Ira Richards is a toxicologist, working as a professor in Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health and an Associate Professor in Department of Internal Medicine College of Medicine at University of South Florida. He worked as Board of Director, American Heart Association, Florida Affiliate. He has written a book "Principles and Practice of Toxicology in Public Health".

Toxicology, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pathobiology

Dr. Jacova is Associate Professor of Psychology at Pacific University, and Adjunct Faculty at the University of British Columbia Division of Neurology. She has internationally recognized research expertise in characterizing early clinical, cognitive and neuroimaging manifestations of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), Frontotemporal Dementia and Vascular Cognitive Impairment. She is one of the lead authors on the novel diagnostic framework for AD proposed by the International Working Group (known as the IWG or Dubois criteria). She has contributed conceptually to defining the diagnostic entities of prodromal and preclinical AD. Dr. Jacova has also contributed to designing and implementing randomized controlled trials of pharmacological and behavioral interventions in older adults with and without cognitive impairment. She has authored or co-authored over 40 peer-reviewed articles, and several book chapters/books on topics of cognition, aging, and dementia.

Neurology, Cognition, Aging, Dementia

Director Professor & Head Department of Community Medicine, & Sub-Dean MAM College. Delhi She has been in the field of Community Medicine since the last 36 years. She has professional and research experience with National and International Organizations viz. WHO, UNFPA, Population Council and Rockfeller Foundation. She is Member Global Advisory Group of WHO. She is an advisor to CBM for National & International initiatives on disability. She has been on Board of MCI for curriculum Reforms and advisor to Diplomat of National Board of Examination. She has been involved in capacity building and research related to Geriatrics for over a decade. She has been contributed to development of WHO modules on Strategy development in Ear and Hearing Care .She has published and presented over 200 papers International and National peer reviewed journals and conferences. She was conferred fellowship of the Indian Public Health Association and Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine. She has been awarded a WHO Biennium Fellowship in 1992-93 and Fellowship by Overseas Development Agency in 1996, and CBM Fellowship in 2011. She has been conferred with the State Doctor’s Award for her meritorious services and also awarded State AIDS Award for contribution in the field of HIV/AIDS.

Community Medicine, Public Health