{"id":3079,"date":"2025-11-19T13:48:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T13:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/?page_id=3079"},"modified":"2026-02-19T14:32:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:32:06","slug":"speakers-5th-biomah-conference-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/?page_id=3079","title":{"rendered":"Speakers 5th BioMaH Conference 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignwide has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><blockquote><p><strong>Speakers 5th BioMaH Conference 2026<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Plenary Speaker<\/mark><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Antoniac-300x284.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Antoniac-300x284.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Antoniac-50x47.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Antoniac-425x402.jpeg 425w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Antoniac.jpeg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Prof. Iulian Antoniac&nbsp;(Romania)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">President of the Romanian Society for Biomaterials<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Head of Materials Science and Engineering Department and member of the Senate of National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Past President of the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Full member of the Romanian Academy of Scientist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Talk: <\/strong>Biomaterials and New Technologies for Healthcare: Innovations Impacting Research and Development<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vashid_Deepak_Vashishth_2_Socialmedia-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vashid_Deepak_Vashishth_2_Socialmedia-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vashid_Deepak_Vashishth_2_Socialmedia-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vashid_Deepak_Vashishth_2_Socialmedia-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vashid_Deepak_Vashishth_2_Socialmedia-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vashid_Deepak_Vashishth_2_Socialmedia-33x50.jpg 33w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vashid_Deepak_Vashishth_2_Socialmedia-367x550.jpg 367w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vashid_Deepak_Vashishth_2_Socialmedia.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Deepak Vashishth, PhD <a href=\"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Deepak-Vashishth_Jan-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Curriculum<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Co-Director, RPI-Icahn School of Medicine Center for Engineering and Precision Medicine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Yamada Corporation Chaired Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute(RPI)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">New York, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Talk: <\/strong>Vita Nuova: A New Life for Old Bones <em>Revitalizing, Restoring, and Rebuilding the Matrix<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/zheng-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1122\" style=\"width:289px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/zheng-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/zheng-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/zheng-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/zheng-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/zheng-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/zheng-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/zheng-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/zheng-425x425.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong>Yufeng Zheng&nbsp;(China)<\/strong><\/strong> Ph.D, FBSE, FAIMBE&nbsp;<br><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CV-YFZheng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Curriculum<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Professor of Biomaterials<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Director of the Institute of Healthcare Materials,School of Materials Science and Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Peking University, Beijing, CHINA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Talk:<\/strong>&nbsp;to be announced<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-color\">Keynote Speaker<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"246\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BOCCACCINI-csm_EUROMAT2023-05-Tuesday-cut-246x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BOCCACCINI-csm_EUROMAT2023-05-Tuesday-cut-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BOCCACCINI-csm_EUROMAT2023-05-Tuesday-cut-839x1024.jpg 839w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BOCCACCINI-csm_EUROMAT2023-05-Tuesday-cut-768x938.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BOCCACCINI-csm_EUROMAT2023-05-Tuesday-cut-41x50.jpg 41w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BOCCACCINI-csm_EUROMAT2023-05-Tuesday-cut-425x519.jpg 425w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BOCCACCINI-csm_EUROMAT2023-05-Tuesday-cut.jpg 1019w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dr. h.c. Aldo R. Boccaccini<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Head, Institute of Biomaterials, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Visiting Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Materials, Imperial College London, UK<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Talk:<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8220;Bioactive glasses and ionic medicine: progress and challenges&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"248\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Chatzini-248x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Chatzini-248x300.png 248w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Chatzini-41x50.png 41w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Chatzini.png 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Prof. Maria Chatzinikolaidou, FBSE, FTERM, FIAMBE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Professor of Biomaterials in Bioengineering at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/www.materials.uoc.gr\/en\/faculty\/maria-chatzinikolaidou\/__;!!CzLCyOo!17ZKevJkg8FM7pL0kMINOzq5vPdYPOkRBuoJ2k7UqeW9bvR1YHZ2GtrJAy4YiBewTD5sDVS4X6N3tM6oSh0dgvKDny8mMaS_rein$\">Department of Materials Science and Engineering<\/a>,&nbsp;University of Crete, faculty member at the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas FORTH.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Talk<\/strong>: Bioprinted complex constructs for tissue regeneration using multifunctional biomaterials<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-16-at-22.20.48-219x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3149\" style=\"width:219px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-16-at-22.20.48-219x300.jpeg 219w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-16-at-22.20.48-747x1024.jpeg 747w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-16-at-22.20.48-768x1052.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-16-at-22.20.48-36x50.jpeg 36w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-16-at-22.20.48-401x550.jpeg 401w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-16-at-22.20.48.jpeg 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Prof. Ana Paula Rosifini ALves<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Full Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Unesp &#8211; S\u00e3o Paulo State University &#8211; School of Engineering, Guaratinguet\u00e1 Campus, BrazilTalk title:Redesigning Biomaterials: Sustainability, Functionality and the Future of Implantable Devices<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Talk: <\/strong>Redesigning Biomaterials: Sustainability, Functionality and the Future of Implantable Devices<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KCP_CSU-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KCP_CSU-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KCP_CSU-33x50.jpeg 33w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KCP_CSU-366x550.jpeg 366w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KCP_CSU.jpeg 426w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Prof. Ketul C. Popat, PhD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Professor and Chair, Department of Bioengineering, George Mason University, Fairfax VA, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Talk:<\/strong> Tanfloc-Modified Titanium Surfaces: Optimizing Blood Coagulant Activity and Stem Cell Compatibility<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/NEL_3402-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1150\" style=\"width:300px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/NEL_3402-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/NEL_3402-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/NEL_3402-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/NEL_3402-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/NEL_3402-2048x1356.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/NEL_3402-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/NEL_3402-425x281.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Prof. Vicentiu Saceleanu (Romania)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Head of Neurosurgery Department County Hospital of Sibiu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Talk:<\/strong> to be announced<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jennifer-Weiser-Headshot-228x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jennifer-Weiser-Headshot-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jennifer-Weiser-Headshot-777x1024.jpg 777w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jennifer-Weiser-Headshot-768x1012.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jennifer-Weiser-Headshot-1166x1536.jpg 1166w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jennifer-Weiser-Headshot-1555x2048.jpg 1555w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jennifer-Weiser-Headshot-38x50.jpg 38w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jennifer-Weiser-Headshot-417x550.jpg 417w, https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jennifer-Weiser-Headshot-scaled.jpg 1943w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Prof.&nbsp;Jennifer Weiser <a href=\"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bio.pdf\">Curriculum<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York City, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Talk:<\/strong>&nbsp;Injectable, Drug-Eluting Biomaterials for The Intervertebral Disc<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speakers 5th BioMaH Conference 2026 Plenary Speaker Prof. Iulian Antoniac&nbsp;(Romania)&nbsp; President of the Romanian Society for Biomaterials Head of Materials Science and Engineering Department and member of the Senate of National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest; Past President of the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine; Full member of the Romanian Academy of Scientist Talk: Biomaterials and New Technologies for Healthcare: Innovations Impacting Research and Development Deepak Vashishth, PhD Curriculum Co-Director, RPI-Icahn School of Medicine Center for Engineering and Precision Medicine Yamada Corporation Chaired Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute(RPI) New York, USA Talk: Vita Nuova: A New Life for Old<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/?page_id=3079\">look at the video<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["entry","author-biomah3","post-3079","page","type-page","status-publish"],"wppr_data":[],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3079"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3167,"href":"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3079\/revisions\/3167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biomah.ism.cnr.it\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}