Dr. Robert Ritch
Ophthalmologist, Surgeon Director and Chief of Glaucoma Services at the New York Eye & Ear Infirmary, NY
Professor of Ophthalmology at The New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Areas of Expertise: etiologies and mechanisms of glaucoma and innovation in its medical, laser, and surgical treatment
Dr. Ronald Verrall
Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan
Areas of Expertise: gemini surfactants, triblock copolymers,Cyclodextrin/Surfactant Inclusion Complexes as model systems for understanding fundamental biological interactions
Dr. Alan Rosenberg
Pediatric Rheumatologist
Department of Pediatrics, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon
Areas of Expertise: juvenile idiopathic arthritis, intrauterine inflammation, vitamin D in inflammatory-mediated diseases of childhood, childhood rheumatic diseases, uveitis, localized scleroderma
Dr. Peter Hull
Clinical Dermatologist
Head, Division of Dermatology, Royal University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
Areas of Expertise: clinical dermatology, skin cancer, skin grafting, Cutaneous Hodgkin’s Disease, acne, onychomycosis.
Dr. Lorne Babiuk
Professor of Virology
VP Research, University of Alberta
Canada Research Chair in Vaccinology and Biotechnology
Areas of Expertise: immunology, pathogenesis, virology, molecular virology, and vaccinology.
Dr. Susantha Gomis
Professor Veterinary Pathology
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
Areas of Expertise: pathogenesis and control of bacterial diseases in poultry and mammalian species.
Dr. Ildiko Badea
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy
College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan
Areas of Expertise: biotechnology drugs, delivery systems, gene therapy, topical non-invasive administration, anticancer drugs.
Assistant Professor of Vision Science and Ophthalmology
Toronto General and Western Hospital Foundation Glaucoma Research Chair
Division of Visual Science, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network and University of Toronto
Areas of Expertise: retinal degenerative diseases, glaucoma, roles of metabolic, oxidative, and biomechanical stress.
Dr. Janos Szebeni
Immunologist, Research Director
Nanomedicine Research and Education Center at the Bay Zoltán Foundation for Applied Research/Semmelweis Medical University in Budapest, Hungary
Areas of Expertise: liposomes and complement activation-related pseudoallergy (CARPA), impact of nanopharmaceuticals on the immune system
Dr. Gyorgy Keri
Head of Signal Transduction Therapy Laboratory and Chairman of Rational Drug Design Laboratories Co-operation Research Center
Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
Areas of Expertise: kinase inhibitors, signal transduction, drug research and development