Speakers CV
Prof. James C. Kirkpatrick (Germany) has a triple doctorate in science and medicine (MD, PhD, DSc) from the Queen’s University of Belfast (N. Ireland) and since 1993 is Professor of Pathology and Chairman of the Institute of Pathology at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany. Previous academic appointments were in pathology at the University of Ulm (1980-1985), Manchester University, UK (1985-1987) and the RWTH Aachen (1987-1993). He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath), London (since 1997) and an Honorary Professor at the Peking Union Medical College in Beijing and the Sichuan University in Chengdu, China (both since 2004). C. James Kirkpatrick is author/coauthor of 430 publications in peer-reviewed journals, and more than 1200 presentations to scientific meetings worldwide. He is a former President of both the German Society for Biomaterials (2001-2005) and the European Society for Biomaterials (2002-2007), and from the latter he received in 2008 the George Winter Award for his contribution to biomaterials in Europe. In 2010 he was awarded the Chapman Medal from the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining, London, UK for “distinguished research in the field of biomedical materials”. He is Visiting Professor at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore since 2012, and in 2013 he was made Visiting Professor of Biomaterials & Regenerative Medicine at the Sahlgrenska Academy of the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. In 2014 he received the Career Achievement Award of TERMIS-EU. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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Professor Adrian Gh. Podoleanu University of Kent, Canterbury, UK |
Adrian Podoleanu is the Head of the Applied Optics Group, Professor of Biomedical Optics in the School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK and an investigator of the Biomedical Research Centre, Institute of ophthalmology, University College London (2012-2015). He is a visiting Professor in the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, “Victor Babes” Medicine and Pharmacy University of Timisoara, Romania and was a Distinguished Visitor in the University of Auckland, New Zealand, 2013. He received the Ph.D. degree in Electronics from the Electronics and Telecommunications Faculty, Technical University of Bucharest, Romania in 1984. He began his career teaching at the Technical University Bucharest, Romania. As an associate professor, he taught physics, optics and optoelectronics and developed research on lasers and fast optoelectronics. His current research interests are in optical coherence tomography (OCT). He has generated the first en-faceOCT image of the retina and has proven the operation of a combined OCT/scanning laser ophthalmoscopy instrument for the retina, combined OCT with assistive optical modalities such as adaptive optis and tracking. He was awarded: an European Research Concil Advanced Reserch Fellowship, 2010-2015; Ambassador’s Diploma, Embassy of Romania in the UK, 2009, Leverhulme Research Fellowship, 2004–2006; The Romanian Academy “Constantin Miculescu” prize for research in Lasers and Nonlinear Optics in 1984. For achievements in ophthalmic imaging and OCT, he was elected a Fellow of SPIE in 2012 (he has also acted as the first Chairman (1992) and Past Chairman (1993) of the Romanian Chapter of SPIE, SPIE/RO). For major contributions to the science and engineering of biomedical optics, including contributions to OCT, retinal imaging and adaptive optics he was made a fellow of the Optical Society of America in 2012. In the same year, he was also elected a fellow of the Institute of Physics, UK. He has been a PI of major grants, such as the ERC advanced fellowship mentioned above, 2MEuros, 2010–2015, coordinated a Marie Curie Early Stage Training Network with 3 HEs and 2 SMEs in Europe, 2.4 MEuros, 2006-2010 that supported 12 PhD students and 6 short term early stage researchers, a BBSRC grant £0.56 M (2006-2009) and several 3 years EPSRC grants each over 0.25M£. Currently, he is leading an European Industrial Doctorate jointly with NKT Denmark (2014-2018), 1.4 MEuros (2014-2018). He has received funding from several other charities, industrial partners and clinics. He currently supervises 4 postdoctoral researchers and 10 PhD students. He has published 11 book chapters, over 170 articles in peer reviewed journals, participated at over 500 conferences and seminars and was awarded 18 patents and delivered over 60 invited talks and seminars. He is a member in the editorial boards of 8 journals, chaired 8 international conferences and acted as a member in the organising committees of over 40 international conferences _____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
. 1986: Graduated in Dentistry, 110/110 “summa cum laude”, University of Bologna; 1987-1993: Research and Consultant Professor of Community and Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Bologna; 1993-1999 Research and Consultant Professor of Dental Materials, School of Dentistry, University of Milan. 2001-2007 Research and Consultant Professor of Dental materials, School of Dentistry, Univ. of Insubria – Varese. 1992 Visiting Scientist, University College – London, Department of Anatomy; 2000 - Associate Research - Department of Experimental Surgery- IstitutiOrtopedici Rizzoli – Bologna; Since 2005 - Associate Professor of Dentistry, School of Medicine, Dept. Medical Sciences, Univ. of Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, Novara. - MAIN RESEARCH INTERESTS -Biomaterials, Tissue engineering, Dental materials, Implantology. - PUBLICATIONS –More than 100 papers on international journals with editorial board. - PATENTS- relative to products of herresearch: a) Procedimento di trattamento della superficie di un impianto dentale, in particolare in titanio e impianto ottenuto con il procedimento. N.: VE2001A000051/2001; Validity/extension: Italy – Europe; b) Impiantodentale in materialecomposito N.: RM2001A000705/2001 Validity/extension: Italy; c) Biologically active nanoparticles of a carbonate-substituted hydroxyapatite, process for their preparation and composition incorporating the same. Deposited PCT 12/05/06 Gua/CB. Validity/extension: Europe /USA - MAIN SOURCES OF RESEARCH GRANTS - National Research Council [ConsiglioNazionaledelleRicerche (CNR) (ProgettoFinalizzato – Materiali per TecnologieAvanzate], Ministry of University, Scientific Research and Technology and Ministry of Instruction (PRIN), University and Research, RegionePiemonte (Progetti di ricerca sanitaria finalizzata; Progetti di ricercascientificaapplicata), Industries, Italian Foreign Ministry (MAE- Coordinator of Italy –Japan Integrated action on Nanotechnologies), AIRC 2012 and Compagnia S. Paolo (these latter both in common with POLITO unit). - JOURNALS -Associate Editor of the “Journal of Applied Biomaterials and ”. Editor for Bentham Internationals Books, Lead Guest Editor for International Journal of Biomaterials. Reviewer of the most ISI-impacted Journals of the category: Biomaterials. - SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES - National Secretary of SIB (SocietàItalianaBiomateriali). _____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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Professor Yasuhiko Tabata Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Japan |
Dr. Yasuhiko Tabata is the Professor and Chairman of the Department of Biomaterials at the Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University and a Professor of the Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, and a Professor of the School of Life Dentistry, Nippon Dental College, Japan and serves as visiting professors at Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Engineering of 14 different universities. He received his BD in Polymer Chemistry (1981), Ph.D. (1988) in Polymer Science, D.Med.Sci. (2002) in Regenerative Medicine, and D.Pharm. (2003) in Pharmaceutical Sciences all at Kyoto University. He was a Visiting Scientist at the MIT (Professor Robert Langer) (1991-92). He has published 1300 scientific papers including 120 book chapters and review articles, and has 140 patents. He received the Young Investigator Award (1990), the Scientific Award from the Japanese Society for Biomaterials (2002), the Scientific Award from the Japan Society of Drug Delivery System (2011), Chandra P. Sharma Award of the International Society of Biomaterials & Artificial Organs (2011), the Scientific Award from the Japanese Society for Regenerative Medicine (2014), and several awards. He is an associate member of the Science Council of Japan, Cabinet Office and the New York Academy of Science and a fellow of American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) and American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. Also, he was elected the Founding Fellow for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (FTERM). _____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
Professor Kunio Ishikawa Kyushu University, Japan |
Prof. Kunio Ishikawa (Japan). Professor at Department of Biomaterials, Kyushu University, Japan _____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
Professor Jose Miguel Martin-Martinez University of Alicante, Spain |
Prof. Dr. Jose Miguel Martin-Martinez is Full Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, and Head and founder of the Adhesion and Adhesives Laboratory of the University of Alicante (Alicante, Spain). He graduated in Chemistry in 1978 at the University of Granada and obtained his PhD in Chemistry in 1981 at the same University. He was visiting Research in several laboratories in different countries: Centre de Microcalorimetrie (Marseille, France), Department of Chemical Engineering of Penn State University (State Park, Pennsylvania, USA), Department of Chemical Engineering of the University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Department of Materials Science of Virginia Tech University (Blacksburg, Virginia, USA). Prof. Martín-Martínez has been invited as lecturer in several International Conferences and received several awards. He is a recognized expert in Adhesion Science and polymer-inorganic materials interface, polyurethane adhesives and bioadhesives for wound clousure. His professional and scientific activity comprises: handbooks/textbooks (22); book chapters and publications in journals (92); papers published in scientific journals in the ISI ranking (169); monographies (29); papers published in the proceedings of national conferences (131); papers published in the proceedings of international conferences (219); patents of invention (9); participating in different international or national research projects (22); heading of in different international or national research projects (89), projects for private national and international projects (113); direction of master degrees (40); direction of PhD (33); member and organizer of the scientific committee of different international meetings (28); invited lectures at international conferences (75). _____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
Professor Corrado Piconi Catholic University of the Sacred Heart School of Medicine Rome, Italy |
After his studies in Roma he joined the Ceramics Technology Laboratory in the Casaccia Research Centre of the National Committee for Nuclear Energy (now ENEA), where he was involved in the characterization of the out-of-pile and in-pile behaviour of oxides used as nuclear fuels in close cooperation with the French Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA) and of AGIP Nucleare SpA. In 1989, due to moratorium in nuclear reactor development in Italy, he transferred the know-how and technologies of his research group to the development of ceramics for clinical applications, with special emphasis on zirconia and on calcium phosphates. He left ENEA in 2000 and until 2005 he was R&D Project Manager in Tecnobiomedica SpA where he was involved in the development of orthopaedic prosthetic devices, on cardiovascular applications of tissue engineering and on the development of an implantable ventricular assistance device (VAD. On 1997 he was appointed as Lecturer in Biomaterials by School of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome, where he is still teaching. He has been Scientific Coordinator of R&D Research Project funded by the European Union (Brite-Euram Programme Grants BE4635 and BE5172, as well Head of Joint Research Unit 063 in the framework of the Research Project Materials for Advanced Technologies II (MAST II) of National Research Council. He and his team are the winner with of the BIOLOX Award 2002, for research on the wear of ceramic bearings for total hip replacements. He is Scientific Consultant in GHIMAS SpA, and in the Clinical and Scientific Affairs direction of the Medical Products Division of CeramTec GmbH. He is author of about 90 papers on biomaterials published in national and international journals, congress proceedings and book chapters. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
Dr. Sammy Noumbissi DDS MS |
Sammy Noumbissi DDS MS earned his DDS from Howard University College of Dentistry, Washington DC. He furthered his dental training by attending the full time three-year Graduate Program in Implant Dentistry at Loma Linda University in California. His advanced studies culminated with a certificate in Implant Dentistry and a Masters of Science in Implant Surgery. Reviewer: Journal of Oral Implantology, American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) _____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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Professor Alexandru-Vlad Ciurea "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania |
Alexandru-Vlad CIUREA (Romania), Prof. HC., M.D., PhD., MSc. 4 Titles of Doctor Honoris Causa (Dunarea de Jos University, School of Medicine, Galați, Romania; N. Testemițanu University School of Medicine, Chisinau, Rep. of Moldova; Petre Andrei University, Iași, Romania; University of Oradea, School of Medicine, Oradea, Romania). _____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
Professor Ilaria Cacciotti University of Rome "Niccolò Cusano" Rome, Italy |
Ilaria Cacciotti is an Associate Professor of Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, and Material Science and Technology. She is the Coordinator for Engineering Area, member of the Research Committee and of the Board of PhD Course in Industrial and Civil Engineering at the Engineering Department of University of Rome Niccolò Cusano. She has graduated in Medical Engineering (Master of Science Award ‘Fondazione Raeli’), completed her PhD in Materials Engineering, and has obtained II Level Master’s degrees in Forensic Genetics and in Protection against CBRNe events. She has spent research periods at Kyoto Institute of Technology-Piezotech (Japan) and ITRI-Deakin University (Australia). Her research activity is mainly focused on the synthesis and characterisation of nanoceramic, polymeric and composite materials, in forms of particles, spheres, films, fibres, for biomedical and food packaging application. She was awarded with 8th CCT Award “Best Oral Presentation for Young Researchers”, 10th International Award "Giuseppe Sciacca"-Young Students, European Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Doctoral Award, "Young Researcher Award Elsevier-Materials Science and Engineering: C", "Top Cited Author 2011-2012 ChemEngJ", "Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing" (MaterChem and Phys 2013). _____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
Professor Ika Dewi Ana Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
Dr. Ika Dewi Ana is a dentist by training, graduated from Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Yogyakarta, Indonesia in 1993. She continued her study in Clinical Epidemiology at The Graduate School of Medicine, UGM and got her PhD in Dental Sciences from Kyushu University, Japan, in 2004. She is an associate professor at The Faculty of Dentistry, UGM. Her area of interest is bioceramics, tissue engineering, and regenerative medical therapy. She was chosen by DAAD (German Academic Exchange Services), HRK (German Rector Conference), and AvH (Alexander von Humboldt) to represent South East Asian scholars as a fellow for International Deans Course in 2008 and a fellow for ASEAN Quality Assurance System in 2012. She was also involved in the module development and dissemination programs for strengthening University-Industry Partnership in Asia-Pacific region, under the management of UNESCO. She managed domestic, international, alumni and industrial collaborations in her position as Director of Partnership, Alumni and Global Initiatives of UGM (2012-2014). Since 2015, she is the Director of Center for Academic Innovation and Policy in UGM, and responsible in developing academic innovation and academic policy in the university. She is also mandatory assigned by the university to be the commissioner and member of technology valuation board of UGM Start Up Company for Drug and Medical Devices, which in 2014 translated 8 medical products and medical technologies into the market in Indonesia _____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
Angela R. Kamer, DDS, MS, PhD New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry, New York, USA |
Is associate professor at the Department of Periodontodlogy and Implant Dentistry, New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry, New York, USA. Her research activities and competences are in periodontology and implant dntistry and fields of diabetes, cancer research, bone research and alzheimer's disease. After completing her studies in Stomatology at the University "Iuliu Hatieganu" in Cluj Napoca, Romania, and practicing dentistry for a few years, Angela Kamer went on to receive her MS in Oral Sciences, Ph.D. in Pathology and training in Periodontics from SUNY at Buffalo and later in Implant Dentistry from New York University, USA. Subsequently, she started working at NYU College of Dentistry. As a trained periodontist at the College of Dentistry and a research scientist at NYU Center for Brain Health, Angela was in a unique position to bridge the medical-dental research gap by developing new hypotheses and strengthening collaborations across disciplines. Her research focused on the role of peripheral inflammation/infections in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease. Periodontal disease is a peripheral chronic infection affecting about 50% of people over 55 years of age and is characterized by high Gram-negative pathogenic bacterial load and often increased systemic inflammation. Studies coming from Angela’s group will present data showing that periodontal disease may contribute to AD-specific pathology and cognitive performance. She published in well-regarded peer-reviewed journals, she wrote book chapters, and presented to several international conferences. She also co-edited a book and a special journal issue. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
Wenche S. Borgnakke DDS MPH PhD School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, USA |
Wenche Sylling Borgnakke is a Senior Research Associate in Health Sciences/Clinical Lecturer in the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine at the School of Dentistry at the University of Michigan. She earned DDS and PhD degrees from the Royal Dental College in Copenhagen, Denmark, and a Master of Dental Public Health degree from the University of Michigan. Dr. Borgnakke has published 8 book chapters and about 70 papers, and is a reviewer for 32 scientific journals. Her latest chapter is called THE TRAVELING ORAL MICROBIOME. Dr. Borgnakke has lectured nationally and internationally -- in countries such as Canada, Cuba, The Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, The United Arab Emirates. Dr. Borgnakke is a member of the CDC/AAP Workgroup on Periodontitis Surveillance, and The American Academy of Periodontology awarded Dr. Borgnakke a 2012 Special Merit award, the 2013 Clinical Research Award for a 2012 paper in the Journal of Dental Research on periodontitis in the US, and the 2016 Clinical Research Award for a 2015 paper in the Journal of Periodontology on the prevalence of periodontitis in the US. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
Professor Norina Consuela Forna University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, Iasi, Romania |
Professor Norina Forna is Dean of the Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, Iasi. She is Primary Doctor in General Stomatology and Oromaxillofacial Surgery, as well as General Medicine Doctor; she has over specialization in Oral Implantology, Dental Prosthetics and OMF Surgery (Paris 5, 6, MSF) and an international Master’s Degree in Oral Implantology and Dental Prosthetics (ICOI, USA). She is European Specialist in Dental Prosthetics – European Prosthodontic Association. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
Professor Kinga Laczkóné TURZÓ University of Szeged, Hungary |
Kinga Laczkóné TURZÓ (maiden name: Kinga Turzó) is a physicist (B.Sc. and M.Sc.) graduated in 1989 at the Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, Romania. She gained her PhD. degree in physics (2000) at the University of Szeged, Hungary. In 2001, she achieved an Alfred Kastler fellowship in Strasbourg, at Université Louis Pasteur where she started to work on surface modifications of dental implants. Since 2001, she works at the Faculty of Dentistry (Department of Oral Biology and Experimental Dental Research), University of Szeged. She is an associate professor and the supervisor of 8 PhD students. Five of them already got their PhD degree in the field of biointegration of alloplastic materials. She is the leader of six national and international grants. In 2003 she was awarded with György Békésy post-doctoral fellowship and in 2011 with the János Bolyai research fellowship of the Hungarian Academy of Science. Between 2012 and 2015 she was the vice-dean of the Faculty and in 2014 she received her habilitation. At present she is the dean of the Faculty. She is the member of the International Association of Dental Research (IADR) Continental European Division (CED) and also of the Association for Dental Education in Europe. Her main field of interest: biointegration of alloplastic materials, developing physical-chemical and biochemical surface modifications targeting the improvement of the biointegration of titanium dental implants. Used investigation methods: surface science methods (AFM, SEM, XPS), in vitro (tissue cell culture) and in vivo (animal) studies. Languages: Hungarian, English, French, Romanian. Marital status: married, two children. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
Professor Kiro Papakoca PhD “Goce Delcev” - University of Štip, MK |
tel. +389 32 550-425 e-mail: kiro.papakoca@ugd.edu.mk Degree MD, DDS, PhD Institution “Goce Delcev” - University of Department Faculty of Medical Sciences, Dental Medicine Position Professor (Assistant) Ph.D. – 2012 University of Medicine and Farmacy “Carol Davila”- Bucuresti, Faculty of Dentistry Specialization in oral surgery - 2006, University of Medicine and Farmacy “Carol Davila”- Bucuresti, Faculty of Dentistry, Hospital of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery "Prof. Dr. Dan Theodorescu". B.Sc. – 2003, University of Medicine and Farmacy “Carol Davila”- Bucuresti, Faculty of Dentistry Teaching Stomatology - clinical subjects. Research interests: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Pre-Prosthetic Surgery, Implant Dentistry _____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
Professor Adrian Manescu University of Marche, Ancona, Italy |
Having a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Biophysics, Adrian Manescu is Teaching professor and Post-doc researcher in the group of Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine of the Odontostomatology and Specialized Clinical Sciences Department, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona (Italy). In the last years, his scientific activity has been focused on investigating, through advanced physical techniques (such as micro computed tomography, holotomography) based on X-ray synchrotron radiation, structural changes of various biomaterials and biological tissues, in fields like orthopedics, dentistry, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. He is author of about 40 articles in international peer- reviewed journals and has 4 contributions in international spread books.
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Professor Iulian Antoniac University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
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Professor Dr. Ing. habil. Iulian Antoniac is a materials science engineer working in the field of biomaterials and medical devices. Professor Antoniac is the leader of Biomaterials Group from Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania. His professional and scientific activity comprises: handbooks/textbooks (8) including publication of a book entitled “Biologically Responsive Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering” (Springer, 2012), papers published in SCI journals (50), papers in the conference proceedings (180), inventions (7), international or national research projects (76), member of the scientific committee of different meetings (30), president of international conferences (6), member of the International Editorial Board and reviewer for many journals and conferences on biomaterials, biomaterials applications in dentistry and orthopedics, member of different scientific associations at worldwide level. Also, he is the vicepresident of the Romanian Society for Biomaterials (SRB) and past president of the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine (ISCM). Professor Antoniac has been invited to deliver plenary or keynote lecture to different international conferences focused on biomaterials and tissue engineering, as well on their applications in dentistry and orthopedics. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
