6th World Virtual Congress on
Virology, Influenza and Infectious Diseases

Benjamin B. Benjamin has received his MD, PhD in pathophysiology and MMed in Internal Medicine from the Bukarest Medical Institute (Romania), MSc in Cardiology and PhD in Cardiology at the Free University of Brussels (Belgium). He is a former Fulbright Scholar and visiting Professor in Clinical Pharmacology/Hypertension at the Institute of Lipid research, Baylor College of medicine, Houston (USA). He served for 30 years as chief of cardiology, Executive Dean of Faculty of Medicine and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. He is a member of 30 scientifi c societies, including: American Heart Association, American Diabetes Association, and American College of Cardiology, European Society of Cardiology and Pan-African society of Cardiology. He obtained a certifi cate in cardiovascular Epidemiology (Netherlands), Ethics (NIH), Bioethics (Oklahoma University) and Molecular genetics (Belgium, Italy). His original research was focused on elucidating the pathophysiological mechanisms of toxic myocarditis and immune-allergic cardiomyopathies

From 1980s until present, most of his research works are related to inflammatory states, oxidative stress, molecular biology, genetics, biomarkers and environmental impacts in Atherosclerosis, HIV/AIDS-related cardiac lesions, deafness (discovery of genes) and co-expression of genes in Pancreas. In addition to his role as clinician, lecturer, academic leader mentor, WHO expert and UN/Climate change Expert, he has been a very productive scientist: Supervisor of more than 10 PhD theses, 25 MSc theses, and 100 mini-dissertations, and over 300 papers published under his supervision. He is currently Research Champion Professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa.

Abdeen Mustafa Omer (BSc, MSc, Ph.D.) is an Associate Researcher at Occupational Health Administration, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Khartoum, Sudan. He obtained both his Ph.D. degree in the Built Environment and Master of Philosophy degree in Renewable Energy Technologies from the University of Nottingham. He is a qualified Mechanical Engineer with a proven track record within the water industry and renewable energy technologies. He has been graduated from the University of El Menoufia, Egypt, BSc in Mechanical Engineering. His previous experience involved being a member of the research team at the National Council for Research/Energy Research Institute in Sudan and working as director of research and development for National Water Equipment Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Sudan. He has been listed in the book WHO’S WHO in the World 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010. He has published over 300 papers in peer-reviewed journals, 200 review articles, 7 books and 150 chapters in books.

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Dr. Ahmed G. Hegazi is working as a professor of Microbiology & Immunology at National Research Center, Dept. Zoonotic Diseases from 2004. He also has work experience as a prestigious chair in the Department of Parasitology and Animal Diseases, National Research Center. He received many awards like the Senior Scientist Prize of National Research Center(1996), National Scientific Prize In Biological Sciences(1990), The Second Best Research Paper award From International Congress of propolis, Bones Aires, Argentina(2000), and many more. He Conducted training courses on Clinical Microbiology, National Research Center in 1979. He has 230 articles in national and international scientific journals along with six patents

Hegazi's research work has been focused lately on bee products and their therapeutic effects. Hegazi organized and contributed to national and international research projects since 1977 and up till now; he has been the principal investigator on multiple research projects within the National Research Center.

Dr. Rajni Rani is a Senior Consultant at Indian TB Research Consortium (ITRC), Indian council of medical research and Ex-Staff Scientist-VII at National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, NewDelhi, India. Her research works includes “Immunogenetic bases of differential immune responses in infectious and autoimmune diseases“, “Study of Immunogenetic and autoimmune factors associated with vitiligo”, and “Identification and attenuation of autreactive T cells in Type 1 diabetes along with replenishing insulin producing stem cells”.

Immunogenetic and immune factors associated with infectious diseases like leprosy, tuberculosis, and HCV-HIV co-infections and autoimmune disorders like Type 1 diabetes, hypoparathyroidism, and vitiligo.

World Champion Dr. Kavit S. Mehta is most important asset for India in Microbiological Research (Ethnomedicine), recognized by International Agency for Standards and Ratings. World Champion Dr. Kavit S. Mehta is now recognized as Father of modern Microbiological Research in Ethnomedicine.. The purpose of the award is to identify brilliant scientists and academicians around the world through World Championship. The World Championship is organized by International Agency for Standards and Ratings at international level. Dr. Kavit S. Mehta, (World Champion and Fellow, Directorate of Microbiology, IASR) plays a vital role in advancement of scientific knowledge in Microbiological Research (Ethnomedicine). World Championship-2018 in Microbiological Research (Ethnomedicine)

Microbiology

Abrar started his research career as research associatd at Aga Khan University, currently working as Professor at Department of Biotechnology. During this period he has worked at HEJ, university of Karachi, CEMB University of The Punjab, CDC Altanta USA and Department of Microbiology BUITEMS. He is member of American Society of Microbiology, Member of National Committee for Curriculum development of Bioinformatics, Higher Education Commission, Islamabad (2006), Member of Board of Advance Studies BIUTEMS, (2004-06), Member of Board of Studies Department of Biotechnology and Informatics (2004-06), Editorial Board/ Section Editor – Medicine (2013- Till now), Reviewer of US AID Projects (HEC)2017. He is reviewer International Journal of Infectious Diseases, European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Virology Journal, Journal of Virological Methods, Molecular Biology Reports and Journal of Medical Virology. He has published more than 50 papers in reputed journals

Virology

Tummalapalli Venkateswara Rao is a emeritus professor and HOD, department of Microbiology in Travancore Medical College, Kerala, India. He completed his MBBS in the year of 1973, post graduate diploma in management of cerebral palsy at the spastic society of India, Bombay and MD (Microbiology) in the year of 1991. He worked as a Professor for the department of microbiology at Sri Dev Urs Medical College, Karnataka, India.

His Research work is Associated with HIV/AIDS screening and research. He was trained at Institute of Immuno Haematology at Indian Council of Medical Research, Bombay on HLA Typing for establishing HLA Laboratory for benefit of the patient undergoing renal and bone marrow Transplantation.