Viral Hepatitis

Trent W. Nichols Jr. MD, is an internist, nutritionist, and gastroenterologist with more than 30 years of clinical experience. He is the founder and director of the CNDD and the Advanced Magnetic Research Institute in Hanover, Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of the University of Denver with a BS in Chemistry and Northwestern University with a MD. His postgraduate education medicine was at Northwestern University in Internal Medicine and Fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. He has been the lead investigator in over 50 pharmaceutical trials and has worked for the Veterans Administration, Kaiser Permanente, Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon PA, and Sinai Hospital In Baltimore MD. He is a member of the American Gastroenterology Association, Society for Neuroscience, and Bioelectromagnetic Society. He is on the editorial panel of the Journal of Liver OMICS and has been active researcher in the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in liver disease and therapy with EMF.

Fatty liver, Mitochondrial defect, Genetic preconditions to NASH and the “missing link” to chronic illness, Role of mitochondrial dysfunction in liver disease and therapy with EMF.

Dr. Anil K. Kaul received a medical degree from Madras Medical College of Madras University, a dental degree from King Georges’ Medical College, both in India, and a master’s degree from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. He completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Texas in Galveston. He is the director of clinical laboratories and Associate professor of 'Obstetrics & Gynecology' at Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences. He also received the Science Achiever of the Year award at the South Asian Excellence Awards ceremony in New York City in 2008. He was nominated by the US Department of State for the “Expeditionary Service Award” for his assignment in Iraq. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton awarded the citation for committed service in extraordinary and arduous conditions during his field assignment in Iraq. He is the director of the Asia-Pacific region for the International Infectious Diseases Society for Obstetricians & Gynecologists. He holds several patents including one for early detection of premature births. ”. In 2014, he also received “Lifetime Achievement Award” at Global Health Summit, and in 2008 he was named as Sony’s “Scientist of the Year Award”.

Kaul’s research focuses on infectious diseases with special interest in women’s health related issues including premature births. His current research involves developing new diagnostic tools for early detection of cancer, and osteoporosis, as well as wireless monitoring of pregnancy.

Chait completed his MD degree at the age of 25 from the University of California School of Medicine at San Francisco. Maxwell is a Fellow of several prestigious organizations, including the American College of Physicians, American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He is a practicing gastroenterologist on the faculty of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Maxwell has authored more than 37 publications in reputed journals and serves on the editorial board of the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal endoscopy.

Arnolfo Petruzziello was born in Naples (Italy) where he is Head of the Diagnostic Virology and Molecular Biology Unit of National Cancer Research IRCCS Italia Fondazione G. Pascale in Naples. Post degreed in Microbiology and Virology and PhD in Molecular and Cellular Pathology he is also Peer-rewiever and Editorial Board member and peer-reviewer for: World Journal of Gastroenterology and Archives of Microbiology and Biotechnology.

His research interests include Virology and Molecular Biology, with particular reference to PCR for the diagnosis of HBV, HCV, HIV infections and EBV, HSV and CMV co-infections in the context of the transplantation program.

André-Jean Remy, is Head of Hepatology and Gastroenterology Unit & of Social Medicine Unit of Perpignan Hospital. He is the Medical coordinator of Mobile Hepatitis Team, General Secretary of ANGH. He is an Administrator of AFEF (French Liver Diseases Association) and a specialist of viral hepatitis in drug users, inmates and precarious populations. He has published more than 150 scientific articles.

Hepatitis

Professor Sen-Yung Hsieh earned his MD degree from the National Yang Ming University in 1983, and obtained his PhD in Molecular Virology and Pathology from University of Pennsylvania in 1991. He received his clinical training in internal medicine, and subsequent a specialty in hepatogastroenterology in Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linko, Taiwan. He initially focused on the molecular virology and epidemiology of human hepatitis viruses. His team for the first time identified the zoonotic transmission of hepatitis E virus from swine to humans in 1998, which was later found in other wild and domestic animals as natural reservoirs for sporadic hepatitis E in Japan, western countries, and other parts of the world. Currently, Dr. Hsieh is interested in elucidation the molecular mechanisms involving in carcinogenesis of human hepatoma. By integration of both functional genomics and molecular and cellular biology, he has identified novel oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, and pathways that play significant roles in oncogenesis of human hepatoma. His works have been published in J Virology, Nucleic Acid Res, PNAS, Cancer Research, Oncogene, Proteomics, J Proteome Res, Mol Cell Proteomics, J Hepatology, and Hepatology

Hepatocellular carcinoma: carcinogenesis mechanisms, diagnosis, and treatments

Amr Amin has completed his PhD at University of Illinois at Chicago, and received a Post-doctoral training in the field of molecular genetics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He started his academic career at UAE University where he serves now as a Full Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology. His research focuses on ways to control cancer, particularly liver cancer. He published many research and review articles and serves as Reviewer and as an Editorial Member of many specialized peer-reviewed journals. He is also a member of many specialized societies and the sole recipient of many scientific awards.

Liver cancer

Hosny Salama is currently working as a Professor of Hepatology and Tropical Medicine at Cairo University, Egypt. He is the President of Egyptian Society for study of Updates in Hepatology and Gastroenterolgoy and Egyptian Society of Stem Cell Therapy. He also published many papers in national and international peer-reviewed journals.

Hepatology, Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases

Higinio Mappala is currently working as an Associate Professor at Department of Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology-Clinical Nutrition-Clinical Toxicology, Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center in Philippines. He graduated at University of Santo Tomas (UST), College of Medicine. He is the member of Hepatology Society of the Philippines and Philippine Society of Enteral/Parenteral Nutrition. He has published numerous research papers and articles in reputed journals and has extended his valuable service towards the scientific community with his extensive research work.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis