Prof. Colonel Rostislav Stefanov Kostadinov is Organizing and leading the educational process for Medical University of Plovdiv and Medical College of Plovdiv students. Delivering lectures, leading seminars and the students examine. Monitoring, organizing, and facilitating the International relations and Project activities of the Public Health Faculty academic staff. Organizing and leading Ph.D. and resident programs on Disaster Medicine and Disaster Medical Support at the Medical University of Plovdiv Planning, organizing, and managing courses for improvement of the population skills for healthy behavior in case of disasters and catastrophes. Leading and managing courses for disaster medical support (for medical professionals) and advance medical training for search and rescue team members.

Prof. Ezra Lockhart completed his PhD from the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Northcentral University, USA and master’s studies from the University of Sydney, Australia. He has been working as a Professor of Behavioural Sciences, Yorkville University in Canada since 2021. He has published more than 20 papers in reputed journals, has been serving as the founder and clinical director of Easy Does It Counseling, and board member for AAPA, the Alaska chapter of NAADAC in USA. He has 18 years’ experience in mental health and addiction counseling across multiple settings and countries.

Prof. Swapna Chaudhuri is an alumnus of University of Calcutta. Presently she is an Emeritus Medical Scientist at Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute,Calcutta, India.She had joined School of Tropical Medicine in 2008 as Professor. Her research area is the fields of Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy, Respiratory and Infectious Immunology and Immunotherapy, Cryptoccocal Immunology and Immunotherapy and Haematopoitic Stem cell Immunology and Immunotherapy.Taught at both postgraduate and undergraduate levels. Published seventy five papers in high impact factor journals and also reviews, monograms, book chapters, commentaries. Has won many Academic laurels and Fellowships, affiliated to twelve Academic Societies, Editorial Committee member of many National and International journals, Reviewer of fifty six high impact factor journals, Principal Investigator of twenty one projects, Supervised 21 PhD, MD and DM students. ORG

Dr. Valerie McGaha is an Associate Professor of Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology at Oklahoma State University. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor. Her research interests center around multicultural counseling, psychosocial development, mental and addictive disorders, and suicide prevention and education. In her scholarly work, she has examined individual and collective factors related to academic, personal, and social success of various populations.

Lester Mandelker Graduated from Michigan State University in 1968. Private practitioner and owner/director of an AAHA certified hospital since 1972. Has special interest pharmacology and antioxidant therapies targeted for mitochondrial disease. In 1986 became board certified in feline and canine medicine. ( 1986-2017) In 1988 became the lead consultant, editor and moderator of pharmacology for VIN (Veterinary Information Network). In 2005, became a Fellow of the American Academy of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. National recognized lecturer on pharmacology and Nutraceuticals with special emphasis on mitochondrial dysfunction and disease. Lectured at various state and national meetings including NAVC and ACVIM. Often give lectures and seminars on pharmacology, mitochondrial dysfunction and novel therapies to treat disease using both drugs and phytonutrients including herbal extracts. Editor of 3 books on pharmacology and oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction. His scientific abstracts on drugs and nutritional supplements in regards to their cellular function has been among the top 20 read abstracts on cellular function in the last 10 years. http://wipimd.com/?&sttflpg=6e875dfaf1db7ba0a04a45adcb92c8240d93c8bae838f699. Previously receive a grant from the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) to study a new anti-viral drug called Panavira. Presently the lead researchers for the company "Nuovobiologics.com" that produces the anti-viral which comes from natural sources. Selected among the top veterinarians in Tampa Bay... Tampa Bay Magazine 2021-2022

Linda is a General Pediatrician with a long history of working with the underserved in rural and urban settings. As well, she has worked in the non-profit and academic sectors as a public health educator. In this regard, her creative use of social media for civic engagement has been an addition to the public health discourse in the promotion of child health and well-being. In research, she has been a contributor to basic science and clinical investigation. Study subject has included the immunology of HIV, and the clinical effects of hypertension, diabetes, and lead toxicity in children. Her work with obesity includes community events such as health fairs and healthy cooking seminars in rural Alabama. In addition, patients in rural Georgia were invited to Zumba in the Park, courtesy of grant funding and non-profit support. This is to supplement the daily efforts to encourage the adoption of healthy lifestyle choices in the face of food deserts, inactivity, and poverty which exacerbate obesity for rural and BIPOC populations. Education: University of Virginia, B.A Chemistry, B.A French University of Chicago-Pritzker School of Medicine, M.D Emory University School of Public Health, MPH. Informatics

Immunologist,Certified, Drug Safety Officer,Pharmacovigilance and Clinical Trials Specialist.Currently working at Seramun Diagnostica Biotechnology Company in the Dept.of Research and Development as a Research & Development Scientist in the field of Immunoassay.Completed PhD from Charite’-University of Medicine Berlin, Center for Internal Medicine and Dermatology, Internal Medicine Dept. of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology; German Rheumatology Research Center Berlin; Institute for Immunology, Center for Infection Medicine of Freie University Berlin. Ambassador of Brain City Berlin for Science and Technology. Diaspora Expert for Developing Countries in relation to health, education, research and consultation. Co-advisor and lecturer for Master and PhD students & lecturer of undergraduate students in different Ethiopian Universities. Ambassador of Tedda Health Science College in Gonder/ Ethiopia. Board Member of Ethiopian Institute of Textile and Fashion Technology EiTEX & Biorefinery Research Center (BRRC of EiTEX) in Bahir Dar University-Ethiopia, Board Member & Co-Founder and General Secretary of International Verein für Gesundheitsförderung in Äthiopien (IVGFÄ) at Germany. Vice-President of Bridge Ethiopia Network for Science and Technology (BE-NeST) in Germany. Auditor of German Society for Lupus Research Society/ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Lupus Forschung (DGLF) e,V.in Berlin-Germany.

Dr. Kenetra Young has nearly 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry. She has a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology, Master of Business Administration specializing in Health Care Management, Master of Public Health specializing in Community Health, and a Doctorate of Public Health specializing in Epidemiology. She started off her career journey as a laboratory scientist in chemistry/toxicology and blood banking. She later transitioned into Infection Prevention and Control where she researched and prevented hospital acquired infections. Dr. Young has taught collegiate level health science courses such as pathophysiology for 14 years, and has been teaching on-line graduate level public health courses for 6 years. Dr. Young most recently worked as a Communicable Disease Program Manager for a local health department where she oversaw a team of epidemiologists and supported contact investigations for food borne illnesses and reportable diseases such as hepatitis. She was responsible for the design of evaluation protocols, data collection instruments and data management tools that was used for conducting epidemiologic investigations and disease surveillance. Dr. Young has obtained several FEMA certificates have been front line with responding to critical incidents and disasters within both the hospital and public health settings. She received the 2018 Hometown Hero Award from the State of Michigan for her leadership and guidance during the Hepatitis A Outbreak response efforts. In addition, she co-led COVID-19 response activities, onboarded, and trained numerous partners to respond appropriately and effectively during the pandemic.

Linda is a General Pediatrician with a long history of working with the underserved in rural and urban settings. As well, she has worked in the non-profit and academic sectors as a public health educator. In this regard, her creative use of social media for civic engagement has been an addition to the public health discourse in the promotion of child health and well-being. In research, she has been a contributor to basic science and clinical investigation. Study subject has included the immunology of HIV, and the clinical effects of hypertension, diabetes, and lead toxicity in children. Her work with obesity includes community events such as health fairs and healthy cooking seminars in rural Alabama. In addition, patients in rural Georgia were invited to Zumba in the Park, courtesy of grant funding and non-profit support. This is to supplement the daily efforts to encourage the adoption of healthy lifestyle choices in the face of food deserts, inactivity, and poverty which exacerbate obesity for rural and BIPOC populations. Education: University of Virginia, B.A Chemistry, B.A French University of Chicago-Pritzker School of Medicine, M.D Emory University School of Public Health, MPH. Informatics

Jansen Marcos Cambia is originally from the Philippines. He is a public health professional who graduated from the National Cancer Center Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy (NCC-GCSP), South Korea, in 2020. He focused on cancer control and population health as part of his research related to cancer prevention and investigation of cancer risk factors. He has had a good collaboration with the Philippine Department of Health – Rizal Cancer Registry (DOH-RCR) since they utilized the cancer registry dataset for epidemiological investigations. One of their research projects focused on detecting cancer trends by histological subtypes, as most data submitted to the International Agency for Research on Cancer describe the country's overall cancer trends. With the cooperative approach to the DOH-RCR, they are currently continuing to work on some predictors of cancer survival. Since the end of 2020, he has been a Ph.D. candidate at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) in Taiwan, where he focused on Social and Behavioral Sciences. He also serves as a teaching assistant at the university for Epidemiology courses. He is currently a Research Assistant (RA) at the university, focusing on COVID-19 vaccine durability trials. He was also employed as a RA at National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan in 2021, where he concentrated on child and adolescent development, particularly on understanding gender norms among Taiwanese youths.

Dr. Maallah graduated from Baghdad University, College of Medicine in 2013; after which she served as a medical doctor at the Medical City, the biggest Tertiary Centre in Iraq for two years. In 2016, Dr. Maallah travelled to the United Kingdom to join the Master of Public Health Programme at City, University of London, from which she graduated with distinction in December 2017. In 2019, Dr. Maallah was granted the full registration with the General Medical Council and since then she has undertaken various roles as a junior doctor with the National Health Service of UK, extending her experience within the system. Those practiced roles included working at the Wolfson Neuro-rehab Centre in St. Georges Hospital, with the Breast Surgery Team at the Royal Marsden and the General Medical Team at Kingston Hospital. Currently she is working as a Clinical Research Fellow at the Clinical Research Facility of North West London in charge of clinical trials focusing on Covid-19 vaccines. Dr. Mina Maallah has an ambition to become a Public Health Consultant with special interest in the management of health inequalities in the disadvantaged societies and low-middle income countries specifically in the field of early detection of cancers.

Finja Daegling has a passion for preventive health care and health equity. She has obtained a BAS in Global Nutrition and Health and is currently completing her MSc in Global Health at Copenhagen University. She has worked with NGOs in Germany, Denmark and the Philippines, implementing various health initiatives on the local level. In her most recent position, she has supported the digital health flagship of WHO/Europe in delivering a key technical guidance document on the digitalisation of national health systems.

I bring to the table around 25 years of experience in research, evaluation, e-teaching, training/toolkit development and mainstreaming on gender and development. My sectoral focus has been on of issues of economic health/SRHR, disaster-risk-reduction, adolescent girls’ empowerment, masculinities and international commitments like ICPD, SDGs, CEDAW, Beijing Platform for Action. My primary clients include UN organisations (including WHO and UNFPA), national governments, INGOs and NGOs. I was a Guest Tutor for the short course ‘Men, Women and Development’ as the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex for a year, and am a facilitator of two Modules in the course “Gender Transformative Evaluations in South Asia” organised by the Institute of Social Studies Trust, New Delhi. I combine global and regional reviews with field research, evaluations and training in India and Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal, Moldova, Sudan, Mozambique, Cambodia, Indonesia and Vietnam. Before consulting, I was managing programs and leading an organisation on gender and development. I am on the editorial board of international journal Gender and Development, and on the board of three NGOs in India

Shavone Brennen completed her ASN from the College of The Bahamas, and holds a postgraduate diploma in Midwifery from the University of The Bahamas in Nassau - Bahamas. She is employed as a Registered Nurse in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, in the Department of Public Health since 2009. As a newly graduated midwife, she is responsible for Women’s Health with a focus on Postnatal Period and Reproductive Health. She currently serves as a member of the Global Strategies for Nursing and Midwifery Bahamas team for Recruitment and Retention.

Dr. Satabdi Mitra is currently working as Assistant Professor in Department of Community Medicine, KPC Medical College and Hospital, West Bengal, India and involved in teaching, training, research and patient care services. She is national level trainer of Non-communicable diseases, Immunization and Leprosy. She has published research articles in different national and international peer-reviewed indexed journalsand working as reviewer of different journals. Dr. Satabdi is working for medical education and she is an active member of Medical Education Unit and Medical Education Society of India besides IPHA, IAPSM, EFI and ISAI, working as executive committee member of IAPSM West Bengal state chapter and a scholar of Geneva Learning Foundation. She has completed fellowship in Vector borne diseases from London School of Hygiene and Public Health in 2019. She has presented papers in different national and international conferences and awarded with Ford Foundation award for research proposal. She has contributed chapters in four of the books of community medicine and allied subjects.Currently she is working with non-communicable disease, food safety and doing fellowship in palliative care and COVID-19 Recovery fellowship.