Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology

Thomas J. Webster’s (H index: 126; Google Scholar) degrees are in chemical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh (B.S., 1995; USA) and in biomedical engineering from RPI (Ph.D., 2000; USA). He has served as a professor at Purdue (2000-2005), Brown (2005-2012), and Northeastern (2012-2021; serving as Chemical Engineering Department Chair from 2012 - 2019) Universities and has formed over a dozen companies who have numerous FDA approved medical products currently improving human health. He is currently helping those companies and serves as a professor at Hebei University of Technology, Saveetha University, Vellore Institute of Technology, UFPI, and others. Dr. Webster has numerous awards including: 2020, World Top 2% Scientist by Citations (PLOS); 2020, SCOPUS Highly Cited Research (Top 1% Materials Science and Mixed Fields); 2021, Clarivate Top 0.1% Most Influential Researchers (Pharmacology and Toxicology); 2022, Best Materials Science Scientist by Citations (Research.com); and is a fellow of over 8 societies. Prof. Webster is a former President of the U.S. Society For Biomaterials and has over 1,350 publications to his credit with over 53,000 citations. He was recently nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2023).

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Ajeet Kaushik, Fellow-ICS, is working as an assistant professor of Chemistry at the Department of Environmental Engineering of Florida Polytechnic University – USA. He is exploring nano-enabled technologies for health and environmental monitoring, involving efficient sensing and nanomedicine. He is an accomplished scholar (supported by over 300 publications, editorial roles, 12 edited books, 3 patents, and international collaborations) and the recipient of several international awards in support of his credentials. His research interests include green chemistry, electrochemistry, chemical sensors, biosensors, nanomedicine, targeted drug delivery, point-of-care sensing, and personalized health wellness. To achieve goals, Dr. Kaushik is focused on cutting-edge research and seeking collaborations.

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Masahiro YOSHIMURA was graduated for B.S. at 1965, M.S. at 1967 and D. Sc. in Engineering at 1970 from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. Then 1970, Research Assoc.,1978 Assoc. Prof. ,1985 Full Prof. in Materials and Structures Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology. During those periods, 1973-1975 Post Doc. in 3 CNRS Labs.(Odeillo, Orleans and Paris) in France, and 1975-1977 in Mass. Inst. Tech., USA. His researches started High-Temp. Mater. like Zirconia, Rare Earth Oxides, then moved Solution Processes including Hydrothermal/Solvothermal areas. After retired at 2008, Professor Emeritus, Visiting/Guest Profs. In Tohoku Univ., Japan, Univ. Limerick, Ireland, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, Inst. Metal. Res., CAS, China, . then National Cheng Kung Univ., Taiwan since Feb. 2010 as a Visiting Distinguished Chair Prof.,as the Director of PCGMR,Hi-Gem member and NCKU90 and Beyond projects. He received ,Academic Award (1993) from The Ceramic Soc. Japan, 10th Fulrath Pacific Award(1987) Fellow(1995),Distinguished Life Award(2017) from The Amer. Ceram. Soc., and Honorary Fellow(2017) from European Ceramic Soc., He has been nominated from Thomson-Reuter as ISI Highly-Cited Researcher(2001).Now he has >730 peer-reviewed Papers, 84 Reviews,7 Books (49 Book Chapters) & 30 Patents, and >25,000 International. Citations with h-index >77 by Scopus, >40,000 with >95 by Google, #1 in Solution Processing, #6 in Ceramics in the World Ranking. He has organized 25 Internl Confs.: IUMRS-ICA,Chiba,1997, IUMRS-ICAM,Yokohama,2003, and , 6th ISHA,2016, Tainan,Taiwan. etc. >60 Plenary/Keynote & >270 invited Lectures in Intnl Meetings. He is Founding President(2006-2008) of ISHA, President of the Advisory Board (2010-2014) in The World Academy of Ceramics (WAC), An Advisory Officer of IUMRS(Audit Elect 2007,Former President of MRS-Japan). Advisory Board CIMTEC,2022,Italy,keynote and Advisory in ICMAT2023 & ISHA2023. He has committed to about 60 Ph. D Grdutes, hired 30 pos-docs,who might include 2-3 ISI Highlycited, 2-3 Vice-Presidents, >28 Professors around the world.

Antonio Pedotti is Emeritus Professor of Biomedical Technologies at the Politecnico di Milano where he has been Chair of the Bioengineering Department, member of the Academic Senate and Director of the Biomedical Technologies Laboratory. He has been Founder and Director of the Bioengineering Center of Milan established by the Politecnico and the Don Gnocchi Fnd. He has conducted research on computational modelling and information technologies in many areas of medicine to understand how brain is controlling complex functions like movements, cardiovascular and respiratory systems and how to interact with computer to help patients. He has authored over 400 publications (Scholar H-Index 72)including scientific papers, books and patents that address critical medical needs especially for movement analysis, rehabilitation, cardiovascular monitoring, pulmonary deseases and hadrontherapy in oncology. He has been professor at the University of California,Berkeley, national representative in the COMAC-BME of the European Union, member of the Superior Health Council of Italy, editorial board member of several scientific journals, Chairman of the European Society of Engineering and Medicine, of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology, President of the Italian Association of the Medical and Biological Engineering. In 2000 he contributed to establish the CNAO, the Italian Cancer Centre specialized in translational research and Hadrontherapy where he serves in the Board of Governors since the beginning. Pedotti is fellow of the Istituto Lombardo Accademia di Scienze e Lettere, of the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering and of the AAIA (Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association).

Camillo Porcaro is a professor of bioengineering at the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Padova. He is a computational neuroscientist with a core interest in developing analytical methods for extracting information from non-invasive measures of brain activity. His research focuses on identifying functional brain sources from data obtained through neuroimaging techniques. In 2008, he defended his doctoral thesis in "Functional Neuroimaging: from Cells to Systems" with honours at the Institute of Advanced Biomedical Technologies (ITAB), University of Chieti, Italy. The same year, he became a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Birmingham—School of Psychology, using simultaneous EEG/fMRI. In 2011, he joined the Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, after gaining a highly competitive independent research position. From October 2011 to September 2021, he was an Independent Researcher at the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies (ISTC) - National Research Council (CNR), Rome, Italy. Furthermore, in 2014 and 2015, he was invited as Visiting Professor at the Neural Control of Movement Lab, Department of Health Sciences and Technology ETH, Zurich, Switzerland and from 2015 to 2022 as an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Information Engineering – Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona (Professor of Bio-imaging and Brain Research at the Department of Biomedical Engineering). In addition, from 2016 to 2020, he was Visiting Professor at the Department of Human Kinesiology, Movement Control & Neuroplasticity Research Group, KU Leuven, Belgium and from 2018 to 2021, he was Head of the Research hdEEG Lab at S. Anna Institute and Research in Advanced Neurorehabilitation (RAN), Crotone, Italy. Finally, since October 2021, he has been appointed Associate Professor at Padua University - Department of Neuroscience. He has co-authored more than 100 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

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He got a PhD from Department of Organic and Polymeric Materials in Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1997 by a study on water and polymer diffusion in aqueous gels using NMR techniques. He is a specialist for measurements of the diffusion coefficients D in polymer solution, especially the D of polymer probe in gels by super high magnetic field gradient. His research interests are 1) Network structure and molecular mobility in food gels studied by NMR methods, 2) Physicochemical property in a nano-size emulsion system, 3) Phase separation in mixed polysaccharide solutions studies by particle tracking technique using fluorescent nanoparticles and 4) Development of nursery care foods. His working careers are 1997-2003 Assistant professor, 2003- 2016 Associate professor, 2016-present at Tokyo University of Marine Science & Technology. He is an associate editor of Food Hydrocolloids.

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Marek Konop is an Associate Professor in the Department of Experimental Physiology and Pathophysiology at the Medical University of Warsaw. He works in the field of experimental dermatology and regenerative medicine, especially in the role of biomaterials like keratin and silk in diabetic wound models, collaborating with many international institutions. He is the author or co-author of approximately 40 papers mainly in the fields of wound healing and experimental cardiology. His Ph.D. and further research has focused on skin wound healing and biomaterials.

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Dr. Mari Sogayar is a senior professor in the Biochemistry Dept.- Chem. Institute at the University of São Paulo of Brazil. She obtained his Ph.D. from the University of São Paulo Chemistry Institute in 1977 and did two years of postdoctoral at Harvard Medical School – Dana Farber Cancer Institute and she was completed in master degree in the biology dep’t at University of California San Diego. Mari Sogayar recent publications (last 3 years) : Koga BA, Fernandes LA, Fratini P, Sogayar MC & Carreira ACO - Role of MSCs-derived small extracellular vesicles intissue repair and regeneration. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology (Aceito para publicação em Fev/2023. Silva IBB, Kimura CH, Colantoni VP, Sogayar MC - Stem cells differentiation into insulin-producing cells (IPCs): recentadvances and current challenges. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2022 Jul 15;13(1):309. doi: 10.1186/s13287-022-02977-y.PMID: 35840987. Review. Bonato RS, Fernandes GVO, Calasans-Maia MD, Mello A, Rossi AM, Carreira ACO, Sogayar MC, Granjeiro JM - The Influence of rhBMP-7 Associated with Nanometric Hydroxyapatite Coatings Titanium Implant on the Osseointegration: A Pre-Clinical Study. Polymers (Basel). 2022 Sep 26;14(19):4030. doi:10.3390/polym14194030.PMID: 36235978. Brant Fernandes RA, Lojudice FH, Zago Ribeiro L, Santos da Cruz NF, Polizelli MU, Cristovam PC, Innocenti F, MorimotoL, Magalhães O Jr, Ferraz Sallum JM, Penha FM, Sogayar MC, Belfort R Jr, Maia M. Transplantation of subretinal stemcell-derived retinal pigment epithelium for stargardt disease: a Phase I Clinical Trial. Retina. 2023 Feb 1;43(2):263-274. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000003655. Clinical Trial. Silva IBB, Kimura CH, Colantoni VP, Sogayar MC - Correction: Stem cells .

Dr Sikiru O. ISMAIL is a Chartered Engineer and a Senior Lecturer in Manufacturing Engineering and Materials, Department of Engineering, School of Physics, Engineering and Computer Science, University of Hertfordshire, England, UK. He is an active member of Centre for Engineering Research as well as Outreach and Networking Coordinator of Centre for Climate Change Research. He completed his Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in the School of Mechanical and Design Engineering, University of Portsmouth, England, UK, after obtaining his PhD degree in the same University, as a sponsored researcher with prestigious awards. Prior to his PhD degree, he obtained ND, BEng (Hons) and MSc with First Class Honours/Distinction Grades as Overall/Best Student in all his degree programmes, among other outstanding prizes. Moreover, Dr Ismail has several years of professional (industrial, research and academic/lecturing) experience, having worked in many sectors. His research specialisation focuses on Biomaterials (Biocomposite scaffolds) and Advanced/Additive Manufacturing: Bioprinting/biofabrication, 3D and 4D printing for Biomedical/Tissue Engineering, among others, using Experimental and Numerical Simulation/Finite Element/Analytical Modelling Techniques. He has obtained PGCE, hence successfully supervised many undergraduate and postgraduate projects. He has won both prestigious internal and external research grants or funding and scholarships. In addition, he has presented and published over 130 reputable high impact articles. Dr Ismail is a Reviewer and Editorial Board Member of many reputable local and international journals and conferences. He is currently a Visiting Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Tamil Nadu. In addition, he was Guest Editor of Special Issues of a few good Journals. He is a qualified Advance Higher Education Internal and External (local and international) Examiner. Furthermore, Dr Ismail is a Member, Chartered Engineer and Fellow of some local and international professional bodies: MASME and MASC (USA), MIMechE, CEng MIET, FHEA and FRSA (UK). Summarily, Dr Ismail is an active lecturer and researcher; he is very passionate about supporting students to achieve excellence and solving Biomedical Engineering problems for industries/health sector through cutting-edge, state-of-the-art and globally relevant research.

Yanbo Liu, a professor in Nonwovens Department of Wuhan Textile University, Hubei Province, P. R. China, she gained her PhD degree in Materials Science and Engineering, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA, 2004. Her research directions are focused on micro-nano fiber preparation and their applications, mainly including the principles of electrospinning technology, equipment development, and nanofiber product development for applications in filtration, flexible fabric sensors, battery separators, waterproof and breathable membranes, wound dressing, medical scaffolds, etc. She also performs researches on bacterial cellulosic nanofiber-based aerogels for applications in insulation, adsorption and separation. She has published more than 120 papers and edited one book, and completed two NSFC research projects, two provincial projects and more than 20 research projects from the relevant companies as PI, and she was authorized to grant more than 20 patents. The highest IF of her published paper is 40.4 (CSR), and she was entitled with Young Scientist Award by IAAM in 2023.

Lijia Pan is currently a full Professor of college of electronic science and engineering, Nanjing University. Hereceived Bachelor from South China University of technology, then obtained Ph.D. from the University of science and technology of China. He worked as postdoc in department of physics, Nanjing University between 2004~2008. He has been a visiting scholar to Stanford University from 2011 to 2012 and May-August 2017. In 2018, he was funded by the National Science Fund for distinguished young Scientists, which is similar to the NSF career award of US (2019-2023). In 2017, he won Second Prize of National Natural Science Award (Ranked 2 in a team with 5 members). The work of his team on induction heating recovery device of crude oil spill wonGold Prize with Congratulations of the Jury in the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva 2021. Heis dedicated to the research of polymer electronic materials and devices, electronic skin devices, and intelligent perception. He has more than 200 articles published in peer reviewed journals including Nature Sustainability, Nature Common., PNAS, Adv. Mater., Nano lett., ACS Nano, Energy & Environment. Sci., Acc. Chem. Res., and IEEE Electron Dev. Lett, which were cited more than 19000 times.

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Dr. Fei Xu received his Ph.D. in Optoelectronics in 2008 from the Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, UK. He is currently a professor at the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, China. Dr. Xu is a senior member of Optica, IEEE and the Fellow Member of SPIE, his current research interests include developing novel fiber devices for ultra-small sensor, laser and imaging systems, smart contact lenses..