Immunotherapeutics & Novel Therapies

Charles J Malemud received the PhD from George Washington University in 1973 and completed postdoctoral studies at the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1977. He is Professor of Medicine & Anatomy in the Division of Rheumatic Diseases and Senior Investigator in the Arthritis Research Laboratory at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He has published more than 200 papers and reviews primarily in the field of chondrocyte biology. He is on the editorial board of several rheumatology, immunology and musculoskeletal journals and is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Clinical and Cellular Immunology.

Biology of the Musculoskeletal System Intracellular Signal Transduction Pathways Inflammation Pro-inflammatory, Anti-Inflammatory & Anabolic Cytokines Apoptosis Matrix metalloproteinases Osteoarthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis Fibromyalgia Autoimmune Disorders Research Interest

Sudhir Gupta is a Professor of Medicine, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, and Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Chief of the Division of Basic and Clinical Immunology, and the Director of the Jeffrey Modell Diagnostic Center in Primary Immunodeficiencies at the University of California, Irvine. He also serves as Director of Scientific Development at the Sass Foundation for Medical Research in New York. Dr Gupta received his medical and doctorate degrees from the King George's Medical College in Lucknow, India. Previous appointments include Associate Professor of Medicine and Immunology at the Weill Cornell Medical College, and Associate Member at the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, both in New York, New York. Dr Gupta is board certified in Clinical Immunology by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; he is board certified in Allergy and Immunology, and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. Dr Gupta is a Master of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Gupta has served on a number of committees for many leading governmental bodies and organizations, including the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the World Health Organization. Dr Gupta has made many original contributions in the field of cellular and molecular immunology as it relates to primary immunodeficiency diseases, AIDS, cancer research, and aging. These findings have been published in high-impact journals, including Science, Nature, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the Journal of Experimental Medicine, the Journal of Clinical Investigation, the New England Journal of Medicine, and Aging Cell. Dr Gupta has published more than 500 scientific papers, invited reviews, and book chapters. He has edited 24 books in various areas of cellular, molecular, and applied immunology, including one on primary immunodeficiency.

Molecular signaling of apoptosis, Dendritic cell biology, B cell biology, Genetic basis of primary immunodeficiency diseases

Michael Tainsky is a molecular cell biologist who has been studying the molecular basis of human cancer for more than 30 years. In 1998, he came to the Karmanos Cancer Institute at Wayne State University School of Medicine after 13 years on the faculty of the University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, and 8 years at NCI/NIH. He has studied the biological effects of oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, and transcription factor on tumor cells; and in the Li-Fraumeni Cancer Syndrome, he studied the mechanisms of cellular immortalization. Recently, he extended his mechanistic cancer research to translational applications of genomics and proteomics to molecular diagnostics of ovarian cancer. For the past 10 years, his laboratory team has developed the epitope cloning technology and protein microarray immunoassays to detect tumor autoantibodies in patients’ sera. His Epitomics Biomarker Technology identifies the autoantigen biomarkers using novel informatics tools for the classification of patients. In 2009, he published a 330-page book as editor in the Methods in Molecular Biology Series from Humana Press entitled Tumor Biomarker Discovery. He was invited to guest edit Special Issues of the journal Cancer Biomarkers on Antibody Biomarkers and Biomarkers in Ovarian Cancer. Dr. Tainsky holds the Barbara and Fred Erb Chair in Cancer Genetics at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute. He is a professor in the Department of Oncology.

Molecular genetic mechanisms by which normal cells become malignant • Pathway analysis of gene expression changes leading to cellular immortalization • Development of novel cancer diagnostic tests for early detection of cancer in the form of a complex blood test

Martin D’Souza has completed his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh, PA. He is the director of Graduate Programs at Mercer University, College of Pharmacy and Co-Director of the Center for Drug Delivery. He has published more than 80 manuscripts and is on the editorial board of several journals.

The D'Souza nanotechnology laboratory mainly focuses on the design of novel patented technologies to deliver nano vaccines via the oral, buccal, parenteral and microneedle based transdermal route. Examples include: viral vaccines such as influenza vaccines, HIV and human papilloma vaccines (HPV); bacterial vaccines such as pneumonia, meningitis, TB and typhoid; and cancer vaccines, such as breast, melanoma, prostate, liver and ovarian. Recently, we also have been involved in tissue bio-engineering- applications including the use of cell encapsulation and thermo-sensitive gels for transplantation of pancreatic cells in diabetes.

Ahmed Hegazi (or Ahmed Gaffer Hegazi; احمد جعفر حجازى) (born May 31, 1948) is currently a Professor of Microbiology and Immunology in the department of Zoonotic Diseases, National Research Center, Egypt. Prof. Hegazi received his masters degree in 1979, and his PhD in 1981. Hegazi's research work has been focused lately on bee products and their therapeutic effects. Hegazi Organized and contributed to national and international research projects since 1977 and up till now; he has been the principal investigator on multiple research projects within the National Research Center. He has published 166 scientific papers and articles in national and international journals. He also served on the board of multiple national and international scientific journals. Dr. Hegazi is also the president of the Egyptian Environmental Society for Uses and Production of Bee Products, secretary of the Egyptian Society of Apitherapy, secretary general of the African Federation of Apiculture Associations, and a member of the International Apitherapy Commission (APIMONDIA). Awards First Class Decoration of Excellence, Egypt, 1995 The Senior Scientist Prize of National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt, 1996 The National Scientific Prize In Biological Sciences, Egypt, 1990 The Scientific Prize of The National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt, 1989 The Second Best Research Paper Award, International Congress of Propolis, Bones Airs, Argentina, 2000 Main Speaker Award,10th Academic Conference, PRA and NAS (Nippon Apitherapy Soc.) Japan, 2006 2 Bronze medals from The International Innovation Fair of the Middle East, Kuwait, 2007 Patents Patent No. 8901 at 22/08/2006: A novel drug from natural products with new therapeutic modalities in treatment of psoriasis Patent No. 1005 at 02/01/2006: A novel drug from natural resources for controlling Fascioliasis Patent No. 270: at 01/06/2005: A novel drug from medicinal plants with antiatherosclerotic (hypocholesterolaemic), antioxidant and cardio protective properties. Patent No. 272: at 01/06/2005: A novel drug from natural resources with antiatherosclerotic (hypocholesterolaemic), antioxidant and cardio protective properties. Scientific Activities Editor in the following International Journals: Research Journal of Allergy, 2007 International Journal of Virology, 2007 Current Research In Tuberculosis, 2007 Research Journal of Veterinary Science, 2007 Research Journal of Microbiology, 2007 International Journal of Cancer Research, 2007 Research Journal of Medicinal plants, 2007 Referee in the following International Journals: Journal of Planta Medica, 2005 Journal of Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2006 International Journal of Radiation Biology, 2007

Apitherapy, Immunology