6th International Conference and Exhibition on Analytical & Bioanalytical Techniques September 01-03, 2015 Valencia, Spain

Eduard Rogatsky completed his M.Sc in physical chemistry from Belarus State University, PhD in Bioanalytical chemistry from Bar-Ilan University (Israel) in 1999, and postdoctoral studies at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY. He joined the faculty there in 2001, and is currently a Senior Associate Scientist and Director of Mass Spectrometry in the Biomarker Analytical Resource Core Laboratory, Einstein-Montefiore Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Bronx, NY, USA.

Design and development ultra-sensitive LC/MS analytical assays of clinical biomarkers and metabolites. LC/MS analysis of peptide hormones and proteins and absolute quantitation using isotope dilution assays. Design and development of multi-dimensional chromatography platforms and investigation of physical processes during column switching and mixing. Investigations of column selectivity under different conditions. Optimization of LC/MS for use of UPLC and fused core columns.

Dr. Jacek Namiesnik is the Dean of Chemical Faculty and the Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the Gdansk University of Technology, Poland. He is the Chairman of the committee of analytical chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS) and also the member of the State Commission for evaluation of scientific degrees and titles.

His research interests include new techniques of extraction of analytes from different types of samples and new procedures of determination of wide range of analytes from samples characterized by complex composition of the matrix.

Professor Alexander A. Kamnev is a Leading Scientist at the Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences (Saratov, Russia). He graduated from Saratov State University with a MSc degree in chemistry (1980); received his Cand. Sci. (PhD equivalent; 1992) and DSc (2002) in physical chemistry from the same University. His scientific background included physical chemistry and electrochemistry of transition metal hydroxides. Since mid-90s, his research has been focused on the application of spectroscopic techniques in studying biomolecules, biocomplexes, supramolecular structures, microbial cells; physicochemical aspects of plant-microbe interactions, microbial metabolic responses to stresses and external agents; spectroscopic detection of biospecific interactions using biofunctionalized noble-metal plasmonic nanoparticles; bioanalytical applications of vibrational (FTIR, Raman) and Mössbauer (nuclear gamma-resonance) spectroscopies. Professor Kamnev has been the leader or coordinator of a number of international research projects supported by various grants. He is the main author of over a hundred papers in peer-refereed international journals and several invited review chapters in monographs. Professor Kamnev has been an invited/plenary lecturer and a member of Organizing Committees or Advisory Boards of a number of large international scientific meetings. He has been regularly involved in refereeing international research proposals and manuscripts for many high-rank scientific journals published by Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, American Chemical Society, etc., and is an Editorial/Advisory Board member of several international scientific journals.

Application of spectroscopic techniques in studying biomolecules, biocomplexes, supramolecular structures, microbial cells; physicochemical aspects of plant-microbe interactions, microbial metabolic responses to stresses and external agents; spectroscopic detection of biospecific interactions using biofunctionalized noble-metal plasmonic nanoparticles; bioanalytical applications of vibrational (FTIR, Raman) and Mössbauer (nuclear gamma-resonance) spectroscopies.

Dr. Wayne Grant Carter received his Honours degree in Biochemistry with Nutrition from the University of Southampton. He then completed a PhD at the University of Southampton studying the molecular signalling cascade elicited by insulin. And Postdoctoral studies at the Babraham Institute Cambridge; Imperial College London; University of California at Irvine; and University of Oxford. Dr. Carter joined the staff at the University of Nottingham where he is currently a Principal Investigator and Lecturer for a new course in Healthcare Sciences founded at the University of Nottingham site within the Royal Derby Hospital Derby. He is currently an Editorial Board member for the World Journal of Biological Chemistry as well as Executive Editor for the Journal of Chromatography Separation Techniques.

His research interest include Purified peptide targets by reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC), and assayed signalling kinases utilising radiolabelled phosphorus to determine phosphorylation sites by both radiosequencing and phosphopeptide mapping. Use of proteomic techniques coupled to novel imaging of radiolabels to detect and purify proteins that are modified post-translationally.

Alberto Chisvert (BSc, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Valencia, 1999; PhD, Dpt. of Analytical Chemistry, University of Valencia, 2003). He was Assistant Professor at the Dept. of Food Sciences of the University of Valencia (2005), Assistant Professor at the Dept. of Analytical Chemistry of University of Alicante (2006-2008), and Lecturer in Dept. of Analytical Chemistry of University of Valencia (2008-2011). Nowadays, he is Associate Professor in this last department since 2011. At present, he has published near 50 scientific papers, and 12 chapters in scientific books. Moreover, he has acted as co-editor of the book Analysis of Cosmetic Products (Elsevier, 2007), and he is editorial board member of Advances in Analytical Chemistry, American Journal of Analytical Chemistry, Chromatography Research International, International Journal of Analytical Chemistry and Journal of Trace Analysis in Food and Drugs. Moreover, he is external reviewer of more than 25 journals in the Analytical Chemistry area, including chromatography. His research areas are focused on both liquid and gas chromatography coupled to mass-spectrometry, liquid-phase and solid-phase microextraction, bioanalysis and cosmetic, pharmaceutical and environmental analysis.

His research interests include Analytical chemistry, Chromatographic techniques, Mass spectrometry, Solid- and liquid-phase microextraction, with especial emphasis in dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME), Analysis of cosmetic products, Determination of cosmetic ingredients in biological fluids and Determination of cosmetic ingredients in environmental waters

Paul Haddad is a UTAS Distinguished Professor. He has a DSc from the University of NSW and is a Fellow of both the Australian Academy of Science and the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. He is Director of the Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS) and Director of the Pfizer Analytical Research Centre (PARC). He was an ARC Federation Fellow from 2006-2011. He is editor of the international journal Journal of Chromatography A, contributing editor for the journal Trends in Analytical Chemistry and is a member of the editorial boards of the following international analytical and chromatographic journals: Analytica Chimica Acta, Electrophoresis, Chromatographia, International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Analytical Letters, Trends in Chromatography, Current Analytical Chemistry.

His research is in the field of separation science and covers ion chromatography, capillary zone electrophoresis, capillary electrochromatography, and high-performance liquid chromatography, used especially for the separation of inorganic ions, metal complexes and low molecular weight organic species.

Doo Soo Chung has completed his PhD from Harvard University and postdoctoral studies from MIT and Iowa State University. He has published more than 100 papers in reputed journals.

He has been working on a variety of topics ranging from realization of molecule optics which controls the motion of molecules with light and Bioanalytical techniques such as Capillary Electrophoresis

Albert van den Berg received his MSc in applied physics in 1983, and his PhD in 1988 both at the University of Twente, the Netherlands. From 1988-1993 he worked in Neuchatel, Switzerland, at the CSEM and the University (IMT) on miniaturized chemical sensors. From 1993 until 1999 he was research director Micro Total Analysis Systems (μTAS) at MESA, University of Twente. In 1998 he was appointed as part-time professor “Biochemical Analysis Systems”, and later in 2000 as full professor on Miniaturized Systems for (Bio)Chemical Analysis in the faculty of Electrical Engineering. He received several honors and awards such as Simon Stevin (2002), ERC Advanced (2008) and ERC Proof of Concept (2011, 2013) grants, Spinoza prize (2009), Honorary University Professorship (Twente, 2010), and Distinguished Professor at SCNU (Guangzhou, 2012). He has co-authored over 250 papers (H=44) and over 10 patents, and has been and is involved in 6 spin-off companies. He is member of the Dutch National Health Council and became a board member of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences (KNAW) in 2011.

His current research interests focus on microanalysis systems and nanosensors, nanofluidics and single cells, tissues and organs on chips, especially with applications in personalized health care, drug development and development of sustainable (nano)technologies.

Aly MOUSSA has obtained his BVSc from Cairo University, Egypt; Dr. Vet. Med. From Justus Liebig university, Germany and PhD from Claude Bernard University, France. He worked 4 years at IFFA-Mérieux Laboratory; Lyon- France, for 20 years was the chief of virology service at the French Bovine Pathology laboratory. Then for 8 years he was concerned at the national agency for sanitary security of aliments with research on the pathogenic prion proteins. He has published many papers in the fields of Virology and Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy’s.

His research interests include Prion Proteins, Virology, Pathology.

Prof. Guibin Jiang received his Ph.D. from the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1991. He is currently vice director of the institute and director of the State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology. From January 2006, he was formally appointed the Associate Editor of Environmental Science and Technology (ES&T). He is also on the editorial board of Anal. Chim. Acta, Chemosphere and Int.J.Environ.Anal.Chem. Prof. Guibin Jiang has published about 300 papers in peer reviewed journals, among which 120 papers were published in journals with IF> 3. His publications have been cited more than 3000 times. He has given more than 200 keynote presentations in conferences and invitational lectures in renowned institutes and universities.

His research is mainly focused on analytical chemistry and environmental chemistry. His methodical and comprehensive research resulted in significant achievements on analytical development and environmental characterization of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), and the speciation of organometallic compounds.

King-Chuen Lin received his Ph.D. from Department of Chemistry, Michigan State Univ. in 1982. After postdoctoral career in Cornell University, he joined Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan Univ., Taiwan. He has been awarded as Distinguished Research Fellow of National Science Council, from 1996 to 2002. He is a Distinguished Professor of National Taiwan Univ. from 2005. He received an academic achievement from the Chemical Society located in Taipei in 2009. He has published more than 140 scientific papers in prestigious international refereed journals in the area of physical chemistry, chemical physics and analytical chemistry.

His research mainly focuses on application of laser spectroscopy and Fourier transform spectroscopy in analytical chemistry, Single molecule spectroscopy and detection and Kinetics and dynamics of atom-diatom reaction in gas phase

Professor Janegitz received the MS degree in Analytical Chemistry at the Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil, in 2009, In 2012 received the PhD in Analytical Chemistry degree in the same University. He was Post doctorate researcher at University of São Paulo, Brazil. Academic visiting at University of Warwick in 2013. Currently, he is working as professor at Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil.

His research interests include electroanalytical chemistry, nanostructured electrode materials and modified electrode surfaces, electrochemical sensors and biosensors.

Associate Professor Dr. Solhe F. Alshahateet has completed his PhD at the age of 33 years from the University of New South Wales (Australia) and postdoctoral studies from Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (Singapore). He is a faculty member at Department of Chemistry, Mutah University (Jordan). He has published more than 60 papers in reputable journals and has been serving as an editorial board member of reputable international peer-reviewed journals.

Celina Nazareth completed her Masters degree in Pharmacy (Quality Assurance) from Goa University in 1997 and is pursuing her PhD in Pharmaceutical sciences from JNTU Hyderabad. She is currently working as Assistant Professor at PES’s Rajaram and Tarabai Bandekar College of Pharmacy, Farmagudi, Ponda, Goa and has over 14 years teaching experience. She has 4 scientific papers and has presented 4 posters at conferences.

Her research interests are instrumental analysis using chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques.