Biography
Dr. Sampath Parthasarathy is Florida Hospital Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Sciences, Professor of Medicine and Associate Director of Research at the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Central Florida. Recipient of van Deeenen Memorial Award, The Ranbaxy award, Special Recognition by the American Heart Association, Jerome Markowitz award, SASAT Life time achievement award, and others. He is also a Member of several Editorial Boards. Research activities are focused on the fundamental mechanisms of the development of atherosclerosis and heart failure. Specifically, he is interested in studying the role of oxidative stress in the development of cardiovascular diseases and associated risk factors including Type 2 diabetes. In addition, he is interested in both the prevention and cure of cardiovascular diseases using nutritional, pharmacological, and life style modulations.
Research Interest
Biomedical Sciences, Cardiology, Type 2 Diabetes,Oxidative stress, Cardiovascular diseases, Atherosclerosis
Biography
Carl E. Freter, MD, PhD, FACP is the Director of the Division of Hematology and Oncology at Saint Louis University. He is a tenured Professor of Medicine, Interim Director of the Saint Louis University Cancer Center and the Rosalie Fusz Endowed Chair of Hematology. Dr. Freter is also the Director of the Fellowship Program in Hematology and Oncology. Dr. Freter received his MD and PhD in biochemistry at Washington University School of Medicine. He did his internship and residency training at Stanford University, and his fellowship in hematology/oncology at the National Cancer Institute at the NIH. Before coming to Saint Louis University in 2014, Dr. Freter was the Co-Director of the Ellis Fischel Cancer Center at the University of Missouri-Columbia, as well as the Director of the Division of Hematology and Oncology and the Fellowship Program in Hematology and Oncology. He is one of America’s Top Oncologists and for the last 4 years, been featured in St. Louis Magazine’s Annual Best Doctors of St. Louis issue. He is a member of the American College of Physicians, American Association of Cancer Research, American Society of Clinical Oncology, and American Society of Hematology. In 2014, Dr. Freter was honored at the annual Leukemia/Lymphoma Meeting in St. Louis for assistance in testimony in the passing or the oral chemotherapy parity bill in the state of Missouri. Dr. Freter’s areas of expertise in both clinical and research areas include breast cancer, malignant hematology, leukemia and lymphoma. He has two research laboratories at Saint Louis University engaged in anti-cancer research. Dr. Freter is the President and CEO of his own biotech start-up company, ONCOLYSIS, LLP. He has authored multiple book chapters and articles in peer reviewed journals. He has presented at many international and national conferences and has participated in NIH and industry sponsored research projects. Dr. Freter has received NIH funding on multiple research projects and funding from multiple other outside sources for conducting cancer research.
Research Interest
Breast cancer, Malignant hematology, Leukemia and lymphoma, Oncology, Biochemistry
Biography
Dr. Frederic Geissmann gained a medical degree in clinical haematology in 1996 and a PhD in Immunology in 1999, both from the University of Paris (France), and was a Post-doctoral Fellow of Dr Dan Littman in New York from 2000 to 2003. His research is focused on cellular and molecular mechanisms that control the differentiation, maintenance, and physiological functions of macrophages and monocytes and their roles in tissue homeostasis and disease processes. The Geissmann lab is now building on previous work to investigate mechanisms by which tissue macrophages may control tissue growth and metabolism and whether these same mechanisms play a role in cancer initiation and development. He is a recipient of a number of prestigious awards, including the European Young Investigator (Euryi) award, the European Research Council Investigator award and the Wellcome Trust Senior Investigator award.
Research Interest
Differentiation, maintenance, and physiological functions of macrophages and monocytes, Inflammation/inflammatory diseases, Developmental studies, lineage tracing, Genetics, and intra-vital microscopy