Department of Biomedical Engineering Head,Faculty of Engineering, Ankara University, Turkey

Microbial production (lipid, enzyme, antioxidant),Enzymatic / catalytic reactions (esterification, transesterification, oxidation),Green Solvents,Chemical / biochemical kinetics,Assessment of biomass, biodegradable Up

Bertrand B. Hankoua has completed his PhD at the age of 36 years through a joint-PhD program between the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETHZ, Zurich, The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria, and the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He undertook his postdoctoral studies from the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in Saint Louis Missouri. Currently, he lead the Molecular Biotechnology Program at Delaware State University. He has published manuscripts in reputed journals and has been serving as a principal reviewers for repute journals as well as review panel member in various USDA-NIFA grant programs. He received prestigious fellowship award such as the DOE Visiting Faculty.

biofuels, Molecular Biotechnology

I am a biochemist/structural biologist with interests in the structure and mechanism of a range of microbial and human enzymes. I have special interest in industrial biotechnology and biocatalysis. I am director of the Exeter Biocatalysis Centre and I am a member of the Cellular & Chemical Biology research group.

Our work is multi-disciplinary in nature covering molecular genetics (site-directed mutagenesis and gene isolation and cloning), protein purification and characterisation, and structural analysis by NMR, X-ray crystallography and molecular modelling.

Zhu Ping , researcher, doctoral tutor, the current pharmaceutical biosynthesis room, the National Health and Family Planning Commission natural medicine biosynthetic key laboratory director, deputy director of the National Key Laboratory of active substances and functions of natural medicines, executive director of Chinese Mycology Society, Institute of pharmacological fungi Institute of professional director of the Chinese Society of Microbiology fungal professional committee, Beijing Institute of Botany, "Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences", "Journal of mycology", "Chinese medical biotechnology", "Journal of Pharmaceutical Research" magazine editorial board.

Microbial engineering and natural medicine synthesis biology. At present, the main: 1. Natural biosynthetic biotechnology research, including natural medicine synthetic biology, medicinal enzymes or biological activity of the protein gene cloning and heterologous expression and utilization; 2. sponges and other endophytes animals and medicinal Study on Fungal Active Metabolites.

Research is focused on biochemical, mechanistic and structural insights for industrial applications of yeasts and fungi isolated from marine environments and mangrove ecosystems. An experimental biochemist with 30 years experience in protein chemistry and developing protein structure-function relationships. The main interests currently focus on programs in biodiesel production from microbial sources, Biotherapeutics from Indian medicinal plants, self-assembling proteins as biomaterials and applications of dehalogenases for biotransformation or detoxification of halogenated compounds and epoxide hydrolases for synthesis of chiral pharmaceutical intermediates.

biodiesel production from microbial sources, Biotherapeutics from Indian medicinal plants, biochemical, mechanistic and structural insights for industrial applications of yeasts

Marina G Kalyuzhnaya currently works at the Department of Biology, San Diego State University. Marina does research in Molecular Biology, Ecology and Genetics. Their current project is 'Abiotic stress responses in Boechera.'

Methane biocatalysis; Microbial genetics, physiology and biochemistry; Systems biology, metabolic modeling and engineering; Functional diversity of microbial methane cycle and environmental impacts of climate change.

Salvatore Parisi, PhD, FSPCA PCQI, obtained his PhD in ‘Hygiene applied to the Evaluation and Management of Microbiological, Food and Environmental Risks’, University of Messina, Italy. With relation to professional responsibilities, he is the Series Editor of the SpringerBriefs in Chemistry of Foods book series and an Editorial Board Member of different scientific Journals. His papers, books and software concern Packaging technology, Polymer Chemistry, Shelf Life Prediction and Food Microbiology (Italian Oxoid Award, 2001). In addition, he has conducted lectures near academic Institutes in Italy. He is a member of many national and international associations and institutions.

Environmental chemistry, Organic chemistry, Food chemistry, Food packaging chemistry, regulatory chemistry, applied computer science (free and patent-pending software).

Since June 2016: Junior Professor of Sustainable Chemistry with a focus on resource efficiency 2014-2016: Research Associate, Department of Bioprocess Engineering, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering Potsdam-Bornim e. V. 2012-2014: Postdoctoral, School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, "Potential of food waste as a nutrient source in microalgae cultivation" Group of Assistant Prof. Carol SK Lin 2012: Doctor of Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Southern Denmark 2009: Dipl.-Ing. in Environmental Engineering, International University Institute Zittau (now TU-Dresden) 2005: B.Sc. in Biotechnology, University of Applied Sciences Zittau / Görlitz

Sustainable Chemistry with Focus on Resource Efficiency

Dr. (Ms) T.Theivasanthi of Kalasalingam University doing research in nanomaterials / nanotechnology; has 14 years of teaching experience; published many research articles/ books and h-index 9; life member of Indian Science Congress Association and Magnetics Society of India; member of International Association of Advanced Materials; serving as Editorial Board Member/ reviewer for some scientific journals; lead editor in JNNN special issue (SAGE Publications, UK); achieved many awards/ honours/ recognitions including - Madurai Women Achievers Award - 2013, Motivational Award - 2015 and 2015 Women’s Day Award of St.Annes College; achieved World Record in LIMCA Book of Records-2015 for nanotechnology invention “World’s first superparamagnetic plants materials” – named “Santhi Particles”, World Record– 2016 for innovative products "The World’s lowest priced graphene" & "World’s Smallest Particles of Vegetables" and World Record– 2017 for the invention "The World’s Smallest Anti-Viral Plant Particles". Other innovative products- Superparamagnetic lead nanoparticles, semiconducting lead Nanoparticles, Low cost-mass production of graphene, agricultural nanofertilisers, vegetable powder for diabetes, plants materials for diabetes & psoriasis and nanoparticles for treatment of EBOLA, DENGUE, HIV & H1N1 virus infection. Govt. of India shows interests to develop her inventions for the benefits of public; since Dec-2014, she has delivered lectures (more than 105) in International / National scientific conferences, foreign countries and renowned institutes like National Institute of Technology, Anna University, Central University of all over India; she delivered Motivational Lectures for women, students and staff of institutes / Multi-national corporate companies (Cognizant Technologies); Artha Nyana Academy (Malaysia), Intelligent Society of Malaysia etc. NanoDigest, Economic Times and Telegraph have published news about her research; Thanthi TV, All India Radio, Minnal FM (Malaysia) and Bernama TV (Malaysia) have broadcasted her interviews.

Nanotechnology/nanomaterials

Abu Hashem has completed his graduation and post graduation degrees in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is the Senior Scientific Officer & Head of Microbial Biotechnology Division, and Coordinator, National Institute of Biotechnology, a nationalized Biotechnology research organization in Bangladesh. He has published more than 10 papers in reputed journals and has been involved in editorial activities in Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences.

Microbiotechnology, Plant tissue culture, Bioinformatics, Enzyme technology and Microbial fuel cell