Workshop on traditional medicines: A sustainable lifestyle towards climate change

Dr. Noureddine Allouche is a full professor in chemistry at the Faculty of Sciences of Sfax (FSS) and Head of the Natural Substances Team in the Laboratory of Organic Chemistry. His research activity is documented by about 120 scientific peer-reviewed papers (h-index of 28 and 2400 citations), 2 chapters in two books, and 2 patents, dealing with the extraction, isolation identification, and biological activities of natural substances as well as treatment, bioconversion, and valorization of industrial wastes. He leads a research group of more than 20 researchers. He supervised 15 Ph. D. (and 4 are in progress), 42 M.Sc., and many diploma theses.

Dr. Robert Ancuceanu is a Professor within the Bucharest Faculty of Pharmacy (Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy). He was director-general of the General Directorate for Pharmaceutics and Medical Devices within the Romanian Ministry of Health and Vice-president of the Romanian National Medicines Agency. He was a member of the EMA Committee for Human Medicinal Products, the Paediatric Committee, and an alternate member of the Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products. He has published over 70 scientific papers, two books as a single author, and was a co-author or chapter author to 13 books.

Dr. Antonios Chrysargyris (biologist) is a postdoctoral researcher at the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT), and a special scientist teaching a series of courses at CUT and at the European University of Cyprus. His main research work is focused on the aromatic/medicinal plants cultivation and mineral needs, nutritional value, and the biological activities of plant extracts and essential oils. He has worked as a researcher in a series of National and European funded projects. He has published 84 articles in peer-reviewed journals, 4 chapters in peer-reviewed books, and participated in 70 presentations in National and International conferences.

Dr. Luigi Faino is a Professor at “Sapienza“ University of Rome, working in the field of plant pathology since 2004. His experience includes the role of effector genes in the interaction between pathogens and plants and genome evolution with an interest in effector evolution. He supervised 2 PhD (3 are in progress), about 20 M. Sc. and many are still in progress. Currently, he has three courses the courses of bioinformatics, Cellular biology and technologies, and plant biotechnology. He has 27 publications in international scientific journals and more than 30 presentations in Congresses/Conferences (h-index:16; citations 968).

Dr. Michail Rallis is an Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology at the Department of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). He is working in the field of dermatopharmacology and cosmetology. He is a member of “Oxygen Club of California” and “Society of Free Radical Research -Europe”. He supervised 7 Ph.D. thesis (3 are in progress) and many Master's and Diploma theses. He has 39 publications in international scientific journals and more than 130 presentations at international congresses. He is a conference organizer of the “Oxidative stress in skin biology and medicine” international congress.

Dr. Lavinia Ruta is a lecturer at the University of Bucharest, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Catalysis. She is a researcher with a double specialization: pharmacy and chemistry. Dr. Ruta's research is focused on the study of molecular mechanisms involved in Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells' response to environmental stress (metallic, oxidative) and on engineering yeast cells aimed to hyperaccumulate heavy metals from the environment in order to use them as potential bioremediators of wastewaters. The pro-oxidant and antioxidant activity of organic compounds is another important topic of her research.

Dr. Insa Seck obtained his BS in physical chemistry in 2007 at the Cheikh Anta Diop University (Senegal). In 2016, he joined the department of chemistry at the Faculty of Sciences and Technics at Cheikh Anta Diop University as Assistant Professor. He is working in the field of chemistry of natural products and pharmacognosy for 10 years. His experience includes diverse phytochemical groups from various plant species, while he has extensive knowledge of the synthesis and isolation of bio-active compounds on bacterial infections and cancer. He has 16 publications in international scientific journals and 10 presentations at Congresses/Conferences.

Dr. Εleni Skaltsa is a Professor at the Department of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). She is working in the field of chemistry natural products and pharmacognosy for 38 years. She is a member of International and Greek Organizations and referee in many International Scientific journals. She is the Associate Editor of Phytochemistry. She supervised 13 Ph. D., 53 M. Sc. and many diploma theses, while more are in progress. She has 194 publications in international scientific journals and more than 200 presentations in Congresses/Conferences (h-index:41; citations >5200). She was Vice Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, NKUA (2017-2020). She is a member of the Committee for Continuing Education & CPD of community pharmacists and Drug Price Negotiation Committee (National Organization of Medicine).

Dr. Ekaterina-Michaela Tomou (M.Sc., PhD) is a pharmacist. Her Ph.D. thesis was funded by the Hellenic Foundation for Research & Innovation (HFRI; GA. 16228) at the Department of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). So far, she has 2 chapters, 26 publications, and more than 18 presentations at scientific conferences (oral and poster presentations). During her Ph.D. studies, she was a Fulbright Scholar (2019-2020) at Harvard Medical School. She is selected as one of the CIVIS Ambassadors of NKUA. She participated in the manifesto on the Future of European Universities for 2022 from the European Universities Community (EUC) and she has been selected to participate in the relative Congress (European Student Assembly).

Dr. Antonia Trichopoulou MD, PhD, President of the Hellenic Health Foundation, Full Member of the Academy of Athens, Professor Emeritus of the University of Athens School of Medicine. She has served as president of the Federation of the European Nutrition Societies and as chairperson or key member of numerous Greek, European Commission, and World Health Organization Committees. She has received numerous honors and awards. In 2011, she received the Federation of European Nutrition Societies Award for her “outstanding nutritionist career”. Her scientific work has focused on public health and nutrition epidemiology, with emphasis on the health effects of the Mediterranean diet and traditional foods.

Dr. Nikolaos Tzortzakis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology. He has extensive research experience on issues of plant nutrition, hydroponics and substrate determination, climate change and abiotic stress, exploitation of plant wastes in greenhouse/field crops as well as postharvest preservation of fresh produce. He is involved (coordinator/partner) in EU and national projects and organized international conferences in Hydroponics and in Postharvest Pathology. He has published 154 papers/book chapters (h-index: 28) and presented his research in 143 scientific conferences in diverse areas, such as Vegetable Science, Aromatic/Medicinal Plants, Greenhouse Crops/Hydroponics, Growing media evaluation, and Fresh produce preservation.