department of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). He worked as a Researcher at Laboratory of Animal Virology (LPVA) from Veterinary School (UFMG). He has worked as senior researcher at AQUACEN - Central Laboratory for Diagnosis of Aquatic Animal Diseases of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply from 2017 to 2018. Full Professor at Faculty of Education of Minas Gerais (FACEMG) in the period from 03/2016 to 06/2020. He worked as Analyst Biologist, responsible for the technical execution of molecular tests of SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic from June to December 2020. He is currently responsible for the virology sector and the execution of PCR techniques , real-time PCR, cloning, capillary sequencing (ABI3500), automated nucleic acid purification platform, automated electrophoresis platform, automated microorganism identification (Bruker Microflex LT/SH MALDI-TOF Biotyper), experimental veterinary vaccine development and Molecular diagnosis of bacterial and viral diseases. He Has knowledge in laboratory quality control and ISO-17025, experience in genetics, Molecular Biology, applied Microbiology, fermentation processes, Yeast biotechnology, Virology, Animal virology, molecular virology and cell culture.

Dr. Hua Su conducted his Ph.D. training at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Zhejiang University. The results of his Ph.D. work are described in two outstanding research papers focusing on autophagy initiation in Molecular Cell. During his postdoctoral training in Dr. Michael Karin's laboratory at the University of California, San Diego, Dr. Su was able to fully explain how autophagy-deficient tumor survival and in doing so, discovered inhibition of either the initiation or the termination phases of autophagy results in activation of a different cancer cell survival and nutrient procurement pathway, macropinocytosis (MP). Importantly, he identified the mechanism through which autophagy-inhibited cancer cells turn on MP and showed it to depend on NRF2-mediated transcriptional activation. These results have been published in the journal Cancer Cell. Dr. Su also studied how cancer cell metabolism is affected by the extracellular matrix (ECM). He started by testing whether collagen 1 (Col I), the major ECM component, is a substrate for MP, but soon made the truly amazing discovery that the ratio of intact Col I fibers to Col I fragments generated by matrix metalloproteases is a key regulator of cancer cell metabolism. This applies not only to MP but also to mitochondrial biogenesis and bioenergetics. The relative amounts of cleaved vs. uncleaved Col I in the PDAC stroma have a huge impact on patient survival after surgical resection. This work is important because it provides a simple way for patient stratification and suggests that patients with high levels of cleaved Col I and DDR1 expression need more aggressive post-surgery treatments. These results have been published in the top journal Nature. In 2022, Dr. Su took the faculty position at Fudan University in Shanghai and established a research laboratory
focused on MP, tumor metabolism, and tumor microenvironment. Dr. Su is currently on the Editorial Board of Hepatoma Research Journal, a member of the Youth Work Committee of the Shanghai Immunological Society, a member of the Chinese Society of Cell Biology, and a member of the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association. During his career, he has received many awards, including the National Scholarship (2007, 2015, 2016), Roche Education Award for Excellence in Research (2017), Shanghai Leading Talent Program (2022), National Natural Science Fund for Excellent Young Scientists (2022) and Shanghai Higher Education Talent Plan (2023).