2nd International Conference on Nutrition, Food Science & Human Health

Dr. Gu Ke graduated with a Master's degree from Sichuan Agricultural University in 2022. She studied at the Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, to pursue her PhD. Currently, she is undertaking a one-year joint PhD at the Biomedical Research Institute of Girona, Spain. She has published 6 research articles in SCI (E) journals as first author, with a total impact factor of 40.5 and the highest single-article impact factor of 11.4. Main research directions are nutrition, microorganisms and intestinal health.

Mary Newport, M.D. graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, then trained in pediatrics at Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, and in neonatology at the Medical University Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina. She practiced newborn intensive care for thirty years followed by hospice care. Her husband Steve with early onset Alzheimer's had a dramatic improvement lasting nearly four years in response to ketogenic interventions with coconut and MCT oil, a ketogenic diet, and a ketone ester developed at the NIH. Dr. Newport is the author of four books and an international speaker on ketones and the brain.

Dr. Maria Vranceanu, a Nutritionist and author, specializes in nutrigenetics, nutrigenomics, epigenetics, and anti-aging medicine, certified by A.M.I.A. She holds a PhD from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj Napoca, Romania, and multiple master’s degrees, including Human Nutrition (University of Florence, 2012), Personalized Nutrition and Genetics (University of Tor Vergata, Rome, 2015), and Biology (Al.I. Cuza University of Iasi). Dr. Vranceanu has pursued extensive postgraduate training globally, including programs at Harvard Medical School, Boston University, Johns Hopkins University, and the School of Preventive, Regenerative, and Antiaging Medicine, Milan. She has completed specialized ESPEN LLL courses on cancer, obesity, neurodegenerative diseases, and GI disorders, alongside bariatric surgery and obesity management courses with the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Her research focuses on genetics, nutrition, and metabolic health, with notable studies on obesity genes, vitamin D deficiency, and plant-derived nutraceuticals published in Nutrients, Plants, BMC Nutrition, and Foods. She is the author of Genetics, Personalized Nutrition, and Precision Medicine (2017). With over 20 years of experience, Dr. Vranceanu’s contributions to personalized nutrition and precision medicine have advanced research in nutritional science and metabolic health.

Dr. Neha Bhanusali is a triple board-certified rheumatologist and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Central Florida specializing in autoimmune diseases. She combines traditional medicine with holistic approaches, such as diet, exercise, and stress management for conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus among others. As teaching faculty, she trains future healthcare providers while staying at the forefront of rheumatology and has published several papers in the field.