4^th World Congress and Expo on Applied Microbiology November 29-30, 2017 Madrid, Spain

Dr Fernando de la Calle is currently the Head of the Microbiology Dpt. within Drug Discovery (R&D) at PharmaMar, biopharma involved in the development and commercialization of anticancer drugs of marine origin. He received his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from UAM (Madrid) in 1998. He also completed an Executive-MBA at IDE-CESEM (Madrid) in 2005. He has more than 25 years’ experience working in drug discovery from marine microorganisms. He is an Expert in Applied Biotechnology, Molecular characterization of Bacterial Biodiversity and the use of Biotechnology tools for Drug Discovery . Co-author of the current hemisynthetic process for manufacturing the anticancer Yondelis®, the first European marine derived compound approved. In addition, he has been external advisor for biotechnology issues to the Spanish Government (INCUAL), current member of the International Advisory Group of european ERA-NET for Marine Biotechnology and Biodiversity, reviewer for H2020 and ERA-NET projects and the scientific contact person from PharmaMar for FP7/H2020 EU projects related to Marine Biodiversity such as MAMBA, MaCuMBA, MicroB3 and INMARE as WP leader. Principal Investigator in more than 10 other nationally funded projects.

Marine Biotechnology, Drug Discovery from Microorganisms, Microbial Diversity and Genomics, Applied Microbiology.

Dr. Saleh received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Toronto in 1997. Working at the Department of medical biophysics his work concerned the interaction of bacterial toxins and membranes. Prior to joining the Department of Biology at Laurentian University, I spent time as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and Colorado State University. Dr. Saleh is currently the Chairperson for the Department of Biology at Laurentian University.

The area of my expertise is molecular biophysics. My training in this area has been used in the past 15 years to study various aspects of bacterial physiology and their interactions with their environments. Several research programs were carried out in relation to interaction of bacteria with their environments in both pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria. In non-pathogenic bacteria, I used bioinformatics techniques to address certain questions on the process of protein secretion in bacteria. Specifically, how the structural features of signal sequences direct the membrane translocation of signal sequence-containing secretory proteins. I currently have a graduate student looking at the involvement of the mRNA of such secretory proteins in targeting the protein to the membrane for translocation and secretion.

Dr. E.I.Kalamiyets is a recognized expert in the field of microbial synthesis. Major trends of her research are genesis of biologically active compounds showing antimicrobial and entomopathogenic action, elaboration of biotechnologies aimed at producing novel efficient microbial agents to control crop pests and pathogens. Progress of priority trends in microbiology and biotechnology is fostering food, energy, drug and ecological security of Belarus Republic. Under her supervision and with direct contribution collection of microbial antagonists promising sources of biopesticides and probiotic preparations was founded. Dr. E.I. Kalamiyets deciphered mechanisms controlling interaction of isolated cultures with animal and plant pathogens, established the nature of produced antimicrobial metabolites and proposed original technologies of producing microbial preparations with phytoprotective, disinfecting, growth-and immune-stimulating activities. Vital achievement of Dr. E.I. Kalamiyets is realization of innovative processes and launching of pilot-plant manufacturing of biopesticides Fruitin, Phyroprotectin, Baciturin to control pests and pathologies in plant cultivars at Novopolotsk protein-vitamin concentrate plant and large-scale fabrication of bioconservating agent Lacsil intended for ensiling of vegetable feedstock. Dr. E.I. Kalamiyets is an author of 341 publications, including 2 books, 11 patents. 9 original products and related technologies were scaled up to industrial level, manufactured and commercially distributed at the market. As coordinator of three national research programs, member of State Expert Council on chemical, pharmaceutical and microbiological industries, general director of Scientific and Production association "Chemical synthesis and biotechnologies" functioning within the framework of National Academy of Sciences, Dr. E.I. Kalamiyets is directly contributing into progress of biotechnology in the Republic of Belarus.

Microbiology and Biotechnology

Reshetilov Anatoly has completed his PhD at the Institute of Biophysics and Postdoctoral studies at the Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences (both at the Biological Research Center, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia). He is the Head of the Laboratory of Biosensors. His major areas of interest are electrochemical biosensors and microbial fuel cells. He has published more than 120 papers in reputed journals.

Microbial fuel cells,Electrochemical biosensors

Giulio Filippo Tarro, male, graduated summa cum laude from Medicine School of Naples University in 1962. Assistant to Medical Pathology at Naples University, 1963-1965, and Research Associate at Division of Virology and Cancer Research, Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1965-1968, he was assistant professor of Research Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati 1968-1969, and professor of Oncological Virology at University of Naples 1972-1985. He worked for National Research Council, Rome, 1969-1972, and for National Cancer Institute, Frederick Center, Maryland, 1973. He became Division Chief of Virology 1973-2003, and then Department Chief of Diagnostic Laboratories, 2003-2006, D. Cotugno Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Naples; Emeritus, 2006 -. Dr Tarro's researches in Virology have been both basic and mission oriented. His basic researches have been concerned with antigens induced early during the replication cycle of human herpesviruses. Another study has involved the identification, isolation and characterization of specific virus-induced tumour antigens, which were the "finger-prints" left behind in human cancer. His mission-oriented research has dealt with many aspects of various infectious diseases including broncho-pneumonia, encephalitis, cholera, and the diseases caused by different viruses. Achievements include patents in field; discovery of RSV virus in infant deaths in Naples and of tumor liberated protein (TLP) as a tumor associated antigen, 50 kilodalton, overexpressed in lung tumors and other epithelial adenocarcinomas. Scientific Coordinator extracorporeal hyperthermia in HCV patients, First Circle Medicine, Minneapolis., 2000-03. Since 2007 he is Chairman Committee on Biotechnologies and VirusSphere World Academy Biomedical Technologies (WABT), UNESCO, and Adjunct Professor Department Biology Temple University College of Science and Techology, Philadelphia, Dr. Tarro is on the editorial board of various medical journals and has been elected to membership and/or presidence of many academies and societies. He has also been the recipient of many awards and honours, among the most recent ones the Sbarro Health Research organization lifetime achievement award, 2010 Philadelphia, USA. Since 2015 he is Chairman Delegate WABT Committees and Commissions and Editor in Chief, Journal of Vaccine Research and Development, Singapore. Life President Foundation Teresa & Luigi de Beaumont Bonelli for Cancer Research. Website: www.giuliotarro.it Emails: gitarro@tin.it – giuliotarro@gmail.com

Virology and Cancer Research

In 1993 I got my PhD in Engineering Sciences (Biotechnology) by University of Minho (Braga, Portugal) and in Mars 2004 I was appointed Full Professor of University of Minho. My primarily research is related with food and environmental mycology with integration of polyphasic approaches for fungal identification. Since 1996 I am the head of Micoteca da Universidade do Minho (MUM) fungal culture collection and I was member of the executive board of WFCC from 2007-10 and Collection Officer of ECCO from 2003-06. Currently, I am the President of ECCO. I have been partner of Portuguese, EU and Brazilian research funding projects and evaluator in several funding agencies. I supervised 24 PhD and 30 MSc theses. I have more than 300 publications. I am Invited Professor in different Brazilian Universities. In Mars 2016, I was granted with “Professor Honoris Causa” title by University Federal of Pernambuco (UFPE, Recife, Brazil).

Food and Environmental mycology