Mazen Juratli- Medicine- Outstanding Scientist Award

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Mazen Juratli- Medicine- Outstanding Scientist Award

Prof. Mazen Juratli distinguished academic and researcher in the field Medicine. He is a dedicated and accomplished Assistant Professor and Senior Consultant Surgeon with a strong background in General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery, specializing in upper GI tumors, reflux surgery, and peritoneal carcinomatosis. His experience encompasses both the clinical and research facets of surgical oncology, demonstrating a steadfast dedication to advancing medical science and enhancing patient care. He is actively pursuing opportunities to make substantial contributions to the field of surgery and academic medicine, particularly in the realm of Upper GI and peritoneal carcinomatosis surgery, along with related areas.

🌐 Professional Profile

Educations📚📚📚

He earned his Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Science (IBS) from the Arkansas Nanomedicine Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock, AR, USA, completing his studies between January 2012 and May 2014. Prior to that, he attended medical school at Philipps University in Marburg, Germany, from October 2003 to November 2009.

 Experience:

He is currently an Assistant Professor and Senior Consultant Surgeon at the University Hospital of Muenster in Muenster, Germany, within the Department of Generalhttps://networkscience-conferences.researchw.com/?p=33910&preview=true, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery. He specializes as an Upper Gastrointestinal (GI) Surgeon, adept in robotic, minimally invasive, and open surgeries. Additionally, he heads the Stomach Cancer and Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Surgical Center, serves as Deputy Head of the Esophagus Cancer Center, and leads the Surgical Biobank. He is also the Principal Investigator (PI) for the Liquid Biopsy Research Group. His licensure and certifications include being a Senior Explant Surgeon for Donor Surgery: Liver and Kidney (since October 2023) and a Certified Center Surgeon for the Upper GI Tract (since January 2023). He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Interdisciplinary Working Group for Clinical Hemotherapy (IAKH e.V.) and holds an additional qualification in Specialized Visceral Surgery (Zusatzbezeichnung Spezielle Viszeralchirurgie) from the Ärztekammer Westfalen-Lippe, Germany, since September 2022. He became a Fellow of the European Board of Surgery (F.E.B.S.) in Surgical Oncology in September 2022 and has been an Assistant Professor (Privatdozent Dr. med. habil.) since January 2021. He has served as a Senior Consultant Surgeon (Oberarzt) in the Department of General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery at the University Hospital of Muenster since September 2020. He obtained his German Board Certification in Visceral Surgery – Consultant Surgeon (Facharzt) from the Ärztekammer Hessen, Germany, in June 2019. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock, AR, USA, in December 2014 and his Doctor of Medicine (Dr. med.) from Philipps University in Marburg, Germany, in December 2009, where he also obtained his German Federal License (Approbation) in November 2009.

Awards, Grants and Honors

He has received numerous awards, grants, and honors throughout his career. In 2024, he secured industrial grant funding from Johnson & Johnson for a project on surgical smoke exposure investigation in surgical safety, amounting to €169,681, and also received the German Society for General and Visceral Surgery (DGAV) Travel Award, valued at €5000. He earned abstract prizes for his pilot studies on diagnostic and prognostic tumor markers in adenocarcinomas of the gastroesophageal junction and extracellular vesicles as potential biomarkers for hepatocellular carcinoma, presented at Visceral Medicine 2023 in Hamburg and NRW-Visceral Medicine 2023 in Essen, each prize valued at €500. In 2022, he won another abstract prize for his work on the long-term effects of liver resection on circulating stem cells in hepatocellular carcinoma, presented at Visceral Medicine in Hamburg. He was recognized as a Medical Scientist by the Else Kröner-Forschungskolleg (EKFK) in 2018 and received a grant of €15,000 from the B. Braun-Stiftung the same year. In 2017, he was awarded €66,000 for young talent promotion by Frankfurt Research Promotion at Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. His achievements also include the Frankfurt Research Prize of the Rudolf Geißendörfer Foundation in 2015, valued at €5,000, and a poster prize at the 19 Chirurgische Forschungstage in Würzburg, Germany, in 2015, valued at €500. He received the second prize for the Cancers Best Paper Award in 2015 and the German Academic International Network (GAIN) Travel Award to attend the 18th European Career Fair (ECF) in Boston, MA, USA, in 2014, valued at €2,000. He was honored with the People’s Choice award for Science as Art at the Nanotechnology for Health Care Conference in Petit Jean, AR, USA, in 2014. Additionally, he was granted $78,000 by the Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Program (ABCRP) in 2013 and received €50,000 from the DFG – German Research Foundation in 2012.

 

📝🔬Publications📝🔬

  • Jens Hoelzen, Lukas Fortmann, Dhruvajyoti Roy, Carsten Szardenings, Martina Holstein, Ann-Kathrin Eichelmann,Emile Rijcken,Brooke E. Frankauer, Peter Barth, Eva Wardelmann, Andreas Pascher, and Mazen A. Juratli. Robotic-Assisted Esophagectomy with Total Mesoesophageal Excision EnhancesR0-Resection in Patients with Esophageal Cancer – a single-center experience. Surgery 05/2024. In Press
  • Lamberty SA, Hoelzen JP, Katou S, Becker F, Juratli MA, Andreou A, Morgül MH, Pascher A, Strücker B. Validation of the IWATE Criteria in Robotic-Assisted Liver Resections. J Clin Med. 2024 May 3;13(9):2697. doi: 10.3390/jcm13092697. PMID: 38731226; PMCID: PMC11084793.
  • Juratli, M.A., Pollmann, N.S., Oppermann, E. et al. Extracellular vesicles as potential biomarkers for diagnosis and recurrence detection of hepatocellular carcinoma. Sci Rep 14, 5322 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55888-8.
  • Diedrich AM, Daneshgar A, Tang P, Klein O, Mohr A, Onwuegbuchulam OA, von Rueden S, Menck K, Bleckmann A, Juratli MA, Becker F, Sauer IM, Hillebrandt KH, Pascher A, Struecker B. Proteomic analysis of decellularized mice liver and kidney extracellular matrices. J Biol Eng. 2024 Feb 22;18(1):17. doi: 10.1186/s13036-024-00413-8. PMID: 38389090; PMCID: PMC10885605
  • de Jongh C, Cianchi F, Kinoshita T, Kingma F, Piccoli M, Dubecz A, Kouwenhoven E, van Det M, Mala T, Coratti A, Ubiali P, Turner P, Kish P, Borghi F, Immanuel A, Nilsson M, Rouvelas I, Hӧlzen JP, Rouanet P, Saint-Marc O, Dussart D, Patriti A, Bazzocchi F, van Etten B, Haveman JW, DePrizio M, Sabino F, Viola M, Berlth F, Grimminger PP, Roviello F, van Hillegersberg R, Ruurda J; UGIRA Collaborative Group. Surgical Techniques and Related Perioperative Outcomes After Robot-assisted Minimally Invasive Gastrectomy (RAMIG): Results From the Prospective Multicenter International Ugira Gastric Registry. Ann Surg. 2023 Nov 3. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006147. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37922237.
  • Hoelzen JP, Frankauer BE, Szardenings C, Roy D, Pollmann L, Fortmann L, Merten J, Rijcken E, Juratli MA, Pascher A. Reducing the Risks of Esophagectomies: A Retrospective Comparison of Hybrid versus Full-Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (RAMIE) Approaches. J Clin Med. 2023 Sep 7;12(18):5823. doi: 10.3390/jcm12185823. PMID: 37762765; PMCID: PMC10531670.Two senior authors
  • Peters AK, Juratli MA, Roy D, Merten J, Fortmann L, Pascher A, Hoelzen JP. Factors Influencing Postoperative Complications Following Minimally Invasive Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Clin Med. 2023 Aug 31;12(17):5688. doi: 10.3390/jcm12175688. PMID: 37685756; PMCID: PMC10488704.Contributed equally to the study
  • Mohr A, Besser M, Broichhausen S, Winter M, Bungert AD, Strücker B, Juratli MA,Pascher A, Becker F. The Influence of Apremilast-Induced Macrophage Polarization on Intestinal Wound Healing. J Clin Med. 2023 May 9;12(10):3359. doi: 10.3390/jcm12103359. PMID: 37240465; PMCID: PMC10219563

Changheun Hyun Oh – Medical Image Reconstruction- Best Researcher Award

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Changheun Hyun Oh – Medical Image Reconstruction

Changheun Hyun oh distinguished academic and researcher in the field Deep Learning based Medical Image Reconstruction. In terms of professional experience, he contributed to LG Electronics from 2017 to 2018. Subsequently, he joined the Neuroscience Research Institute of Gachon University in Fall 2018, where he has been actively involved in research endeavors. Throughout his educational and professional journey, he has demonstrated a commitment to advancing the field of Electrical Engineering and contributing to both academic and industrial domains.

 

🌐 Professional Profiles

Educations: 📚🎓

He earned his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) during the period of Fall 2011 to Fall 2020, under the guidance of Professor HyunWook Park in the Image Computing System Lab. Prior to that, he completed his M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering at KAIST from Fall 2009 to Spring 2011, continuing his research with Professor Park. His academic journey at KAIST began with a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, spanning from Spring 2005 to Spring 2009.

conferences

He has actively contributed to numerous international conferences, showcasing his research in the field of Electrical Engineering and Medical Imaging. In 2011, as the first author, he presented a paper on “A Switching Circuit for the Rx Signal in the MRI System” at the International Technical Conference on Circuits/Systems, Computers, and Communications (ITC-CSCC). Subsequently, he continued to make significant contributions to conferences such as the International Forum on Medical Imaging in Asia and the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM).

His research work encompasses diverse topics, including the optimization of RF birdcage coils, the development of an optimum RF shield for simultaneous MRI-PET systems, and innovations in MRI techniques like water-fat separation and diffusion-weighted imaging. He also explored applications beyond medical imaging, such as his involvement in the International Symposium on Electronic Art and the International Society for Music Information Retrieval Conference.

In 2018, he presented a paper on “ETER-net: End to End MR Image Reconstruction Using Recurrent Neural Network” at the First International Workshop on Machine Learning in Medical Image Reconstruction, held in conjunction with the International Conference on Medical Image Computing & Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI) 2018. His research continued to advance in 2020, where he discussed “A direct MR image reconstruction from k-space via End-To-End reconstruction network using recurrent neural network (ETER-net)” at the Annual Meeting of the ISMRM.

In 2022, as the first author, he presented another breakthrough with “A deep learning based direct mapping method for EPI image reconstruction” at the Annual Meeting of the ISMRM. His active participation in these conferences reflects his dedication to pushing the boundaries of knowledge in his field and applying cutting-edge technologies to advance medical imaging techniques.

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Panagiotis Karanis – Biomedical Research – Best Researcher Award

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Panagiotis Karanis – Biomedical Research

Dr. Panagiotis karanis  distinguished academic and researcher in the field Biomedical research, infectious diseases, climate changes.  Professor Karanis is a resourceful and dedicated professor with an impressive academic background,
excellent publication record and significant teaching experiences in the fields of Emerging Infectious
Parasitic and Tropical Diseases and Human Anatomy. Possesses excellent interpersonal and liaison skills
with the ability to build and maintain positive working relationships. Possesses mature administrative and
managerial skills and solid experience in science policy and public health. Enjoys worldwide collaborating
in a productive and successful team and thrives in challenging environments. He was 1000 Talent Plan
Expert (2014-2017) in Qinghai, China.

🌐 Professional Profiles

Educations: 📚🎓

Professor Dr. Panagiotis Karanis has held various esteemed positions in the field of anatomy and biomedicine, showcasing an extensive and distinguished career spanning several decades. From 2019 to the present, he serves as a Professor of Anatomy and the Coordinator of the Unit of Anatomy & Morphology at the Medical School, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus. His contributions extend globally, as he has been an international advisor, consultant, and visiting professor at numerous universities.

During the period from 2014 to 2018, Professor Karanis held the position of Professor and Director of the Centre of Biomedicine and Infectious Diseases at the State Key Laboratory for Plateau Ecology and Agriculture at Qinghai University in Xining, China. His expertise was recognized internationally, as he was selected as a Foreign Expert in the 1000 Talent Plan, Recruitment Program of Foreign Experts (RPFE) for non-ethnic Chinese experts in China.

Earlier in his career, from 2009 to the present, Professor Karanis made significant contributions as a Professor of Anatomy at the Medical School, University of Cologne, Germany. Prior to this, he served as an Associate Professor and later as a Full Professor at the National Research Centre for Protozoan Diseases (NRCPD) in Japan from 2006 to 2007.

The trajectory of Professor Karanis’s career is marked by academic achievements. In 1999, he received Venia legendi in Parasitology (PD Dr.) and completed his Habilitation in Clinical-Theoretical Medicine at the Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Germany. His academic journey began with a PhD in Parasitology, focusing on ‘UV-Disinfection of Protozoan Parasites’ at the University of Bonn in 1992. Earlier, in 1987, he earned a Diploma in Biology from the University of Bochum, Germany.

Professor Karanis’s educational background is diverse, including studies in Biology at the Universities of Bielefeld, Düsseldorf, and Bochum from 1980 to 1986. He also pursued complementary studies of Medicine at the Universities of Bochum and Cologne, completing the pre-clinical medical curriculum. His commitment to academia and research has made him a respected figure in the international scientific community, contributing significantly to the fields of anatomy, biomedicine, and parasitology.

Research Interests: 🧬🔬

Biomedical research, infectious diseases, climate changes,Applications of Network Science and Graph Analytics in Social, Biological, and Technological Networks

Awards and Achievements: 🏆👏

  •  Prof. Karanis is included on the annual list of 100,000 top scientists worldwide and, correspondingly, in
    the top 2 per cent of scientists in their field, according to a team of researchers at Stanford University in
    the USA. The updated 2020 list is based on a range of citation metrics that provides standardized data
    across those fields and subfields, in arriving at the (2019) single year impact result of more than 8,000,000
    scientists worldwide.
  • Gained worldwide administrative and managerial skills and experiences in science policy and public
    health. Successfully established 5 Laboratories / Institutions in Bonn / Germany (Waterborne and Vectorborne
    Parasitic Diseases), Thessaloniki / Greece (Leishmania and Sandflies), Cologne / Germany (Medical and
    Molecular Parasitology), Obihiro / Japan (Unit for Diseases Control and Genetics), Xining / China (Centre
    of Biomedicine and Infectious Diseases; the laboratory was promoted from the Chinese Government toState Key Laboratory of the Qinghai Province in China, 2016). The laboratories in Germany, Japan and
    China achieved an international reputation
  • Developed worldwide effective cooperations between many countries, in particular betweenEuropean
    and Asian countries
  •  Consultant at Qatar National Research Foundation and Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
  • Academic program review for the Master of Science in Biomedical Science, College of Health
    Sciences at Qatar University, Doha, Qatar, September 2018
  • Consultant” at Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
  • Nominated as “Advisory Board Member” of the “Centre of Excellence for Medical Research and
    Innovative Products (CEMRIP)” in Thailand.
  • Nominated “National Distinguished Expert” and “State Specially Recruited Expert” of China
  • Selected in 1000 Talent Plan, the Recruitment Program of Foreign Experts (RPFE) for non-ethnic Chinese
    experts, China, 2014, leading into ongoing innovative and promising collaborations with China
  • Invitation for Short Term – Fellowship – Program for Malaria Research in Japan by JSPS (Japanese
    Society of Promotion of Science), 12th January – 11th March 2014

Career Summary 

Dr. Panagiotis Karanis is a distinguished parasitologist with a wealth of expertise and a prolific career spanning several prestigious institutions across the globe. Serving as a Guest Professor at the University of Padova in Italy during 2019 and 2020, as well as a Consultant at the College of Public Health in Qatar in 2018, he contributed significantly to the field of parasitology. Dr. Karanis has been a Consultant at Walailak University in Thailand since 2017, where he has provided guidance and international supervision for PhD students.

His academic endeavors include roles as an Invited Professor at the University of Alexandroupolis and the University of Ioannina in Greece, where he delivered lectures on infectious diseases to both undergraduate and postgraduate students. Notably, from 2014 to 2018, Dr. Karanis held the position of Professor and Director of the Centre of Biomedicine and Infectious Diseases at Qinghai University in China.

As a Foreign Expert in the 1000 Talent Plan Recruitment Program, he played a pivotal role in elevating the laboratory to the State Key Laboratory for Plateau Ecology and Agriculture of the Qinghai Province. Dr. Karanis’s contributions extended to advising the Chinese government on research ideas, particularly in waterborne and vectorborne diseases, and his efforts in developing Cryptosporidium culture assays for drug testing garnered recognition and funding from prestigious institutions such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. His comprehensive involvement in academia, research, and international collaborations underscores his commitment to advancing the field of parasitology and infectious diseases.

 

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Harshavardhan Awari – Machine Learning-Healthcare

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Dr.  Harshavardhan Awari – Leading Researcher in Machine Learning-Healthcare

Dr.  Harshavardhan Awari a distinguished academic and researcher in the field of Machine Learning-Healthcare. His academic prowess traces back to his S.S.C., where he attained an impressive 82% in 1997. The culmination of his educational journey is marked by his Ph.D. research work, titled “A New Framework for Brain Tumor Detection and Classification in MRI Images.”

Eduvation

He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from J.N.T. University Hyderabad on February 3, 2021. Prior to that, he completed his M.Tech in Computer Science from J.N.T. University, Hyderabad, in 2008, achieving a commendable 72%. His academic journey also includes a B.Tech in Computer Science from Ramappa Engineering College, where he graduated with a 62% from J.N.T. University in 2004. Additionally, he holds a Diploma in Computer Science from S.E.S.S.N. Murthy College, securing 74.86% from S.B.T.E.T. in 2000.

Professional Profiles:

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

He has built a distinguished career in academia. From 2004 to 2006, he served as an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at Dr. V. R. K. College of Engineering & Technology, Jagtial, gaining valuable teaching experience. Subsequently, he spent six years, from 2006 to 2012, as an Associate Professor in the Computer Science department at Vaageswari College of Engineering, Karimnagar. Further enriching his academic portfolio, he dedicated nine years, spanning from 2012 to 2021, to the position of Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at SR University, Warangal. During his tenure, SR University achieved noteworthy accreditations, including NAAC ‘A’ Grade, NBA Tier-1, NIRF (2020) ranking 120th, and ARIIA-2020 1st rank. Since 2021, he has been contributing his expertise as a Senior Assistant Professor at VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad. Notably, the institution holds an NAAC ‘A++’ Grade, NBA accreditation for five years, and a NIRF (2020) ranking between 6 to 25. Throughout his career, he has consistently demonstrated dedication to education and academic excellence.

Achievements:

  1. Primary Evaluator for the Hackthon organized by the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell and AICTE,2021.
  2. Editorial Member for the Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering and Sciences Publication
  3. Editorial Member for the Lattice Science Publication
  4. Reviewer for the Imaging Science Journal
  5. Reviewer for the ICCINS-2022
  6. Reviewer for the The 4th International Conference on Machine Learning and Intelligent Systems
  7. Session Chair for the ICACECS2021 International Conference on Advances in Computer Engineering and Communication Systems(13.08.2021)
  8. Technical Committee member for the ICACECS2021 International Conference on Advances in Computer Engineering and Communication Systems
  9. Reviewer for the ICACECS2021 International Conference on Advances in Computer Engineering and Communication Systems
Awards:

He has garnered notable recognition and accolades throughout his career. In the academic year 2014-2015, he was honored as the Best eLearning Solutions and Two-Way HD Delivery Mechanism (ELSDM) Coordinator at SR Engineering College. His prowess in conceptual design was evident as he clinched the First Prize for Best Overall Conceptual Design in the “IUCEE EPICS Design Thinking Course” spanning from August 2017 to January 2018. Acknowledging his instrumental role, SWAYAM NPTEL presented him with a Certification of Appreciation for serving as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for the SWAYAM NPTEL Local Chapter.

His expertise extends to the academic and research realms, where he serves as a reviewer for esteemed journals including Inderscience, Springer Nature Scientific Reports (SNAPP), Applied Artificial Intelligence, Indian Journal of Image Processing and Recognition, and Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering and Sciences Publication. He also actively contributes as a reviewer and session chair for various conferences, such as ICCINS-2022, ICACECS2021, ICACECS2022, ICCET – 2021, FICTA 2022, ICEAT-2021, and ICEAT-2022.

Further highlighting his commitment to academia, he served as a Program Committee (PC) member for the 10th International Conference on Frontiers of Intelligent Computing: Theory and Applications (FICTA 2022) organized by the National Institute of Technology Mizoram. He shared his insights and expertise as a resource person for the “Industry Institute Integrated Technology Transfer (I3T2)” at KGiSL Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, from March 14-19, 2022.

In recognition of his scholarly contributions, he has been appointed as a member of the Editorial Board for journals by Lattice Science Publication (LSP) and Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering and Sciences Publication (BEIESP) for the years 2021-22 and 2022-2023. Adding to his list of achievements, he received the Best Faculty Award from the International Conference on Engineering and Advancement in Technology (ICEAT) in association with Malla Reddy Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, on July 8, 2022.

Publication

An automated learning model for sentiment analysis and data classification of Twitter data using balanced CA-SVM

CPD Cyril, JR Beulah, N Subramani, P Mohan, A Harshavardhan, …
Concurrent Engineering 29 (4), 386-395 _ 2021

Text categorization Performance examination Using Machine Learning Algorithms

BP Yadav, S Ghate, A Harshavardhan, G Jhansi, KS Kumar, E Sudarshan
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 981 (2), 022044 – 2020

IoT Based Smart Solar Atmospheric Water Harvesting System

E Sudarshan, SN Korra, KMP Rajasekharaiah, S Venkatesulu, …
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 981 (4), 042004 – 2020

Cardiovascular disease prediction using deep learning techniques

SN Pasha, D Ramesh, S Mohmmad, A Harshavardhan
IOP conference series: materials science and engineering 981 (2), 022006 – 2020

Cardiovascular disease prediction using deep learning techniques

SN Pasha, D Ramesh, S Mohmmad, A Harshavardhan
IOP conference series: materials science and engineering 981 (2), 022006 – 2020