4^th World Congress on Chromatography August 07-09, 2017 Rome, Italy

Prof. Righetti earned his Ph. D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Pavia in 1965. He then spent 3 years as a Post. Doc. at MIT and 1 year at Harvard (Cambridge, Mass, USA). He is now Emeritus Professor at the Milan’s Polytechnic. He is in the Editorial Board of Electrophoresis, J. Proteomics, BioTechniques, Proteomics, Proteomics Clinical Applications. He has co-authored the books Righetti P.G., Stoyanov A., Zhukov M.: The Proteome revisited: Theory and Practice of the Relevant Electrophoretic Steps. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2001; Hamdan M, Righetti P.G.: Proteomics Today, Wiley-VCH, Hoboken, 2005 and Boschetti E. Righetti P.G. Low-Abundance Proteome Discovery; State of the Art and Protocols, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2013, pp. 1-341. He has developed isoelectric focusing in immobilized pH gradients, multicompartment electrolyzers with isoelectric membranes, membrane-trapped enzyme reactors, temperature-programmed capillary electrophoresis and combinatorial peptide ligand libraries for detection of the low-abundance proteome. On 560 articles reviewed by the ISI Web of Knowledge (Thomson Reuters) and by Mendeley Statistics, Righetti scores 22.680 citations, with an average of 40 citations/article and with a H-index of 68. During the years 2005-2013 he has received citations ranging from 1000 to 1200 per year. He has won the CaSSS (California Separation Science Society) award (October 2006), and the Csaba Horvath Medal award, presented on April 15, 2008 by the Connecticut Separation Science Council (Yale University). In 2011, he has been nominated honorary member of the Spanish proteomics society and in 2012 he has won the prestigious Beckman award and medal granted in February at the Geneva MSB meeting. In 2014, in October, in Madrid, he has been given the HuPO award for proteomic research and in November, in Atlanta, the American Electrophoresis Society award.

Proteomics,Combinatorial peptide ligand libraries, Biomarker discovery, Cancer research, Red blood cell pathologies, Allergen discovery in food stuff, Cerebrospinal fluid analysis

Yedira Prieto graduated of bachelor of Biochemistry in 2005 and MSc in 2010 (UH, Cuba). She acquired expertise in different areas, such as: purification and development of analytical techniques; in proteomic studies of expression stability in recombinant NS0 cell lines. Yedira Prieto developed and validated of chromatographic techniques for the Mab´s characterization and quantification. Yedira Prieto have expertise in mass spectrometric for characterization of proteins and oligosaccharide residues. The measurement expression levels of mRNA in recombinant NS0 cell lines are part of acquired knowledge. She have been serving as reviewer of Cytotechnology journal and Member of Cuban Society of Pharmacy dated 2011.

Purification and Development of analytical techniques; Proteomic studies of expression stability in recombinant NS0 cell lines

Joseph Pesek received his B.S. degree in Chemistry from the University of Illinois, Urbana and his Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles. He did a one-year postdoctoral fellowship at UCLA before becoming Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Northern Illinois University. He moved to San Jose State University becoming Professor of Chemistry and has also served as Department Chair, and Dean for Graduate Studies and Research. He has over 225 publications, 3 books, 4 patents and has made over 200 presentations at a variety of symposia and meetings. He is one of the editors for the Journal of Separation Science.

Separation methods including high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), LCMS, capillary electrophoresis, capillary electrochromatography and microfluidic chips. Chemical modification of surfaces used in separation methods. Metabolomics and proteomics.

Employed at Polymer Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava. Served as elected member of the Presidium of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, President of the Slovak Chemical Society, Chairman of the Czecho-Slovak and Slovak National Committee of Chemistry for IUPAC. Corresponding member of the Central European Academy of Sciences and member of the Learned Society of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. Author or co-author of two monographs and 250+ scientific papers in extenso published in refereed periodicals, proceedings and chapters of books, as well as 60+ patents (four of them were licensed) - cited more than 2,000x. Presented over 110 invited plenary, key and main lectures, as well as over 900 regular lectures and poster contributions on symposia and conferences and during lecturing tours to over fourty countries. Elected „Slovak scientist of the year 1999“ and „Slovak innovator of the year 2001“.

Polymer sciences Separation Sciences HPLC

Dr Kamberi holds a double major in chemical engineering & industrial chemistry. She received her PhD from Oita University in Oita, Japan and completed postdoctoral studies at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. Dr Kamberi has over 25 years of pharmaceutical experience with increasing levels of responsibility across functional disciplines, including analytical R&D, bioanalytical, pre-clinical research, quality control and stability. She is currently the director of Analytical Chemistry, Bioanalytical, Stability at Abbott Vascular in Santa Clara, California, a worldwide premier medical device organization. Marika is author/co-author of more than 50 papers published in peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, and book chapters, and of 10 US patents.

Analytical Chemistry, Biotechnology, GMP, Pharmaceutical Industry, Clinical Trials and Drug Development

Yoichiro Ito graduated from Osaka City University Medical School in Osaka, Japan, in 1958. He was a resident in pathology at Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital in Cleveland and the Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago before returning to Osaka to work as an instructor in the Department of Physiology at Osaka City University Medical School. He joined the NHLBI as a visiting scientist in 1968. He has been a Medical Officer in the Laboratory of Technical Development, the Laboratory of Biophysical Chemistry, and currently, the Biochemistry and Biophysics Center. He received the FLC Mid-Atlantic Region's award for Excellence in Technology Transfer for high-speed countercurrent chromatography in 2010. Dr. Ito has published over 600 articles and holds 50 patents for his numerous chromatographic advances.

Dr. Ito's primary interest is in inventing methods of isolating, purifying, or analyzing materials of biomedical interest—including cells, macromolecules, and small molecular weight compounds—by means of counter-current chromatography and elutriation.

Dr. Farid Menaa (Bsc. BioEngineering ; Bsc. Biology and Physiology ; Msc. Genetics ; Master Gerontology/Geriatrics ; PhD Radiation Oncology/Gerontology (Paris, France, 2003) ; three international post-doctoral terms in Oncology, Dermatology, Stem cells, Hematology, Genomics ; MBA Entrepreneurship and MD candidate), is an experienced and skilled inter- and multi-disciplinary professional. During his career, Dr. Menaa followed complementary formations in Marine Biology (Caen, France), Pharmacy (Liege, Belgium), Biochemistry, Chemistry and Biophysics (California, USA), Business Development and Management (USA and Brazil). During his ongoing career, Dr. Menaa has mainly contributed to the identification and function of new human genes modulated by radiation ; Discovered a new signaling pathway after DNA damage ; Pointed out the link between the presence of stem cells, some of their genetic mutations, and the patient’s diagnosis and prognostic ; Identified genomic alterations in adult sickle cell anemia patients with stroke ; Developed new phytotherapeutic formulations against skin conditions ; Demonstrated the importance of various natural medicines in the prevention and/or treatment of diverse inflammatory-state and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) ; Contributed to the development and characterization of new nanomaterials ; Developped personalized translational medical strategies to diagnose and treat better and faster chronic pathologies. In 2009, Dr. Menaa was named Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) and R&D&I Executive Vice-Pressident (EVP) for Fluorotronics, Inc, CA, USA, the leading company in Fluorine-Carbon Spectroscopy. Dr. Menaa co-developped and applied this innovative green technology to Nanomedicine, Medicinal Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Oncology, Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences. Dr. Menaa is currently Chief Editor of Journal of Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology (http://www.omicsonline.org/editorialboard-nanomedicine-nanotechnology-open-access.php), among his other involvements for the advancement of Medicine, Sciences and Technology. Dr. Menaa is the member of the technical/scientific committee of a large number of international scientific events, in particular he successfully organized the “Target Meeting´s 1st World Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology Online Conference” (http://www.targetmeeting.com; 2013). Dr. Menaa is also member of several prestigious medical and scientific organizations (e.g. AACR, AAAS, ASCB, IRSCC, SPIE, RSC, ACS, ASH, ASHG, AAPS), and the editor, guest editor and reviewer of a large number of esteemed journals worldwide (>80 in Sciences , Medicine, Technology and Business Administration). Dr. Menaa has authored or co-authored more than 100 articles (including research and review articles, books, book chapters, textbooks, proceedings, pending patents) and has participated to over 200 scientific international events. Overall, the holistic concept of Dr. Menaa led him to contribute for various clinical and R&D&I projects at the interface of Oncology, Nutrition/Micronutrition, Aging/Anti-Aging, OMICS (mainly Genomics) and Nanotechnology, in order to prevent, implement early diagnosis, and develop efficient and safer therapeutic options, in particular to improve the outcome of cancer patients, stroke patients and delay the aging process while improving their life quality.

Nanomedicine,Nanobiotechnology,Nanotheranostics; Oncology, Gerontology, Dermatology, Stem Cells, Emerging Green Technologies, Personalized Medicine; Translational Medicine; Integrative Biomedicine; Innovation & Quality, Professorship, Entrepreneurship, Business Development/Management, Marketing.

Nico Anders has been working in the field of analysis and renewables since 2009. In 2010 he completed his studies in Chemistry at the Martin-Luther University Halle/Saale in the group of Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Lorenz with the final thesis “Analysis and occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in household dust”. He has obtained his PhD at the TU Braunschweig in the group of Prof. Dr. Vorlop at Thuenen Institute of Agricultural Technology in technical chemistry. Since 2013 he is working as junior research group leader in the Aachener Verfahrenstechnik at the RWTH Aachen University. The focus of this group are analysis of lignocellulosic biomass, green analytical chemistry, conversion of lignocellulosic biomass and chromatographic separation.

Green analytical chemistry, green chemistry, chromatographic separation, sample preparation, ion chromatography, mass spectrometry, time of flight, lignin, fuels, hydrolysis, biomass characterization

Katsuhiro Maeda recieved his B.S. (1993), M.S. (1995), and Ph.D. (1998) degrees from Nagoya University. In 1998, he joined the Graduate School of Molecular Design and Engineering, Nagoya University, as Assistant Professor and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2002. He moved to Kanazawa University in 2008 and was appointed as a full Professor in 2015. He has published more than 80 original papers.

Polymer chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Material Chemistry, Applied Chemistry

Prof. Ravi Bhushan has an expertise in enantiomeric resolution of compounds of pharmaceutical importance using liquid chromatography. So far, he has guided 28 doctoral and 50 Masters’ theses, published more than 230 research papers in international refereed journals and chapters in books and encyclopedia. He edited four Special Issues of Biomedical Chromatography on Chiral Resolutions as Guest Editor. He received Alexander von Humboldt fellowship of Germany in 1988, and European Economic Community Fellowship in 1992. He is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London, and Fellow National Academy of Sciences India, (FNASc). He received the ‘Outstanding Teacher Award’ of the year 2007 of IIT Roorkee, and Khosla Research Prize and Silver Medal of Univ of Roorkee.

Ravi Bhushan current interest includes enantioseparation with both achiral phases of chromatography in the absence of any external chiral species.

Dr. CAGLAR ANDAC is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Istanbul University. She studied Chemical Engineering, had Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees at Istanbul University, Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Analytical Chemistry on drug analysis in pharmaceutical formulations and biological fluids by spectrophotometric and liquid chromatographic methods. She conducted post-doctoral research at Medical Center of Munich University, Institute of Laboratory Medicine Laboratory of Bio-Separation with a main focus of hyphenation of mass spectrometry with on-line sample processing between the years 2011-2013. She has researches and publications on drug analysis in biological fluids by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry, on-line solid phase extraction coupled liquid chromatography, multidimensional chromatography, spectrophotometry, spectrofluorimetry including validation, degradation and pharmacokinetic studies. She is also serving as reviewer for several reputed journals like Journal of Mass Spectrometry, Journal of Chromatography B, Luminescence, Journal of Fluorescence, Journal of AOAC International, Analytical Methods, Analytical Letters and some others.

Dr. CAGLAR ANDAC is eager to expand on knowledge in the field of Omics through both observation and experimentation methodologies. Her recent research interests are on hyphenated systems, fully automated sample processing, on-line sample processing coupled with liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry, two dimensional and multidimensional chromatography.

Dr. CAGLAR ANDAC is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Istanbul University. She studied Chemical Engineering, had Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees at Istanbul University, Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Analytical Chemistry on drug analysis in pharmaceutical formulations and biological fluids by spectrophotometric and liquid chromatographic methods. She conducted post-doctoral research at Medical Center of Munich University, Institute of Laboratory Medicine Laboratory of Bio-Separation with a main focus of hyphenation of mass spectrometry with on-line sample processing between the years 2011-2013. She has researches and publications on drug analysis in biological fluids by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry, on-line solid phase extraction coupled liquid chromatography, multidimensional chromatography, spectrophotometry, spectrofluorimetry including validation, degradation and pharmacokinetic studies. She is also serving as reviewer for several reputed journals like Journal of Mass Spectrometry, Journal of Chromatography B, Luminescence, Journal of Fluorescence, Journal of AOAC International, Analytical Methods, Analytical Letters and some others.

Dr. CAGLAR ANDAC is eager to expand on knowledge in the field of Omics through both observation and experimentation methodologies. Her recent research interests are on hyphenated systems, fully automated sample processing, on-line sample processing coupled with liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry, two dimensional and multidimensional chromatography.

Dr. CAGLAR ANDAC is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Istanbul University. She studied Chemical Engineering, had Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees at Istanbul University, Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Analytical Chemistry on drug analysis in pharmaceutical formulations and biological fluids by spectrophotometric and liquid chromatographic methods. She conducted post-doctoral research at Medical Center of Munich University, Institute of Laboratory Medicine Laboratory of Bio-Separation with a main focus of hyphenation of mass spectrometry with on-line sample processing between the years 2011-2013. She has researches and publications on drug analysis in biological fluids by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry, on-line solid phase extraction coupled liquid chromatography, multidimensional chromatography, spectrophotometry, spectrofluorimetry including validation, degradation and pharmacokinetic studies. She is also serving as reviewer for several reputed journals like Journal of Mass Spectrometry, Journal of Chromatography B, Luminescence, Journal of Fluorescence, Journal of AOAC International, Analytical Methods, Analytical Letters and some others.

Dr. CAGLAR ANDAC is eager to expand on knowledge in the field of Omics through both observation and experimentation methodologies. Her recent research interests are on hyphenated systems, fully automated sample processing, on-line sample processing coupled with liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry, two dimensional and multidimensional chromatography.

Dr. CAGLAR ANDAC is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Istanbul University. She studied Chemical Engineering, had Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees at Istanbul University, Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Analytical Chemistry on drug analysis in pharmaceutical formulations and biological fluids by spectrophotometric and liquid chromatographic methods. She conducted post-doctoral research at Medical Center of Munich University, Institute of Laboratory Medicine Laboratory of Bio-Separation with a main focus of hyphenation of mass spectrometry with on-line sample processing between the years 2011-2013. She has researches and publications on drug analysis in biological fluids by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry, on-line solid phase extraction coupled liquid chromatography, multidimensional chromatography, spectrophotometry, spectrofluorimetry including validation, degradation and pharmacokinetic studies. She is also serving as reviewer for several reputed journals like Journal of Mass Spectrometry, Journal of Chromatography B, Luminescence, Journal of Fluorescence, Journal of AOAC International, Analytical Methods, Analytical Letters and some others.

Dr. CAGLAR ANDAC is eager to expand on knowledge in the field of Omics through both observation and experimentation methodologies. Her recent research interests are on hyphenated systems, fully automated sample processing, on-line sample processing coupled with liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry, two dimensional and multidimensional chromatography.