Bert Little, Ph.D., Professor of Health Management and Systems Sciences, School of Public Health and Information Sciences, University of Louisville has an extensive educational background in analytics (mathematics, statistics, databases and probability theory) and population health (human biology, genetics, medicine, public health), and is a formally trained physical/biological anthropologist with extensive experience working with populations outside the US.

Type 2 Diabetes, Interventional Cardiology, Health in Developing Countries, Population Health Research, Obesity, Child Growth, Lead (Pb) Exposure and Renal Failure

Dr. Xu is a professor in Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (UIC), Associate Director of UIC Key Lab -Laboratory for Health Promotion Mechanism of Medicinal Food and Folk Remedy, author of over 100 peer-reviewed papers. Dr. Xu received Ph.D in Chungnam National University, South Korea. He conducted postdoctoral research work in North Dakota State University, Purdue University, and Gerald P. Murphy Cancer Foundation during 2005-2009. Dr. Xu is serving as Associate Editor-in-Chief of Food Science and Human Wellness, an Editorial Board member of several international journals.

Health benefits (targeted at aging, cancers, obesity, and diabetes) assessment of phytochemicals from legumes, fruits, vegetables, traditional Chinese medicines through in vitro animal cell models. Cellular and molecular mechanisms of bioactive food components in disease prevention. Development of novel health promoting products.

XIA, Zhengyuan, MD, PhD, had served as a cardiovascular anesthetist for more than 10 years in China before he completed his Ph.D. study at the University of British Columbia (UBC), in Canada in 2004 and postdoctoral studies at UBC and University of Calgary in 2007. Dr. Xia started his independent research career as a Research Assistant Professor by September 2007 at The University of Hong Kong, Department of Anesthesiology. He is now Assistant Professor and Honorary Associate Professor and Deputy Director of Anesthesiology Research Laboratory of the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Hong Kong.

Reactive oxygen species signalling in diabetic cardiomyophathy Antioxidant treatments for myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury Pharmacological (anesthetic) preconditioning and postconditioning

Dr. Yurasek received his Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine from Midwest College of Oriental Medicine and his PhD from Guang Zhao University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He is Associate Professor at National University of Health Sciences, and past Chair of the Oriental Medicine Department, and Vice President of the World Federation of Acupuncture Societies (WFAS). He received his initial training from Drs. Yinlun Han and Diabetes Specialist Dr.Wang Yang, both 3rd generation practitioners from Shenyang, China. Dr. Yurasek has been in practice since 1985 and teaching since 1988. He has presented various research papers at 4 Annual Society of Acupuncture Research Meetings and 2 World Federation of Acupuncture Society Meetings.

acupuncture, herbal medicine