Vaccines, Vaccination and Immunization

Konstantin V. Zhdanov – MD, PhD, professor, graduated from the Military Medical Academy n.a. S.M. Kirov (St.Petersburg), and then worked there in the department of infectious diseases, successively holding the positions of graduate student, senior staff physician clinics, teacher, doctoral student, associate professor, deputy head of the department. Since 2009 he is the Head of the department of infectious diseases – the Main infectious diseases specialist of Russian Defense Ministry. Author of more than 300 publications, monographs, chapters in manuals, teaching works. He is the deputy editor of the journal «Jurnal infektologii», member of the editorial boards of the journals «HIV infection and immunosuppression», «Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Russian edition», «Journal of Hepatology. Russian edition» etc. Member of the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID), European Association for the Study of the liver (EASL), American Association for the Study of Liver diseases (AASLD), the International Society for Vaccines (ISV), board member of the National Scientific Infectious Diseases Society (NNOI).

Infectious Diseases

Dr. Jan Holmgren, MD, PhD is Professor of Medical microbiology and immunology at University of Gothenburg, Sweden, a chair he took over in 1980 after Prof. Örjan Ouchterlony; he is also Director of the Göteborg University Vaccine Research Institute (GUVAX). JH has published more than 500 papers in the fields of microbiology, immunology and vaccinology, and he is an elected member of various societies and academies including e.g. the Swedish Royal Academy of Science and the Swedish Royal Academy of Engineering. He has also served on many national and international boards, e.g. on the Board of Directors of the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (Sweden), the International Vaccine Institute (IVI), and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), and he is a member of several international vaccine-related technical task forces or steering committees.

Microbiology,Immunology and Vaccinology

Dr. Ellis has over 30 years of line and senior management experience in R&D in large (including Merck), medium & small pharma and biotech companies in US & Israel – directing projects across multiple classes of indications, and directing stages from research and preclinical through development and clinical, plus project management, strategy and evaluation. He was project leader and champion for key phases in the development of five products that accrue ~$4B / year in annual sales, and brought eight product candidates to the clinic. He holds PhD (Cornell U) MBA (U Maryland), and BA (U Chicago) degrees. He has given >125 presentations at international conferences. He is founding and incumbent Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed indexed journal Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics.

Immunotherapeutics and Vaccines

Professor Dalgleish was appointed as foundation chair of oncology at St George, University of London in 1991. He graduated MBBS at University College, London, in 1974, having done an intercalated BSc in anatomy with Professor J Z Young, FRS. After training as a general physician and specialist medical oncologist he joined Professor Robin Weiss, then head of the Institute of Cancer Research as a clinical research fellow in 1984. His project was on human retroviruses and he was a co-discoverer of the fact that HIV used CD4 as a receptor and senior author of the paper that first linked HIV infection to slim disease in East Africa.In 1987 he became a Medical Research Council clinical research fellow at the Northwick Park Clinical Research Centre. Here he continued his work on HIV pathogenesis and became part of an EU group focused on the correlates of immune protection. During this time, the association with the induction of immune activation and disease was shown to be absolute, correlating with the observations in chimpanzees.Professor Dalgliesh was awarded the Joshua Lederberg Prize in 2012

Vaccines and oncology

Giulio Tarro graduated from Medicine School, Naples University (1962). Research Associate, Division of Virology and Cancer Research, Children’s Hospital (1965-1968), Assistant Professor of Research Pediatrics, College Medicine (1968-1969), Cincinnati University, Ohio. Oncological Virology Professor, Naples University (1972-1985). Chief Division Virology (1973-2003), Head Department Diagnostic Laboratories, (2003-2006). D. Cotugno Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Naples; Emeritus, 2006 -. Since 2007 Chairman Committee of Biotechnologies and VirusSphere, World Academy Biomedical Technologies, UNESCO, Adjunct Professor Department Biology, Temple University, College of Science and Technology, Philadelphia, recipient of the Sbarro Health Research Organization lifetime achievement award (2010). President Foundation de Beaumont Bonelli for Cancer Research.

Clinical and laboratory applied, Virology basic and diagnostic, Viral Oncology, Immunology clinical practice,Vaccines.

Dr.Tong Ming Fu is a senior scientist at Merck Research Laboratories, and is leading the research lead for Merck CMV vaccine program.He obtained his medical degree at Peking University Health Science Center,formerly Beijing Medical University,in China,and his Ph.D.at Pennsylvania State University,Hershey Medical Center,in US.He joined Merck Research Laboratories after his academic trainings,and has been with Merck Vaccines Research for 20-years.He is active in many aspects of vaccine research, including vaccine target identifications,vaccine designs,immune assays, and animal model development,and his research supported development of Merck novel vaccine programs, including HIV-1 and influenza M2 peptide-conjugate vaccines.He also has research interests in DNA vaccine mechanisms,immune-enhancement by novel adjuvants and antibody-based immune modulations by PD- 1 blockade.

Vaccines

Bing-Huei Chen, male, food scientist, received his Ph.D. degree in Food Science & Technology, Texas A & M University, USA in 1988. His postgraduate career include working at Fu Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan as Associate Professor from 1988-1994, Professor from 1994-2000, Distinguished Chair Professor from 2004-present, Chair of Department of Nutrition and Food Science from 1994-2000, Director of Graduate Institute of Medicine from 2006-2009, and Dean of College of Human Ecology from 2012-2015. He specializes in Lipid Chemistry, Pigment Chemistry, Instrumental Analysis, Food Toxicology, Functional Food Development and Biological Activity Determination as well as Nanotechnology. Until now he has published over 175 research articles in internationally renowned journals and authored 11 book chapters in edited books published by International Publishers. He has been honored with a young scientist award and outstanding research award by the Taiwan Association of Food Science & Technology in 1993 & 2000, respectively; outstanding research award by National Science Council, Taiwan in 1993 & 1998; outstanding research award by the 4th International Symposium on Natural Colorants, San Diego, USA in 2000; outstanding research award and Chair Professor by Fu Jen University, Taiwan from 2004-present; Distinguished Professor of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in 2015; Lifetime Achievement Award by Indian Institute of Oriental Heritage in 2015. Professor Stephen S. Changs outstanding achievement in food science and technology award in 2016 by Taiwan Association of Food Science and Technology. He also serves as Editor-in-Chief of 2 journals Recent Patents on Food, Nutrition and Agriculture and International Journal of Current Toxins Research and Taiwan Editor of Food Quality and Safety as well as Associate Editor of Journal of Food & Drug Analysis. In addition, he serves on the editorial board of 43 journals including Journal of Cell Science & Therapy, International Journal of Cardiology and Lipidology Research, Advances in Biochemical Science and Engineering, International Journal of Food Processing Technology, Journal of Clinical Research and Ophthalmology, International Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Research, Open Journal of Plant Science, International Journal of Nutritional Health and Food Engineering, Journal of Natural Products Research Updates, SciFed Nanotech Research Letters, Food & Diary Research Journal, Journal of Procedural Dermatology, International Journal of Pharmacology, Phytochemistry and Ethnomedicine, Chromatography and Separation Techniques Journal, Journal of Analytical Oncology, Journal of Research Updates in Polymer Science, Journal of Clinical, Medical & Experimental Images, Otolaryngology Journal, Annals of Urological Research, Annals of Nutrition & Food Science, Remedy Open Journal, Annals of Thoracic Oncology Research, Open access Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, Journal of Medical Devices and Diagnostic Engineering, Mathews Journal of Urology and Nephrology, Mathews Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, SM Journal of Internal Medicine, Journal of Toxicology: Chemical Research, Pharmaceutical Drug Regulatory Affairs Journal, SM Journal of Clinical Andrology, SM Nutrition and Food Science Journal, Journal Neonatology: Annals of Medical Case Reports, International Journal of Fisheries Science and Research, Journal of Urology Forecast, Journal of Nutrition & Food Science Forecast, Journal of Surgery Forecast, Archive of Food & Nutritional Science, Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Journal of Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Annals of Infertility & Reproductive Endocrinology, Viology & Immunology Journal and Ophthalmology & Glaucoma Journal.

Biological Activity Determination, Nanotechnology, Nutrition and Food Science, Lipid Chemistry, Pigment Chemistry, Instrumental Analysis, Food Toxicology, Functional Food Development.

IAP activities-Executive Board Member, central IAP Since 1992 for 9 terms. Worked on various committees of IAP like Human Lactation Management , Adolescent Health, Polio Eradication , Committee On Immunization 1999-2001, West zone co-ordinator Adolesence chapter 1999-2004, National co-convener Art & Science of Pediatric Practice (ASPP) 2007, National Jt. Coordinator Rational Antibiotic Practice (RAP) 2014, Vice President Infectious Diseases Chapter 2009 & 2013, President IAP (Pune) 2006 –07 National Trainer for Ask- IAP, Science of Vaccinology (SOV), Asthma Training Module(ATM), Allergic Rhinitis& Co-morbids (ARCTM), Resp.Tract Infections(RTI), Golden hour Emergency Management(GEM), Navajaat Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (NSSK), How do I Investigate, How do I manage, Mission Kishore Uday( MKU). Faculty in over 600 National and International conferences Publications in National Journals & Chapters in Paed.Textbooks Editor, Pediatric Review Journal since 1985 Conference organization- Org. secy- 4th Nat. Conf. Ped. Inf. Dis.-NCPID( 2001), Org.Chairman, National Conference on Pediatric Critical Care-NCPCC(2005), MAHAPEDICON(2009), AWESOME(2012), PEDGASTROCON(2013), ADOLESCON (2013), ID CME Pune (2014)

Vaccinology,Infectious diseases,Nutrition, Adolescence

Dr. Najwa Khuri-Bulos is Emeritus Professor and Founding Director of Infectious Disease and Vaccine Center at the University of Jordan (UJ). She earned a B.Sc. degree with High Distinction from the American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon, and an M.D. (with Distinction) also from the American University of Beirut (AUB) in 1968. Following graduation, Dr. Khuri-Bulos acquired her residency training in Pathology at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 1969, and in Pediatrics at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 1970, and Yale university, New Haven CT in 1971. In 1971, Dr. Khuri-Bulos won a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at the University of Colorado Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, ended in 1973. Dr. Khuri-Bulos holds the American Board of Pediatrics, and the subspecialty Sub Board of Pediatric Infectious Disease, and the Certification Board of Infection Control. Upon joining UJ, Dr. Khuri-Bulos served as a founding member of the Department of Pediatrics and was instrumental in laying the foundation for postgraduate training (residency) in pediatrics at the university and later in her capacity as chairman of the pediatric team of the Jordan Medical Institute, where she also served as Chairwoman of the Jordan Board Committee in Pediatrics. In addition to that, throughout her career, Khuri-Bulos held several academic and administrative positions at UJ and other institutions, including Chairwoman of the Department of Pediatrics (3 times), Founding Head Division of Infectious Disease, Chairwoman of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at King Hussein Cancer Center, Founding Chairwoman of the Infection Control Unit at the Jordan University Hospital, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, and Dean of Research at UJ. Dr. Khuri-Bulos served as a technical advisor to the Jordan Ministry of Health from early nineteen eighties till the present time. She helped develop, implement, evaluate and upgrade the Jordan EPI program, also served as the Chairwoman of the Jordan Medical Board committees in Pediatrics and Chairwoman of the Board Committee on Infectious Disease. She is the Chairwoman of the National Certification Committee for Polio eradication and is the Chairwoman of the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group. Dr. Khuri-Bulos served also as a member of many international committees including the Standing Committee of the International Pediatric Association, and Decade of Vaccines and the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee with the WHO. She also served as a consultant for the WHO on several occasions including Vaccine adverse events and influenza preparedness committee. Dr. Khuri-Bulos has been publishing on the subject of infectious disease since her early years at UJ till the present time. Her research collaboration with Vanderbilt University has earned her Adjunct Professorship at that University, where she also serves as advisor for student exchange at the time being. Dr. Khuri’s extensive work was honored with many awards and prizes, including the Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (FIDSA), Queen Noor Award for Women in the Sciences 1984, Abdul Hamid Shoman Prize for Young Arab Scientists 1985, the University of Jordan Award for Women in Academia 2008, the Jordan Medical Association Award for outstanding Physicians 2009, the University of Jordan Merit Award on the 50th Anniversary 2012, and Distinguished Professor 2014. Dr. Khuri-Bulos is a highly published scholar with more than 60 articles in peer reviewed journals and publications. She has also participated in numerous scientific conferences and meetings in the Arab world and abroad. She has also been an invited speaker on many issues related to infectious diseases and pediatrics both nationally and internationally.

infectious diseases and pediatrics