Dr. Sajal Chakraborti, PhD, DSc is a Professor at the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, India. He did post-doctoral research at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore; New York Medical College, New York; the University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; and the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. He has over 40 years teaching and independent research experience in biochemistry, molecular physiology and cell biology. He has published over 110 original research articles, dozens of review articles and book chapters, and also edited fifteen books. Dr. Srijit Das is currently Professor of Anatomy at the Sultan Quaboos University in Oman. He has decades teaching experience in Anatomy including Embryology, Histology, Gross Anatomy, Neuroanatomy, Radiological Anatomy, Clinical Anatomy, and Surface Anatomy. He is member of World Association of Medical Editors. He published 500 articles in world-renowned journals, published 5 books and is editorial board member of numerous globally respected journals. Dr. Cheorl-Ho Kim is Professor and Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea. He is also Professor at the Samsung Advanced Institute of Health Science and Technology (SAIHST), South Korea. Dr. Kim obtained his MS and PhD from the University of Tokyo, Japan. Prior academic appointments include Genome Program Head, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, and Chairman of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dongguk University, South Korea. Dr. Kim’s research interests include neurological health, neuroinflammation, oncogenesis, and cancer metastasis.

• Section I: General Aspects1. Pathophysiological aspects of calpains in cancer2. Mitochondrial proteases in cancer development and progression3. Proteases in Head and Neck Cancer4. Matrix metalloproteases and uveal melanomas5. Proteases in DNA damage, repair and radio resistance: Cellular and Molecular aspects6. Radiotherapy, proteases and gastric cancer: a complex interplay7. Matrix metalloproteases in the pathogenesis of hepatocarcinoma8. Exploring synthetic and natural compounds for Cathepsin B: Mechanisms and therapy9. Kallikrein-related peptidase 3 (KLK3) as valuable biomarkers for prostate cancer10. Ubiquitin –specific protease 3,7 in bone cancer and squamous cell carcinoma11. Serine protease: structure, classification, mechanism and role in breast cancer Section II: Proteases as Diagnostics and Prognostics Biomarkers12. Protease activator receptor-1 and matrix metalloproteinase-1 as prognostic factors and novel therapeutic targets for gastric cancer13. Matrix metalloproteases as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in cancer14. From enzyme to predictors: Serine proteases in cancer diagnosis and prognosis15. Cathepsins as a diagnostic and prognostic marker in Oral cancer16. Role of Kallikreins in Prostate Cancer17. Mechanistic aspects of Serine Protease as biomarkers in wound healing of lung cancer18. The role of acetylcholinesterase in cancer development and possible therapeutic applications19. Therapeutics of animal derived compounds in proteases induced cancer20. Molecular Warriors: Proteases as Sentinels in the War Against Cancer Diagnosis and Prognosis Section III: Proteases, Chemoresistance and Cancer21. Serine proteases, chemoresistance and cancer22. Cathepsins, chemoresistance and cancer23. ix metalloproteases, chemoresistance and cancer24. MMPs (-2 and -9) mediated drug resistance and their reversal in gynecological cancer25. The link between trypsinogen and chymotrypsinogen in gastrointestinal cancer26. Role of the proteasome in the development of chemoresistance in multiple myeloma27. Role of cysteine cathepsin and matrix metalloproteases in progression and chemoresistance in ovarian and breast cancer28. Proteases, chemoresistance and cancer29. Breaking Barriers: Proteases as Key Players in Cancer Chemoresistance Section IV: Other Aspects30. Matrix metalloproteases-targeting low molecular weight compound31. Synthetic protease inhibitors in oral, head and neck cancer: evidence from clinical trials.32. Synthetic protease inhibitors in endocrine and gastroenterology cancers: results of clinical trials33. Side effects of synthetic protease inhibitors used in gynecology cancers34. Role of synthetic compounds with protease inhibitory activity in breast cancer35. Cathepsin responsive nanomaterials for targeted delivery of malignant tumors

Dr. Sajal Chakraborti, PhD, DSc is a Professor at the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, India. He did post-doctoral research at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore; New York Medical College, New York; the University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; and the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. He has over 40 years teaching and independent research experience in biochemistry, molecular physiology and cell biology. He has published over 110 original research articles, dozens of review articles and book chapters, and also edited fifteen books. Dr. Srijit Das is currently Professor of Anatomy at the Sultan Quaboos University in Oman. He has decades teaching experience in Anatomy including Embryology, Histology, Gross Anatomy, Neuroanatomy, Radiological Anatomy, Clinical Anatomy, and Surface Anatomy. He is member of World Association of Medical Editors. He published 500 articles in world-renowned journals, published 5 books and is editorial board member of numerous globally respected journals. Dr. Cheorl-Ho Kim is Professor and Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea. He is also Professor at the Samsung Advanced Institute of Health Science and Technology (SAIHST), South Korea. Dr. Kim obtained his MS and PhD from the University of Tokyo, Japan. Prior academic appointments include Genome Program Head, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, and Chairman of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dongguk University, South Korea. Dr. Kim’s research interests include neurological health, neuroinflammation, oncogenesis, and cancer metastasis.

• Section I: General Aspects1. Pathophysiological aspects of calpains in cancer2. Mitochondrial proteases in cancer development and progression3. Proteases in Head and Neck Cancer4. Matrix metalloproteases and uveal melanomas5. Proteases in DNA damage, repair and radio resistance: Cellular and Molecular aspects6. Radiotherapy, proteases and gastric cancer: a complex interplay7. Matrix metalloproteases in the pathogenesis of hepatocarcinoma8. Exploring synthetic and natural compounds for Cathepsin B: Mechanisms and therapy9. Kallikrein-related peptidase 3 (KLK3) as valuable biomarkers for prostate cancer10. Ubiquitin –specific protease 3,7 in bone cancer and squamous cell carcinoma11. Serine protease: structure, classification, mechanism and role in breast cancer Section II: Proteases as Diagnostics and Prognostics Biomarkers12. Protease activator receptor-1 and matrix metalloproteinase-1 as prognostic factors and novel therapeutic targets for gastric cancer13. Matrix metalloproteases as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in cancer14. From enzyme to predictors: Serine proteases in cancer diagnosis and prognosis15. Cathepsins as a diagnostic and prognostic marker in Oral cancer16. Role of Kallikreins in Prostate Cancer17. Mechanistic aspects of Serine Protease as biomarkers in wound healing of lung cancer18. The role of acetylcholinesterase in cancer development and possible therapeutic applications19. Therapeutics of animal derived compounds in proteases induced cancer20. Molecular Warriors: Proteases as Sentinels in the War Against Cancer Diagnosis and Prognosis Section III: Proteases, Chemoresistance and Cancer21. Serine proteases, chemoresistance and cancer22. Cathepsins, chemoresistance and cancer23. ix metalloproteases, chemoresistance and cancer24. MMPs (-2 and -9) mediated drug resistance and their reversal in gynecological cancer25. The link between trypsinogen and chymotrypsinogen in gastrointestinal cancer26. Role of the proteasome in the development of chemoresistance in multiple myeloma27. Role of cysteine cathepsin and matrix metalloproteases in progression and chemoresistance in ovarian and breast cancer28. Proteases, chemoresistance and cancer29. Breaking Barriers: Proteases as Key Players in Cancer Chemoresistance Section IV: Other Aspects30. Matrix metalloproteases-targeting low molecular weight compound31. Synthetic protease inhibitors in oral, head and neck cancer: evidence from clinical trials.32. Synthetic protease inhibitors in endocrine and gastroenterology cancers: results of clinical trials33. Side effects of synthetic protease inhibitors used in gynecology cancers34. Role of synthetic compounds with protease inhibitory activity in breast cancer35. Cathepsin responsive nanomaterials for targeted delivery of malignant tumors

Dr. Sajal Chakraborti, PhD, DSc is a Professor at the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, India. He did post-doctoral research at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore; New York Medical College, New York; the University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; and the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. He has over 40 years teaching and independent research experience in biochemistry, molecular physiology and cell biology. He has published over 110 original research articles, dozens of review articles and book chapters, and also edited fifteen books. Dr. Srijit Das is currently Professor of Anatomy at the Sultan Quaboos University in Oman. He has decades teaching experience in Anatomy including Embryology, Histology, Gross Anatomy, Neuroanatomy, Radiological Anatomy, Clinical Anatomy, and Surface Anatomy. He is member of World Association of Medical Editors. He published 500 articles in world-renowned journals, published 5 books and is editorial board member of numerous globally respected journals. Dr. Cheorl-Ho Kim is Professor and Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea. He is also Professor at the Samsung Advanced Institute of Health Science and Technology (SAIHST), South Korea. Dr. Kim obtained his MS and PhD from the University of Tokyo, Japan. Prior academic appointments include Genome Program Head, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, and Chairman of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dongguk University, South Korea. Dr. Kim’s research interests include neurological health, neuroinflammation, oncogenesis, and cancer metastasis.

• Section I: General Aspects1. Pathophysiological aspects of calpains in cancer2. Mitochondrial proteases in cancer development and progression3. Proteases in Head and Neck Cancer4. Matrix metalloproteases and uveal melanomas5. Proteases in DNA damage, repair and radio resistance: Cellular and Molecular aspects6. Radiotherapy, proteases and gastric cancer: a complex interplay7. Matrix metalloproteases in the pathogenesis of hepatocarcinoma8. Exploring synthetic and natural compounds for Cathepsin B: Mechanisms and therapy9. Kallikrein-related peptidase 3 (KLK3) as valuable biomarkers for prostate cancer10. Ubiquitin –specific protease 3,7 in bone cancer and squamous cell carcinoma11. Serine protease: structure, classification, mechanism and role in breast cancer Section II: Proteases as Diagnostics and Prognostics Biomarkers12. Protease activator receptor-1 and matrix metalloproteinase-1 as prognostic factors and novel therapeutic targets for gastric cancer13. Matrix metalloproteases as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in cancer14. From enzyme to predictors: Serine proteases in cancer diagnosis and prognosis15. Cathepsins as a diagnostic and prognostic marker in Oral cancer16. Role of Kallikreins in Prostate Cancer17. Mechanistic aspects of Serine Protease as biomarkers in wound healing of lung cancer18. The role of acetylcholinesterase in cancer development and possible therapeutic applications19. Therapeutics of animal derived compounds in proteases induced cancer20. Molecular Warriors: Proteases as Sentinels in the War Against Cancer Diagnosis and Prognosis Section III: Proteases, Chemoresistance and Cancer21. Serine proteases, chemoresistance and cancer22. Cathepsins, chemoresistance and cancer23. ix metalloproteases, chemoresistance and cancer24. MMPs (-2 and -9) mediated drug resistance and their reversal in gynecological cancer25. The link between trypsinogen and chymotrypsinogen in gastrointestinal cancer26. Role of the proteasome in the development of chemoresistance in multiple myeloma27. Role of cysteine cathepsin and matrix metalloproteases in progression and chemoresistance in ovarian and breast cancer28. Proteases, chemoresistance and cancer29. Breaking Barriers: Proteases as Key Players in Cancer Chemoresistance Section IV: Other Aspects30. Matrix metalloproteases-targeting low molecular weight compound31. Synthetic protease inhibitors in oral, head and neck cancer: evidence from clinical trials.32. Synthetic protease inhibitors in endocrine and gastroenterology cancers: results of clinical trials33. Side effects of synthetic protease inhibitors used in gynecology cancers34. Role of synthetic compounds with protease inhibitory activity in breast cancer35. Cathepsin responsive nanomaterials for targeted delivery of malignant tumors