Topics Webinar | 2025 Young Investigator Award Ceremony for Biomedicines, Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceuticals
the chair
Topics Webinar
2025 Young Investigator Award Ceremony for Biomedicines, Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceuticals
Welcome to the Young Investigators Awards Webinar! I am Professor Victor M. Rivera, Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, USA, and have great pleasure to Chair this important scientific event celebrating the Biomedicines, Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceuticals Young Investigator Award winners for the 2025 cycle. These young scientists have been selected from an outstanding and competitive group of international young investigators contending for this prestigious scientific award. The winners are all nominated by two senior scientists; must have received their PhD/MD degree no more than 10 years prior to the 31st of December of the year of the competition, and their work should disclose the fundamental quality of being ground-breaking research and a significant contribution to the advancement of therapeutic medicines. I thank the journals of Biomedicines, Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceuticals, their editorial group and staff, and their respective Award Committees constituted by recognized and distinguished scholars and members of the Editorial Boards for making this possible.
The 2025 winners will receive 1000 or 2000 CHF, a recognition certificate and a free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year. The 2025 winners for Biomedicines are Dr. Adil Rasheed and Dr. Meghna Gupta, and Dr. João Carlos Fernandes da Silva for Pharmaceutics and Dr. Karolina Beton-Mysur for Pharmaceuticals. Hope you join us for this important scientific recognition and celebration.
Date: 22 May 2026
Time: 5:00 pm CEST | 11:00 am EDT
Webinar ID: 850 8375 3671
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com
Meet the Event Chair
Meet Our Speakers
Dr. Adil Rasheed
Department of Physiology, Immunology Center of Georgia, Medical College of Georgia at
Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA;
Dr. Rasheed obtained his PhD from the University of Toronto in 2017, followed by a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Here his work focused on the influence on metabolic pathways on disease burden in atherosclerosis. Dr. Rasheed’s original research, review and
editorial work during his fellowship was published in several high-impact journals in the cardiovascular field, including ATVB, Nature Cardiovascular Research, Circulation Research and Science. Dr. Rasheed began his appointment in the Immunology Center of Georgia in November of 2023. As an Assistant Professor, Dr. Rasheed continues to serve within leadership committees of the American Heart Association and has published review articles and perspective pieces in Lipidology, Immunohorizons, Frontiers in Immunology and Cell.
Dr. Meghna Gupta
Department of Chemical Physiology and Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Oregon Health &
Science University, Portland, OR, USA;
Dr. Meghna Gupta is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Physiology and Biochemistry at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland, Oregon, USA. Her lab studies membrane protein structure and function in the context of human health and disease, using biochemistry, biophysics, cryo-electron microscopy, and cryoelectron tomography to connect molecular mechanisms with cellular function.
Dr. Gupta completed her Ph.D. at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India and her postdoctoral training at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA. Her work has appeared in reputed journals including PNAS, Science, Nature Communications, and Science Advances, and she is an active contributor to mentorship and community-building initiatives in the scientific community.
Dr. João Carlos Silva
1. Department of Bioengineering, iBB-Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto
Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal;
2. Associate Laboratory i4HB—Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Instituto Superior Técnico,
Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal;
João Carlos Silva is a Research Assistant (Tenure-track) at the Stem Cell Engineering Research Group (SCERG) from the Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (iBB) and Invited Professor at the Department of Bioengineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa - Portugal, where he is the PI of the "Biomimetic and Functional Regenerative Biomaterials Lab". João Carlos Silva received his PhD in Bioengineering - Cell Therapies and Regenerative Medicine (Distinction and Honours) in 2019 from Instituto Superior Técnico(IST) - Universidade de Lisboa and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute(NY-USA). JCS was also awarded a prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship (2024-2025) to work at Politecnico di Torino (Italy) and develop innovative bioreactor-based platforms for investigating the key mechanobiology mechanisms involved in osteochondral tissue maintenance and regeneration. His research group focus mainly on: i) tailoring biomaterials structure and composition to mimic stem cell microenvironments; ii) development of novel biomimetic and bioactive scaffold-based approaches for regenerative medicine and in vitro disease modelling applications with particular focus on bone, periodontal and articular cartilage regeneration; and iii) design and prototyping of bioreactor devices for the fabrication of tissue-engineered constructs under controlled "in vivo-like" biophysical stimulation. Author of 55 original scientific articles and 27 indexed conference abstracts published in international peer-reviewed scientific journals, 1 book chapter, 1 encyclopedia entry, 1 granted patent, and 43 oral and 40+ poster communications presented in relevant international conference meetings in the fields of Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine (h-index: 21; 1850+ citations).
Dr. Karolina Beton-Mysur
Laboratory of Laser Molecular Spectroscopy, Institute of Applied Radiation Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, Wroblewskiego 15, 93-590 Lodz, Poland;
Dr. Karolina Beton-Mysur is a researcher in biomedical spectroscopy and nanotechnology, with a growing international profile in vibrational spectroscopy, cancer diagnostics, and translational biomedical research. Based at Lodz University of Technology, where she works as an Assistant Professor, she integrates Raman spectroscopy, vibrational imaging, and nanomechanical profiling with advanced data analysis and machine learning approaches to address challenges in gastrointestinal oncology and precision medicine.
Her research focuses on identifying label-free spectroscopic biomarkers of cancer progression and understanding how biologically active compounds influence cellular metabolism and proliferation in human gastrointestinal models. Through combining spectroscopy, cellular biology, and computational analytics, she aims to advance rapid and non-invasive diagnostic strategies for future clinical applications.
Dr. Beton-Mysur has led several research projects, including international initiatives, and actively promotes STEM, science communication, and mentoring programs supporting young researchers, particularly women in science. She also works as a trainer and educator, conducting scientific workshops and interdisciplinary training sessions. Outside academia, she finds inspiration in mountain hiking, martial arts, and exploring the world through both science and travel.
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