Program

9:00-9:05 AM: Welcoming, Rudi Ettrich, RNDr. MSc. PhD. President/ Chief Executive Officer, Larkin University, Miami, FL

9:05-9:10 AM: Introductions, Symposium Chair, K.V. Venkatachalam, Ph.D., Professor,
Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Davie, FL.

Invited Symposium Speakers:

9:10-9:50 AM: “Biomarkers for Prenatal Screening:  Past, Present and Future.”  Terrence W. Hallahan, Ph.D., Director, 
Prenatal Screening Laboratory, Northwell Health Laboratories, 450 Lakeville Rd, Suite M50, Lake Success, NY

9:50-10:30 AM: “Universal Biomarkers for Cancer Detection and Monitoring”. Ashish Tripathi, MBA, Business, Consulting, Executive education, Data analytics, Sustainability, and Indigenous education. CEO, 
TZAR Labs, Mumbai, India.

10:30-11:10 AM “Resident Pluripotent Cancer Stem Cells as a Source of Universal Biomarker for Cancer Detection and Monitoring” Deepa Bhartiya, Ph.D., Epigeneres Biotech Pvt Ltd, Mumbai, India

11:15-1:00 PM: Poster session and lunch

1:00-1:40 PM: Rational Engineering of Stable Peptide Based Anti PD-L1 inhibitors for Cancer Immunotherapy Umar Farouk Mamani,  B. Pharm., M.Phil., Ph.D., Assistant Professor,
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy,  Larkin University, Miami, FL.

1:40-2:20 PM: “Molecular Probes for Redox Biology and Disease” Wensi Tao, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medical Education,
Department of Medical Education, College of Allopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Davie, FL.

2:20-3:00 PM: Effects and the Proposed Mechanism  of Vitamin D on the TKI Treated Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Cells. Raad Al Ani, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medical Education, NSU MD Fundamentals Block Director,
Department of Medical Education, College of Allopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Davie, FL.

3:00-3:20 PM: Conclusion and Purported Future Directions for Cancer Detection and Cure. K.V. Venkatachalam, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry and Medical Education, NSU MD,
College of Allopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Davie, FL.

3:25 – 3:45 PM: Student presentations (selected from submitted abstracts – TBA)

3:45-4:00 PM: Closing Remarks and  announcements of prizes

[Register and/or submit your abstract before April 20].