Biography
Professor John G. Thomas is recognized as an “International Educator and Global Microbiologist “ (www.globalbugs.com) having lectured in more than 43 countries while a clinical microbiologist in pathology , dentistry and medicine for 51 years , He has over 50 publications , multiple book chapters , significant grant support , pending patents and over 100 posters/abstracts at national and international meetings. His sabbatical at Cardiff University , Wales, UK (2007) was a driving influence . He has been a member of the ADA Scientific Advisory Committee for the last 8 years . As Faculty at 6 Universities during his career , he has received Alumni and University awards for research and International Student Mentoring ; retiring from WVU in 2013 after 23 years as Professor Emeritus , he presently is expanding his research/teaching utilizing the advanced resources of the Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh ,PA , Carnagie –Mellon University and Mass. Gen. Hospital , Boston , MA, all under the umbrella of his Global Microbiology Consulting .(www.globalbugs.com)
Research Interest
Dr.John G Thomas research emphasizing biofilms and medical devices including endotrachs and the connection between oral diseases, VAP and wound infections (“Intellectual Designâ€) with the recent integration of micro 3-D- bio Printing using bio-plastics and unique Prebiotics (Therapeutic Bacteria ) for intervention.
Biography
Teodor-Doru Brumeanu earned MD degree in 1978 from Carol Davila School of Medicine, Bucharest, Romania. Started the medical career in 1978 in the Clinical Laboratory at the Municipal Hospital, Bucharest. 1985, did the first postdoctoral training in Immunology and Immunochemistry Department, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. In 1991 he came to New York City at Mount Sinai School of Medicine for 4 years in a second postdoctoral training in cellular and molecular immunology in the Department of Microbiology. In 1995, promoted to the rank of Assistant Professor, and in 1998 to the rank of Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York. In 2004, he joined the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD. as Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Immunology, and in 2008 has been promoted to the rank of Professor with tenure where currently performs basic and clinical research projects.
Research Interest
The pathology of organ-specific autoimmune diseases
Biography
Zafar K. Khan is presently working as a Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Drexel University College of Medicine in the United States. Earlier he served as Senior Scientist, Department Chair and Deputy Director Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) - a premier government organization chartered for novel drugs, diagnostics and human vaccines in India. He has been recipient of numerous fellowships and was Visiting Scientist in Pasteur Institute, France; Forschungs Institute, Germany; Uniformed Services, Bethesda, Maryland; and Texas Tech. Hlth Sci.Center, USA. Dr. Khan has over 30 year’s research experience on microbial pathogenesis and therapy of infectious diseases including retroviruses and opportunistic infections. His current research efforts primarily focus on defining the mechanism of virus-induced neuroinflammation and demyelination in the central and peripheral nervous system in order to identify potential diagnostic markers and targets for therapeutic intervention. His other areas of research are HIV and HCV co-infection, HIV-1 therapeutics & microbicide development, high-throughput (HTS) screening assays, pre-clinical evaluation of antibiotic and antiviral agents, transgenic animal modeling of microbial/viral infections and immunology of neuro-inflammation. Dr. Khan is also an Adjunct Professor, in the Blumberg Institute of Living Sciences, Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center, USA. Dr. Khan has the credited for publishing over 120 research papers, several patents, edited book and book chapters; and is a professional member of numerous prestigious scientific societies.
Research Interest
High throughput screening and preclinical evaluation of antiviral agents; animal modeling of microbial infections and neuroinflammation.