Prof Yuriy l. Orlov has wide expertise in bioinformatics and computer genomics. He developed computer programs for analysis of next-generation sequencing data. He is head of Computer Genomics Laboratory at Life Sciences Department, Novosibirsk State University, Russia. His area of interests include neuroinformatics, DNA sequence analysis, integration of genome annotation and expression data, statistical analysis of ChIP (Chromatin ImmunoPrecipitation) sequencing data (ChIP-seq, ChIA-PET) and Hi-C data. He is organizer of international conferences BGRS of series (Bioinformatics of Genome Regulation and Structure) and Young Scientists Schools on systems biology and bioinformatics (SBB series) in Novosibirsk since 1998. He is associated editor of «Journal of Integrative Bioinformatics» and «Current Bioinformatics» journals, guest editor for «Journal of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (JBCB) » and BioMed Central journal special issues.

His area of interests include neuroinformatics, DNA sequence analysis, integration of genome annotation and expression data, statistical analysis of ChIP (Chromatin ImmunoPrecipitation) sequencing data (ChIP-seq, ChIA-PET) and Hi-C data.

Walid Tawfik, is Egyptian associate Professor, in laser spectroscopy and ultrafast lasers at the National Institute of Laser (NILES), Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. In 1994 he joined NILES as staff member and promoted as assistant lecturer, assistant professor and associate Professor in 1996, 2000, and 2008, respectively. He received the B.SC, Master and Ph.D degrees in physics, laser physics, and laser spectroscopy in 1992, 1996, 2000, respectively, from Cairo University, Egypt. His interested in the field of ultrafast lasers and ultrafast phenomenon. He has built Fewcycle ultrafast system of 5-fs pulse duration and 0.6 mJ at 1 kHz and published 46 papers.

My research plans are devoted to optics and photonics: linear and nonlinear interactions of laser light and matter using time-resolved spectroscopy for laser-pulse durations from nanosecond to few-cycle. The studies include the application of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) used in the field of analytical spectroscopy and plasma characterization, in addition to ultrafast nonlinear phenomena due to propagation of ultrafast pulses in nonlinear medium and how the interactions can be exploited for improved material characterization. The prospective plans aim to reach attosecond streaking to study transient absorption spectroscopy of ultrafast electron motion.

Dr. Raja Komuraiah Thampu completed his Ph.D. at the Kakatiya University, in 2005, investigating Plant-Microbe interaction and their biological activity of Microbial metabolites. He has joined in to the services in 2002,with UGC-NET, 2000 , his research field is Isolation and characterization of antimicrobial agent production and to control the multi-drug resistant bacteria like Staphylococcus sps and Pseudomonas sps and their Transcriptomics analysis microRNAs and their targets. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor of Microbiology at Department of Microbiology, Kakatiya University, Warangal-506009, Telangana State, India. His lab works on post-transcriptional regulation, in particular the role of the anti-resistant mechanism by quorumsensing; research is focused upon the basic science of MDR’S, together with biological processes under post-transcriptional control. His research is supported by different funding agencies like Department of Science and Technology (SERB), Department Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology and University Grants Commission, Ministry of Human Resources, New Delhi,

Post-transcriptional regulation of Antimicrobial Agents, Molecular, Microbiology, Genetics