12th World Congress on
Neurology and Therapeutics

Charles J. Malemud earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Long Island University in 1966 and obtained his Ph.D. from George Washington University in 1973. He completed postdoctoral training in experimental pathology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1977. Since then, Dr. Malemud has been a faculty member at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, where he currently holds the positions of Professor of Medicine & Anatomy in the Division of Rheumatic Diseases and Senior Investigator in the Arthritis Research Laboratory.

Biology of the Musculoskeletal System Intracellular Signal Transduction Pathways Inflammation Pro-inflammatory,Anti-Inflammatory & Anabolic Cytokines Apoptosis Matrix Metalloproteinases Osteoarthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis Fibromyalgia Autoimmune Disorders

Alessandra De Paula Alves Sousa, PhD, is a postdoctoral researcher at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) in Bethesda, Maryland. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Ceará, Brazil, and a PhD in Immunogenetics and Stem Cell Transplantation from the Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil. Dr. De Paula Alves Sousa previously conducted postdoctoral research at Imperial College London, United Kingdom, before joining NINDS.

Neurologist

Dr. Abhishek Srivastava is a scientist at the National Cancer Institute within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). His research focuses on developing innovative immunotherapy treatments for advanced cancers. He earned his PhD from the University of Louisville School of Medicine and brings valuable industry experience from his role as a Research Investigator at Bristol-Myers Squibb, where he contributed to the development of immuno-oncology drug therapies.

Neurologist

Dr. Wang earned her PhD in Veterinary Medicine from Nanjing Agricultural University in 2005. Subsequently, she progressed from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor, and currently holds a Professorial position at the same university's College of Veterinary Medicine. Her research contributions to immunology are evident through numerous published research and review articles in prestigious journals.

Neurologist

Christian E. Elger heads the Department of Epileptology at the University of Bonn. From 2006 to early 2015, he also directed Life & Brain Ltd., based at the same university. After studying Physiology and Neurology at the University of Münster, he became a Professor of Epileptology at the University of Bonn.

Neurologist