Dimitrios Adamis | Psychiatry | Research Excellence Award

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Prof. Dr. Dimitrios Adamis | Psychiatry | Research Excellence Award

HSE | Ireland

Dimitrios Adamis is a consultant psychiatrist and academic researcher with established expertise in adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and delirium. He completed doctoral training at University College Dublin and holds honorary professorial appointments at the University of Galway, the University of Limerick, and University College Dublin. His professional experience combines clinical psychiatry within public health systems with advanced academic research, particularly in outcome measurement and longitudinal data analysis. Research interests focus on adult ADHD, delirium, attention disorders, neuropsychiatric comorbidities, and the development and validation of clinical assessment tools. He has led and contributed to numerous national and international research projects and has authored 139 peer-reviewed scientific documents, accumulating 3,032 citations with an h-index of 30, reflecting sustained research impact. He developed the Adult ADHD Clinical Outcome Scale , a widely used tool for assessing treatment outcomes, and co-authored Ireland’s national “Model of Care for ADHD in Adults,” contributing directly to service development and health policy. His work on delirium has advanced understanding of its epidemiology, subtypes, and diagnostic challenges, particularly in older adults. Through editorial appointments, interdisciplinary collaborations, and evidence-based research, his contributions continue to influence psychiatric practice, clinical research standards, and mental health policy at national and international levels.

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Occupational stress in teachers in Ireland as Covid-19 pandemic persisted

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Junseop Shin | Neuroscience | Research Excellence Award

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Mr. Junseop Shin | Neuroscience | Research Excellence Award

School of Psychology, Korea University | South Korea

Junseop Shin is an undergraduate researcher in psychology and neuroscience at Korea University, where he is pursuing a B.S. in Psychology & Neuroscience and has been admitted to an integrated Bachelor’s–Master’s program in Social Neuroscience beginning in 2025. His academic training focuses on the neural mechanisms underlying social cognition, affect, and decision-making. He currently serves as a Research Assistant in the Social Decision Neuroscience Lab at Korea University, where he supports experimental design, data preprocessing, and neuroimaging analyses, applying fMRI methods using SPM and MATLAB to investigate social and cognitive processes. In parallel, he works as a Research Assistant in the Clinical Affective Neuroscience Lab at Yonsei University, contributing to a national research project examining shared and distinct pathophysiological mechanisms of depression and anxiety through machine-learning approaches. His responsibilities include drafting IRB protocols, preparing research proposals, and managing participant screening and behavioral data collection for studies on affective disorders and misophonia. Junseop has authored a peer-reviewed publication in NeuroImage and has presented his work at national and international conferences, including the Korean Society of Human Brain Mapping and the American Psychological Association. His research interests lie in social and affective neuroscience, self-related processing, psychiatric neurobiology, and computational approaches to mental health. Through interdisciplinary training and collaborative research, he aims to advance the understanding of brain-based mechanisms underlying social behavior and psychopathology.

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Neslihan Bal | Plant Pest Insects | Excellence in Research award

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Neslihan Bal | Plant Pest Insects | Excellence in Research award

Gazi University | Turkey

Dr. Neslihan Bal is a Doctor Faculty Member in the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Gazi University, Ankara. She completed her higher education in biology with a specialization in entomology and has developed strong expertise in insect morphology, taxonomy, and ultrastructural analysis. Her academic career is marked by extensive experience in teaching, research, and scientific publishing, particularly in the use of light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) for taxonomic and systematic studies of Coleoptera and Hemiptera. Dr. Bal has authored and co-authored numerous peer-reviewed articles published in internationally indexed journals, including SCI-Expanded journals, with several papers ranked in Q1 and Q2 quartiles. Her research interests focus on insect genital morphology, ultrastructure of reproductive organs, systematics and taxonomy of beetles, biodiversity, invasive species, and the impacts of climate change on insect distribution. She has contributed significantly to the description of new species, new records for the Turkish fauna, and comparative morphological analyses with taxonomic significance. Through national and international collaborations, she actively supports the advancement of entomological research. Dr. Bal’s scientific contributions have strengthened the understanding of insect diversity in Türkiye and surrounding regions, and she continues to play an important role in training young researchers and advancing microscopy-based biological research.

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Sozan Elabeid | Plant Pathology | Excellence in Crop Improvement

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 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sozan Elabeid | Plant Pathology | Excellence in Crop Improvement

Agricultural Research Center | Egypt

Sozan E. El-Abeid is a Senior Researcher in the Mycology and Disease Survey Research Department at the Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Egypt. She has developed her scientific career through progressive research positions at ARC, supported by international postdoctoral training at the Spanish National Research Council . With more than two decades of research experience, her work focuses on plant disease diagnosis, fungal taxonomy, and molecular identification of plant pathogens, contributing to improved diagnostic and management strategies. Her research interests include fungal endophytes, biological control agents, green and biogenic nanomaterials, nano-enabled delivery systems, and biosafety and environmental health in agriculture. She has authored over 30 peer-reviewed JCR-indexed scientific publications, achieving an h-index of 9 with 378 total citations, reflecting the impact of her research within the plant pathology and agricultural biotechnology fields. She has supervised postgraduate research, acted as a scientific reviewer for leading international journals, and participated in several national and international research projects addressing quarantine pathogens, regenerative agriculture, nanotechnology, and sustainable crop protection. Her research aims to advance environmentally safe and innovative approaches for integrated plant disease management, supporting sustainable and resilient agricultural production systems.

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San Nyunt Nan | Sustainable Agriculture | Research Excellence Award

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Ms. San Nyunt Nan | Sustainable Agriculture | Research Excellence Award

National Taiwan University | Taiwan

Nan San Nyunt is an agricultural professional from a farming community with a strong focus on climate-smart agriculture, crop modeling, and sustainable farming practices. She earned her M.Sc. in Global Agriculture Technology and Genomic Science from National Taiwan University, where she conducted research on climate change risk assessment and adaptation strategies for potato production in Myanmar using the DSSAT model. Her bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Science from Yezin Agricultural University involved experimental work on controlling root-knot nematodes in tomato crops. Nan has extensive experience working with NGOs and international organizations, leading farmer-centered initiatives, capacity-building programs, and agricultural innovation projects. She co-founded Taungthutada (TTTD), managing projects aimed at food security, women’s empowerment in agribusiness, and improving access to innovative agricultural services. Her roles include research assistant and teaching assistant at National Taiwan University, where she focuses on crop modeling, crop rotation simulations, and research manuscript preparation. She has presented her work at international conferences and published research on the impacts of climate change on potato production. Nan’s interests include crop modeling, agronomic research, climate adaptation strategies, and sustainable agricultural value chains. She has been recognized with the NTU-SEARCA Joint Scholarship for her academic and research excellence. Nan continues to bridge research and practice to advance climate-resilient agriculture.

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Gaurav Raturi | Sustainable Agriculture | Young Scientist Award

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Dr. Gaurav Raturi | Sustainable Agriculture | Young Scientist Award

Texas Tech University | United States

He has received several prestigious awards, including the travel award for the Anvi’o Workshop and ECR Symposium in Germany, the AMI Young Scientist Award (Agriculture Microbiology), the Best Poster Award at ICPR, the Swachhta Saarthi Fellowship, ICAR-NET, CSIR-UGC NET-JRF (AIR 66) and NET-LS (AIR 30), and the Uttarakhand SET. He serves on the editorial boards of BMC Plant Biology, Genome Editing in Plants, IJMB, Cellular Microbiology (Hindawi), and BioMed Research International, and has reviewed more than ten manuscripts for reputed journals such as Scientific Reports, JAR, PLOS One, and BNRC. He is an active member of AMI, ISSAG, ASHS, ASPB, YESS, and the South American Mycorrhizal Research Network. His Ph.D. work led to the discovery and characterization of silicate-solubilizing Enterobacter sp. LR6, whose 16S rRNA and whole-genome sequence have been deposited in NCBI. He has presented his work at numerous national and international conferences, including the IGCAST Symposium, Soy, ASPB Plant Biology, and ICPR, and has undergone training in genomics, membrane protein simulations, microbial fermentation, and water-quality monitoring. Overall, Dr. Gaurav Raturi is an accomplished early-career scientist contributing significantly to sustainable agriculture, microbial biotechnology, and plant–microbe symbiosis research.

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Joseph Ovwemuvwose | Plant Ecology | Research Excellence Award

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Mr. Joseph Ovwemuvwose | Plant Ecology | Research Excellence Award

Imperial College | United Kingdom

Dr. Joseph Ovwemuvwose is a Ph.D. candidate in next-generation global biogeochemical cycle modelling at Imperial College London (2022–2026), supervised by Prof. Ian C. Prentice and Dr. Heather Graven. He holds an MSc in Crop Improvement from the University of Nottingham and a BSc in Plant Biology and Biotechnology from the University of Benin. His research focuses on global carbon flux modelling, land-use change impacts, terrestrial biosphere models, and carbon cycle feedbacks under rising CO₂. He has developed algorithms in Python to classify global vegetation by carbon use, evaluated and compared multiple global models for land-use and CO₂ sensitivity, and is author of a manuscript (under review) on uncertainty in land carbon fluxes simulated by CMIP6 models. Beyond modelling, he has conducted experimental work on plant water uptake and carbon allocation using portable NMR during a post-graduate stint in Montpellier/IRD. His experience spans project coordination (including a pan-African modelling-training initiative), science communication (working with the Science Museum Group), and teaching at Imperial College. He has presented at multiple international conferences and secured funding for collaborative research. Recipient of a fully-funded Chevening MSc scholarship and a Shell Petroleum Development Company undergraduate scholarship, he combines strong academic credentials, interdisciplinary experience, and a passion for bridging science, education, and public engagement.

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Shiva Vaheb Hosseinabadi | Genetics and Bioinformatics | Young Scientist Award

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Ms. Shiva Vaheb Hosseinabadi | Genetics and Bioinformatics | Young Scientist Award

Zist Fanavari Novin biotechnology Institute | Iran

Dr. Shiva Vaheb Hosseinabadi is a molecular and cellular biologist and researcher currently serving as a molecular-techniques instructor and research supervisor at Zist Fanavari Novin Biotechnology Institute (since 2024). She earned her M.Sc. in Cellular and Molecular Sciences from Razi University (2019) and a B.Sc. in Molecular and Cellular Biology-Genetics from Islamic Azad University of Falavarjan. Her research and technical expertise span gene expression analysis, neurogenetics, cancer genomics, mutation analysis, next-generation sequencing (NGS), and bioinformatics. She has contributed to over a dozen peer-reviewed research articles — including studies on microRNA regulation in Parkinson’s disease models, co-frameshift mutations in acute myeloid leukemia, neurotoxicity attenuation via miR-361-5p, and exploration of lncRNA–miRNA networks in various cancers — with total publications exceeding 15 and cumulative citations in the low hundreds [exact citation count varies by database]. Dr. Hosseinabadi is proficient in molecular lab techniques (PCR/qPCR, cell culture, NGS), data analysis (R, Python, SPSS), and bioinformatics workflows. Her dual role as scientist and educator allows her to translate cutting-edge genetic research into practical training and application, contributing to advances in personalized medicine, neurogenetics, cancer biomarker discovery, and genomic diagnostics. Her ongoing work, including a 2025 book on cancer diagnostics and drug-resistance, underscores her commitment to bridging research and clinical translation.

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Hosseinabadi, S. V., Tahamtan, H., Esfahani, M. M., Ghaedi-Heidari, R., Hashemi, M. S., Peymani, M., Sisakhtnezhad, S., Fahimi, H., & Ghaedi, K. (2025). Upregulation of miR-361-5p attenuates MPP+-induced neurotoxicity in dopaminergic SH-SY5Y cells as a Parkinson’s disease model. Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Roshani, H. R., Nasiri, A., Sattari, A., Rasaei, S., Karimian, P., Jannesari, F., … Hosseinabadi, S. V., & Azadeh, M. (2025). Uncovering an ADH1C–lncRNA regulatory axis linking alcohol metabolism to diagnostic potential in colorectal, breast, and gastric cancers.

Ghasroldasht, M. M., Hosseinabadi, S. V., Ebrahimi Askari, R., & Lotfalipour, R. (2025). Novel co-frameshift mutations in N- and C-terminal regions of CEBPA in acute myeloid leukemia: A case report. Cancer Genetics.

Esfahani, M. M., Mostashfi, M., Hosseinabadi, S. V., Hashemi, M. S., Peymani, M., & Nasr-Esfahani, M. H., et al. (2024). Unveiling the regulatory role of miR-101-3p on ZNF746 in a Parkinson’s disease cell model: Implications for therapeutic targeting. Neuroscience Research.

Mansoureh Azadeh | Genetics and Bioinformatics | Excellence in Research award

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Prof. Dr. Mansoureh Azadeh | Genetics and Bioinformatics | Excellence in Research award

Zist Fanavari Novin Biotechnology Institute | Iran

Dr. Mansoureh Azadeh Jouneghani is a seasoned molecular and cellular biologist, currently CEO of PreventiGene — a startup she launched in 2023 to promote cancer prevention through advanced genetic testing. With a Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Biology, she also founded and leads Zist Fanavari Novin Biotechnology Institute since 2011, and has taught at the university level for 20 semesters at Azad University. Over her career she has led and managed substantial research initiatives in cancer genomics, drug-resistance mechanisms in cancer (especially breast cancer), genomic biomarkers for multiple sclerosis and cardiovascular disease, athlete genomics for performance and injury prevention, and personalized medicine. She is proficient in gene expression analysis, RNA sequencing, CRISPR, bioinformatics, and high-throughput data analytics, and has supervised training in numerous molecular-biology lab techniques (PCR, qRT-PCR, ELISA, cell culture, Western blot). Her research output includes over 100 publications, covering peer-reviewed articles, conference papers, and laboratory-technique handbooks; her work has contributed significantly to genomic medicine and translational biotechnology. As a leader and educator she bridges academia, industry, and clinical research — advancing personalized medicine, improving genomic diagnostics, and fostering vocational biotech education. Her dedication continues to contribute to better health outcomes, scientific innovation, and capacity-building in biotechnology.

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Azadeh, M., Salehzadeh, A., Ghaedi, K., & Talesh Sasani, S. (2022). NEAT1 can be a diagnostic biomarker in breast cancer and gastric cancer patients by targeting XIST, hsa-miR-612, and MTRNR2L8: Integrated RNA targetome… Genes and Environment.

Fattahi Dolatabadi, N., Dehghani, A., Shahand, E., Yazdanshenas, M., et al. (2020). The interaction between MALAT1 target, miR-143-3p, and RALGAPA2 is affected by functional SNP rs3827693 in breast cancer.

Adami, B., Tabatabaeian, H., Ghaedi, K., Talebi, A., Azadeh, M., & Dehdashtian, E. (2019). miR-146a is deregulated in gastric cancer. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics.

Assad Samani, L., Javadirad, S. M., Parsafar, S., Tabatabaeian, H., Ghaedi, K., et al. (2019). TP53 rs1625895 is related to breast cancer incidence and early death in Iranian population. Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry.

Dehghan, Z., Sadeghi, S., Tabatabaeian, H., Ghaedi, K., Azadeh, M., Fazilati, M., et al. (2017). *ESR1 single nucleotide polymorphism rs1062577 (c.3804T>A) alters the susceptibility of breast cancer risk in Iranian population. Gene.

Jelena Zagorska | Sustainable Agriculture | Research Excellence Award

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Dr. Jelena Zagorska | Sustainable Agriculture | Research Excellence Award

Latvia university of Life Sciences and Technologies | Latvia

Dr. Jelena Zagorska is a Dr.sc.ing. and Associate Professor at the Latvia University of Life Science and Technology (LBTU), where she has served as a leading researcher since 2016, following previous roles as Assistant Professor and Lecturer. She holds a Doctoral degree in Engineering Sciences (Food Science), a Master’s degree in Sociology, and a Bachelor’s degree in Food Science from Latvia University of Agriculture. Her research focuses on dairy science, plant-based functional foods, sustainable food biotechnology, valorization of by-products, fermentation technologies, and lactobionic acid applications. Dr. Zagorska has led multiple national and international research initiatives, including projects funded by the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the Ministry of Agriculture of Latvia, and Norwegian collaborations promoting innovative food solutions. She has published more than 40 peer-reviewed articles indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, and international journals, along with a patent related to legume flour applications in sausage production. Her scholarly impact includes a Google Scholar h-index of 13, Scopus h-index of 8. She contributes to the scientific community as a reviewer and invited editor for journals such as Rural Sustainability Research and Dairy. Dr. Zagorska remains dedicated to advancing sustainable food systems through innovative research and academic leadership.

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Illarionova, V., Ciprovica, I., Kruma, Z., Tomsone, L., Feldmane, J., & Zagorska, J. (2025). Impact of fermentation patterns on functional properties of legume-based spreads.

Tlevlessova, D., Ospanov, A., Zagorska, J., Makeeva, R., Nurmukhanbetova, D., & Mambeshova, A. (2024). Development of curd for children from sheep milk with berries: Improvement of nutritional and functional properties. Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies.

Zagorska, J., Ruska, D., Radenkovs, V., Juhnevica-Radenkova, K., Kince, T., Galoburda, R., & Gramatina, I. (2024). The impact of biotechnologically produced lactobionic acid on laying hens’ productivity and egg quality during early laying period. Animals.

Rakhmatulina, A., Dikhanbayeva, F., Tlevlessova, D., Zagorska, J., Aralbayev, N., Majore, K., & Yessenova, A. (2024). Advancements in camel milk drying technology: A comprehensive review of methods, chemical composition, and nutritional preservation. Dairy.

Riekstiņa-Dolģe, R., & Zagorska, J. (2022). Siera tirdzniecības nosaukums un tā interpretācija: Tilzītes pret Krievijas. Akadēmiskā Dzīve,