Sasha is an expert in cancer epigenetics and anti-cancer natural products. In October 2017 he is finishing his Chancellor’ fellowship in the University of Edinburgh to be the FFMN Director, and University of Stirling affiliate. He is also leading the newly established Centre for Genomic and Regenerative Medicine of the Far-Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia
Prof. Hupp’s lab is using biophysical, biochemical, and proteomic approaches to develop novel molecular insights into clinically relevant cancer progression pathways; particularly cancers of unmet clinical need including oesophageal adenocarcinoma and sarcomas. Emerging therapeutic strategies being developed include drugging protein-protein interactions; biologics and immunotherapeutics and proteogenomics platforms that define mutated neoantigen landscapes to facilitate cancer vaccine developments.
Song has been working in cancer research and experienced in multiple aspects of cell and molecular biology, particularly in DNA repair and cell signalling pathways. He is also interested in the big-data and machine learning/deep learning area and now working on training DNN models using data-driven approach to predict ovarian cancer phenotypes.
John is a genome and evolutionary biologist interested in how different copies of genes influence organisms and evolution. His work involves collaboration with investigators in North America, Latin America, Japan, and Africa to study how variation in the copy number of genes relates to diversity, evolution, and the function of animal genomes. Though this work, new research directions have developed to understand the compounds found in frog skin secretions for applications to human health.
Conservation Biologist
Fundación Centro de Conservación de Anfibios de El Valle
President
G & S Nature and Environmental Consultants S.C.
Executive Director
El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center (EVACC)
Founder and Former Director
Fundación Centro de Conservación de Anfibios de El Valle
President
G & S Nature and Environmental Consultants S.C.
Executive Director
El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center (EVACC)
Founder and Former Director
Meet the full team
| Name | TitleAffiliation | Expertise | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Kagansky | PhD, Assoc. Professor, Director | Centre for Genomic and Regenerative Medicine, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia | Cancer Biology, Gene regulation, Phenotypic screening |
| Milica Pesic | PhD, Research Professor | Department of Neurobiology, Institute for Biological Research “Sinisa Stankovic”, University of Belgrade, Serbia | Anticancer potential of natural products (compounds and extracts), Drug resistance in cancer |
| Uttam Babu Shrestha | CEO, co-founder | University of Southern Queensland, Australia. Global Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, Australia and Nepal | Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge, Medicinal Plants, Caterpillar fungus Himalaya |
| Ross Piper | PhD, co-founder | Forest Conservation Initiative and University of Leeds, UK | Natural products from terrestrial arthropods, entomology, ecology |
| Edgardo J. Griffith | Director, founder | El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center, Panama | Amphibians and Reptiles Conservation, ex situ Management and threat mitigation |
| Dilfuza Egamberdieva | Director, founder | The Society of Ecosystem and Biomes (EcoBiome), Uzbekistan | Diversity of medicinal plant associated endophytes and their metabolites |
| Liang Song | PhD | Data Scientist, TescoBank / Visiting staff, University of Edinburgh | Biomedicine, cancer research, AI, ML and data mining |
| Nerina Finetto | Director, founder | Traces.dreams FutureFramed.media, Sweden | Content and story strategist, Video producer |
| Vidushi Neergheen Bhujun | PhD, Senior Lecturer | University of Mauritius, Mauritius | Applied biochemistry |
| Ted Hupp | PhD, Professor, Director | University of Edinburgh and University of Gdansk, Poland | Cancer, Cancer Vaccines |
| Vanny Narita | PhD, Director | Young Academy of Indonesia | Biodiversity |
| Isil Kurnaz | PhD / Institute Director | Gebze Technical University, Institute of Biotechnology, Turkey | Cell and Molecular Biology, Biotechnology |
| Sandra Lopez Verges | PhD, Researcher | Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies, Panama | Virology, immunology, cell biology, molecular biology |
| Yusuf Baran | Prof. Dr. /Rector | Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey | Natural products for cancer treatment, Drug resistance, Cell signalling |
| Andrey Konevega | PhD, Head | Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, NRC “Kurchatov Institute”, Gatchina, Russia | Antibiotics, Protein biosynthesis, RNA biology, kinetics, High throughput screening |
| Lahcen El Youssfi | PhD, Prof. | Khenifra Superior School of Technology. Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Morocco | Agro-environment |
| Godswill Ntsomboh Ntsefong | PhD | Department of Plant Biology, University of Yaounde, Cameroon | Plant Biotechnology, Genetics and plant improvement; Horticulture, Agronomy and Integrated Pest and Disease Management |
| Suraj Bhattarai | Research Fellow | Global Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, Nepal | Tropical & Infectious Diseases, Cancer epidemiology, Global vaccines, Health policies, Urban health |
| Fernando Valiente | PhD, Professor | Institute of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Chile | Therapeutic potentials of natural products for emerging infectious diseases |
| Orakanoke Phanraksa | PhD, Senior IP Consultant | Technology Licensing Office, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Thailand | IP and technology transfer policy |
| Erna Karalija | PhD, Asst. Professor | Faculty of Science, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia | Plant physiology, plant secondary metabolites |
| Wibool Piyawattanametha |
PhD/Director | King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology, Ladkrabang, Thailand | Biomedical engineering, Advanced imaging research |
| Maysoun Mustafa | PhD Biosciences | Crops For the Future, Malaysia | Postharvest biotechnology and biochemistry of underutilised and indigenous crops |
| Christian Agyare | PhD | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana | Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Antimicrobial and Wound healing agents |
| Clarissa Rios Rojos | PhD, Director | Ekpa’palek, Geneva Centre for Security, Switzerland | Molecular Biology, Security policy, Science Advice, Science Diplomacy |
| Mimi Haryani Hassim | PhD, Assoc. Professor | School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi, Malaysia | Chemical Engineering, Occupational Health, Plant Design, Engineering Education |
| Thomas Edison dela Cruz | Dr. Rer. Nat., Professor | College of Science, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines | Microbiology, Fungal Systematics, Ecology and Natural Products |
| Ljubica Tasic | PhD/ Assoc. Professor | Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, Brazil | Bionanotechnology, NMR spectroscopy, Metabolomics |
| Samuel Sojinu | PhD/ Assoc. Professor | Department of Chemistry, College of Physical Sciences, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria | Natural Products Chemistry, Synthetic chemistry and Biomarker/Environmental Geochemistry |
| Shoji Komai | PhD/Assoc.Professor | Dep. Sci. and Tech., Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan | Neuroscience, Behavioral sciences |
| Mari-Vaughn Johnson | Director | United States Geological Services, Climate Adaptation Science Center – Pacific Islands, USA | Plant biology, Multi-functional systems, Agro-ecosystems, policy |
| Alla Krasikova | PhD, Assoc. Professor | Faculty of Biology, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia | Biology of cell nucleus, Cytogenetics, chromosome biology, and genomics, |
| Camila Pizano | PhD, Assoc.Professor | Department of Biology, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia | Ecology of tropical forests and plant ecology |
| Pohl Milón | PhD, Head of Laboratory | Centre for Research and Innovation, Health Sciences Faculty, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Peru | Antibiotics, Ribosome, cbiology, Fluorescence spectroscopy |
| Yuliya Linhares | MD, Asst. Professor | Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Samuel Oschin Cancer Institute, Los Angeles, USA | Internal medicine, Malignant haematology, Oncology, |
| Dmitry Alexeev | PhD, Asst. Professor | ITMO University, St. Petersburg, Russia | Bioinformatics, Innovations, Gut Microbiome and Health |
| Javier Antonio Alfaro | Research Fellow | International Center for Cancer Vaccine Science & University of Edinburgh | Proteogenomics and Computational Biology |
| Simon Elsässer | PhD, Assoc. Professor | Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics | Chemical Biology, Epigenetics |
| Florencia Tevy | CEO | Gedis Biotech, Chile | Translational biomedicine, IP |
| Ulrich Loening |
PhD, Director | Centre for Human Ecology University of Edinburgh, UK | Sustainable forestry. Agro-ecology and better farming practice for health |
| Myrtani Pieri | Dr, Asst Professor | University of Nicosia, Cyprus | Molecular Biology, Genetics, Outreach |
| Fawzi Mahomoodally | PhD Assoc. Professor | Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science ,University of Mauritius, Mauritius | Traditional/Indigenous Medicines, Ethnopharmacology |