International Conference on Mycology & Mushrooms September 12-14, 2016 San Antonio, Texas, USA

ROLF ALEXANDER PRADE is a Professor of Microbiology in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Oklahoma State University located in Stillwater OK 74078. His Field of Endeavor is Bioinformatics and Molecular Genetics of Fungi. He has published over 80 peer reviewed publications some of which are comprehensive reviews of genomic information (Segato, F., A. R. Damasio, R. C. de Lucas, F. M. Squina and R. A. Prade (2014). "Genomics review of holocellulose deconstruction by aspergilli." Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 78(4): 588-613), others deal with gene regulation and high yield protein secretion (Segato, F., A. R. Damasio, T. A. Goncalves, R. C. de Lucas, F. M. Squina, S. R. Decker and R. A. Prade (2012). "High-yield secretion of multiple client proteins in Aspergillus." Enzyme Microb Technol 51(2): 100-106) and another set of articles describe enzymes involved in biomass degradation (Saykhedkar, S., A. Ray, P. Ayoubi-Canaan, S. D. Hartson, R. Prade and A. J. Mort (2012). "A time course analysis of the extracellular proteome of Aspergillus nidulans growing on sorghum stover." Biotechnol Biofuels 5(1): 52 and Youssef, N. H., M. B. Couger, C. G. Struchtemeyer, A. S. Liggenstoffer, R. A. Prade, F. Z. Najar, H. K. Atiyeh, M. R. Wilkins and M. S. Elshahed (2013). "The genome of the anaerobic fungus Orpinomyces sp. strain C1A reveals the unique evolutionary history of a remarkable plant biomass degrader." Appl Environ Microbiol 79(15): 4620-4634). For more information visit my homepage http://pradelab.okstate.edu

ROLF ALEXANDER PRADE is a biologist with a traditional education in biochemical genetics applied to microorganisms. Accordingly, He learned how to simplify elaborate biological phenomena, and focus on elementary gene-protein subsets. His scientific interest emphasizes biological views of how and why simple eukaryotes decide to convert one functional molecule into another. For example plant cell walls are polymers that contain simple sugars that fungi can access and utilize as a source of food, however they have to recognize these complex and recalcitrant polymers and convert them into simple sugars - glucose.

Dr. Craig graduated from the Coast Guard Academy and later from Oregon State University with a BS in mathematics (1965) and a PhD in biophysics (1970). He did post-doctoral training at California Institute of Technology (1971) and the University Of Oregon Institute Of Molecular Biology (1972-1974). He came to Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1977 as an AES research scientist and appointed Assistant Professor in 1980. He rose through the professorial ranks reaching Full Professor in 1992. His area of expertise has been in toxic plants of regional importance to Oregon and he established the concept of Phyto-Ruminal-Bioremediation of munitions and possibly other Superfund toxins. He has published 191 papers in peer reviewed or referred journals in his career at Oregon State University. He has obtained research grants totally over 12 million dollars in his tenure at OSU and has an extensive list of presentations given nationally and internationally. He created and is currently the Director of the Endophyte Service Laboratory that is essential to the grass seed/ag fiber export businesses in the Pacific Northwest, processing over 3500 samples per year for the industry and/or veterinarians. He has received two major University awards for his International and national industry work as well as many others including induction into the Greyhound Hall of Fame in Abilene, Kansas for his work on drug testing in athletic dogs. He has two Fulbright Fellowships in the last 12 years.

Bioremediation,Toxicology and detoxification of plants, Endophyte toxicosis,Tansy ragwort toxicosis, Aflatoxin toxicosis, Role of antioxidants in health and disease conditions • Biodegradation of environmental pollutants, particularly oil spills and TNT, Drug testing in animal athletes, including sled dogs and racing pigeons

PhD, Louisiana State University, 1989; MS, China Agricultural University, 1985 B.A., China Agricultural University, 1982

1) analysis of emergence of new disease problems in association with changes in agricultural systems and climate change; 2) the interaction between fungi and transgenic plants and its consequences to crop production; 3) macro-scale patterns of diseases occurrence for disease prediction, and 4) biological control: use of biological agents to control diseases.

My Name is Jiguang Wei (Mr)，I got my Ph D degree at Zhejiang University in Plant Pathology, Now I have been a professor for ten years in plant pathology at Guangxi University, Guangxi, China. I has served as a PI for three research projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Among them, the project entitled “Study on DNA barcodes of Pythium” is currently active with promising data. Other projects, including the most recent one entitled “Study on DNA Barcode of Pestalotiopsis” were completed with satisfactory results. I am the past Vice President for the Guangxi Plant Pathology Society. I served as the Guangxi Representative for Dow AgroSciences from 1996 to 1997. I am currently serving as the council member for the Chinese Mycological Society, executive council member for the Guangxi Plant Pathology Society, and committee member of Special Division of Plant Pathogenic Fungi within the Chinese Mycological Society. I am a member of the American Phytopathological Society. I published more than 120 papers including 28 English papers.

Plant Pathogenic Fungi

Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1987 Postdoc, University of Minnesota, 1989-1990

Biodiversity; plant-herbivore interactions; environmental science

I.O. Dudka was born in Kharkov (Ukraine) in 1934, December, 4. She graduated from Kiev State University named after T. Schevchenko, Biological Faculty in 1957. In 1959 she entered in post-graduate studentship of Mycological Department in M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, National Academy of Science of Ukraine.. In 1965 she supported her PhD thesis dealing with the aquatic fungi of Kiev Polessye and from that time till now worked in M.G. Kholodny Institute (from 1972 as Head of Mycological Department, 1982-1989 as Deputy Director). In 1978 she defended the work devoted to aquatic hyphomycetes (Ingoldian fungi) on the scientific degree of DrSci, in 1986 got Professor’s title, in 2009 was elected as corresponding member in NASU. During the last decades she studied fungi-like organisms (peronosporomycetes and myxomycetes) and simultaneously worked out the scientific bases of industrial cultivation of edible mushrooms. I.O. Dudka is rewarded with M.G. Kholodny’s prize (1982), three State prizes of Ukraine in the fields of science and technics (1983, 1990, 2005) and order “For Merits” of 3rd degree (2012). As scientific supervisor she trained 31 PhD and as scientific advisor – 2 DrSci.

Mycology,devoted to aquatic hyphomycetes (Ingoldian fungi,scientific bases of industrial cultivation of edible mushrooms

Professor: Istanbul Technical University, Food Engineering. 1992, Professor title is taken from 1988 (TUBITAK-MAM) Professor: Istanbul Technical University, Food Engineering. 1995, Undergraduate: Ankara University, Faculty of Agriculture, Food Science and Technology, MA: Ankara University, Faculty of Agriculture, Food Science and Technology PhD: Ege University, Food Engineering Assistant Professor: Istanbul Technical University, Food Engineering. 1990

Food Microbiology Food safety and hygiene Lactic acid bacteria; Probiotics, starter cultures, antimicrobial metabolites Mycotoxigenic molds mycotoxins

I.O. Dudka was born in Kharkov (Ukraine) in 1934, December, 4. She graduated from Kiev State University named after T. Schevchenko, Biological Faculty in 1957. In 1959 she entered in post-graduate studentship of Mycological Department in M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, National Academy of Science of Ukraine.. In 1965 she supported her PhD thesis dealing with the aquatic fungi of Kiev Polessye and from that time till now worked in M.G. Kholodny Institute (from 1972 as Head of Mycological Department, 1982-1989 as Deputy Director). In 1978 she defended the work devoted to aquatic hyphomycetes (Ingoldian fungi) on the scientific degree of DrSci, in 1986 got Professor’s title, in 2009 was elected as corresponding member in NASU. During the last decades she studied fungi-like organisms (peronosporomycetes and myxomycetes) and simultaneously worked out the scientific bases of industrial cultivation of edible mushrooms. I.O. Dudka is rewarded with M.G. Kholodny’s prize (1982), three State prizes of Ukraine in the fields of science and technics (1983, 1990, 2005) and order “For Merits” of 3rd degree (2012). As scientific supervisor she trained 31 PhD and as scientific advisor – 2 DrSci.

Mycology,devoted to aquatic hyphomycetes (Ingoldian fungi,scientific bases of industrial cultivation of edible mushrooms

DEGREE: Ph.D. 1995. University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria; Medical Microbiology BIO 330: Microbiology, BIO 430: Medical Microbiology & Lab, BIO 431: Principles of Immunology & Lab, BIO 103: Principles of Biology, BIO 104: Principles of Biology II & lab, BIO 522: Principles of Virology, BIO 523: Microbial Physiology, BIO 692: Research

Nanoparticle Bio-Production, Cytotoxicity & Biosensors,Alternate Clean / BioEnergy Production Microbial Metabolite Profiling / Bioactive Substances. Microbial Biofilms

Conduct studies and research in the area of Biological Sciences. To prepare, improve and control microorganisms and develop microbial processes for the production of industrial products. Perform selection, genetic improvement and control of strains of microorganisms for use in biotechnology and agricultural production. Prepare antigens, serums and vaccines of microbial origin, used in diagnosis, prevention and treatment in human and animal health. Conducting microbiological analysis, for diagnostic purposes, materials of human, animal and plant. Conduct studies and analysis microbiological water, soil and air. Conducting microbiological control of medicines, food and raw materials used in making them. Providing advice, expert opinion and judgment requiring knowledge of microbiology.

Mycology - Mycotoxicology - Biological feed additives to prevent mycotoxicoses

Xianming Chen grew up in a small village in Shaanxi, China. He earned a B.S. degree in plant protection from Northwest Agricultural University in 1982 and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in plant pathology from Washington State University (WSU) in 1987 and 1991, respectively. After working as a post-doctoral research associate at WSU from 1991 to 1997 and a post-doctoral plant geneticist with the USDA-ARS from 1997 to 2000, he was hired as a research plant pathologist in the USDA-ARS Wheat Genetics, Quality, Physiology, and Disease Research Unit and was appointed as an adjunct faculty in the WSU Department of Plant Pathology in 2000. His research program focuses on the control of rusts of cereal crops.

Foliar diseases of wheat and barley, especially rusts. Epidemiology and control of rusts, including cultural, chemical, and disease resistance. Development of models for predicting rust epidemics. Races, population structures, genome and functional genomics of the stripe rust pathogen. Identification and characterization of resistant germplasm. Genetics of disease resistance. Molecular mapping and cloning genes for resistance to stripe rust. Determination of molecular mechanisms of plant-pathogen interactions. Improvement of rust resistance in wheat and barley using marker-assisted selection.

Dr. Charles W. Bacon was born and raised in Bradenton, Florida. He earned his B.S. degree in biology and chemistry at Clark College, Atlanta, GA, and his Ph.D. degree in Fungal Physiology from the University of Michigan. Dr. Bacon joined the USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Athens, Georgia where he presently serves as the Research Leader and Supervisory Microbiologist, as well as an adjunct professor of plant pathology at the University of Georgia. He serves on three editiorial boards, has published more than 500 papers and chapters, and has edited four books on the biology of microbial endophytes.

Mycotoxins and Microbial Endophytes

Dr.Wieslaw B. Furmaga, is currently working as Interim Medical Director at Point of Care Department, University Hospital, San Antonio, TX, He has done his MD in Medicine from Collegium Medicum, at The Jagiellonian University Krakow, Poland, Internship in Pediatrics Surgery, OBGYN and Medicine from Clinical Hospitals Krakow, Rzeszow, Poland, Residency in Residency -Surgery, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics from Clinical Hospitals Krakow, Rzeszow & Lublin, Poland, Residency PG-1 and PG-2; AP/CP Pathology, Residency Program from University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey Newark , NJ, Residency PG-3 and PG-4; AP/CP Pathology Residency Program Hartford Hospital Hartford , CT, Clinical Fellowship in Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology from Hartford Hospital Hartford , CT, MMS Clinical Investigation UT Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio , TX

Clinical Investigation - I graduated from the Masters Degree in Clinical Investigation program in 2013. I have reviewed several publications related to the diagnostic marker discovery. In addition, I have been invited to write a chapter entitled: diagnostic markers for hemorrhagic shock (date for submission: November 1st 2015, for "Advances in Clinical Chemistry"; Elsevier). Proteomics - The goal of proteomics research is to detect and measure the concentration of all proteins present in body fluids or in tissue during the pathological process. The composition of all proteins and their concentration may be a distinguishing characteristic of disease, and it may be used as a diagnostic marker. For biomarker discovery, a proteomics approach differs significantly from traditional single target methodology. In the proteomics approach, an entire collection of protein is identified and characterized as the test group of a particular disease and is subsequently compared to the protein collection from the control group. The differing protein is identified and subsequently tested during the confirmatory investigation in a clinical setting. The scale of experimentation and amount of data produced by proteomics is enormous, which requires a more systematic approach than conventional methodology. As an expert in proteomics, I have written two book chapters and a new revised chapter will be sent to publisher on July 31,2015.