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Prof. Anil Sukumaran is a distinguished dental professional and academician with an extensive career spanning more than 36 years. He is Senior Consultant Professor and Chairman of Hospital Research at the Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar. An alumnus of the University of Hong Kong, Prof. Anil earned his Ph.D. in Dentistry in 2002. His commitment to excellence led him to undertake advanced training at the

UK Center for Oral HIV Research, Guy's and St. Thomas's Hospital in London. He boasts an impressive array of fellowships including from the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath), Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Glasgow (FDS, RCPS), International College of Dentist (FICD), and the Pierre Fauchard Academy (FPFA). His contributions to the dental field have earned him numerous accolades. These include the Gold Medal in BDS from India, the Ratan H. Doctor National Award from India, the Wang Gungwu Scholarship for Research Students in Hong Kong, and the Golden Quill Award for research excellence from King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Prof. Anil has a rich history of academic engagements. He has mentored undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral students across diverse nations like India, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, South Korea, and the United States. His decade-long tenure at King Saud University saw him don the roles of a full professor, chairman, and member of various accreditation boards, cementing his mark in the global dental education sector. Furthermore, Prof. Anil established a medical research facility focusing on biomaterials and dental at the Ministry of Defense, Saudi Arabia. A prolific writer, he has contributed more than 400 research papers to renowned journals and authored several chapters and books in his domain. Prof. Anil Sukumaran is a beacon of excellence, expertise, and dedication in dentistry and academia.

Prof. Mahmoud Mansour is a Professor of Biochemistry at the College of Pharmacy, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia. He received a pharmacy degree from Al-Azhar University Cairo, Egypt, in 1984, and a Ph.D. in Clinical Biochemistry from the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden in 1992. As a fellow, Prof. Mansour contributed significantly to defining some aspects of the molecular biology

of tissue injury and induction of lever toxicity and renal toxicity, with a focus on the role of antioxidants in the prevention and treatment of different toxic effects. In addition, he contributed significantly to developing a new strategy for tumors, especially those in the liver. His research has shown that proteasome inhibitors play an important role in preventing carcinogenesis of the liver by metastatic tumors. At King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Prof. Mansour continued to work on the pathogenesis of cancer and on issues concerning the cellular and molecular mechanisms of cancer biology and the metastatic process. He is currently conducting studies on liver cancer using the oncogene Gankyrin.
