Paola Marignani PhD, MBA
Professor · Dalhousie University, Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Paola Marignani is a scientist dedicated to developing personalized precision medicine that will improve human health.
Breast Cancer Research Lung cancer Research Gene Editing CRISPR-Cas9 Transgenic mouse models of cancer
Mr. Craig Mokhiber
Chief, Development & Economic & Social Issues Branch (DESIB) · Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR)
Craig Mokhiber is a human rights defender, activist, international lawyer, and specialist in human rights law, policy and methodology.
Addressing Inequalities International Development Humanitarian Affairs United Nations Social Issues
Prof. Michael Valenzuela
Associate Professor · The University of Sydney
Psychology, clinical medicine, and neuroscience expert, exploring how complex mental activity impacts dementia
Cognitive Reserve Computerized Cognitive Training Cognitive Decline Human Skin-Derived Neural Precursors
Dr. Fiona Aspinal
Research Fellow · York University
Fiona Aspinal is a research fellow at York University, United Kingdom
Social Policy Re-enablement Palliative Care Provision and Quality
Dr. Sytse Zuidema
Professor of Elderly Care Medicine and Dementia · University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)
Prof Sytse Zuidema is Professor of Elderly Care Medicine and Dementia at University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)
Geriatric Medicine Dementia Long-term Care and Community Frailty
Dr. Ad van Berlo
R&D Manager · Smart Homes
Ad van Berlo is both mechanical engineer (1980) and psychogerontologist (1997)
Applied Technologies Smart Home Technology Smart Living Care Technology E-Health
Dr. Maria De Lourdes Garcia-Garcia
Deputy Director · Centre for Research on Infectious Disease (Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica)
Dr. Garcia-Garcia has been interested in research in infectious diseases particularly tuberculosis and vaccine preventable diseases
Vaccination Adult Vaccination Infectious Diseases Influenza Tuberculosis
Dr. Rosalie Wang
Assistant Professor of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy · University of Toronto
Rosalie Wang is Assistant Professor of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto
Long Term Care Rehabilitation robotics Assistive Robotics for Dementia Stroke Rehab Occupational Therapy
Dr. Joel Sadavoy
Head of Geriatric Psychiatry · Mt Sinai Hospital
Dr. Joel Sadavoy is a Professor of Psychiatry and inaugural holder of theSam and Judy Pencer Chair in Applied General Psychiatry.
Frailty Geriatric Psychiatry Carers and Caregiving
Dr. Luis M. Gutierrez Robledo
Director General · National Institute of Geriatrics, National Institute of Health
Dr. Gutiérrez is a Mexican scholar trained in France in geriatric medicine and the biology of aging
Vaccination Public Health Health Policy Geriatric Medicine Adult Vaccination
Prof. Nigel Harris
Director · Designability
Joining expertise and knowledge to enhance people’s lives
Rehabilitation Research Technology for people living with Dementia Physiological Measurement Ambulatory Monitoring Technology Transfer
Dr. Gunhild Waldemar
Professor of Clinical Neurology · Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen
Dr. Waldemar is a professor and chairman of the Danish Dementia Research Centre at the University of Copenhagen.
Alzheimer's Disease Dementia Neurology Medicine Medical Education
Dr. Sandra Hirst
Director · International Federation on Ageing
A career spent building capacity in the field of gerontological nursing and improving benchmarks in support of professional nursing practice
Gerontology Seniors and Healthcare Gerontological Nursing
Donna Thomson
Author, Caregiving Activist · McMaster University
Author and Leader in family caregiving - disability and aging Instructor, McMaster University Vice-Chair, Kids Brain Health Network
Health Care Navigation Family Caregiving Resilience Strategic Advocacy Teaching, Coaching
Dr. Stefania Maggi
Immediate Past President · European Union Geriatric Medicine Society
Dr. Maggi is a Geriatrician and Epidemiologist with expertise in both areas of Clinical Geriatrics and Epidemiology of Aging.
Coronavirus Research Disease Prevention Clinical Geriatrics Epidemiology of Aging
Prof. Leocadio Rodriguez Mañas
Head of the Service of Geriatrics · Hospital Universitario de Getafe
Expertise in frailty(epidemiology, clinical, biological features), organizations of health care systems, diabetes, and vascular diseases
Physical exercise in older people Frailty Diabetes Health Systems
Dr. Enrique Vega García
Unit Chief for the Healthy Life Course · Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Dr. Vega is a specialist in geriatric medicine who has served as the Regional Advisor in Aging and Health at PAHO/WHO since January 2006.
Geriatrics and Gerontology Vaccination Adult Vaccination
Prof. Paolo Bonanni
Director of the Specialization School for MDs in Hygiene and Preventative Medicine · University of Florence
Professor Bonanni's scientific activity has covered the epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases
Vaccination Vaccination Strategies Epidemiology Infectious Diseases Preventative Medicine
Dr. Lauren Beaupre
Professor in Physical Therapy · University of Alberta
Professor in Physical Therapy with an adjunct appointment in the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Alberta
Population Health Frailty Cognitive Impairment Re-enablement
Prof. David Salisbury
President, Governing Council · The International Association of Immunization Managers
Trained as a paediatrician in Oxford and London, and is a visiting professor at Imperial College, London
Vaccination Global Health Security Poliomyelitis Vaccines Adult Vaccination