Committee

Dr. Peter Averkiou is a pediatrician and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University.He is the Co-Director of the four Foundations of Medicine Courses, the Director of the Service Learning Projects, the Director of the Newborn Nursery Clinical Rotation and the Director of the Synthesis and Transition Course at the medical school.

Dr. Ian James Martins is a distinguished researcher and academic at Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Australia, specializing in biochemistry, neurodegenerative diseases, and nutritional therapies. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biochemistry from The University of Western Australia, awarded in 1987 . Dr. Martins' research focuses on the role of diet and nutrition in aging, diabetes, and neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Alzheimer's disease. His work has led to over 150 publications, contributing significantly to the understanding of metabolic dysfunction and the development of chronic diseases . Notably, he has investigated the anti-aging gene Sirtuin 1 and its involvement in mitochondrial apoptosis and programmed cell death. In recognition of his contributions, Dr. Martins has received several accolades, including the Nobel Research Award from Scientific Laurels in 2024, the Eminent Scientist Award in 2023, and the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022 . He serves as an editor and reviewer for several international journals, such as MDPI, Frontiers, and Scientific Reports (Nature), and is an advisory board member for Photon Journal Dr. Martins is also affiliated with the Centre of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease Research and Care at ECU, where he continues to lead research initiatives aimed at understanding and mitigating chronic diseases through dietary and nutritional interventions.

Zhenhuan Liu professor of pediatrics, Pediatric acupuncturist Ph.D. tutor. He has been engaged in pediatric clinical and child rehabilitation for 40 years. Led the rehabilitation team to treat more than 40,000 cases of children with intellectual disability, cerebral palsy and autism from China and more than 20 countries, More than 26800 childrens deformity returned to school and society and became self-sufficient. The rehabilitation effect ranks the international advanced level. Vice-chairman of Rehabilitation professional committe children with cerebral palsy, World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies. Visiting Professor of Chinese University of Hong Kong in recent 10 years. .He is most famous pediatric neurological and rehabilitation specialists in integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine in China. He has edited 10 books. He has published 268 papers in international and Chinese medical journals.

Ms. Katarzyna A. Urbanska, MSc, RN is a specialist in neonatal nursing and healthcare management. She holds a Master’s degree in Nursing and Human Resource and currently working on PhD at the Medical University of Silesia. Her research focuses on perinatal palliative care, neonatal nursing, and the psychological well-being of nurses and midwives. She has co-authored multiple scientific publications and book chapter neonatal care, ethics, and healthcare organization. A member of the Polish Society of Neonatal Nurses and Midwives, she actively contributes to advancing neonatal and perinatal care standards.

Dr. Mihail Lucian Birsa is currently a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania. In 2003 he was selected as a member of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, working with Professor Henning Hopf in TU Braunschweig - Germany. Since then numerous return fellowships were granted by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. He has more than 125 publications in peer-review journals and published +45 books/book chapters (John Wiley & Sons, Thieme etc). Also, is editorial board member in more than 50 journals such as Applied Sciences, Arkivoc, BioChem, Edelweiss Chemical Science Journal, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Design, Journal of Fine Chemical Engineering, Modern Approaches in Drug Designing, Pharmaceutical Toxicology.

Dr. Laura Gabriela Sarbu is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania. She received a Ph.D. degree in Organic Chemistry in 2015. During the Ph.D. program she joined several times the Prof. dr. Henning Hopf research team in TU Braunschweig – Germany. She has more than 55 publications in peer-review journals and published 4 books. Also, is editorial board member in 25+ journals such as Advance in Medical and Clinical Research, Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Recerca, Chemical Glycobiology Journal, International Journal Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, Journal of Biomedical Research & Environmental Sciences - Green Chemistry, Journal of Molecular Biology and Drug Design.

Dr. Khue Vu Nguyen (born in Ha Noi, Viet Nam) is currently Visiting Professor in the School of Medical Imaging, Jiangsu Vocational College of Medicine, Yancheng 224005 Jiangsu, China, and collaborating for research work with the Centre for Molecular Biophysics from Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, CNRS, at Orleans, 45071 Orleans, France. He was Full Project Scientist in the Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, California 92103, U.S.A. He has worked as Scientist in different French and U.S. Research Institutions and Companies. He has studied at University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France: B.S. in Biochemistry; M.S. in Molecular Biology; Ph.D. in Macromolecular Physical Chemistry; Ph.D. in Physical Sciences (Doctorat d’Etat es Sciences Physiques). He is author and co-author of numerous publications and holder of many patents. He is listed in Who’s Who in the World; Who’s Who in America; Who’s Who in Science and Engineering; etc. from Marquis Who’s Who, New Providence, N.J., U.S.A. He is member of different academic organizations such as American Society for Microbiology; American Chemical Society. He is Editor-in-Chief of different scientific journals such as Current Pediatric Research; Enliven: Journal of Genetics, Molecular and Cellular Biology; Journal of Brain Research; etc. He is Editorial Board Member of different scientific journals such as Metabolic Brain Disease; Journal of Pediatric Genetics; Expert Opinion on Orphan Drugs; etc. He is also Invited Reviewer of different scientific journals such as Molecular Genetics and Metabolism; AGE: Journal of the American Aging Association; Journal of Neural Transmission; etc. He is Scientist Reviewer for grant proposals of the Metabolic Disease Two (MB-2) of the Peer Review Medical Research Program (PRMRP) for the U.S. Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). Current research includes genetic diseases, neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and environmental science.