Invited Speaker

Dr. Hazem Choukaife is a Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Technology at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia. He holds a PhD in Pharmaceutical Technology from Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia. His research focuses on pharmaceutical technology, drug delivery systems, nanomedicine, and targeted therapies for cancer treatment. He has published numerous articles in high-impact journals, holds a patent in pharmaceutical technology, and has received several awards for his research and academic excellence. Alongside his research, he is actively involved in teaching and supervising undergraduate and postgraduate students.

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Kunwoo has been the CEO and co-founder of GenEdit since its inception in 2016. Recognizing that the full potential of genetic medicine was constrained by limitations in delivery technology, he developed the company’s NanoGalaxy platform, which enables systematic and iterative screening of hydrophilic nanoparticles. A pioneering inventor in genetic medicine delivery technology, Kunwoo holds over a dozen patents and has authored several influential papers in Nature journals. He earned his PhD in the Department of Bioengineering at UC Berkeley and UCSF

Rekha Raja obtained her PhD degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India, in 2016, Master’s degree from Bengal Engineering and Science University, India, in 2009, and Bachelor’s degree from Jalpaiguri Govt. Engineering College, India, in 2007. From 2016 to 2018, she worked as a scientist at Innovation Lab, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Noida, India. She worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Davis, USA, from 2018 to 2019 and at Wageningen University and Research, the Netherlands, from 2019 to 2023. She worked as an Assistant Professor at IIT Hyderabad, India, from 2023 to 2024. Currently, she has been working as an Assistant Professor at Radboud University, the Netherlands, since 2023. Her research interests include robotics, motion planning, machine learning, reinforcement learning, etc.

Dr. Tarek Mohamed Kamal Mohamed Metawie is an Egyptian academic and distinguished professor of biochemistry at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University. Born on March 6, 1955, he earned his Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences (B.Sc.) from Cairo University in 1976, followed by a Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences (M.Sc.) in 1979 and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Pharmaceutical Sciences in 1984. Dr. Metawie began his academic career as an Instructor in 1976 and progressed through successive academic ranks, serving as a Lecturer Assistant in 1980, Lecturer in 1984, Assistant Professor in 1989, and Professor in 1994. Throughout his career, he has contributed significantly to teaching, research, and academic leadership in the field of biochemistry. He served as Head of the Department of Biochemistry at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, from 2008 to 2014, where he played an important role in advancing the department’s academic and research activities. His long-standing service and scholarly contributions have established him as a respected figure in pharmaceutical and biochemical sciences in Egypt.

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