Prof. Xueli Chen, Xi' dian University, ChinaXueli Chen, Professor of Xidian University, Director of Biomedical-photonics & Molecular Imaging Lab, Director of Advanced Diagnostic-Therapy Technology and Equipment Key Laboratory of Higher Education Institutions in Shaanxi Province, Director of Xi’an Key Laboratory of Intelligent Sensing and Regulation of trans-Scale Life Information. Chen joined Xidian University in 2012 as Assistant Professor in School of Life Science and Technology, promoted to Associate Professor in 2014 and Full Professor in 2017. During 2015 to 2017, he worked as a research postdoctoral fellow at Purdue University (Ji-Xin Cheng\'s group) on stimulated Raman scattering microscopy. Chen and his team have been constantly at the most forefront of multiscale biomedical photonics imaging in innovation, application, and clinical translation. Professor Chen has co-led the development of Cerenkov luminescence endoscope and further explored the application in early detection of clinical gastrointestinal tumors. Professor Chen has also developed the stimulated Raman projection tomography technology which can perform the volumetric imaging of single cells in a label-free manner. Professor Chen has served as the member of SPIE, OSA, IEEE (senior member), Vice president of Shaanxi Society of Biomedical Engineering. |
Prof. Muhammad Zubair Iqbal,Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, ChinaProfessor Iqbal currently serves as the Deputy Director of the Zhejiang-Mauritius Joint Research Center for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, as well as the Vice President of the Pakistan Materials Science Society. He is a professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, and he is a key academic member of the Institute of Intelligent Biomaterials within the same school. Professor Iqbal has been awarded the title of "Zhejiang Province Overseas High-Level Talent" and the "West Lake Friendship Award" in 2022. He was warmly received by the main leaders of Zhejiang Province during the award ceremony. In August 2023, he was granted the Permanent Residence ID for Foreigners in the People's Republic of China. Professor Iqbal is primarily dedicated to developing biocompatible nanomaterials for cancer diagnosis, drug delivery, and therapeutic applications. He has also conducted extensive research on biomaterials, optical materials, and magnetic materials, particularly focusing on nanoparticles, nanocomposites, and core-shell hybrid materials. He has published over 140 academic papers in internationally renowned journals such as ACS Nano and the Journal of Controlled Release, and he has applied for or been granted multiple international or Chinese innovation patents. Additionally, he has been invited to give keynote speeches at over 50 international conferences. Professor Iqbal has led several projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation and key R&D programs of Zhejiang Province. |