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Prof Vittorio Calabrese MD is a full Professor of Clinical Biochemistry School Of Medicine, University of Catania, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences. He is a member of the Editorial Board of several high peer reviewed journals including: Journal of Neuroscience Research;  Neurochem Research;  Antioxidant Redox Signaling; Journal Neurochemistry;  Free Radical Biology Medicine; Current Neurovascular Disorders. He has been reviewer of national projects (Italian MIUR), and foreign projects and a member of the ASN Commission (05/E1) of the Italian MIUR for 2013 and 2014. His research focuses on the role of free radicals and antioxidants in human disease, particularly Alzheimer's disease and other brain disorders; identifying the most important antioxidants in the human diet and in developing novel antioxidants has a critical bearing on treating human diseases and understanding how diet might cause or prevent them. Areas of his research interests includes role of Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial dysfunction in Ageing, Neurodegenerative disorders and Longevity; Proteomics and redox proteomics, Heat shock signal pathway Hormesis and Vitagenes in Neurodegeneration. The results of his researches have been reported in over 160 scientific papers published in international journals and widely cited (around 8500 total citations, around 5000 citations of the 10 most cited articles), for an HI value of 57 (ISI). He has deposited one patent (Nr. WO 2004/07883 A1 of  10.9.2004) for the use of curcumin and its derivatives in the treatment neurodegenerative disorders. Prof Calabrese may be contacted via email at calabres@unict.it

Maria Laura Ontario PhD molecular biology at the University of Catania, Catania, Italy, thesis on  Molecular Genetics, is current student in Bio-Molecular Chemistry at the University of Catania. She has spent a training period at Institute of Human Virology of Maryland, and attended many workshops. She is chief scientific officer and Health Department Director at Ontario S.r.l, (Health and Scientific Division, Research & Development Division); and Director for first aid management Trapani Airport, Airgest Spa, Director for first aid management Cagliari Airport Sogaer. She is also Manager of Medical Nursing and Management of Occupational Medicine and Biologist at Central laboratory Medicine, Polyclinic, University of Catania. Her research focuses on the role of free radicals and antioxidants in human disease, particularly neurodegenerative diseases. The results of her researches have been reported in 8 papers published in peer reviewed international journals. She has deposited one patent Nr. RM2011U000138 5/09/2011 for a medical device.