Biography
M Khalid Ijaz received DVM, MSc (Honors) from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan and completed Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology in 1985 at University of Ottawa, Canada. He did his post-doctoral work at the Vaccines and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), Canada. Currently, he’s Research Fellow at RB, Montvale, N.J. and Adjunct Associate Professor at The City University of New York (CUNY). His research focuses on human pathogenic microbial agents’ spread via the environment and mitigational role of hygiene agents. He is an active member of various scientific organizations including American Society for Microbiology, American Society for Virology, ASTM-International, Association of Professionals for Infection Control and Epidemiology and International Society for Infectious Diseases.
Research Interest
Human pathogenic microbial agents
Biography
Irina Magdalena Dumitru is an MD, PhD, Associate Professor, "Ovidius" University, Constanta, Romania, Faculty of Medicine. Senior Specialist in Infectious Diseases at Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital, Constanta. Director of research and development (2006 – 2010) at Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital, Constanta, in present I am Director of Research Department at Ovidius" University†Constanta. In recent years I am focused on the parasitological, tropical diseases, chronic hepatitis and HIV/AIDS research. In present I am NCP Health Romania for Horizon 2020 program. I am involved in many research projects, clinical trials and I have published numerous scientific articles (more than 95 papers and chapters in medical science journals and books). I am president of the Romanian Association of Parasitology, Constanta and I am member of many scientific societies (EACS, IAS, BENA, Romanian Association of Infectious Diseases, Romanian Association of Study Liver, Romanian Society of Microbiology).
Research Interest
Tropical infectious diseases
Biography
Stef Stienstra is a strategic and creative Consultant in Biomedical Science with a parallel career as a Commander of the reserve of the Royal Dutch Navy. For the Dutch Armed Forces he has responsibility for the counter measures in CBNRe threats and (Medical) consequence management both in a military and a civilian (terrorism) setting. He is a strategic functional specialist for “Health & Environment†of the 1-Civil-Military-Interaction Command (1-CMI) of the Dutch Armed Forces and for 2015 also in the NATO Response Force (NRF), which is in 2015 the responsibility of the 1-German-Netherlands-Corps (1-GNC). In his civil career he works internationally as Consultant or as Scientific Supervisory Board Member for several medical and biotech companies, merely involved in biodefense. He is also a Visiting Professor for Punjab University in Pakistan and Rhein-Waal University in Germany. He has completed his studies in Medicine and in Biochemistry at the University of Groningen in The Netherlands and has extensive practical experience in cell biology, immuno-hematology, biodefense and transfusion medicine. His natural business acumen and negotiation competence helps to initiate new successful businesses, often created out of unexpected combinations of technologies. His good understanding of abstract science combined with excellent skills in the communication of scientific matters to non-specialists, helps him with strategic consulting at top level management.
Research Interest
Ebola