CMMH 2026

Thomas Böldicke

Senior Scientist, Helmholtz Center for Infection Research, Germany.

Research field: Biotechnology, Monoclonal Antibodies,Molecular Cloning, Genetic Engineering, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Immunoassay, Cell Culture, Cloning, ELISA.

Dr. Thomas Böldicke received his PhD 1982 at the Max-Planck-Institut of Molecular Genetics, Berlin. He started his carrier as post doc at the German Research Centre for Biotechnology (GBF, Braunschweig, Germany) in the Department of Genetics and Cell Biology by John Collins. Now he is senior scientist at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI, former GBF) and project leader intrabodies. He developed recombinant antibodies against tumor antigens, particularly against tumour angiogenesis, rhabdyomyosarcoma and recently against TLR2 and TLR9 in pancreatic cancer. He edited two books: "Protein Targeting Compounds" with Springer (2016) and "Antibody Engineering" with IntechOpen (2017). He has published dozends papers on many international journals. Over 10 years he gave lectures at the Technical University in Braunschweig about immunology, cancer development and immunotherapies. He is in the editorial board of the journal Antibodies as academic editor, Frontiers in Immunology and Frontiers in Oncology.

Ram Bilas Pachori

Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India.

Research field: Signal and Image Processing; Biomedical Signal Processing; Non-stationary Signal Processing; Speech Signal Processing; Brain-Computer Interface; Machine Learning; AI and IoT in Healthcare.

Ram Bilas Pachori received B.E. degree with honours in Electronics and Communication Engineering from RGPV, Bhopal, India, in 2001, M.Tech. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kanpur, India, in 2003 and 2008, respectively. Before joining IIT Indore, India, he was Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Charles Delaunay Institute, UTT, France (2007-2008) and Assistant Professor at Communication Research Center, IIIT Hyderabad, India (2008-2009). He was Assistant Professor (2009-2013), Associate Professor (2013-2017), and Professor (2017-2023) at Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Indore, where he has been Professor (HAG) since 2023. He was Visiting Professor at University of Calabria, Rende, Italy, in July 2023; University of Malta, Malta, from June 2023 to July 2023; Free University of Berlin, Germany, from July 2022 to September 2022; Taylor's University, Malaysia, from 2018 to 2019. Previously, he was Visiting Scholar at Ulster University, Londonderry, UK, in December 2014. His research interests include signal and image processing, biomedical signal processing, non-stationary signal processing, speech signal processing, brain-computer interface, machine learning, and AI and IoT in healthcare. He has more than 365 publications which include journal articles, conference papers, books, and book chapters with approximately 19000 citations as per Google Scholar (March 2025). He is Fellow of IEEE, IET, IETE, and IEI. He was Associate Editor of IEEE TNSRE (2021-2024). Currently, he is Associate Editor of Electronics Letters, IEEE OJEMB, Computers and Electrical Engineering, and BSPC. He is also serving as Handling Editor of Signal Processing and Editor of IETE Technical Review journal.

Oon Chern Ein

Associate Professor, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia.

Research field: Molecular Oncology; Sirtuin; Notch Signalling; Tumour Angiogenesis; Drug Discovery, Cancer-Targeted Therapies; Bioengineering Solutions.

Associate Professor Dr. Oon Chern Ein is dedicated to advancing innovative cancer therapies. She earned her BSc (First Class Hons) in Biotechnology from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and pursued her DPhil in Medical Oncology at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Following this, she trained as a postdoctoral fellow at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. She has served as a lecturer at Universiti Sains Malaysia since 2013. Chern’s work in molecular therapeutics has earned her numerous prestigious awards, including the L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science National Fellowship (2015), the Women of the Future Awards (South East Asia), and the Malaysian National Young Scientist Award (2018). She was further recognized with the Promising Academician Award and Excellent Service Award by the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education (2019), alongside the British Council Study UK Alumni Award (Professional Achievement Category) and MINDS Women Scientist Award in 2020. Most recently, she received the Singapore Academies-ASEAN Fellowship from the Singapore National Research Foundation to train in drug discovery at A*STAR Singapore to strengthen her industrial insights. Her multidisciplinary research encompasses drug discovery, cancer-targeted therapies, and bioengineering solutions through collaborations with industry partners. She holds two granted patents in Malaysia (MY-203445-A, MY-199524-A) for small molecule inhibitors targeting anti-cancer and anti-angiogenesis pathways. As a member of the Global Young Academy, Chern actively champions female empowerment and education for all. Chern’s research continues to bridge academia and industry, striving to transform cancer therapy through novel therapeutic strategies.

Stalis Norma Ethica

Associate Professor, Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang, Indonesia.

Research field: Microbial Biotechnology; Biochemistry; Toxicology.

Dr. Stalis Norma Ethica, M.Si., is an Associate Professor with the Magister of Public Health Program at Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang, Indonesia, with courses taught to students in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Toxicology, Bioinformatics, and Food Biotechnology. Her research comprises isolating and characterizing enzymes and toxins for their encoding genes involving bioinformatics, genomics, and proteomics studies from bacterial sources. Her enzymes of interest are those with potential as antithrombosis, antibiofilm, anti-necrosis, and bioremediation agents. Genetic engineering and downstream processes for wound healing applications of marine bacterial protease have been a new area of research for Dr. Norma. The research allows her to cooperate with the Indonesian Ministry of Research and High Education, the health industry through the Matching Fund Kedaireka, and recently with Oregon State University USA through the Fulbright postdoctoral research grant. By October 2024, her 40 reputed publications had earned a Scopus H-index of 7, with more than 700 Google Scholar citations.

Varalakshmi Manchana

Associate Professor, School of Medical Sciences, University of Hyderabad, India.

Research field: Healthy Ageing, Frailty, Dementia, Disability, Nutrition, Nursing, Sleep and Chronic Pain, Women and Mental health, Adolescent wellbeing, Socio-Behavioural health, Gender, Health promotion, NCDs and Injury Epidemiology.

Dr. Varalakshmi Manchana, is an Associate Professor at School of Medical Sciences, University of Hyderabad. With 19 years of experience in teaching, her research focuses on Healthy Ageing, Frailty, Dementia, Disability, Nutrition, Nursing, Sleep and Chronic Pain, Women and Mental health, Adolescent wellbeing, Socio-Behavioural health, Gender, Health promotion, NCDs and Injury Epidemiology. She coordinated and supervises PhD in Health sciences (Public health and Nursing) in her school, A PhD candidate awarded, three ongoing, and she has guided more than 80 BSc nursing, and 90 Masters in Public health and Masters in Nursing Research projects, an external examiner and research guide to MSc and MPhil and PhD programs. Published 32 research papers in renowned, peer reviewed journals and 10 general articles. Organized several international and national workshops and seminars such as GIAN (Global Initiative of Academic Networks) and workshop series in Ageing and Health. Presented her research in several national and international conferences, served as convenor for the Institutional Ethics Committee and resource person to various external organizations and human and animal ethics committee member. She has coordinated academic programs in collaboration with external and conducts research with international collaboration. Professional developmental courses to her credit like, Disaster management, Gender studies, Hospital administration, Education Technology and Bioethics and Quality assurance in Teaching-Learning etc affirms her commitment for Lifelong learning. She strongly believes in Value based education.