Prof. Dr. Mohamed F. R. Hassanien is currently working as a Professor of Biochemistry at Zagazig University (Egypt). Prof. Hassanien obtained his Ph.D. (Dr.rer.nat.) in Food Chemistry from Berlin University of Technology (Germany, 2004). As post-doctoral researcher, Prof. Hassanien continued his research in ranked universities in different countries such University of Helsinki (Finland), Max-Rubner Institute (Germany), Berlin University of Technology (Germany), and University of Maryland (USA). In 2010, he was invited to be visiting Professor (100% research) at King Saud University in Saudi Arabia. In 2012, he was invited to be visiting Professor (100% teaching) in School of Biomedicine, Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russian Federation. Prof. Hassanien published more than 250 papers, reviews in international peer-reviewed journals with high impact factor as well as several books and book chapters (recent h-index is 40). He was participated and invited speaker in several international conferences. Since 2003, Prof. Hassanien is a reviewer and editor in many highly-cited international journals.

Prof. Asaad Khalid, with over 20 years in academia and research, is a Professor at the Substance Abuse and Toxicology Research Unit, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia, since 2013. Previously, he was a Research Professor and Head of the Medical Biochemistry Research Unit at the Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research Institute, Sudan, and briefly a Professor at the National University for Medical and Technical Studies, Khartoum. He has mentored over 16 Ph.D. and 10 M.Sc. graduates and led a drug discovery research group. His anti-malarial research earned WHO recognition in 2009. With 240+ publications and an h-index of 31, he has received accolades like the AU-TWAS Young Scientists National Award (2011) and the PAMS Junior Gold Medal Award (2005). His research focuses on drug discovery from medicinal plants targeting diseases like malaria, diabetes, and tuberculosis, using enzyme inhibition methods and bioinformatics tools. Collaborating globally, his work impacts both science and society.