Nancy Khardori is currently a: (A) Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. (B) Professor in the Department of Microbiology/Immunology and Molecular Cell Biology at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. (C) Medical Director of Infection Prevention Service the the Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. (D) Director of Antibiotic Stewardship Program at the Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. (E) Medical Director of Infection Prevention Service for theDept of Human Services , State of Illinois , USA. (F) Infectious Disease Editor for Year Book of Medicine. (G) Guest Editor for Medical Clinics of North America. (H) Guest Editor for Infectious Disease Clinics of North America.

Infectious Diseases

Zewei Miao is a research assistant professor at Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has completed his PhD in the field of ecology from Zhejiang University of China in 1996. With international experiences in China, Italy, Canada and the United States, his research interests include eco-environmental modeling, farming systems management, biomass feedstock processing and bioenergy. As an associate editor, reviewer or panelist, he has been serving for a dozen of international journals and academic conferences. He has published his results in about 50 of peer-reviewed publications.

Dr. EynavKlechevsky has completed her Ph.D. in 2007 from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa Israel and the Baylor Institute for immunology Research in Dallas Texas, where she continued for her postdoctoral studies. She is an Assistant Professor at the department of Pathology and Immunology at Washington School of Medicine. Her research is focused on the biology of human dendritic cells in health and disease. She has published several high impact papers and reviews and holds several patents on the use of conjugated antibodies as immunotherapy vaccine reagents.

Human Dendritic Cell biology and Novel vaccines

Dr. Amin Fadl obtained his Ph.D. from University of Connecticut, Storrs and completed a postdoctoral training at the University of Texas Medical Branch. Currently he is an Assistant Professor of Microbiology at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. His research focuses on the molecular pathogenesis, immune and inflammatory responses, and host-pathogen interaction of Salmonella. He has published more than 44 papers in reputed journals.

Prevalence of Salmonella in retail poultry, beef and dairy products molecular pathogenesis of Salmonella and host-pathogen interaction using cell culture system and animal model of infection

Dr Jean-Pierre Gorvel has completed his Ph.D. in 1986 from Aix-Marseille University and postdoctoral studies from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL, Hedelberg, Germany). He is the Director of Research at CNRS, the largest Research organization in France and has directed several research entities in France and abroad. He has published more than 130 papers in reputed journals and serving as an editorial board member of several Journals and as Editor-in-Chief of Microbial Pathogenesis.

Immunology and cell biology of pathogen/host cell interactions

I lead the team “Gender, pregnancy and infectious diseases” in CNRS Unit (UMR 7278). My activity led to 149 publications and 28 didactic publications. Three topics are developed: the mechanisms of bacterial survival in macrophages; the polarization of monocytes and macrophages; the immunological investigation of infected patients. We are integrated in the “Infectiopole South” network. Since 2004: Director of the Master program “Human Pathology”. It includes 6 research specialities (Cancer, Infectious Diseases, Health and Genomics, Health and Environment, Nutrition, Ethics and Society) and 2 professional specialities. The specialities graduate 120 students each year. Co‐director of the Doctoral School “Science of Life and Health” (ED62) that manages students from Science Faculty and Medicine Faculty. 2009: President of the Scientific Council of the Medicine Faculty (Marseilles). Student training: 12 students were graduated under my supervision; 1 was recruited by CNRS and 3 by University, 3 obtained an industrial position and 3 are post‐doc. I obtained several grants from clinical research (PHRC) and FRM. Member of French Society for Immunology, Society for Leukocyte Biology, American Society for Microbiology, European Cytokine Society.

Dr. Tineke H. Jones (Ph. D. University of Alberta) has extensive experience in meat microbiology with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Her research focuses on the detection of recognized and emerging foodborne pathogens of zoonotic and human origin in foods and water, determining their point of entry and their survival or inactivation in the food chain and watersheds impacted by agricultural activities. She is a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Food Microbiology and the management board of the Alberta Meat Network. She belongs to the Canadian Meat Science Association, the International Association for Food Protection and the International Society of Food and Environmental Virology. She has published 43 peer reviewed articles and 3 book chapters in food safety.

virology,meat hygiene,meat microbiology,food safety and processing-microbial physiology

Dr. Arvind Mahajan, Ph.D. is currently Director Research with Lohmann Animal Health, Research Centre Hannover, Germany. Previously he worked in mixed Veterinary Practice and led vaccine research on food borne pathogens as Group Leader at the Roslin Institute and faculty in Division of Infection and Immunity at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, UK. Dr. Mahajan received his Doctorate in Veterinary Microbiology from the University of Edinburgh, UK. He obtained his MSc in Immunology from Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College School of Medicine, London, UK. Dr. Mahajan’s research in field ofmucosal immunity has been published in high-impact Cell and Nature press journals. He is a recipient of Ker Memorial Award for his outstanding research in infectious diseases at the Centre of Infectious Diseases, University of Edinburgh, UK. Dr. Mahajan has been an Advisory Board member and consultant to many leading Animal Health Pharmaceutical Companies.

Salmonella food poisoning

Margarete Teresa Gottardo de Almeidais biologist and received her Doctorate in Health Science, Medical Microbiology – Medical School of São José do Rio Preto City –São Paulo State- Brazil. She is manager of a Medical Mycology Laboratory developing researches with pathogenic fungal; Adjunct professor at FAMERP University, where she teaches a medical microbiology course on fungal and bacterial pathogens. Coordinator of two Post-graduation Courses in Medical Microbiology and Clinical Analysis (lato sensu), besides, she is professor of post- graduation courses (stricto sensu) in Bioscience Institute, Julio de Mesquita Filho University- UNESP. In the last 5 years, she has 21 publications (scientific journals and congress); recently she has developing projects with herbal products as potential inhibitory action against fungal cell.

Mervat G. A. El Anany is a Professor of Clinical Microbiology, Cairo University Medical school. Microbiology & Infection control Consultant. She has completed medical study at the age of 23 years and postdoctoral studies from at the age of 31 years. She is the director of infective endocarditis laboratory committee. She is the head of infection control team of medical hospital. The research activities included different clinical microbiology subjects including molecular typing of resistant organisms, diagnosis of brucellosis and diagnosis of infective endocarditis He has published more than 20 papers in national and international journals.

Prof Abdel Raouf Abou El Azm has MD in 1988 from Tanta University, Assistant Prof in 1993 and full Prof in 1998, Tanta University. He had a Scolarship in 2004 in Hannover School of Medicine, Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology. He is the president of Egyptian Society of Liver and Environment and was a former head of Department of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases (2008-2011) and became a member of Scientific Committee in Supreme Universities Council for Professors Promotion. He has published more than 60 papers in reputed journals and serving as an editorial board member of repute

Graduated in medicine from Universidade Federal do Piauí (1992). Ph D in science (medicine-NEPHROLOGY) UNIFESPEPM (2013). He is currently medical Nephrologist of the University hospital of the Federal University of Piauí. Associate Professor of Nephrology at the Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI). Specialist in MEDICAL CLINIC, NEPHROLOGY, EMERGENCY MEDICINE and INTENSIVE CARE. Has experience in the field of Medicine, with emphasis on CLINICAL NEPHROLOGY, RENAL TRANSPLANTATION, CLINICAL MEDICINE and INTENSIVE THERAPY, , working mainly on the following topics: Clinical Nephrology, renal Transplantation, intensive care and endemic infectious diseases common in tropical countries. Expert in Visceral Leishmaniasis in renal transplant recipients. Currently holding the post of Superintendent of the University Hospital of the Federal University of Piauí and coordinator of the Hospital's Renal Transplant Service Alliance Casamater. I have research on Visceral leishmaniasis in kidney transplant recipients published in high-impact magazine and international circulation. Extensive experience in the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases (viral, bacterial, fungal, Protozoan and other tropical infections in Kidney Transplant), such as herpes zoster, leprosy, tuberculosis, CMV and toxoplasmosis. I am a reviewer of the journal AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION.

Prof. Jianzhong Zhang, Ph.D & MD,advisor for Ph.D candidates. President of Chinese Society of Public Health, Chinese Medical Association (CMA). Deputy director of National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention (ICDC), Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC). Director of Department of Diagnosis, ICDC,China CDC (involving in the study of Helicobacter pylori(H.pylori), Campylobacter jejuni Streptococcosis , Staphylococcus aureus, Mycoplasma , Acinetobacter baumannii and MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry -based Identification of bacterial pathogens ). He is the member of the editorial committee for Helicobacter. As the Member of Chinese Society and American Society for Microbiology, Prof. Zhang has great interests in the molecular biological studies on bacteria, including the biological characters and pathogenicity of H.pylori, H.pylori vaccine, Guillain-Barre Syndrome related C. jejuni, the relationship of H.pylori infection and gastric cancer, epidemic diseases diagnosis, DNA chip development, the proteomic research and the antibiotic resistance study of bacteria. He has published more than 170 papers and books. He is currently in charge of two ongoing projects on the diagnostic method development for communicable diseases control and prevention.

Dr. Harumi Gomi is Associate Professor of Medicine, Center for Clinical Infectious Diseases, Jichi Medical University, Japan. She graduated from Okayama University Medical School, Japan in 1993. She completed her residency in internal medicine at Beth Israel Medial Center, New York, and infectious diseases fellowship at University of Texas-Houston Medical School. She obtained hermaster’s degree in public health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She was appointed as Assistant Professor at Division of Infectious Diseases, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Illinois.

Prof. L. O. Egwari is a Professor of Medical Microbiology at Covenant University with specialization in anaerobic bacteria in human infections. He is the director of Research and Development in Covenant University and has published many papers in reputable journals. He is a member of Anaerobes Society of the Americas

Dr. Idress Hamad Attitalla, (Associate Professor) has completed his Ph.D. at the age of 31 years from Uppsala University (Sweden) and postdoctoral studies from USM :: Universiti Sains Malaysia. He is the director of Research and Study at ARC, Libya and director of departments of microbiology at (OMU, Al-Bayda, Libya). He has published more than 60 papers in reputed journals and serving as an editorial board member of repute.

Kennedy D. Mwambete has completed his PhD at the age of 35 years from Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain majoring in Molecular Biology. Currently, he works for Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania as an Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Microbiology. He is also the Associated Dean of School of Pharmacy since 2007 and the school curriculum chairperson since 2009. He has published more than 35 papers in reputed journals and serving as potential reviewer of several reputable journals.

Dr. V. Duraipandiyan has completed his Ph.D. at the age of 34 years from University of Madras and postdoctoral studies from the Entomology Research Institute, Loyola College, Chennai. Presently He is working as Assistant Professor in Department of Botany and Microbiology, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. He is very interested in to isolate bioactive molecules from plants and microbes against pathogenic microbes, diabetes and cancer. He has published more than 45 papers in reputed journals and serving as an editorial board member of reputed Journals medicinal & Aromatic plants and International Journal of Fundamental and Applied Science. He also acts as reviewer in many journals.

Medicinal & Aromatic Plants

Ezera Agwu is a 38 years old Nigerian Lecturer of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology at Kampala International University, Uganda. He held the following positions : Senior Lecturer of Medical Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology Dean, School of Allied Health Sciences, Head, International Public Health Program. Chair, Institutional Infection control committee, Member, Instututional Ethical Review Board, Chair, Departmental Continues profesional development, CPD

To use genetic, molecular, cell biological and biochemical approaches in the study of the population structure, transmission dynamics, molecular epidemiology and mechanisms of antimicrobial drug resistance in Candida species, Cryptococcus species, Acinetobacter baumanii, malaria, Special pathogens causing tropical cases of fever of unknown origin, anemia and malnutrition, and agents of Neglected Tropical Disease with the ultimate goal of impacting on the design of strategies for effective treatment of related human diseases and complications.

Dr. Gadi Borkow obtained his Ph.D. degree on Biochemistry from the Tel Aviv University, Israel on 1994. His post-doctoral studies were conducted at McGill University AIDS Centre between 1994 to 1997, during which he specialized on Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1). In 1998 Dr. Borkow joined the Hebrew University Institute of Immunology and AIDS Center, where he studied virological and immunological aspects of HIV-1 infection, and development of HIV-1 antiviral drugs and microbicides. Since 2002 Dr. Borkow is the Chief Medical Scientist of Cupron. Dr. Borkow serves in the Editorial Board of several scientific journals. Dr. Borkow has published over 100 peer reviewed manuscripts in scientific journals, and his studies have been presented in more than 80 scientific conferences.

The use of copper in consumer and medical devices due to its potent biocidal properties. The use of copper in medical devices due to its essentiality in many key physiological processes, such as angiogenesis and skin and wound regeneration. Nosocomial infections; and HIV-1, microbiocidal formulations

Prof. S. Karutha Pandian is the Head of the Department of Biotechnology and the Dean of Research at Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India. His research group is actively working on studying the biofilm formation and gene regulation of various human bacterial pathogens, and characterizing novel anti-quorum sensing and antibiofilm compounds against human and aquaculture pathogens from marine resources. He has published more than 100 research papers in SCI journals including 50 papers in the field of clinical microbiology

Dr. Jyoti Jadhav completed her M.Sc. Ph.D. from Shivaji University. She is currently Proffessor ad head of Department of Biotechnology, Shivaji University. She is the Member of National Academy of Sciences (2013), Young women scientist award BRSI (2011), Fellow of Maharashtra Academy of Sciences (2011), Member of Biotechnology Task Force of Govt of Maharashatra, IBSC committee member Vasantdada Sugar Institute.Pune, Member of Biotechnology Research Society of India, Trivendrum, India (BRSI). She is the reviewer of Papers in international Journals. She has more than 70 publications.

Dr. Vijay Nema has completed his PhD from Jiwaji University working at Defence R& D Institute, Gwalior, India and postdoctoral studies from Institute of Life Sciences, Hyderabad, India and Vanderbilt University, USA. He is research scientist at National AIDS Research Institute, under ICMR which is a premier organization under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in India. He has published papers in reputed journals, filed a patent, presented his work in national and international conferences and serving as an editorial board member of repute.

A Jalil completed his Medical Degree training at the age of 24 from the National University Malaysia and obtained his post graduate Masters Radiology certification from University Malaya , School of Medicine in 1996. He is the director for Centre of Excellence in Diagnostic Nuclear Imaging , Universiti Putra Malaysia . He has published more than 40 papers in reputed journals, chapters and books. He is serving as an editorial board member of repute international journals. He is also the Vice President for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging , College of Radiology , Academy Medicine Malaysia. A board member of Speciality Subcommittee Radiology for the National Specialist Register Malaysia.