13^th International Conference on
Dementia and Alzheimers Disease

Dr. Rajendra D. Badgaiyan, MD, is a psychiatrist and cognitive neuroscientist. He is Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Richmond University Medical Center, and Professor of Psychiatry at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. He received formal training in psychiatry, psychology, cognitive neuroscience, molecular imaging and neuroimaging. He was awarded the prestigious BK Anand National Research Prize in India and Solomon Award of Harvard Medical School.

His research is focused on the study of neural and neurochemical mechanisms that control human brain functions. He developed the single scan dynamic molecular imaging technique (SDMIT) to detect, map, and measure neurotransmitters released acutely in the human brain during task performance. This technique is now used in laboratories all over the world. Using this technique, he studies dopaminergic control of human cognition and behavior. He is also interested in learning the nature of dysregulated dopamine neurotransmission in psychiatric and neuropsychiatric conditions. His research is funded by NIMH, NINDS, VA, and various foundations. Previously he served in the faculty of Harvard Medical School, SUNY Buffalo and University of Minnesota. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Abdul Qayyum Rana is a world renowned Canadian neurologist who specializes in Parkinsons disease and Movement Disorders. After his neurology residency training, he completed a fellowship in Parkinsons disease and Movement disorders from the University of Ottawa, Canada. Dr. Rana is currently the Director of Parkinsons Clinic of Eastern Toronto and Movement Disorders Centre in Toronto, Canada. Dr. Rana is the founder and former editor-in-chief of the Journal of Parkinsonism and Restless Legs Syndrome, published by Dove Press. Dr. Rana is also the founder of the World Parkinsons Program, a global organization dedicated to improving lives of those with Parkinsons disease. He has published extensively in the field of Neurology, Parkinsons disease and Movement disorders. Dr. Rana has been an invited speaker on Parkinsons disease and has conducted seminars on Parkinsons disease at international levels. Dr. Rana has been honoured with the Wayne Hening Award for his research on association on Parkinsons disease and RLS. Beside his BSc, MD, and FRCPC from the Royal College of Physicians of Canada, Dr. Rana has also been awarded an honorary FRCP of the Royal College of Physicians. He is listed in WHO IS WHO in the world and in the Leading Physicians of the World. He is the author of a series of educational brochures about Parkinsons disease which have been translated in more than 20 languages and are used in more than 50 countries around the world

Parkinsons Disease and Movement Disorders

Dr Martins completed his undergraduate Science degree at the University of Western Australia in 1984, then completing a MSc in Clinical Biochemistry in 1986. In 1987 he commenced a Ph D studying the role of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) in diabetes (Hackett Scholarship). In 1993 he was awarded a Saw fellowship from the University of Western Australia to conduct studies relating to the metabolism of chylomicrons and their remnants and the influence of size and composition on their clearance from blood and its importance to atherosclerosis. The publications between 1988-2000 have shown that Dr Martins has made a valuable and solid contribution to the field of atherosclerosis and heart disease. His work has concentrated on understanding the role of dietary cholesterol rich particles and the subsequent clearance and metabolism from the blood plasma and their potential risk for the development of heart disease. These research studies have shown that the type of dietary fat and increased consumption are important risk factors for heart disease.

Anti-Aging, Global Health and Chronic Disease

Ahed Jumah Alkhatib is working in Department of Forensic Sciences and Toxicology under Faculty of Medicine in Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan.

Cancer research, Neuroscience research, Microbiology research, pharmacy, setting new medical hypothesis