Chia-Wen Lu – Preventive medicine – Best Researcher Award

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Chia-Wen Lu – Preventive medicine – Best Researcher Award

Assoc Prof Dr. Chia-wen-Lu  distinguished academic and researcher in the field Preventive Medicine. She has been an attending physician in the Department of Family Medicine at the National Taiwan University Hospital since 2013. In addition to her clinical role, she has served as a clinical lecturer in the Department of Family Medicine at the College of Medicine, National Taiwan University since 2016. Her academic career progressed as she became a clinical assistant professor in 2019, and she has recently been appointed as a clinical associate professor in the same department in 2024.

🌐 Professional Profile

Educations📚📚📚

She earned her M.Sc. from the Graduate Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University in 2013, and her M.D. from the College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University in 2007. Currently, she is a Ph.D. candidate at the Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine. Her clinical training includes serving as a resident in the Department of Family Medicine at the National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch from 2008 to 2012, and as a fellow in the same department at the National Taiwan University Hospital from 2012 to 2013.

Clinical specialist

Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

-Preventive Medicine

-Travel Medicine

Professional Memberships

She is an active member of the Taiwan Association of Family Medicine and serves as the Secretary-General for both the Taiwan Medical Association for the Study of Obesity and the Taiwan Medical Association for Comprehensive Care of Chronic Diseases. Additionally, she holds memberships in the Taiwan Medical Association of Human Nutrition, the Taiwan Academy of Hospice Palliative Medicine, the Taiwan Association for International Health, and the Taiwanese Osteoporosis Association.

📝🔬Publications📝🔬

Africa Holguin – human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)- Women Researcher Award

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Africa Holguin – human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)- Women Researcher Award

Dr. Africa Holguin distinguished academic and researcher in the field Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). She is the Head of the HIV-1 Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory, affiliated with the Microbiology Department at Hospital Ramón y Cajal in Madrid and the Ramón y Cajal Health Research Institute (IRYCIS). As the leader of numerous national and international research projects, she secures funding from both public and private sources, oversees budget administration, and provides the essential expertise and leadership skills to guide and train her team successfully. She has authored over 150 scientific papers in international journals, often serving as the first or last author. Her research group collaborates with national partners and international public health agencies, focusing on well-established pediatric and adult populations across various countries. For more details on her publications, see her Google Scholar profile.

 

🌐 Professional Profile

Educations📚📚📚

She holds a Doctorate in Molecular Biology from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain, earned in 1996, and a Licentiate in Biological Sciences with a specialization in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the same university, completed in 1991. In 2011, she completed the “BIOCAMPUS 2011” Bioentrepreneurship training program, comprising 280 hours, organized by Fundación Genoma España. Additionally, she has undertaken more than 400 hours of training in leadership skills, human resources management, teamwork, coaching, leadership, negotiation, and strategy through various public courses organized by the Instituto de Administración Pública de Madrid (MAP) and the Dirección General de Función Pública de la Comunidad de Madrid.

Research Experiences

She is currently an Investigadora Titular del Sistema Nacional de Salud and the head of the HIV Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory at IRYCIS, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, in Madrid, a position she has held since 2022. Her career includes various roles, starting as a Becaria de Colaboración del MEC at the Centro de Biología Molecular “Severo Ochoa,” CSIC, in Spain from 1989 to 1990. She then served as a predoctoral fellow at the same institution from 1990 to 1996 and a visiting predoctoral researcher at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, in 1995. From 1996 to 2000, she was a postdoctoral fellow funded by the Fondo de Investigaciones Sanitarias (FIS) at Hospital Carlos III in Madrid. In 1997, she also worked as a visiting postdoctoral researcher at the Georg-Speyer-Haus Institute in Frankfurt, Germany. From 2000 to 2008, she was an investigator at the Sistema Nacional de Salud, Hospital Carlos III. Since 2006, she has been a stabilized investigator at the Fundación para la Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Ramón y Cajal in Madrid.

Activities of technology / knowledge transfer and results exploitation

  • Actualmente la Unidad de Innovación del Instituto para la Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS)
    del Hospital Ramón y Cajal de Madrid está valorando la mejor vía de protección de unos
    aptámeros que reconocen específicamente regiones altamente conservadas de varias
    proteínas del VIH para una futura aplicación diagnóstica.
  • La Dra. Holguín es autora al 40% del programa BioInformático EpiMolBIo (Registro
    2305114294344 en SAFE CREATIVE S.L, 11-5-2023) para analizar secuencias genéticas
    de patógenos y de genes/proteínas de interés biomédico. Con él se analizó la conservación
    de la región de las 5 proteínas del virus usadas para seleccionar los aptámeros anti VIH
    de este proyecto (PMID:35495642, 35694284, 35910645, 33586996), y para estudiar la
    evolución del SARS-CoV-2 en España (PMID:35742840) y mundo (PMID:33557213)
📝🔬Publications📝🔬

1. Scientific paper. Valadés-Alcaraz, A.; Reinosa, R.; González-Hevilla, M.; Medina-Sánchez,
C.; Martín, M. A.; (6/6) Holguín, A. (AC). 2024. Development and characterization of
High-Affinity Aptamers for HIV Protease Detection. (Submitted).Nucleic Acids Research
(Open Acess). (JIF: 14.9, Decil 1 – 10/285, JCR 2022).

2. Scientific paper. Reinosa, R.; Troyano-Hernáez, P.; Valadés-Alcaraz, A.; (4/4) Holguín, A.
(AC). 2024. EpiMolBio: A Novel User-Friendly Bioinformatic Program for Genetic Variability
Analysis. (Submitted).Bioinformatics (Open Access). (JIF: 5.8, Q1 – 24/158 in Bioechnology
& applied Microbiology, JCR 2022).

3. Scientific paper. Rodríguez-Galet, A.; Ventosa-Cubillo, J.; Bendomo, V.; et al; (9/9)
Holguín, A. (AC). 2024. HIV Diagnosis in Equatorial Guinea. Keys to reduce the diagnostic
and therapeutic delay. (Submitted). Journal of Infection and Public Health (Open Acess).
(JIF: 6.7, Q1 – 18/96 in Infectious Diseases, JCR 2022).

4. Scientific paper. Martínez De Aguirre, P.; Carlos, S.; Pina-Sánchez, M.; et al; Reina,
G.; (8/9) Holguín, A.2024. High pre-Delta and early-Omicron SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence
detected in dried blood samples from Kinshasa (D.R.Congo) (In press).Journal of Medical
Virology (Open Access). (JIF: 12.7, Decil 1 – 2/36, JCR 2022).

5. Scientific paper. Rodríguez-Galet, A.; Ventosa-Cubillo, J.; Eyene, M.; et al; (9/9) Holguín,
A. (AC). 2024. Immunity to six vaccine pathogens in HIV+ and HIV- children in Bata city,
Equatorial Guinea. (In press). Vaccines (Open Acess). (JIF: 7.8, Q1- 24/136 in Medicine,
Research & Experimental, JCR 2022).

6. Scientific paper. Epalza, C.; Valadés-Alcaraz, A.; González-Alba, J.M.; et al; (14/14)
Holguín, A. (AC). 2024. Transmitted Drug Resistance and HIV Diversity Among
Adolescents Newly Diagnosed With HIV in Spain.The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
(Open Acess). (JIF: 3.6, Q1 – 23/130 in Pediatrics, JCR 2022).43, pp.40-48. PMID:
37922511. https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000004138

7. Scientific paper. Mbuagbaw L; Garcia C; Brenner B; et al; Jordan, M.R.; (7/15)
Holguin, A.2023. Checklist for studies of HIV drug resistance prevalence or
incidence: rationale and recommended use.The Lancet HIV (Open Access). (JIF:
16.1, Decil 1 – 6/96 in Infectious Diseases, JCR 2022). 10, pp.e684-e689. PMID:
37716367. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(23)00173-X

8. Scientific paper. Ventosa-Cubillo, J.; Pinzón, R.; González-Alba, J.M.; Estripeaut, D.;
Navarro, M.L.; (6/6) Holguín, A. (AC). 2023. Drug resistance in children and adolescents
with HIV in Panama.The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (Open Access). (JIF:
5.2, Q1- 55/278 in Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Ozlem Dulger -Medicine- obstetrics and gynecology -Best Researcher Award

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Ozlem Dulger -Medicine- obstetrics and gynecology -Best Researcher Award

Assist Prof Dr. Ozlem Dulger distinguished academic and researcher in the field Medicine- obstetrics and gynecology.

🌐 Professional Profile

Educations📚📚📚

She completed her Doctorate/Specialisation Qualification/Medical Expertise in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in 2002 at T.C.S.B. Süleymaniye Maternity and Gynaecology Training and Research Hospital. Prior to that, she earned her Master’s Degree from the Faculty of Medicine at Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (Çapa) in 1998. Her secondary education was completed in 1991 at Sankt Georg Austrian Girls’ High School, where she followed the Science Stream.

Her Doctorate Thesis/Specialisation Qualification Work/Medical Expertise Thesis, titled “Comparison of local glyceryl trinitrate application with placebo to ripen the cervix before induction of labour in overdue and post-term pregnancies,” was supervised by her advisor(s) (summary attached).

Professional Experience

She has held several positions throughout her career. Since 2021, she has been serving as a Dr. Öğr. Üyesi at Karamanoğlu Mehmet Bey University Faculty of Medicine. From 2018 to 2021, she worked as an Operatör Doktor at Göztepe Medical Park Hospital. Prior to that, she was an Operatör Doktor at Şişli Kolan Hospital from 2016 to 2018. Between 2013 and 2016, she was an Assistant Professor at Kemerburgaz University Bahçelievler Medical Park Hospital. She served as an Operatör Doktor at Bahçelievler Medicana Hospital from 2005 to 2013. From 2002 to 2005, she worked as a Chief Assistant Doctor at T.C. Ministry of Health Süleymaniye Maternity and Gynaecology Training and Research Hospital, following her role as an Assistant Doctor at the same institution from 1998 to 2002.

Memberships in Scientific Organisations

She holds memberships in several scientific organisations, including the Turkish Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (TJOD), the Society for Reproductive Health and Infertility, and the Society of Perinatology.

Nationally Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

She has contributed to several articles in nationally peer-reviewed journals, including:

  1. Özlem Dülger, Cihan Çetin, U. Ömer Osmanoğlu. “Evaluation of antenatal factors affecting placental weight in term pregnancies.” Hipokrat Medical Journal, 2023; 3(2): 62-67.
  2. Özlem Dülger, Jane Özcan, Kadir Savan, Ulun Uluğ. “Does low weight gain during pregnancy increase the risk of gestational diabetes?” Türkiye Klinikleri Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 2016; 26(3): 129-33.
  3. H. Fehmi Yazıcıoğlu, Özlem Dülger, Atilla Çankaya, O. Nuri Özyurt, Mehmet Aygün, Ziya Çebi, Serdar Koç, Levent Yaşar, Süha Sönmez. “Analysis of complication rates, efficiency, and costs of prenatal invasive procedures at Süleymaniye Maternity Hospital.” Perinatology Journal, 2004; 12(3): 160-166.
  4. H. Fehmi Yazıcıoğlu, O. Nuri Özyurt, Özlem Dülger, Atilla Çankaya, Mehmet Aygün, Reyhan Demirbaş. “Use of intracardiac echogenic focus as a marker for Down syndrome in the Turkish population.” Perinatology Journal, 2004; 12(4): 163-167.
  5. Özlem Dülger, Ahmet Dursun, Usame Ömer Osmanoğlu. “Fetal birth weight estimation with machine learning techniques in 15-40 weeks of pregnancy.” Van Medical Journal (in press).

Presentations at National Scientific Meetings

She has presented her research at various national scientific meetings, which include:

  1. Özlem Dülger, Jane Özcan, Latif Küpelioğlu, A. İhsan Gönenç, Aynur Erşahin. “Relationship between pregnancy weight gain and glucose metabolism.” Istanbul University 4th Obstetrics and Gynaecology Days, 2014-P39.
  2. Jane Özcan, A. İhsan Gönenç, Özlem Dülger, Latif Küpelioğlu, Aynur Erşahin. “A case of leiomyoma resulting in uterine rupture in a fourteen-year-old girl.” Istanbul University 4th Obstetrics and Gynaecology Days, 2014-P40.
  3. H. F. Yazıcıoğlu, R. Demirbaş Ersü, Ö. Dülger, A. Çankaya, M. Aygün, O. Özyurt, Z. Çebi, L. Yaşar, S. Sönmez. “Ductus venosus Doppler waveform analysis: a new tool for the early prediction of preeclampsia?” 15th World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, P15.04.
  4. Aynur Erşahin, Latif Küpelioğlu, Jane Özcan, A. İhsan Gönenç, S. Süphan Erşahin, Özlem Dülger, Emine Ergül, Kadir Savan. “American Society for Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting 2014,” 652170.
  5. Özlem Dülger, Ayşet Jane Özcan, Ulun Uluğ, Latif Celal Küpelioğlu. “Distribution percentage of previous C-sections as an indication for subsequent caesarean sections in a multidisciplinary hospital in Istanbul.” TAJEV 2016, PP-314.
  6. Özlem Dülger, Ayşet Jane Özcan, Ulun Uluğ, Latif Celal Küpelioğlu. “Family planning among women in the Bahçelievler district of Istanbul.” TAJEV 2016, PP-026.
  7. H. F. Yazıcıoğlu, Atilla Çankaya, Mehmet Aygün, Osman Özyurt, Özlem Çetin, Ziya Çebi, Serdar Koç, Yakup Şensoy, Levent Yaşar, Süha Sönmez. “Fetal ear length development in pregnancies between 14-34 weeks in the Turkish population.” Zeynep Kamil Medical Bulletin, 2004; 35(2).
  8. H. F. Yazıcıoğlu, Özlem Dülger, O. Nuri Özyurt, Atilla Çankaya, Mehmet Aygün. “Timing, complication rates, efficiency, and cost analysis of prenatal invasive procedures at Süleymaniye Maternity Hospital.” Zeynep Kamil Medical Bulletin, 2004; 35(2).
  9. Jane Özcan, Özlem Dülger, Latif Küpelioğlu, A. İhsan Gönenç, Aynur Erşahin. “Tubal torsion in pregnancy: a case report.” TAJEV 2014.
  10. Latif Küpelioğlu, Özlem Dülger, Jane Özcan, A. İhsan Gönenç, Aynur Erşahin. “Intracornual pregnancy: a case report.” TAJEV 2014.
  11. Özlem Dülger, Sebahat Dilek Torun. “Retrospective evaluation of the effects of contraceptive methods on vaginal smear results in patients attending the polyclinic over a two-year period.” 5th International – 23rd National Public Health Congress, 13-18 December 2021, Oral Presentation.
  12. Özlem Dülger, Dilek Atik, Fulya Köse. “Comparison of maternal inflammation scores (NLR, PLR, SII, and SIRI) in cases of threatened abortion admitted to the emergency department and in normal pregnant women.” WACEM’23 – World Academic Congress of Emergency Medicine, 28-31 October 2023, Oral Presentation.
  13. Özlem Dülger, Mustafa Yasin Öztoprak. “Comparison of maternal inflammation scores in hyperemesis gravidarum cases admitted to the emergency department and in normal pregnant women.” International Academic Emergency Medicine Congress, 17-19 February 2024, Oral Presentation.
  14. Özlem Dülger, Ahmet Dursun. “Use of humerus, foot, and tibia length in determining gestational age in singleton pregnancies in the Karaman region.” 23rd Eastern Mediterranean Family Medicine Congress, 9-12 May 2024, Oral Presentation.
  15. Özlem Dülger. “Relationship between body mass index and vitamin D levels in first-trimester pregnancies in the Karaman region.” 2nd International Eastern Black Sea Family Medicine Congress, 23-25 May 2024, Oral Presentation.
  16. Özlem Dülger, Dilek Atik. “Relationship between inflammation markers and ketonuria in hospitalised hyperemesis gravidarum cases.” 11th International Emergency Medicine Congress & 11th International Critical Care and Emergency Medicine Congress, 16-19 May 2024, Oral Presentation.

Certifications

She has obtained various certifications, including:

  • Neonatal Resuscitation Programme Practitioner Certificate from the T.C. Ministry of Health AÇSAP General Directorate at Süleymaniye Maternity and Gynaecology Hospital, Istanbul.
  • Certificate in Early Pregnancy Ultrasound (25 March 2004) from the Fetal Medicine Foundation & Turkish Perinatology Society at the Military Museum Congress and Exhibition Hall, Istanbul.
  • “Laparoscopy Certificate” from the T.C. Ministry of Health General Directorate of Mother and Child Health and Family Planning at Süleymaniye Maternity and Gynaecology Hospital, Istanbul.
  • Cerrahpaşa IVF and Reproductive Endocrinology Days 2006 at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (12-13 June 2006).
  • “Advanced Life Support” from the Advanced Life Support Association at Bahçelievler Medicana Hospital.
  • CİSED / Sexual Therapist Certificate Programme.

Course Participation

She has attended several courses, such as:

  • Obstetric Ultrasound and Fetal Imaging Course at the Military Museum Congress and Exhibition Hall, Istanbul (16-18 November 2000).
  • Zeugnis über die Tätigkeit als Famulus at Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany (July-August 1995).
  • “Pregnancy and Hypertension Symposium” by the Maternal Medicine and Perinatology Society at Zeynep Kamil Women’s and Children’s Hospital (30 December 2013).
  • “Doppler in Obstetrics Symposium” by the Maternal Fetal Medicine and Perinatology Society at Bakırköy Women’s and Children’s Hospital (29 September 2006).
  • ‘Cerrahpaşa IVF and Reproductive Endocrinology Days’ at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine (12-13 June 2006).
  • KMÜ TÜBİTAK Project Writing Training at Karamanoğlu Mehmet Bey University Faculty of Medicine (22-23 September 2021).

Congress Participation

She has actively participated in various congresses, including:

  • “IV National Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Perinatology Congress” at the Military Museum and Cultural Centre, Istanbul (22-24 November 2004).
  • “Antenatal Management” at the XXII Zeynep Kamil Gynae-Pathology Congress, Istanbul, Turkey (9-11 June 2004).
  • “Fourth World Congress in Fetal Medicine” in Istanbul, Turkey (26-29 June 2005).
  • “II. Gynaecological Endoscopy Congress” at the Çeşme Sheraton
📝🔬Publications📝🔬

She has authored and co-authored numerous articles published in international journals. Her works include:

  1. H.F. Yazıcıoğlu, L. Yaşar, Ö. Dülger. “Hysteroscopic removal of a foreign body from the subvesical space.” International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, July 2004; Volume 86, Issue 1; 48-49.
  2. H.F. Yazıcıoğlu, R. Demirbaş Ersu, Ö. Dülger Çetin, A. Çankaya, M. Aygün, O.N. Özyurt, Z. Çebi, L. Yaşar, S. Sönmez. “Ductus venosus doppler waveform analysis: a new tool for the early prediction of preeclampsia?” Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, September 2005; Volume 26, p. 15.04.
  3. Özlem Dülger, Bulat Aytek Şık, Yılda Arzu Aba. “A comparative randomised study on the effect of vaginally administered glyceryl trinitrate placebo on cervical ripening prior to induction of labour in overdue pregnancies.” Indian Journal of Pharmacology, Sep-Oct 2018; 50(5): 260-265.
  4. Jane Özcan, Özlem Dülger, Latif Küpelioğlu, Ali İhsan Gönenç, Aynır Şahin. “Uterine sarcoma in a 14-year-old girl presenting with uterine rupture.” Gynecologic Oncology Reports, 10(2014): 44-46.
  5. Ulun Uluğ, Ali İhsan Gönenç, Özlem Dülger, Latif Küpelioğlu, Güray Kılıç. “Laparoscopic management of primary ovarian leiomyoma in a patient with pelvic kidney.” Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, 2016; 22.
  6. Bulat Aytek Şık, Mehtap Şentürk, Serkan Kumbasar, Elif Sümer, Yılda Arzu Aba, Özlem Dülger. “Cervical cytologic and colposcopic changes in cases using IUDs for a long time.” International Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 2017; 2(1): 1-9.
  7. Yılda Arzu Aba, Özlem Dülger, Bulat Aytek Şık, Ozan Ozolcay. “Levels and predictors of anxiety and depression in Turkish pregnant women during the Covid-19 pandemic.”
  8. Özlem Dülger, Figen Taşer, U. Ömer Osmanoğlu, A. Nigar Serin. “Fetal biometric parameter charts of a Central Anatolian Turkish population.” CUREUS, 16(2): e55252.

 

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