Biography
Ljudmila Stojanovich received her Ph.D. in Medicine, with the thesis “Neuropsychiatric manifestations in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus†in 1999. She is the scientific director in the Bezhanijska Kosa, University Medical Center of Belgrade University, where she is currently a Full Research Professor. Dr. Stojanovich’s research focuses on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Antiphospholipid Syndrome, and Vaccination in patients with Autoimmune Rheumatic diseases. She is an author of three monographs and of about 250 articles on various aspects of Autoimmune Rheumatic disorders, published in international and domestic journals and in conference proceedings. She is in Editorial Boards (Editorial Boards LUPUS (LONDON). /Reviewer in the “CURRENT CONTENSTS†or “Science citation indexâ€, like LUPUS REWIEWER DATABAS, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, The Journal of Vaccine
Research Interest
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Antiphospholipid Syndrome,Neuropsychiatric Manifestations In Patients With Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease,Vaccination In Patients With Auto-Immune Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases
Biography
Dr. Giulio (Filippo, Giacomo) Tarro born in Sicily has been engaged in medical research for over 30 years having completed his M.D in 1962 at Naples University. Initially his research has been oriented mainly towards Virology. His most notable work provided experimental evidence for the association of herpes viruses with cancer of the cervix. His basic researches have been concerned with antigens induced early during the replication cycle of herpes simplex virus (HSV). His mission-oriented research has dealt with many aspects of various infectious diseases including broncho-pneumonia, encephalitis, cholera, and the diseases caused by different viruses. During 1979 he was engaged in research on an epidemic disease in Naples called the "dark disease". Dr Tarro isolated the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and found antibody evidence that this virus was behind the epidemic. Dr Tarro is currently engaged in scientific research related to the separation and identification of tumour antigens present on cell membranes and their potential value in immunotherapy for cancer. IntramuraI activities have included being director of thesis and research for many candidates; director of medical research fellowships for medical students; participation in research planning for clinical colleagues; teaching virology, oncology and immunology to medicaI and graduate students. He is on the editorial board of various Italian medical journals. Dr Tarro has been elected to membership of many academies and societies. He has also been the recipient of many awards and honours. Dr Tarro is life president of the T. and L. de Beaumont Bonelli Foundation for Cancer Research. Over 15+ patents, 500+ articles, 20+ books and several awards mark his CV.
Research Interest
Murine Virology, Antiviral Chemotherapy, Effects of inhibitors on viraI replication, Studies on the role of herpesviruses in cancer, Tumor immunology and Pathology of AIDS
Biography
Anil Mishra is a Professor of Medicine. He is also the Director of Tulane Eosinophilic Disorder Center in the section of pulmonary diseases at Tulane University School Of Medicine. His research established that eosinophils are the resident cells of the gastrointestinal tract that home prenatally. He showed that eosinophil active chemokine eotaxin-1 constitutively expressed and has signifi cant role for eosinophils homing into the gastrointestinal tract. He developed the fi rst murine model of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). His fi ndings implicated aeroallergen in the etiology of EoE and suggested that esophageal eosinophilic infl ammation is mechanistically associated with pulmonary infl ammation. Recently, he reported that rIL-15 is a therapeutic molecule for the allergen-induced airway hyperactivity and fi brosis for chronic asthma and other pulmonary functional impairment. He is an Elected Fellow of American Academy of Allergy Asthma Immunology (FAAAAI) and American Gastrointestinal Association (FAGA). He has published over 72 articles, book chapters and reviews on molecular mechanisms of pulmonary and gastrointestinal allergic responses in high impact factor journals. His research is supported by National Institutes of Health via NIDDK and NIAID institutes. He is also a member of several NIH study sections and serving as Editor and Editorial Board Member in a number of international journals.
Research Interest
Pulmonary disease, Allergy