Speakers
Meet our Plenary Speakers
Dr. A. K. M. Shamsuddin
US
Biography
AbulKalam M. Shamsuddin, MD, PhD is a Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer at OncoVue, Inc. (www.OncoVue.health) and President of IP-6 Research, Inc. (www.ip-6.net). He was a Professor of Pathology at the University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, till June 2020. Prof Shamsuddin graduated from Dhaka Medical College, University of Dhaka in 1972. Following Internship in Massachusetts and Residency training in Pathology at the Johns Hopkins- and University of Maryland-affiliated hospitals, he was certified by the American Board of Pathology in 1977. In 1980, he received PhD. from the University of Maryland for his work on carcinogenesis. He joined the faculty of the University of Maryland as an Instructor in 1977 and rose through the ranks of Assistant Professor and Associate Professor with tenure to become a full Professor in 1988. He was a Senior Scientist at the Laboratories of Experimental Pathology and Human Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 1981-1982. He had invented a simple test for mass screening of cancers of the colon, breast, lungs, prostate, uterus and pancreas. He also performed pioneering experiments on the anticancer property of inositol and inositol hexaphosphate (IP6) - natural constituents of cereals and legumes such as rice, corn, beans etc. to show the efficacy of IP6 and inositol against different cancers in various experimental models. Prof Shamsuddin has written three books on the subject IP6: Nature's Revolutionary Cancer Fighter, IP6 + Inositol: Nature’s Medicine for the Millennium and Inositol and It’s Phosphates: Basic Science to Practical Applications. Aside from these Prof Shamsuddin has contributed numerous book-chapters and published over 200 scientific papers. He is a well sought-after lecturer nationally and internationally.
Prof. June Anonson
Canada
Biography
Dr. June M.S. Anonson RN, BScN, MEd, PhD, has been an Assistant Dean and faculty member at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) Colleges of Nursing and Education in the Prince Albert, Saskatoon, La Ronge, and Île-à-la-Crosse sites since 2005. She obtained her Full Professorship with USask, in the area of Nursing Leadership in 2016. Dr. Anonson is a Nurse educator, scientist, researcher, and leader. She has been front-line in Nursing and Nursing leadership in areas such as: Medi-Vacs (STARS), Operating Room, Med-Surg, OBS, Community Health, OPD, Emergency and ICU. June has been on the Leadership Team for the regional Health Authority working closely with Acute and Community health teams. She has held various positions such as the Director of Research/Scholarship for the province of Saskatchewan at Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Assistant Dean, Dean of Health Sciences, Vice President Academic (A), along with a Program Manager and Supervisor in Acute Care. Dr. Anonson teaches in the Undergraduate and Graduate programs at the College of Nursing and has also taught in the Undergraduate programs at First Nations University of Canada, Lakeland College, Alberta, Graduate programs at the University of Northern British Columbia and the University of Regina, Johnson-Shoyama. She continues to lead and participate in program reviews for various Universities/Colleges throughout Canada, and consults on preparation for reviews in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Hawaii, China and South Korea. She also works with graduate students as a supervisor for their Masters, PhD degrees and has supervised Graduate students from universities in other provinces and countries. Dr. Anonson has consulted with faculty in the area of Applied Research with Saskatchewan Polytechnic and continues to be involved in research projects, with published articles and book chapters. She has led or co-led Interdisciplinary Teams in B.C., Saskatchewan and Manitoba. She believes in a student-centered approach to teaching and lifelong learning: with a goal to assist in the mentoring of the next generation of leaders, which continues to be her focus with teaching. She is the founder of the Post Secondary Leadership symposiums, providing leadership and mentoring for the last 17 years with these interdisciplinary teams.
Dr. Cindy Lee
US
Biography
Dr. Lee is the Chief of Breast Imaging and Vice Chair of Clinical Research and Faculty Affairs at the Stony Brook Renaissance School of Medicine at the State University of New York. She completed her radiology residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and served as a Resident Scholar for the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She then completed a breast and ultrasound fellowship at the University of California San Francisco, where she taught medical trainees as Assistant Professor, before joining NYU in 2017. She was recruited to Stony Brook in 2023 for her clinical expertise and research in breast cancer screening performance. In addition to her clinical training, Dr. Lee is also board certified in medical quality by the American Board of Medical Quality. Recognized for her expertise in quality improvement, she was named as the Stephen Amis Fellow in Quality and Safety by the American College of Radiology, as well as a Quality Scholar by the American College of Medical Quality (ACMQ) in 2012. Dr. Lee also served as the Scientific Program Chair for the ACMQ Annual Meeting from 2016-2018 and was appointed to the ACMQ Board of Trustee in 2019 to provide leadership and education in healthcare quality management. Her research focuses on improving patient outcome by optimizing the screening performance audits, though her outcome research with the ACR National Mammography Database. As the former Chair of NMD research subcommittee, she led and first-authored the landmark study on NMD screening performance benchmarks and continues to work with the NMD on studies evaluating personalized screening for breast cancer. She has over 60 publications and given multiple lectures nationally and internationally. She holds national leadership positions in multiple committees within the American Roentgen Ray Society and American College of Radiology.
Dr. Dario Furnari
Biography
he was abroad both between 2008/2012 thanks to a PhD in Biomedical Sciences, Neuroscience, Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation sector; since 2015 I have returned abroad, living and working in different countries, gaining further knowledge of everything related to the world of rehabilitation, re-education and manual and massage methods, also covering management positions. He also deepened the research sector in the rehabilitation sector, with the publication of scientific articles and the participation of various conferences, both as a speaker and as an organizer. His medium and long-term goals are to make the company I work for grow, both in "economic", "social" and "educational" terms. The company is like a big family and like a family it must be treated with respect, with the continuous contribution of one's work, working in synergy with colleagues and all the staff, avoiding inconvenience, and creating an environment conducive to cultural exchange for a better individual and company growth. The patients / customers belong to the company and it must be ensured that it grows exponentially (also with turnover) in order to contribute to the well-being of the company. Furthermore, advertising you a lot through the various networks is important, both for my former patients and friends in the area, and to act as a "bridge" for any foreigners who can find a point of reference in you in case of need. The research lines I worked on at the University of Catania in collaboration with Columbia University in New York, Department of Biotechnology and Biomedical Sciences, laboratory of Neurophysiology of Learning and Memory, Aging and Alzheimer's Disease, section of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology and Movement Control, have been in the field of neuroscience, in particular in the role of beta-amyloid and F3 glycoprotein in the synaptic plasticity of hippocampal memory in mice and therefore in Alzheimer's disease; He dealt with behavior and various behavioral tests in mice; of electrophysiology of hippocampal slices in vitro, stereotaxis and cannulation implantation, drug administration and animal welfare. In addition, He have helped other laboratories in the analysis of human movement, in neuropharmacology, in learning and motor control, in the performance of elite athletes in training planning, in rehabilitation and rehabilitation, in the measurement of lactate in physiological exercise . During the PhD he also carried out teaching activities in subjects concerning anatomy, physiology and applied physiology and the sciences of movement and training, psychology.
