Nutritional Biochemistry

Farid Menaa

Executive Director
Principal Investigator
Fluorotronics USA Inc.,
USA

Biography

Dr. Farid Menaa is an experienced and skilled inter- and multi-disciplinary professional. Professor, Consultant, Researcher, Principal Investigator, Executive Director, Advisor, Editor, Reviewer, Event Organizer and Entrepreneur, Dr. Menaa earned his degrees with high distinctions from prestigious universities and institutions. After his distinguished doctoral thesis in gerontology/geriatry and oncology from Sorbonne/Jussieu University & Nuclear Energy Authority (Paris, France, 1999-2003), Dr. Menaa was selected as a NIH post-doctoral fellow in Oncology (San Diego, California, USA; 2004-2007). Then, he pursued his career in Dermatology, and Stem Cells as a DFG post-doctoral Fellow (Wuerzburg, Germany; 2007-2009). Subsequently, Dr. Menaa was promoted to Chief Scientific Officer and Executive Vice-President R&D at Fluorotronics, Inc. (CA, USA; 2009-2010), a nanotechnology and fluorine chemical company. Eventually, Dr. Menaa was appointed Principal Investigator in Hematology and Genomics as a FAPESP post-doctoral Fellow (São Paulo, Brazil; 2010-2012). He was recently nominated for “Who´s is Who in the World”. During his career, Dr. Menaa followed complementary formations (e.g. Medecine, Pharmacy, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Food Sciences and Technology, Marine Biology, Nanobiotechnology, Bio-Computation, Biostatistics, Business Development and Management, Marketing, Technological Innovation and Quality, communication/linguistics), worked and taught at various organizations (e.g. public, governmental and private). Overall, the holistic concept of Dr. Menaa led him to actively contribute to various clinical and R&D projects related to medicine, sciences and technology (e.g. medicine/nanomedicine, pharmacy/cosmetology, pharmacology/toxicology, biology, stem cells/tissue engineering/ regenerative medicine, genetics/genomics, fluorine chemistry/biochemistryproteomics, biophysics/bio-photonics, food science/nutrition, biotechnology/ nanobiotechnology, business management/development and marketing). Dr. Menaa´s main current focuses are related to preventive, personalized, translational, integrative, green and nano-based medicine, especially in the areas of oncology, regenerative medicine, dermatology, nutrition and gerontology, in order to prevent, implement early diagnosis, and develop efficient and safer therapeutic options. Dr. Menaa is also experienced with teaching, supervision, edition, leadership, coaching, consulting, event organizations, scientific & medical collaborations in several countries and languages. Dr. Menaa is, among others, the leading organizer of the “Target Meeting´s 1st World Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology Online Conference” (http://www.targetmeeting.com; 2013), member of the technical committee of a large number of international scientific events, member of several prestigious medical and scientific organizations. Dr. Menaa is further the editor, guest editor and reviewer of a large number of esteemed journals worldwide. Besides, Dr. Menaa is regularly invited as (co-)chairman and/or keynote/featured/renown speaker to reputed world congresses and institutions, where he is offering speeches in various areas of medicine, sciences and technology. Eventually, Dr. Menaa has authored more than 100 publications (including peer-reviewed ISI research and review articles, books, textbooks, book chapters, conference proceedings, patents), and is the recipient of several awards.

Research Area

Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fluorine Chemistry, Pharmacy, Nanobiotechnology, Nanomedicine, Oncology, Gerontology, Genetics, Nutrition, Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, Stem cells