Dr. Cho is Professor of Biological Sciences of Konkuk University in Seoul, South Korea and Adjunct Professor of Biology and American Government at University of Maryland University College in Adelphi, Maryland. He also currently is President of AIDS Society of Asia and the Pacific. He holds a Ph.D in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Arizona and a master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School. Prof. Cho’s work spans three platforms which include biotechnology, public health advocacy, and entrepreneurship-innovation sustainability. He was a visiting scholar at Stanford University where he worked, alongside Prof. Thomas Merigan and Nobel Laureate Baruch Blumberg, on HIV drug resistance at the Center for AIDS Research. Prof. Cho served as President for the AIDS Society of Asia and the Pacific (2005-2009), endeavoring towards decreasing the impact of the AIDS epidemic in the region. He successfully completed the International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific in Sri Lanka in 2007, in Indonesia in 2009 and in South Korea in 2011. Prof. Cho co-authored ‘AIDS: Taking a Long-Term view’, with Dr. Peter Piot and the 2031 AIDS Consortium. He was an independent steering committee member of UNITAID, a global health initiative to end the world's tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and malaria epidemics. He has also demonstrated expertise in entrepreneurship in the biotech industry.

His research and humanitarian contribution have been duly acknowledged. Prof. Cho is recognized as ‘International Scientist of the Year’ (2006, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England), Best Teacher of the Year’ (2007, 2015, Konkuk University), ‘Man of the Year representing Asia’ (2009, American Biographical Institute, USA), ‘Man of the Year in Public Health (2004, 2011, Ministry of Health/Well-Fare), “Leading Innovator of the Year’ (2011, Newsmaker), ‘500 People leading Korea Economy’ (2013, Daily Economy News Paper), 'The Korea Creative Management Grand Prize Award (2013, The Economy CEO-The National Assembly), 'Man of the Year in Public Service' (2016, The Korea 4.19 Freedom-Peace Foundation), and 'The 2016 Global Faculty Award' (University of Maryland University College, USA).

I work in academia as an internationally recognized neuropharmacology and neuroimmunology researcher. I published more than 500 scientific reports in the field of neuropsychopharmacology and signal transduction . I am leading a laboratory interested in understanding the fundamental neurobiological mechanisms of neuropsychiatric disorders to contribute at development of new pharmacological treatments. We use genetic, neuroendocrine and neurochemical methods. We recognize the role of the immune system in modulating neuropsychiatric diseases and we are developing in vitro cellular models and in vivo animal models to study the neuro-immune interactions under normal and disease states I has successfully combined research, teaching, administration and clinical care and continue to work on advancing our understanding of serious mental illness and drug development. We used to translate research findings into medical practice for the purposes of diagnosing, preventing and treating diseases. I has published scientific reports on peptides, their receptors, signal transduction and the role of these neuropeptides in the immune systems. I hold patents for using modified peptides in the treatment of septic shock.

I have skills and expertise in receptor pharmacology, immunohistochemistry, in vivo and in vitro cell culture, biochemistry, animal models, cell and molecular biology. I has lectured worldwide on these subjects and the others. I have 19 years of research experience with development and use of in vitro models to test compounds, such as receptor binding, receptor activation, signal transduction, receptor-receptor interactions, and induction of changes in cell cycle, proliferation and apoptosis. Furthermore I validated appropriate assays and models of diseases, screen compounds, and study mechanisms of action.

Dr. Bechan Sharma is presently working as a Professor and Head, Department of Biochemistry Allahabad University, Allahabad. Prof. Sharma’s earlier services include as an Assistant Professor at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural sciences and Technology-J&K, Kashmir and as Associate Professor at Dr. RML Avadh University Faizabad. He has completed his higher educations such as B.Sc (Honours)-1980; M.Sc. (Biochemistry)-1982 and Ph.D. in Biochemistry (1988) from BHU-Varanasi. He qualified GATE in 1983 and CSIR (JRF-NET) in 1984 and then joined Central Drug Research Institute-Lucknow for completing his doctoral research. The areas of his research interest include Molecular Biology of HIV/AIDS, Tropical Diseases (Filariasis/Malaria) and Biochemical Toxicology. He has received number of Awards/ Honors and successfully completed numerous important Academic/ Administrative Assignments. He has twenty six years of teaching / research experience. He has carried out several research projects and published over 187 research papers including book chapters, molecular methods in peer reviewed International and National Journals/ Books/Methods of repute with high impact factors. He has one US patent on HIV-1 genome structure based antiHIV-1 drugs design to his credit. He has supervised 12 PhDs and four Post Doctoral Research Fellows and 4 are continuing research under his supervision. He is member/life member of several national/international scientific societies and attended number of symposia/conferences in India and abroad and presented his research papers there in.

He has worked as a visiting Scientist/Professor in USA for over three years and visited different labs at Italy, France, Iran, Thailand, Germany, Kuwait, Hong Kong and Brazil for three to four months in similar capacity to conduct different collaborative research projects related to HIV-1 molecular biology, molecular epidemiology, bioinformatics and HIV-1 genome structure based antiHIV-1drug design etc. He has one US patent to his credit. Prof. Sharma has been awarded with ICMR’s Senior Scientist Fellowship 2014-15 in Biomedical Sciences under Indo-USA joint research programme. Being a Fellow of Academy of Environmental Biology (FAEB), he has recently received Prof. RC Dalela Oration award of the academy in 2017.

Hiroshi Ohrui was born in 1942. He received his B.S. (1965) and Ph.D. degrees (1971) from The University of Tokyo under the direction of Professor Masanao Matsui. He joined RIKEN in 1966 as a researcher. In 1981, he moved to Tohoku University as Associate Professor in the Department of Food Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture. In 1977, he was promoted to Full Professor, Graduate School of Life Science. In 2006, he moved to Yokohama University of Pharmacy as Professor. He worked for Dr. J. J. Fox at Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research (1972-1973) as a Research Associate, and for Dr. J. G. Moffatt at Syntex Research (1973-1974) as a postdoctoral fellow. He worked for The Technical University of Darmstadt as an invited professor by DAAD (1990). He has received several awards including The Agricultural Society of Japan Award for Young Scientists (1974), Inoue Prize for Science (2001), Japan Prize of Agricultural Sciences (2004), The Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry Award (2004), and The Japan Academy Prize (2010).

His research interests cover organic synthesis, chemical biology, and chiral discrimination.

Shittu Rasaki Olatunji was born to the prestigious family of Aganmu and Arowoselu, Saki Oyo state, Nigeria. He attended University of Ilorin, Nigeria for his first degree, where he bagged Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS). He later proceeded to the Post-Graduate School in the same Institution for his Master’s degree in Public Health (MPH). He has Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) from National Open University of Nigeria. He is a Fellow of the West African College of Physician (FWACP), Family Medicine. He is currently the Hospital Consultant to the Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara state, Nigeria. He is also the Chief Medical Director of Oorelope Hospital (Consultant Specialist Clinics) and National Health Insurance scheme (NHIS) accredited healthcare center at Apata Yakuba, Ilorin, Kwara state, Nigeria. His area of interest is Family Medicine and Infectious Disease.

Family Medicine, AIDS Research

Dr. Apoena Ribeiro is a full-time tenured Associate Professor of Pediatric Dentistry and Cariology at the Fluminense Federal University School of Dentistry, Brazil, and a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, UNC, Chapel Hill. She received her DDS degree in 1995 from the Fluminense Federal University, Brazil, her Certificate and Master Degree in Pediatric Dentistry in 2000 from Rio de Janeiro Federal University, Brazil, and her PhD degree in Microbiology and Immunology from Rio de Janeiro Federal University, Brazil in 2006. She has been teaching Pediatric Dentistry and Cariology since 1999. She was awarded the Honorable Mention for excellence in DDS teaching 4 times. Dr. Ribeiro has received 5 grants from external funding agencies as principal investigator, and has published more than 30 peer-reviewed papers, focusing on Pediatric Dentistry, Cariology and Oral Microbiology. She is one of the main authors of the book “Pediatric Denti stry: a contemporary vision”, published in 2014, in Brazil. Her current research interests is focused primarily on translational research in the fields of AIDS, Cariology, Pediatric Dentistry, Oral Microbiology and OMICs. Dr. Ribeiro is a member of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) and the International Association for Caries Research (ORCA).

Pediatric Dentistry, Cariology and Oral Microbiology, Microbiology and Immunology, Dentistry

Dr. Maristela Portela is an Adjunct IV Professor of Pediatric Dentistry at the Universidade Federal Fluminense/Niterói, School of Dentistry, Brazil. She researches in areas of oral microbiology, Candida spp. virulence of HIV-infected children and restorative biomaterials. Additionally, she received her DDS degree in 1999 from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (UFRJ, Brazil), her Master Degree in Pediatric Dentistry in 2002 from UFRJ, Brazil and her PhD degree in Biology Sciences (Microbiology and Immunology) from UFRJ, Brazil in 2006. In 2007, she awarded the National Honorable Mention for her doctoral thesis research entitle “Study of functional proteins of Candida spp. Isolated from oral cavities of Human Virus Immunodeficiency Infected children”. Dr. Portela has published about 40 peer-reviewed papers and she is a member of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR).

Oral Microbiology, Pediatric Dentistry and Restorative Biomaterials

After obtained her degree as Biochesmist at the Univesidad Nacional del Sur, she was biochemist resident since 1989 to 1992, whereas she skilled in infectious diseases (1991 Internship, Virology Departament, Instituto Nacional de Microbiología Malbrán, Argentina, 1992, Internship, Hospital Clinic I Provincial, Barcelona, Spain) In, 1992 she won a regular staff vacancy in the Virology Departament, ANLIS Dr Carlos G Malbrán by contest. Since 2001 at the Virology Department, she has conducted HHV-8 research in Argentina and collaborative studies in blood banks in South American countries, by performing epidemiological investigations, setting molecular methods for clinical cases which involve HHV-8 and evaluating serological tools. Also she has worked on molecular epidemiology of HHV-8. Among her current activities, she coordinates the seminars of the Virology Department, delivers lectures addressing viral infections, directs and evaluates thesis for the Molecular Microbiology Magister and trains residents of Microbiology that annually rotate in the Virology Department. She is member of the Committee on Research and Development of the ANLIS CG Malbrán. As a result of her work she has made more than thirty poster presentations, published journal articles, book chapters and case conferences and evaluates research projects.

HHV-8 from serology to molecular epidemiology, HIV, Virology

Dr. Gloria Fernanda Castro is associate Professor of Pediatric Dentistry at the School of Dentistry in the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She researches in areas of cardiology, oral manifestations of HIV infection, oral microbiology, Candida spp. virulence, HIV-infection in children and Children with systemic and neurologic alterations. She received her DDS degree in 1993 from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (UFRJ, Brazil), her Master Degree in Pediatric Dentistry in 1998 from UFRJ, Brazil and her PhD degree in Biology Sciences (Microbiology and Immunology) from UFRJ, Brazil in 2002. Dr. Castro has published about 40 peer-reviewed papers about Dentistry and HIV-infection in Children and she is a member of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR).

Oral Microbiology, Pediatric Dentistry and Cardiology

Graduated in Dentistry from the University of Londrina (1988), Masters in Biology and Oral Pathology, in the area of Surface Electromyography from the State University of Campinas (FOP) (2000), PhD in Biology and Oral Pathology, in the area of Surface Electromyography from the State University of Campinas (FOP) (2001). Professor at FORP / USP since 2016, Department of Morphology, Physiology and Basic Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry of Ribeirao Preto, University of São Paulo. Responsible for the Museum of Anatomy "Prof. Edgard Ignacio's FORP/USP. Has experience in the field of Dentistry, Anatomy, Ethics, Laser and Pathology, acting on the following topics: Electromyography, skeletal muscle, muscle disorders, chew, bite force, macroscopic and microscopic anatomy, laser dentistry, acupuncture in dentistry, bone and liver toxicity of medicinal plants. It is leading the research group of Electromyography and Multidisciplinary Research Center in Bone Tissue of FORP/USP. Head of the Laboratory of Electromyography "Prof. Dr. Mathias Vitti” FORP/USP.

Morphology, Physiology and Basic Pathology

Carolina A. Berini was born in 1978 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She finished her high school in Duino, Trieste, Italy. After moving back from Italy, she received her B.S (2005) and PhD. degrees (2010) from the University of Buenos Aires under the direction of Dr. Mirna Biglione. She joined the National Reference Center for AIDS in 2002 as an undergraduate student; and after her post-doctoral fellowship at the Institute of Biomedical Research on retroviruses and AIDS, she continued as a researcher. She has always been involved in diagnosis; follow up of HTLV-1/2 patients and molecular epidemiology in populations such us men who have sex with men, sex workers, drug users, pregnant women, blood donors and Amerindians. She has also conducted molecular biology and basic research on HLA and galectines in relation to HTLV-1/2 infection. In 2004 she joined the Department of Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires as a teacher assistant and is still part of the permanent staff.

Her research interests cover the development of diagnostic kits, epidemiology and molecular biology.

• A faculty member at University of Kalyani, Deptt. of Zoology, since 1st April, 1975, retired as Professor of Zoology, on 30th September, 2013. Served as Emeritus Fellow of UGC from 21.4.2014 to 20.04.16

fish and aphid cytogenetics, antimutagenesis, toxicology and radiation biology, pharmaceutical studies etc. But his main interests are on - cancer cytogenetics, and testing anti-cancer and anti-diabetic potentials of various plant extracts mainly used as homeopathic mother tinctures. Also works on the efficacy of bioactive components isolated from the homeopathic mother tinctures or some other medicinal plant extracts. His other focus is pointed at increasing drug bioavailability by loading drugs with biodegradable nanoparticles. His group is the first to test and report nano-encapsulated homeopathic drugs to have enhanced anti-cancer potentials. He also led the first group who observed the ability of certain homeopathic mother tinctures to precipitate silver nanoparticles from silver nitrate solution. His team works on both in vivo and in vitro models. He works on molecular mechanism and pathways of action of potentized homeopathic drugs; his works on arsenic toxicity and homeopathic remediation highly acclaimed. His team produced nano insulin and studied its biological action.

1) Honorary Research Consultant at ICU, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Centre, Erandawane, Pune. 2) Life member of Indian association of preventive and social medicine. 3) Life member of Research society of B J Medical College, Pune. 4) MUHS approved faculty for Research Methodology workshops. 5) Editorial Board Member of Annals of geriatric education and medical sciences.

 Medical & Health research including operational research  Medical writing  Medical teaching  Health risk assessment & health care counseling  Health Information System (HIS)

Prof. Longo-Mbenza holds a PhD degree in Physiology and Pathophysiology, DSc in Cardiology and MSc in Cardiology from Free University of Brussels, Belgiun. He obtained his MMed in Internal Medicine, Diploma in Molecular Genetics, Cardiovascular Epidemiology.Prof Longo is the author of more than 300 scientific publications and 5 books. He is an Expert of WHO and Expert of United Nations for Climate Change and Environment. Prof Longo is a former Visiting Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA; former Dean of Faculty of Medicine in University of Kinshasa, DRC and former Vice-Chancellor of University of Kinshasa, DRC. He was also the former Professor at University of Limpopo, Medunsa, Pretoria. He has supervised 10 PhD students and 100 MSc students, and is a reviewer of 30 Journals. In May 2015, Prof Longo-Mbenza’s Elsevier Scopus h-index was 14 with 629 total citations and total impact factor of 112.46. He is a Member of the New York Academy of Sciences, Fellow of American Heart Association, Fellow of American College of Cardiology, Member of European Society of Cardiology. Member of American Diabetes Association, Member of French Society of Cardiology, Member of Belgian Society of Cardiology, Member of PAN African Society of Cardiology.

His Fields of Research include: Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases including Cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and HIV/AIDS. Impact of climate on Health, Tobacco Control, Biostatistics and Modelling, Molecular medicine, Molecular genetics, Toll-like receptors 2 and 4, Th17 and T-reg responses, oxidative stress, Helicobacter pylori and Chlamydia pneumoniae with cardio-vascular diseases and visual impairment.

Prof. Ma received his Ph. D. in Organic and Medicinal Chemistry from Fudan University in Shanghai, China, in 2012. During that time, he synthesized a great number of HIV-1 inhibitors, and discovered several promising HIV clinical candidates. After working as a chemical R& D engineer in Petro China Co. Ltd. for two years, he became an Assistate Professor at Dalian Medical University, China, in 2014.

His current research mainly concentrates on the general areas of medicinal chemistry, drug discovery and development, and mechanistic enzymology, with primary efforts on the structure-based design of antiviral and anticancer agents. Until now, he has designed and synthesized a great number of pyrimidine and pyrimidine fused hetercycles as potential HIV-1 RT, EGFRT790M, BTK, JAK3, FAK etc, inhibitors.

Dr Taiwo is a Principal Research Fellow and the Head, Department of Basic Sciences and Research with the Intercountry Center for Oral Health (ICOH) for Africa, located in Jos, Nigeria. He graduated as a Dentist in 1999 from the University of Ibadan. He had his Masters in Public Health (MPH) from University of Lagos, Nigeria and another Masters in Clinical Research (MSc) from the University of Liverpool where he was presented the prestigious Dissertation of the year award. His PhD program was in Public Health (Epidemiology track) with Walden University, USA. Dr Taiwo is a Trainee of the Johns Hopkins African Bioethics Training program USA and a student of several Bioethics courses. Passionate about research and pedagogy, he has been involved in many studies including Oral manifestations of HIV/AIDS, Dental caries, Dental trauma, Research ethics and Oral health awareness. He has facilitated several training programs including voluntary ones on research methodologies, epidemiology, biostatistics and oral health sciences. He enjoys mentoring students on their research assignments and participating in research projects. He is widely travelled with many abstracts presented in scientific conferences in different parts of the world and scientific publications in peer reviewed journals. He loves going for long walks in his free time.

Oral Manifestations of HIV/AIDS, Dental caries, Dental trauma, Research ethics and Oral health awareness.

Sukhontha Kongsin, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in Health Economics in the Department of Public Health Administration at Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand, where she is also the Director of the Research Centre for Health Economics and Evaluation at the Faculty of Public Health. Her major concentrations are cost and cost-effectiveness analysis in health, economic evaluation of managed care and health financing.

Sukhontha’s research focuses on the evaluation and optimization of health and health system-related strategies and interventions in developing countries. Specifically, she has worked to identify health costs and economic impacts of HIV/AIDS and TB at both the national level and international level. Her expertise includes demand-side incentives and financing of Thailand’s public sector HIV/AIDS services, with a specific focus on patient access and utilization of services and has coordinated numerous regional development issues related to disease burden and health economics in Asia.

Over the past 20 years I have developed and led a capacity-building program, AfriHealth Partnerships International, in sub-Saharan Africa focusing on HIV research relevant to this proposal. This has been funded from a diverse portfolio of resources in both the academic, private and corporate sector and has involved two recent NIH funded studies, one on salivary diagnostic tools, and the other on the role of smoking on HIV replication. Five papers (PMCID: PMC4399877, PMCID: PMC3912541, PMCID: PMC4007120, PONE-D-14-37862R2 and PMCID: PMC3468187) resulted from the NIH R21DA031616-01 based solely upon the clinical contribution from our program. The sub-Sahara is a challenging research environment that requires strong leadership, excellent communication and organizational skills, cultural sensitivity and combined clinical (M.D.) and basic science experience (PhD) to succeed. This group has developed the infrastructure, genomics and proteomics resources, salivary gland mucosal models, and nurtured patient centered collaborations required to complete this project. Having directed numerous clinical studies, the most recent salivary one in January 2015 , where we recruited 76 cART-naïve HIV patients within 60 days, all with CD4 counts under 350, initiated ART and obtained 4 follow-up CD4 counts and VLs 6 weeks apart to complete the data required for the NIH CTSA study in 5 months.

I have the experience, training, clinical resources, and essential collaborations in both the community in Africa (Drs Paul Achu, Leo Ayuk and Didier Ntongsi), DR Congo (Dr Mumpanza) and in the US (Drs. Shui Ye, Mary Kearney and Cynthia Bristow) essential to complete this study. I have managed large projects that involved the recruitment of 15,000 to 20,000 patients in a year, obtained and maintained the IRB and other institutional approvals required, and have the well-established mechanisms for the shipping to the US. Importantly, I foster a climate to nurture long-term relationships that stimulates the careers of young scientists.

• 2008. Doctor of Medical Science (PhD), School of Medicine; University of Belgrade, Belgrade • 2003. Spec. in Clinical Pharmacology, School of Medicine; University of Belgrade, Belgrade • 2002. Master of Science (MSc), School of Medicine; University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia • 1998. State License for Medical Doctors (MD), Ministry of Health and Welfare; Belgrade, Serbia • 1997. Medical Doctor (MD) degree, School of Medicine; University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia • 1991-1997. School of Medicine; University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2015. Visiting Research Fellow; Royal Free Centre for HIV Medicine, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, London, UK. 2003, 2006, 2007. Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Liverpool, Liverpool HIV Pharmacology Group of the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Liverpool, UK. 2013. Visiting Research Fellow; Clinica della malattie infective e tropicali, University of Modena, Modena, Italy.

Dr Abayomi Joseph Afe is a public health physician with expertise in epidemiology of Infectious diseases and non-communicable disease including reproductive health . He attended University of Benin, Nigeria where he graduated as a medical doctor(MB,BS) followed by master’s degree in public health(M.P.H) from Olabisi Onabanjo Univrsity,Nigeria and a doctoral (Ph.d) degree in public health from Central University Nicaragua,Nicaragua. I am an associate member of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists(RCOG), member association of Public Health Physician of Nigeria, American Society of tropical medicine and the British Project Professional Society (BPP). I am a passionate researcher with keen interests in clinical and operational researches .He has several publications to his credit, and sits on the editorial boards of a few peer-reviewed journals. He is a principal investigator on a few operational research grants. He was a member of the Nigerian national PMTCT Task Team of Federal Ministry of health and has contributed to formulation of many guidelines and job aids on HIV and TB in Nigeria.

He presently works as the head of community medicine department of Equitable Health Access Initiative (EHAI), a non-governmental organization sub-recipient to Institute of Human Virology Nigeria(IHVN) on the USG funded PEPFAR ACTIONPLUS –Up project.

Experience of 26 years in the field of Nephrology including specialization in Renal Transplant, haemodialysis, CAPD and all kidney problems and diseases along with critical kidney patients with emergency management Well experienced in handling kidney patients due to Diabetes and Hypertension and other diseases Worked in various institutes of National and International repute as Senior consultant, Nephrologist like Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow etc. Experienced at division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri, School of Medicine, Columbia, USA.

Affiliations: 1. Sir Ganga Ram Hospital as senior resident 2. Lady Hardinge Medical College as senior resident 3. Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences as visiting specialist 4. Council of scientific and industrial research as senior research associate. 5. PGIMER & Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital as professor and consultant

Diabetes, Metabolic syndrome,Cardiology,Tuberculosis

I am a medical specialist in medical clinic. Master in University Teaching. Professor of Semiology and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine I and Internal Medicine II in Medicine of the Inter-American Open University. Court of specialists in medical clinic. Member of the Rosario Internal Medicine Association. Researcher at the CAICI Institute (Assistance Center comprehensive clinical research). Director of the CAECIHS Research Center (High Center studies in human health sciences) at the Open University Interamericana.

 HIV  PULMÓN Y HIV  MUJER Y HIV  AGING Y HIV  COMORBILIDADES Y HIV  CO INFECCIONES Y HIV  COMPLICACIONES TRATAMIENTO ANTIRRETROVIRAL

Anders Jeppsson is a medical doctor, graduated from Lund University, Sweden. He is a board certified specialist in General Practice/Family Medicine as well as Social Medicine in Sweden, and in Community Health in Ethiopia. He finished his PhD at Lund University on Health Sector Reforms in Africa. He also holds master degrees in Public Health and Social and Medical Anthropology. Anders Jeppsson has worked as a Family Physician and Primary Health Care Director in rural areas in northern Sweden. During this period, he active developed health care for vulnerable people, such as persons with chronical illnesses, persons at the end of life, asylum seekers and refugees. His work on the structuring of health care for refugees ans asylum seekers have been incorporated into the national recommendations by the Swedish Board for Social and Health Welfare.

Ethics & Philosophy of health & health care, health policy development, formulation & implementation, health sector reform, health systems development, health planning (strategic & operational), health services management, epidemiology & surveillance, anthropology of health and medical systems, medical humanities, disaster & military medicine.

Lydia Aoun Barakat is an Associate Professor of Medicine, Section of infectious disease at Yale School of Medicine. She is Board certified in Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease, and the American Academy of HIV Medicine. She is currently the Medical Director of the Nathan Smith Clinic at Yale New Haven Hospital and the Program Director of the Yale HIV Primary Care Track. Dr. Barakat had written and managed several HRSA grants that aim to enhance services and quality of care to the HIV population. Her research interests are HIV and aging and HIV workforce development

Dr. Barakat is currently the President of the CT Infectious Disease society and is dedicated to expand forum for educational activities and to champion initiatives that are effective in the prevention and the treatment of HIV infection.

• Ege University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Researcher, 2002-2017. • Izmir Katip Celebi University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Associate Professor, since 2017.

Bioadhesive polmers, Vaginal drug delivery systems, Intravesical drug delivery systems, Thiolated polymers, Gastroretentive drug delivery systems, Gels, Tablets, Colon specific drug delivery systems

o Research Associate Professor, Georgetown University, 2009-present o Research Assistant Professor, Georgetown University, 2004-2008 o Research Instructor, Georgetown University, 2001-2004 o Research fellow. Georgetown University, Nephrology and Hypertension 2000-2001 o Research fellow. Copenhagen University Herlev Hospital, Denmark, 1996-2000 o Attending Physician/Lecturer, Sun Yet-Sen University of Medical Science, China, 1991-1995 o Resident Physician, Sun Yet-Sen University of Medical Science, China 1988-1991

1. Teaching of Dosage form Design, Pharmaceutical Technology, and Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics. 2. Incharge of Herbal garden and Coordinator of ragging squad.

Formulation and Development, Novel Drug Delivery System.