Biography
AC has published 12 books and over 530 papers in SCI journals, including papers in Nature, Nature Genetics, Science, PNAS, American Journal of Human Genetics, Gene, European Journal of Human Genetics and specially in Forensic Science journals. Highly cited researcher (Thomson&Reuter 2012) in Molecular Biology and Clinical Medicine. Board member and external adviser of different national and international institutions, foundations and societies on Forensic Science (IALM, MAFS). Past president of the ISFG. Director of 70 Ph.D’s all with the highest qualification and 25 with University or National Awards. Editor of Forensic Science International Genetics and member of the editorial board of a number of the international and national journals on genetics, cancer and forensic science. Prizes and distinctions: Jaime I Award, Adelaide Medal, Galien Medal, Medal Castelao, Medal of Galicia, Medal to the Police merit, Galician Prize of Research, Fernandez Latorre Award, Prismas Award and various prizes from foundations and scientific societies. Doctor Honoris Causa for different universities in Europe and the Americas.
Research Interest
clinical genetics, forensic genetics and genetics of complex traits (particularly sudden cardiac death, cancer, psychiatric diseases and pharmacogenomics)
Biography
Antonio Galvez completed his Ph.D at the age of 26 years from University of Granada, and held a postdoctoral position as visiting scientist in Merck, Sharp & Dome. He is the director of the Department of Health Sciences at the University of Jaen. He has published more than 160 papers in reputed journals and serving as an editorial board member of repute.
Research Interest
Microbiology
Biography
Mukesh Verma is a Program Director and Chief in the Methods and Technologies Branch (MTB), Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program (EGRP) of the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH). Before coming to the DCCPS, he was a Program Director in the Division of Cancer Prevention (DCP), NCI, providing direction in the areas of biomarkers, early detection, risk assessment and prevention of cancer, and cancers associated with infectious agents. He holds a M.Sc. from Pantnagar University and a Ph.D. from Banaras Hindu University. He did postdoctoral research at George Washington University and was a faculty member at Georgetown University. He has published 136 research articles and reviews and edited three books in cancer epigenetics and epidemiology field.
Research Interest
Toxicogenomics