Stefano Marullo | Advanced Photonic Sensors | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Stefano Marullo | Advanced Photonic Sensors | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Stefano Marullo | Institut Cochin | France

Stefano Marullo, MD, PhD, is an Italian-born physician-scientist recognized for his influential contributions to molecular pharmacology, receptor biology, and innate immunity. Trained in medicine and biochemistry at Université Paris Diderot, he developed a distinguished career spanning clinical practice, fundamental research, academic leadership, and biotechnology innovation. After early roles in internal medicine, hematology, and immuno-hematology within the Paris hospital system, he advanced through prominent research positions at Institut Pasteur and Institut Cochin, where he led pioneering work on receptor signaling, G-protein–coupled receptor regulation, and molecular scaffolding proteins. His career includes international research experience at the University of California, San Francisco, and long-standing service as Principal Investigator and Research Director within INSERM, where he also contributed extensively to academic governance as Vice-Director of a major PhD program and later as Vice-President for Research at Université Paris Descartes. He currently serves as Chief Scientific Officer of ALLSPIM, a pharmaceutical startup developing novel compounds targeting innate immunity homeostasis, while holding the title of Emeritus Research Director at INSERM. Author of more than eighty original research articles in high-impact journals, along with numerous reviews and book chapters, he has earned broad recognition, substantial citation impact, and multiple competitive fellowships and awards reflecting his sustained scientific leadership.

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Featured Publications

1. Marullo, S., & Remi, C. (2024). Awakening the thymus to cure SARS-CoV-2 infection: A matter of genes.

2. Da Silva, E., Scott, M. G. H., Enslen, H., & Marullo, S. (2023). Control of CCR5 cell-surface targeting by the PRAF2 gatekeeper.

3. Da Silva, E., Scott, M. G. H., Enslen, H., & Marullo, S. (2023). Control of CCR5 cell surface targeting by the PRAF2 gatekeeper [Preprint].

4. Marullo, S. (2022). Pharmacological chaperone-rescued cystic fibrosis CFTR-F508del mutant overcomes PRAF2-gated access to endoplasmic reticulum exit sites.

5. Chevalier, B., Baatallah, N., Najm, M., Castanier, S., Jung, V., Pranke, I., Golec, A., Stoven, V., Marullo, S., Antigny, F., et al. (2022). Differential CFTR-interactome proximity labeling procedures identify enrichment in multiple SLC transporters.

Yasser El-Sharkawy | Light-Matter Interactions | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Yasser El-Sharkawy | Light-Matter Interactions | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Dr. Yasser El-Sharkawy | Military technical college | Egypt

Prof. Yasser H. El-Sharkawy is a distinguished professor of optoelectronics and biomedical engineering whose career spans more than three decades of impactful academic, research, and industrial contributions. As Chairman of the Scientific Council at the Military Technical College in Cairo, he leads research strategy and governance in optical systems, biomedical imaging, medical diagnostics, hyperspectral imaging, photoacoustic spectroscopy, and laser-based technologies. His work is widely recognized for bridging scientific innovation with real-world applications, particularly in advanced medical diagnostics and explosive detection. Prof. El-Sharkawy serves as an editor for the Journal of Engineering Science and Military Technologies and the Military Medicine Journal while mentoring numerous postgraduate researchers across interdisciplinary fields. His scholarly achievements include an h-index of 16, along with 956 total citations and 43 documents reflected in his i10-index, which collectively demonstrate the strong academic influence and sustained impact of his research. A respected leader in optoelectronics, he continues to drive advancements in imaging and photonic technologies while contributing actively to scientific development and professional training within the region and beyond.

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Featured Publications

Aboughaleb, I. H., Aref, M. H., & El-Sharkawy, Y. H. (2020). Hyperspectral imaging for diagnosis and detection of ex-vivo breast cancer. Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, 31, 101922.

Aref, M. H. F., Sharawi, A. A. R., & El-Sharkawy, Y. H. (2021).Delineation of the arm blood vessels utilizing hyperspectral imaging to assist with phlebotomy for exploiting the cutaneous tissue oxygen concentration. Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, 33, 102190.

El-Sharkawy, Y. H., & Elbasuney, S. (2019).Hyperspectral imaging: A new prospective for remote recognition of explosive materials. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 13, 31–38.

Aref, M. H., Aboughaleb, I. H., & El-Sharkawy, Y. H. (2020).Tissue characterization utilizing hyperspectral imaging for liver thermal ablation. Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, 31, 101899.

Darwiesh, M., El-Sherif, A. F., Ayoub, H. S., El-Sharkawy, Y. H., Hassan, M. F., … (2018).Hyperspectral laser imaging of underwater targets. Journal of Optics, 47(4), 553–560.

El-Sharkawy, Y. H., & Elbasuney, S. (2017).Novel laser induced photoacoustic spectroscopy for instantaneous trace detection of explosive materials. Forensic Science International, 277, 215–222.

El-Sharkawy, Y. H., Badr, Y., Gadallah, M., & El-Sherif, A. F. (2006).Diagnostic of human teeth using photoacoustic response. Lasers in Dentistry XII, 6137, 613701.