Biography
Toshio Suda is an MD from Yokohama City University School of Medicine. He was Professor of the Department of Cell Differentiation at Kumamoto University School of Medicine, now he is Professor of Developmental Biology at Keio University. Toshio Suda and others identified the niche for hematopoietic stem cells and subsequently established the new field of oxidative stress and stem cell aging. The interaction of stem cells and niche is one of hot topics for the stem cell and cancer biology.
Research Interest
1. Manipulation of the hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) niche for the ex vivo expansion of HSCs 2. Elucidation of niche involvement in the pathophysiology of hematopoietic malignancies along with the identification of molecular targets of diseases. 3. Identification of stemness-related cis-regulatory elements 4. Establishment of human stem cell niche in immunodeficient mouse
Biography
Vladimir Tolstikov, Ph.D., is Director of Metabolomics at BERG. He received B.S. and M.S in Organic Chemistry in 1977 from M.V. Lomonosov Institute of Fine Chemical Technology, in Moscow, Russia. He received Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry in 1983 from the Institute of Chemical Means for Plant Protection, Moscow, Russia. He is a pioneer in HILIC separations development applied to Metabolomics. During his career he was working in leading research institutions in USA, Germany, Hungary and Russian Federation. He has joined Eli Lilly and Company in 2012. He is author contributor and participant of 45 conferences, 5 book chapters, and 54 articles
Research Interest
Metabolomics, Systems Biology
Biography
Houkai Li has completed his PhD at the age of 32 years from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Postdoctoral studies from University of North Carolina (2011.8-2013.5) and Chinese Academy Sciences (2008.11-2011.3) respectively. He is now a Professor at Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine and Systems Biology in Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He has published over 22 papers in reputed journals.
Research Interest
Metabolomics and Systems Biology