Sam Vaknin is the author of Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited as well as many other books and ebooks about topics in psychology, relationships, philosophy, economics, international affairs, and award-winning short fiction. He is Visiting Professor of Psychology, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia and Professor of Finance and Psychology in CIAPS (Centre for International Advanced and Professional Studies). He was the Editor-in-Chief of Global Politician and served as a columnist for Central Europe Review, PopMatters, eBookWeb , and Bellaonline, and as a United Press International (UPI) Senior Business Correspondent. He was the editor of mental health and Central East Europe categories in The Open Directory and Suite101. His YouTube channels garnered 27,000,000 views and 120,000 subscribers.

Vascular Dementia

Dr. Pant received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Physics from Agra University, Agra, India. His postdoctoral studies were conducted on the mechanisms of electron and ion transport in model membrane systems at the Department of Biophysics at Michigan State University. He joined the Laboratory of Neurobiology in the NIMH as a senior staff fellow in 1974 with Dr. Ichiji Tasaki where he studied the function of the axonal cytoskeleton in the squid giant axon. In 1979 he moved to the NIAAA extending his studies on the neuronal cytoskeleton and the effects of alcohol on its regulation. Dr. Pant moved to the NINDS, Laboratory of Neurochemistry in 1987 where he is presently chief of the section on Cytoskeleton Regulation. His laboratory is studying the mechanisms of topographic regulation of neuronal cytoskeleton proteins by post-translational modification, including the role of kinase cascades in normal brain and during neurodegeneration

The major focus of this laboratory has been to study the mechanisms of topographic regulation of neuronal cytoskeletal proteins regulation by phosphorylation and neurodegeneration.

Si Ching Lim has a special interest in dementia care particularly in patients with behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia. She is currently In-charge of a 20 bedded dementia ward in a teaching hospital in Singapore and is responsible in developing the ward and training the staff in managing elderly with delirium and dementia with challenging behaviour. She is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor at National University of Singapore and Dukes Graduate Medical School.

Dementia

Dr. Gjumrakch Aliev, MD, PhD, President “GALLY” International Biomedical Research Institute Inc., San Antonio, Texas, USA. He also hold appointment with the University of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA as a Professor of Cardiovascular, Neuropathology, Gerontology, Health Science and Healthcare Administration, and as a Leading Scientist , Institute of Physiologically Active Compounds. Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow Region, Chernogolovka, Russian Federation. He received his MD in 1982, from the Baku Medical University (former USSR) with cum laude. Then he accomplished his PhD in Cardiovascular Diseases from the prestigious Russian Academy of the Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia in 1988 with cum laude. He received postdoctoral training with Professor G. Burnstock in the University College of the London. He authored and coauthored more than 500 publications in the fields of neurodegenerative diseases research (Alzheimer disease), as well as cardio- and cerebrovascular disease, cancer, and electron microscopy. He is an outstanding teacher, scholar, and a renowned scientist in the area of cellular molecular physiology, and cardiovascular, and neurodegeneration-mediated pathologies including Alzheimer disease (AD). He is nationally and internationally reputed in his area. Dr. Aliev’s accomplishments in the area of biochemistry and cellular biology have tremendous implications for drug design towards CNS Neurological Disorders, AD, cancer, and cerebrovascular and neurodegeneration related pathologies. He is world-renowned expert in electron microscopy. His work has been published in numerous prestigious journals such as New England journal of Medicine, Nature Clinical Cardiology, J. Neuroscience, Scientific Reports, Circulation Research, Blood, J. Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Atherosclerosis, CNS Neurological Disorders & Drug Targets, international J. Biochemistry and Cell Biology and many others which reflect his leading role in his research areas. He is currently the Editor in Chiefs for “Central Nervous System Agents in Medicinal Chemistry”, “Applied Cell Biology”, “World Journal of Neuroscience”, “Open Journal of Psychiatry”, “Journal of Aging Science”, “Cardiovascular & Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry”, “Immunology, Endocrine and Metabolic Agent in Medicinal Chemistry” as well as which by itself shows the voluminous and outstanding work he has accomplished in the area of cellular and molecular biology as well as aged associated clinical sciences. He is one of most cited authors in his fields with high impact factors.

dEMENTIA, Parkinson's disease, strokes and other brain diseases,

Dr. Shu Chen received his Ph.D. in Biochemical Pharmacology from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1993. He came to CWRU as a Research Associate and moved on to be an Instructor and Assistant Professor in Case's Institute of Pathology. Presently, Dr. Chen is an Associate Professor of Pathology (2002-) and an Associate Director of the National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center (2003-).

Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and prion disease are neurodegenerative diseases characterized by neuronal cell death and accumulation of insoluble protein aggregates. Prion disease is unique in that it consists of a group of heterogeneous brain disorders affecting both humans (such as Creutzfeldt- Jakob disease, CJD) and animals (such as mad cow disease). In humans, prion disease can be sporadic, inherited, or acquired by infection. The hallmark of prion disease is the presence of an abnormal isoform of prion protein (PrP) in the diseased brain. It is thought that the abnormal PrP is derived from the normal PrP that is also expressed in brain and throughout the body.

Dr. Foundas completed her undergraduate studies at Wellesley College, and went on to graduate from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1986. Dr. Foundas completed her Neurology residency training at the University of Florida in Gainesville where she also trained with Dr. Kenneth M. Heilman as a Post-doctoral Research Fellow in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology. Dr. Foundas came to New Orleans in 1992 as Assistant Professor of Neurology at Tulane University School of Medicine. She rapidly rose through the ranks to Professor of Neurology in 2003. Dr. Foundas served as the Director of Neurology Residency Training and Co-Director of the combined programs of Medicine-Neurology and Psychiatry-Neurology Residency Training from 1995 to 2008. Dr. Foundas was the Director of Medical Student Education in Neurology in 2007 to 2008.

Aging, Dementia, and Stroke

Hans von Holst received his Medical Doctor´s degree in 1976 at Karolinska Institutet and completed his specialist training in Neurosurgery 1982 at Karolinska University Hospital. In 1985 he earned his PhD when he also became Associate Professor in Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience at Karolinska Institutet. Since 1988 he holds a position as Senior Physician in Neurosurgery at Karolinska University Hospital. During 1991-1996 he was appointed as Chairman of the Dept of Neurosurgery and Division Manager of the Neuroclinics at Karolinska University Hospital, respectively. From 1992 to 2006 he was appointed as chairman of the World Health Organization collaborating center for neurotrauma at Karolinska Institutet. Since 2003 he is Professor in Neuroengineering and Head of the Division of Neuroengineering at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. He has over 120 original research publications, book chapters and books.

Dementia,Vascular Dementia,Neurosurgery

Jerzy Leszek is a full time professor of psychiatry at the Medical University in Wroclaw , Poland ,vice –director of the Psychiatry Department and head of Alzheimer’s Disease Lab. He is author and co-author more than 210 papers (especially from old age psychiatry), some chapters to the books published in reputed Polish and international journals and serving as an editorial board member of several journals .He is Scientific Editor and co-author of first Polish academic handbook on Alzheimer’s disease and seven another academic handbooks from psychogeriatry , member a lot of scientific associations eg founder and president of Lower Silesian Association of Alzheimer’s Families, first of its kind in Poland and Former Member of Board of Directions of International Psychogeriatric Association and President of Polish Psychogeriatric Association.

Alzheimer’s disease Therapy of dementia disorders in the light of new technologies :nanotechnology, proteomics, metabolomics, genomic medicine, personalized therapy Molecular base of neurodegenerative disorders Rehabilitation and physical activity of dementia disorders

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Michael Entzeroth is currently Chief Scientific Officer/Chief Operating Officer of Cennerv Pharma (S) Pte Ltd in Singapore, a company focused on the development of novel drugs for the treatment of central nervous diseases. From 2007 to 2013, he was the Deputy Director and Vice President Research and Development and Deputy Director of the Experimental Therapeutic Centre, Biopolis, Singapore. Previously, he was Chief Scientific Officer of S*BIO Pte Ltd in Singapore and between 1999 and 2002, as Vice President of CEREP SA in France, he was a member of the Executive Management Committee. From 1985 to 1999, with Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany, he was responsible for a variety of drug discovery programs. A number of drug candidates, he worked on during his career, are either on the market or in advanced clinical stage. Over the years, results from his work have been published in more than 50 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

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Dr. Goldsmith has been a professor of surgery for more than forty years and a student of medical history throughout his life. He wrote the book A Conspiracy of Silence: Franklin D. Roosevelt—Impact on History. He also invented several surgical procedures including an operation to control Alzheimer’s disease, a procedure to treat acute and chronic spinal cord injuries, as well as an operation to eliminate the need for a permanent colostomy. He is an author of 265 papers or book chapters, has edited four surgical texts, and has received honorary degrees from two Chinese universities. He is a surgeon, worldwide lecturer, and adviser on the application of his surgical procedures

Alzheimer’s disease

Dr. Federoff will oversee and guide the development of UC Irvine Health. In addition to leading the School of Medicine, he will provide strategic direction for the clinical programs of UC Irvine Medical Center and all affiliated patient care centers and will ensure the alignment of the clinical enterprise and the physicians’ practice plan with the university’s academic and research missions. He will also provide guidance on the development and integration of UCI’s health-related academic programs in nursing science, public health and pharmaceutical sciences.

pharmaceutical sciences, nursing science

David has worked in community based mental health services in the UK for over thirty years developing services for people with complex care needs and enduring mental health problems in a career spanning the voluntary sector, local authority services, and the NHS.. From 2009 - 2011 he was the Dementia Implementation Lead for Commissioning Support for London, working with commissioners across London to improve dementia services. He is an independent writer and researcher on dementia support and services for Black and minority ethnic communities, working with a number of projects and initiatives.

Dementia, Mental Health

Partner at a personal injury law firm specializing in T.B.I. The National Trial Lawyers “Top 100 Trial Lawyers”. BS Magna Cum Laude 1990 and Juris Doctorate 1993. Vice-Chairman of B.O.D. Mothers Against Drunk Driving National. & B.O.D. Brain Injury Alliance. 20x year keynote at National Brain Injury Conferences. All honorariums donated to charities. Authored Spring Break: A True Story of Hope and Determination regarding a brain injured college student who received long-term inpatient, outpatient care and rehabilitation. Awarded: US Senate Official Proclamation, US Congressional Citation, U.S. House of Representatives Special Congressional Recognition, 20+ awards for legal and charitable accomplishments.

Traumatic Brain Injury

Mootaz Salman is a pharmacist and researcher PhD student at the Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre (BMRC) at Sheffield Hallam University, working with Prof. Nicola Woodroofe and Dr. Matthew Conner’s research group and a member of the multi-institute Aquaporin research collaboration. His research interest focus on the identification of new drug targets for brain oedema and epilepsy through his work on the special water channels called “Aquaporins”. Mootaz graduated with Outstanding Distinction in his MSc winning the Sheffield Hallam University prize for the most scientific contribution and ranked 1st in year. His PhD research requires the skilled use of numerous techniques ranging from standard biochemical and molecular biology to cutting edge micro-array and laser confocal microscopy. Mootaz is an international ambassador at Sheffield Hallam University, ambassador for British Society of Experimental Biology (SEB); and STEM ambassador since 2014. He has given four invited oral presentations and talks at major international conferences in Canada, Netherlands, Romania and Japan along with three talks at a national level. He is also an active member in a number of scientific societies nationally and internationally including USA, Canada and Japan. He has been selected to be an abstract reviewer at two major international conferences; Brain 2015 in Canada and also for the upcoming Brain 2017 in Berlin, along with being an abstract reviewer and a member of poster judgement panel during the North of England Postgraduate Conference (NEPG) which is the UK's largest annual postgraduate conference for medical biosciences. Mootaz has successfully participated in organising a number of national and international high profile conferences and also he has been selected to chair scientific sessions at two national events.

Molecular Pharmacology, Neurochemistry, Astrocytes and Cerebral Aquaporins