Diamant Thaci | Emerging Research Trends | Best Researcher Award

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Prof. Dr. Diamant Thaci | Emerging Research Trends | Best Researcher Award

Universität zu Lübeck | Germany

Prof. Dr. med. Diamant Thaçi is a leading dermatologist and inflammation medicine expert whose career spans clinical practice, translational research, and academic leadership. After completing a postdoctoral fellowship and receiving a DAAD Scholarship for highly talented young scientists, he specialized in dermatology and venereology and advanced through key roles at J.W. Goethe University Frankfurt, including Senior Physician for dermatological clinical research and chronic inflammatory skin diseases. He later earned his venia legendi and held a W2 Professorship before assuming major leadership positions at the University of Lübeck, where he currently directs the Institute for Inflammation Medicine, the Excellence Center for Inflammation Medicine, and the Inflammation Board. His research focuses on atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and novel immunomodulatory therapies, contributing extensively to pivotal international clinical trials. With 379 documents, 20,448 citations by 13,334 documents, and an h-index of 68, he is recognized as a Highly Cited Researcher and serves on multiple international councils and editorial boards. His awards include the Theodor Stern Foundation Prize and multiple distinctions from EADV and other societies. Overall, he is regarded as one of the most influential figures in modern inflammation and dermatology research.

Profiles : Scopus | Orcid

Featured Publications

Curman, P., Thaçi, D., & Ludwig, R. J. (2025). “Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria: A Large Real-World Cohort Study” in Allergy.

Lebwohl, M., Gooderham, M. J., Warren, R. B., Thaçi, D., Foley, P., Gottlieb, A. B., Torres, T., Popmihajlov, Z., Jou, Y.-M., Linaberry, M., et al. (2025). “Outcomes of Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) and PASI components in two phase III trials of deucravacitinib in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis” in Clinical and Experimental Dermatology.

Olbrich, H., Kridin, K., Zirpel, H., Hernandez, G., Sadik, C. D., Gaffal, E., Thaçi, D., & Ludwig, R. J. (2025). “Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and reduced mortality, cardiovascular and psychiatric risks in patients with psoriasis: a large-scale cohort study” in British Journal of Dermatology.

Alfarsi, S., Recke, A., Gaffal, E., Klein, J. P., Zirpel, H., Kridin, K., Thaçi, D., Olbrich, H., Bieber, K., & Ludwig, R. J. (2025). “Increased risk of psychiatric disease in patients with prurigo nodularis” in British Journal of Dermatology.

Thaçi, D., Ohtsuki, M., Maul, J.-T., Szegedi, A., Luna, P. C., Lynde, C. W., Soliman, A. M., Wang, H., Kaufmann, C., Ashley, D. G., et al. (2025). “Correction: Real-World Effectiveness of Risankizumab in Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis: Interim Analysis from the VALUE Global Prospective Post-marketing Observational Study at 25 Months” in Dermatology and Therapy.

Desta Dugassa | Food Science and Nutrition | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Desta Dugassa | Food Science and Nutrition | Best Researcher Award

Fufa Haramaya University | Ethiopia

Dr. Desta Dugassa Fufa is an accomplished scholar and Assistant Professor specializing in Food Science, Nutrition, and Public Health, with strong interdisciplinary training across food technology, environmental health, and water and sanitation management. He holds a Ph.D. in Food Science and Nutrition, an MPH in Public Health with a focus on environmental health, and dual Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Food Science and Technology and Food Postharvest Technologies. With over a decade of academic and research experience, he has served as Associate Director of the Haramaya Institute of Technology and has led extensive teaching, research, community engagement, and media-based nutrition outreach. His professional expertise spans food product development, nutrition analysis, food quality assessment, ISO and HACCP systems, risk analysis, value-added processing, and environmental safety. He has served as Principal Investigator on multiple funded projects, including studies on maternal and child nutrition, digital food behavior, and value-added food technologies, and has contributed to internationally funded initiatives such as the SMIL project supported by the Gates Foundation. Recognized with an International Analytical Chemistry Award, he actively participates in national and international conferences and reviews scientific manuscripts. His research interests center on functional foods, nutraceuticals, food omics, nanofiber-based packaging, microbiota, and sustainable food systems. He remains committed to advancing science-driven solutions for improved health, nutrition, and food security.

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Featured Publications

Tamene, A., Fufa, D.D., Bekele, T., Bultosa, G., Kumar, A., & Singh, N. (2025). “Value-addition to composite soft bread wheat cookies using avocado seed and finger millet flours: assessing the nutritional, techno-functional, and sensory properties.” Measurement: Food.

Fufa, D.D. (2025). “Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Apricot.” In Postharvest Physiological Disorders of Fruits.

Fufa, D.D., Bekele, T., Bultosa, G., & Tamene, A. (2025). “Avocado seeds valorization for sustainable food ingredient use: quality attributes evaluation in the traditional fermented teff injera.” Discover Sustainability.

Fufa, D.D., Bekele, T., Tamene, A., & Bultosa, G. (2025). “Drying kinetic models, thermodynamics, physicochemical qualities, and bioactive compounds of avocado (Persea americana Mill. Hass variety) seeds dried using various drying methods.” Heliyon.

Fufa, D.D., Seid, A., & Bitew, Z.W. (2024). “The use of internet-based smartphone apps consistently improved consumers’ healthy eating behaviors: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.” Frontiers in Digital Health.

Afaque Karim | Spatial Data Interpretation | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Afaque Karim | Spatial Data Interpretation | Best Researcher Award

Geological Survey of India | India

Dr. Afaque Karim is a distinguished physicist recognized for his expertise in nuclear structure theory and applied physics. He earned his Ph.D. in Physics from Aligarh Muslim University, India, focusing on the “Application of Relativistic Mean Field to Nuclear Structure Studies” under the supervision of Dr. Shakeb Ahmad, with evaluation by eminent scholars including Prof. Peter Ring of TUM, Germany. Dr. Karim holds an M.Sc. in Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Physics from Aligarh Muslim University, where he graduated with First Class Honors and earned Gold and University Medals. Currently serving as a Geophysicist with the Geological Survey of India, Ministry of Mines, he has contributed to gravity and magnetic mapping, geophysical borehole analysis, and RF antenna research. His academic interests encompass nuclear structure theory, geophysics, liquid crystal studies, and advanced material properties. Dr. Karim’s accolades include national-level scholarships, multiple merit awards, and the Best Paper Award with a Gold Medal at OPTICS’14. His professional journey reflects a blend of deep theoretical insight and applied research excellence, marking him as an influential figure in modern physics and geoscience research.

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Featured Publications

Karim, A., & Ahmad, S. (2015). Relativistic self-consistent mean-field description of Sm isotopes. Physical Review C.

Karim, A., & Ahmad, S. (2019). A self-consistent mean-field study of Z = 120 nuclei and α-decay chains of 292, 298, 299, 300, 304120 isotopes. Chinese Journal of Physics.

Karim, A., Yadav, H., & Ahmad, S. (2014). Design and simulation of LC based patch antenna @ 20 GHz frequency. AIP Conference Proceedings.

Karim, A., Yadav, H., & Sinha, A. (2013). Liquid Crystal Based Patch Antenna: Tunable Patch Antenna at 10 GHz Frequency. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing.

Karim, A., Naz, T., & Ahmad, S. (2018). Shape phase transitions and isotopic shift in barium isotopes within covariant density functional theory. International Journal of Modern Physics E.

Ashraf, T., Aziz, R., Khuwaja, A. M., Afaque, S. M., & Karim, M. (2020). Left ventricular aneurysmectomy in a young female with pseudoaneurysm of unknown etiology. Journal of the Saudi Heart Association.

Karim, A., Yadav, H., & Ahmad, S. (2015). Tunable nano dispersed LC based patch antenna. AIP Conference Proceedings.

Zakieh Taghizadeh | Government and Public Policy Analysis | Best Researcher Award

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Ms. Zakieh Taghizadeh | Government and Public Policy Analysis | Best Researcher Award

Fribourg University | Iran

Ms. Zakieh Taghizadeh Pirposhteh is a scholar specializing in public international law, biodiversity governance, and marine genetic resource regulation. She holds an LL.M. in International Contracts and Arbitration from the University of Fribourg (2024–2025), a UN–Nippon Fellowship in the Law of the Sea and Ocean Affairs (2014–2015), and earlier earned an LL.M. in Public International Law and an LL.B. in Legal Studies and Jurisprudence from Tehran, Iran. Her professional experience includes serving as a Legal Counselor at the United Nations Office in Geneva (2020–2022), Asia–Pacific Regional Coordinator at WIPO (2023–2024), and Research Associate at the University of Tehran (2015–2020). Her research interests focus on marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction, benefit-sharing frameworks, digital sequence information disputes, human rights, intergenerational equity, and international ocean law.

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Featured Publications

Taghizadeh, Z. (2025). “Marine Genetic Resources as Common Heritage of Mankind under the BBNJ Agreement: The International Community toward a Pragmatic Benefit-Sharing Approach?” in Biodiversity and Conservation, 34(1), 131–153.

Taghizadeh, Z., & Asgarian, H. (2024). “BBNJ Agreement and Intellectual Property Implications for Marine Genetic Resources Management in ABNJ” in The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, 1(aop), 1–32.

Taghizadeh, Z. (2025). “Intergenerational and Intra-generational Equity under the BBNJ Agreement: Advancing Accountability toward Sustainable Management of the Marine Environment” in Environmental Management, 1–19.

Taghizadeh, Z., & Asgarian, H. (2025). “From Global Commons to Global Accountability: The Erga Omnes Obligation to Safeguard Marine Biological Diversity as Common Heritage of Humankind” in Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy, 28(2), 193–220.

Taghizadeh, Z. (2021). “Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone: Legal Analysis of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea’s Approach in Its Advisory Opinion” in International Journal of Maritime Policy, 1(1), 5–36.