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Dr. Christina Piperi

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Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
Interests: neuroinflammation; neuro-oncology; neurodegeneration; epigenetics; histone modifications; signal transduction; transcription factors
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Dr. Rosaria Maria Pipitone

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Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dipartimento Di Promozione Della Salute, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Interests: study of molecular mechanisms involved in MAFLD development and progression in terms of MASH and HCC; evaluation of the effects of compounds and phytonutrient administration, potentially capable of improving the lipid and glucose metabolic profiles, as well as steatosis and hepatic fibrosis, on in vitro models of continuous human hepatoma cell lines (HepG2) and hepatic stellate cells (LX2)
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Prof. Dr. Anna Maria Piras

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Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Interests: nanomedicine; drug delivery; pharmaceutics and pharmaceutical technology; polymeric biomaterials; biodegradable polymers
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Dr. Didier F. Pisani

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Laboratory of Molecular PhysioMedicine (LP2M), Faculty of Medicine, University Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Nice, France
Interests: adipocyte; metabolism; nutrition; obesity; oxidative stress; ischemia
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Prof. Dr. Valeria Pittalà

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Department of Drug Sciences, University of Catania, V.le A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy
Interests: heme oxygenase; HO-1 inducers; enzyme inhibitors; serotonergic receptors; medicinal chemistry
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Dr. Anna Pittaluga

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Department of Pharmacy, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
Center of Excellence for Biomedical Research, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
Interests: transmitter release and its Auto and heteroregulation through presynaptic receptors; glutamate ionotropic and metabotropic receptors; receptor-receptor interaction and functional cross talk; neuroinflammation

Dr. Terrence Piva

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School of Health & Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, P.O. Box 71, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
Interests: cell signaling; melanoma; photobiology; skin cancer; cell metabolism; melaninognesis; cell motility; ionizing radiation
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Prof. Dr. Bartosz Płachno

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Department of Plant Cytology and Embryology, Institute of Botany, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, 9 Gronostajowa St., 30-387 Cracow, Poland
Interests: plant biology; cell ultrastructure; pollination; carnivorous plants; plant anatomy; cell wall structure and function
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Dr. Burkhard Poeggeler

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Department of Physiology, Johann-Friedrich-Blumenbach-Institute for Zoology and Anthropology, Faculty of Biology Georg August University Göttingen, Göttingen and Goettingen Research Campus, Göttingen, Am Türmchen 3, D-33332 Gütersloh, Germany
Interests: aging; amino acids; antioxidants; inflammaging; melatonin; product development; tryptophan
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Prof. Dr. Alessandro Poggi

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Unit of Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genoa, Italy
Interests: mesenchymal stromal cells; NKG2D; innate immunity; leukemia and lymphoma; anti-tumor immunity
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Dr. Rebecca Pogni

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Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
Interests: oxidative enzymes; metalloproteins; biocatalysis; protein radicals; lignin; fiber; electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR); enzyme immobilization; chitinolytic materials; biomaterials
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Dr. Angela Polito

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CREA—Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, 00178 Rome, Italy
Interests: nutritional status; energy metabolism; energy requirements; physical activity; body composition; obesity; anorexia nervosa; elderly
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Dr. Kenneth Michael Pollard

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Department of Molecular Medicine, IMM208, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
Interests: autoimmunity; genetics; inflammation; animal models; xenobiotics

Dr. Stephan Pollmann

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Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)—Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
Interests: auxin biosynthesis; plant hormonal networks; auxin-jasmonate crosstalk; metabolomics; mass spectrometry
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Dr. Paola Pontrelli

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Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy
Interests: genomics; transcriptomics; diabetic nephropathy; kidney transplantation
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Prof. Dr. Marcel Popa

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“Cristofor Simionescu” Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environment Protection, “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University, Iasi, Romania
Interests: polysaccharide modification; bioactive polymers; biomaterials; hydrogels; interpenetrated networks; micro- and nanoparticles (spheres and capsules); hybrid and functionalized nanoparticles for drug targeting; drug delivery; polymer–drug conjugates
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Prof. Dr. Aurel Popa-Wagner

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1. Department of Neurology, Chair of Vascular Neurology and Dementia, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
2. Center for Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania
Interests: genomics; proteomics; brain; epilepsy; aging; neurogenesis; stroke; behavior
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Prof. Dr. Piero Portincasa

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Department of Biomedical Sciences & Human Oncology, University "Aldo Moro" of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
Interests: internal medicine; lipidology; gastrointestinal motility, digestion; breath tests; liver steatosis; autoinflammatory disorders; gallstone disease; abdominal ultrasonography; metabolic syndrome

Dr. Andrea Porzionato

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Section of Human Anatomy, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padova, 35122 Padova, Italy
Interests: neuroscience; neuroanatomy; peripheral arterial chemoreceptors; carotid body; neuropeptides; receptors; hyperoxia; hypoxia; plasticity; clinical anatom
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Prof. Dr. Steven R. Post

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Department of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
Interests: macrophages; scavenger receptors; tumor microenvironment; breast cancer; inflammation; immuno-oncology; cell signaling
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Prof. Nicoletta Potenza

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Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, Via Vivaldi, 43-81100 Caserta, Italy
Interests: microRNAs; lncRNA; non-coding RNA; cancer
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Dr. Óscar J. Pozo

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Integrative Pharmacology and Systems Neuroscience Research Group, IMIM-Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, Dr. Aiguader 88, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: analytical chemistry; mass spectrometry; chromatography; steroids; metabolomics; metabolism; bioanalysis
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Prof. Dr. Satya Prakash

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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montréal, QC H3A 2B4, Canada
Interests: drug delivery; gene therapy; biomedicine; nanoparticles; nanomedicine; nanotechnology; the microbiome; probiotics; chronic diseases; Alzheimer’s; cancer; aging; targeted delivery
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Prof. Dr. Louis Premkumar

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Department of Pharmacology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA
Interests: potential use of resiniferatoxin (RTX) in chronic pain conditions; role of TRP channels in diabetic peripheral neuropathy; modulation of synaptic transmission by TRP channels; role of TRP channels in insulin and GLP-1 secretion
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Dr. Patricia Price

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Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
Interests: CMV; NK cells; HCV; HIV; non tuberculous mycobacteria
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Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Procopio

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Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy
Interests: renal cell carcinoma; prostatic neoplasms; therapeutics
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Prof. Dr. Peter Proff

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Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
Interests: craniofacial development; orthodontic tooth movement; periodontal inflammation; oral immunology
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Prof. Dr. Laszlo Prokai

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Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA
Interests: chemical neuroscience; CNS drug discovery; neurobiochemistry of estrogens; biomedical mass spectrometry; chemical proteomics; omics-driven research in molecular sciences
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Prof. Dr. Katalin Prokai-Tatrai

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Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA
Interests: drug design of central nervous system agents; neuropeptides and peptidomimetics; prodrugs for CNS delivery; CNS-selective estrogen therapy; neuroprotection; proteomics
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Dr. Paolo Prosposito

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Industrial Engineering Department, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
Interests: silver nanoparticles; silver nanoclusters; carbon dots; optical sensors; heavy metal ions detection; water filtering; optical coatings
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