Ehsan Khedre | Biology and Life Sciences | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Ehsan Khedre | Biology and Life Sciences | Best Researcher Award

Egyptian Drug Authority Pyramids Branch | Egypt

Dr. Ehsan Khedre is a pharmaceutical biochemistry researcher whose work spans natural product pharmacology, nanotechnology, oxidative stress, and metabolic disease. After earning her B.Pharm (Ain-Shams University, Egypt, 2004), she completed an M.Sc. in Biochemistry (Zagazig University, 2011) and a Ph.D. (Al-Azhar University, 2018) on estrogenic effects of quercetin and its nanoparticles. She has held roles at Egypt’s National Organization for Drug Control & Research (NODCAR / EDA), advancing from drug control specialist to quality manager and researcher in biochemical laboratories. Her publication record (to date > 9 peer-reviewed articles) includes studies on hepatic fibrosis, nanocarrier enhancement of phytochemicals, metabolic syndrome models, and nanoparticle biodistribution. Her citation metrics h-index of 5, total documents 7, total citations 170 reflect her growing impact in pharmacology and toxicology. Her research interests include antioxidant and anti-inflammatory natural compounds, nanoparticle delivery systems, biochemical mechanisms of organ injury, and translational approaches to metabolic and hepatic diseases. She has also contributed by serving as reviewer for journals, receiving training in quality systems (ISO 9001 / ISO 17025), scientific writing, bioinformatics, and innovation, and participating in workshops on research skills. In sum, Dr. Khedre combines deep domain expertise, laboratory leadership, and interdisciplinary scholarship to advance discovery and application of therapeutics.

Profiles : Orcid | Scopus

Featured Publications

Fayed, E. A., El-Sebaey, S. A., Ebrahim, M. A., Abu-Elfotuh, K., El-Sayed Mansour, R., Mohamed, E. K., Hamdan, A. M. E., Al-subaie, F. T., Albalawi, G. S., Albalawi, T. M., et al. (2025). Discovery of novel bicyclic and tricyclic cyclohepta[b]thiophene derivatives as multipotent AChE and BChE inhibitors, in-vivo and in-vitro assays, ADMET and molecular docking simulation. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 117201.

Abu-Elfotuh, K., Kamel, G. A. M., Najm, M. A. A., Hamdan, A. M. E., Koullah, M. T., Fahmy, R. K. E., Aboelsoud, H. A., Alghusn, M. A., Albalawi, B. R., Atwa, A. M., et al. (2025). Modulating multiple molecular trajectories by nutraceuticals and/or physical activity in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-like behaviors in rat pups. Journal of NeuroImmune Pharmacology.

Oudah, K. H., Najm, M. A. A., Ramsis, T. M., Ebrahim, M. A., Gohar, N. A., Abu-Elfotuh, K., Mohamed, E. K., Hamdan, A. M. E., Hamdan, A. M., Almotairi, R., et al. (2025). Unlocking therapeutic potential of novel thieno-oxazepine hybrids as multi-target inhibitors of AChE/BChE and evaluation against Alzheimer’s disease: In vivo, in vitro, histopathological, and docking studies. Pharmaceuticals, 18(8), 1214.

Nazeam, J. A., Black, I., Mulamoottil, V. A., Selim, N. M., El Shiekh, R. A., Abu-Elfotuh, K., Hamdan, A. M. E., Gowifel, A. M. H., Hafez, S. M., Mohamed, E. K., et al. (2025). Okra seed polysaccharides mitigate neuroinflammation and cognitive impairment via modulation of Nrf2/HO-1, HMGB1/RAGE/TLR4/NF-κB, NLRP3/Caspase-1, JAK-2/STAT-3, AMPK/SIRT1/m-TOR, PI3K/AKT/CREB/BDNF/TrkB and PERK/CHOP/Bcl-2 axes. International Immunopharmacology, 114110.

Mohamed, E. K., Fathy, M. M., Sadek, N. A., & Eldosoki, D. E. (2024). The effects of rutin coat on the biodistribution and toxicities of iron oxide nanoparticles in rats. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 26(3), 49.

Giulia Mauri | Medicine and Health Sciences | Young Researcher Award

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Dr. Giulia Mauri | Medicine and Health Sciences | Young Researcher Award

Istituto Clinico Humanitas | Italy

Dr. Giulia Mauri is an accomplished general surgery resident in her fourth year at a leading research hospital in Milan. After earning her Medical Degree cum laude from Università degli Studi di Pavia in 2018, with Erasmus studies in Finland and France, she completed the Italian Board MD exam in 2019. Her training spans across multiple domains: general and HPB (hepato-pancreato-biliary) surgery, pancreatic surgery, upper GI, colorectal, transplant surgery, emergency & trauma, endoscopy, ultrasound, otolaryngology, and interventional radiology. She has also engaged in physician roles in intensive and sub-intensive care, as well as emergency medicine, including service during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her research output includes multiple multicenter cohort studies, technical manuscripts on surgical techniques such as anatomical segmentectomies, assessments of frailty in open abdomen surgery, and studies in gallbladder drainage methods in fragile patients. Awards include competitive fellowships (e.g. Rita Levi Montalcini), merit-based residencies, and other academic fellowships. Her research interests lie in surgical innovation, patient frailty, outcomes in emergency and trauma surgery, hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, and minimally invasive / robotic techniques. Her publication record comprises 7 documents, with 12 total citations and an h-index of 3. She aims to further contribute to evidence-based surgery, mentoring, and global surgical care.

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Featured Publications

Bunino, F. M., Zulian, D., Famularo, S., Persichetti, G. W. L., Mauri, G., & Del Fabbro, D. (2025). Open abdomen versus primary closure in nontrauma patients: A weighted analysis of a single-center experience. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery.

Procopio, F., Galvanin, J., Mauri, G., Famularo, S., Pedicini, V., Milana, F., Costa, G., & Torzilli, G. (2025). Predictive model of intrahepatic collateral vessels among hepatic veins in patients with liver tumors involving the caval confluence. Surgery.

Torzilli, G., Galvanin, J., Mauri, G., Costa, G., Branciforte, B., Milana, F., Palmisano, A., & Procopio, F. (2025). Sliced liver hepatectomy: A new type of scaffold-sparing hepatectomy for multiple bilobar colorectal liver metastases. Surgical Oncology.

Kaplan, L. J., Martinez-Casas, I., Mohseni, S., Cimino, M., Kurihara, H., Lee, M. J., Bass, G. A., Dogjani, A., Subashi, K., Doci, K., & Mauri, G. (2025). Small bowel obstruction outcomes according to compliance with the World Society of Emergency Surgery Bologna guidelines. British Journal of Surgery.

Bunino, F., Marrano, E., Carbone, F., Mauri, G., Ceolin, M., Penazzi, R., Zucchini, N., Biloslavo, A., & Kurihara, H. (2024). Clinical Frailty Score is a good predictor of postoperative mortality in patients undergoing open abdomen surgery: A multicenter retrospective cohort study. Minerva Surgery.