![Professor (Emeritus), Former Head of Department of Molecular Biology, Hebrew University- Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel , Member of the Board of Governors and Executive Council of the Hebrew University, President of the Israel Society of Biochemistry ( 1978-1980) , Advisor to the Prime minister of the State of Israel in Biotechnology ( Contracts with Germany).Organized several International Scientific Meetings: New York Academy of Sciences, Gordon Conferences, 13 FEBS Meeting etc. Published more than 200 scientific papers, wrote or edited 9 books and 3 patents Topics of research: Polyamines and cancer.](https://www.polyaminesfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/Bachrach-Uriel.jpg)
Uriel Bachrach
urielb@ekmd.huji.ac.il
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Jacques-Philippe Moulinoux
jmoulinoux@me.com
![Cyrus J. Bacchi, Ph.D Current Position: Professor Emeritus, Pace University, Departments of Biological Sciences and Haskins Laboratory Former Positons: Professor of Biological Sciences, Pace University, 1979-2007 Director Haskins Laboratory of Pace University, 1977-2007 Fields of Interest: Metabolism of polyamines in African Trypanosomes, including synthesis, function and mechanism of action of antipolyamine analogs. - Discovery and Development of antipolyamine agents, including DL-alpha-difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) also known as eflornithine, ornidyl, mechanism of action of DFMO.](https://www.polyaminesfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/Bacchi-Cyrus.jpg)
Cyrus Bacchi
cbacchi@pace.edu
![Donatella Serafini Fracassini Full professor in Botany Retired Afference: Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali, Università di Bologna, Via Irnerio 42, 40126 Bologna (Italy) Field of research in polyamines: plants, transglutaminases.](https://www.polyaminesfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/Serafini-Fracassi-Donatella.jpg)
Donatella Serafini Fracassi
donatella.serafini@unibo.it
![Thomas A. Gerwin Professor and Chairman, Department of Physiology , University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN (1989- 2004) ; Vice Chancellor for Research (2004-2010); Distinguished Professor Emeritus (2016- present). Primary interest: Role of polyamines in the regulation of the growth of the gastrointestinal mucosa. Studies focused on cell proliferation, cell migration, apoptosis and injury repair. Honors: Fellow of the American Physiological Society; Two NIH MERIT Awards; Chair Physiology Test Committee, National Board of Medical Examiners; Honorary Member Polish Physiological Society; Doctor of Medicine, Honoris Causa, Jagiellonian University, Copernicus Medical School, Cracow; Horace W. Davenport Distinguished Lectureship of the American Physiological Society; R.D. McKenna Memorial Lectureship, Canadian Association of Gastroenterology; John H. Walsh Memorial Lectureship, UCLA College of Medicine, Morton I. Grossman Award and Lecturer, American Gastroenterological Association.](https://www.polyaminesfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/Leonard-Johnson.jpg)
Johnson Leonard Rusty
ljohns28@uthsc.edu
![Lo Persson Professor in Molecular and Cellular Physiology Department of Experimental Medical Science Lund University, Sweden Research interests: polyamines in cancer and parasitic diseases; cellular polyamine homeostasis](https://www.polyaminesfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/Persson-Lo.jpg)
Lo Persson
Lo.Persson@med.lu.se
![Olle Heby Affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden Position: Emeritus Professor Specific fields of interest in polyamines: Cell cycle, embryonic development, tumor cell differentiation, cancer, parasitic protozoa](https://www.polyaminesfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/Heby-Olle.jpg)
Olle Heby
olle.heby@umu.se
![Affiliation: Temple University Position: Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Professor Lewis Katz School of Medicine Member Fox Chase Cancer Institute Director of Proteomics/Metabolomics I am a biochemist who specializes in metabolomics and proteomics studies, with over 25 years of experience in identifying novel polyamine based molecular transducers as biomarkers and therapeutic targets. Although I have been involved in several projects, my focus has always been on “omics.](https://www.polyaminesfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/Salim-Merali.jpg)
Salim Merali
smerali@temple.edu
![Kazuei Igarashi Affiliation: President, Amine Pharma Research Institute, 1-8-5 Inohana, Chou-ku, Chiba, Japan 260-0858 Research interest: Role of polyamines on cell proliferation & Relationship between senility and acrolein produced from polyamines Honors: 2006. The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Award 2017. Minister Prize of Education,Culture,Sports, Science and Technology of Japan 2017. Who's Who in the World: Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award](https://www.polyaminesfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/Igarashi-Kazuei.jpg)
Kazuei Igarashi
iga16077@faculty.chiba-u.jp
![Heather is the Professor of Biochemical Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Aberdeen and Head of Industrial Liaison for the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition. Her research interests are in the role of polyamines in cancer and mechanisms of carcinogenicity and cell death associated particularly with anticancer drugs and potential chemopreventative agents. She is currently President of EUROTOX and is a past President of the British Toxicology Society. Heather is a European Registered Toxicologist (ERT) and is a member of the UK Register of Toxicologists. She is Editor-in-Chief of Toxicology Research. Heather is a Past Chair of the Gordon Research Conference on Polyamines and has organised, attended and spoken at scientific meetings around the world.](https://www.polyaminesfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/Wallace-Heather.jpg)
Heather Wallace
h.m.wallace@abdn.ac.uk
![Dr. Autar Mattoo is an ST Level senior scientist with the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture with over 40 years’ research experience. Innovative Research Leader (Department Head) for 16 years - led the ARS’s biotechnology flagship ‘Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory’ for nine years, and seven years the Vegetable Laboratory, both at Beltsville, Maryland. Leads multinational, multidisciplinary research programs in nutrition-empowered crops, photosynthesis and extreme climates, translational research & future sustainable agriculture. His interest in research on Polyamines relates to Molecular Aspects, Signaling, and Development of New Crops with Inbuilt Resistance to Different Abiotic Stresses. Dr. Mattoo is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2018); Member of the USDA’s Executive Resources Board (ERB) (2010-2017); USDA’s Senior Scientist of the Year Honor (1998), Agricultural Research Service’s Distinguished Research Scientist Award (1999), USDA’s Secretary’s Honor Awards for Personal and Professional Excellence (1999) and “People Making a Difference” (1999); Gold Medalist : Postdoctoral Research (1976) and M.Sc. Graduation (1965) Awards.](https://www.polyaminesfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/Mattoo-Autar.jpg)
Autar Mattoo
Autar.Mattoo@ARS.USDA.GOV
Pat Woster
woster@musc.edu
Leah Vardy
leah.vardy@sris.a-star.edu.sg