WAO News and Notes Translators

Arabic (ar) Translator:
Yehia El-Gamal, MD, PhD, FAAAAI

Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Unit, and ex-chairman of the Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. President of the Egyptian Society of Pediatric Allergy & Immunology (ESPAI) which he has founded in 2002 and editor-in-chief of The Egyptian Journal of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. He established the first specialized unit in pediatric allergy and immunology in Egypt in February 1988. It contains an outpatient clinic, an inpatient ward and an integrated immunology laboratory. Has 99 publications in national and international periodicals and is a member of the editorial board and regular reviewer of many national and several international journals. Supervised 30 PhD and 81 Masters Theses in pediatrics and shared in 112 congresses and scientific meetings. Member of several Egyptian National Specialized Councils and the Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology grants a 5000 Egyptian pound distinction award carrying his name to scientists and researchers yearly since 1989. Fellow of the AAAAI since 1992 and affiliate member of the EAACI since 2001 and ACAAI since 2007 and member of all Egyptian pediatric societies. Member of the International Pediatric Chairs Association (IPCA) as representative of Africa since 1998 and member of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) of the WHO in the East Mediterranean region since 2003. He worked as a visiting professor in Los Angeles Children’s Hospital, USC in June 1980. He was recently elected as a WAO board member.

Chinese (zh) Translators:
Yin Jia, Gu Jian Qing, Wen Li Ping, Guan Kai

Espanol (es) Translator:
Prof. Juan Carlos Ivancevich, MD

Nacido en Buenos Aires, Argentina en 1957, obtuvo el título de médico en la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad del Salvador, USAL (1981). Realizó su formación de posgrado en Medicina Interna en el Hospital Aeronáutico (1983-1986) y obtuvo su título de especialista en alergia e inmunología por la Asociación Argentina de Alergia e Inmunología (1990).
Ha sido Profesor Auxiliar de la Cátedra de Fisiología y Farmacología de la Facultad de Medicina de la USAL (1982-1992) y médico del servicio de Alergia e Inmunología del Policlínico Ferroviario Central (1987-1999) y del Hospital Nacional Alejandro Posadas (2000-2006).
Actualmente es Jefe del servicio de Alergia e Inmunología de la Clínica Santa Isabel,  Profesor Adjunto de Inmunología de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad del Salvador,  Presidente electo de la Asociación Argentina de Alergia e Inmunología Clínica (AAAeIC)  y Vice-Presidente de la Sociedad Latinoamericana de Alergia, Asma e Inmunología (SLAAI). Editor Asociado de la revista Archivos de Alergia e Inmunología Clínica. Editor regional del sitio web de WAO, y editor de los sitios web de la AAAeIC  y de la SLAAI. Moderador de la Red Alergia (lista de distribución de correo electrónico sobre alergia e inmunología).

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina,  in 1957, he obtained  his doctor's degree in the School of Medicine of the Salvador University, USAL (1981). He carried out his postgraduate formation in Internal Medicine in the Aeronautical Hospital (1983-1986) and obtained his specialist title in allergy and immunology at the Argentine Association of Allergy and Immunology (1990).
He has been Auxiliary Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology of the School of Medicine of the USAL (1982-1992) and staff of Allergy and Immunology in the Central Rail Policlínic (1987-1999) and in the Alejandro Posadas National Hospital (2000-2006).
At the present time is Head of of Allergy and Immunology of the Santa Isabel Clinic, Professor of Immunology of the School of Medicine of the Salvador University, elect-President of the  Argentine Association of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (AAAeIC) and Vice-president of the Latin American Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (SLAAI). Associated Editor of the journal  “Archives of Allergy and Clinical Immunology”. Regional editor of the WAO web site, and editor of the AAAeIC and of the SLAAI web sites.  Moderator of the Allergy Net, a distribution list of e-mail about allergy & immunology.

Japanese (ja) Translator:
Hirohisa Saito

Dr. Hirohisa Saito received MD, PhD in 1984. From January 1986 to June 1988, he has learned about immunology by focusing on mast cell biology under supervision by Professor Teruko and Kimishige Ishizaka at Johns Hopkins University, USA. Among his papers in Johns Hopkins, identification of human interleukin-3 as the growth factor for basophils but not for mast cells would be highlighted. After return to Japan, he has published more than 200 papers in international journals. These are mainly mast cell biology, human genomics and clinical studies. He has established the method of obtaining a large number of human mast cells by culturing the progenitors in 1996. He is now working as the Director, Department of Allergy and Immunology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development. He is also working as a Visiting Professor of Pediatrics in Jikei University Scholl of Medicine and in Atopy Research Center, Juntendo University. Regarding editorial tasks besides the WAO web editor, he serves as the Editor-in-Chief, Allergology International (the official journal of Japanese Society of Allergology), an Associate Editor of International Archives of Allergy & Immunology (the WAO journal) and an Editorial Board of Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Polski (pl) Translator:
Krysztof Kowal

Portugues (pt) Translators:
Dirceu Sole, Carlos Nunes

Russian (ru) Translator:
Georgy Gudima, PhD

Образование: высшее, в 1980 году окончил биологический факультет Московского государственного университета им. М.В.Ломоносова, кандидат биологических наук.
В 1980-1983 годах обучался в аспирантуре МГУ им. М.В.Ломоносова. С 1983 года работает в Институте иммунологии: 1983-1987 – научный сотрудник, 1987-1996 старший научный сотрудник, 1996-2003 – ведущий научный сотрудник, с 2003 по настоящее время – заведующий лабораторией.
Область научных интересов: иммунобиология ВИЧ/СПИД, разработка и испытания анти-ВИЧ/СПИД-вакцин.
Научные общества: с 1996 года по настоящее время – генеральный секретарь Российской Ассоциации Аллергологов и Клинических Иммунологов (РААКИ), член EAACI, член WAO.
Автор более 100 научных публикаций в Российской и международной научной печати.
Научно-организационная деятельность: член организационных комитетов 1-го (1997), 2-го (1998), 3-го (2000), 4-го (2001), 5-го (2002), 6-го (2004), 7-го (2005), 8-го (2007) Конгрессов РААКИ, 1-го международного конгресса «Иммунитет и болезни» (2005) (Москва, Ролссия); председатель симпозиумов на конгрессах EAACI’97 (Родос, Греция), EAACI’99 (Брюссель, Бельгия).

Position: Head of Laboratory of physiology of immunity and allergy, Institute of Immunology, Moscow, Russia; PhD.
Education: Moscow State University by M.V.Lomonosov, Biological faculty - graduated in 1980, PhD.
Research & professional practice:
1980-1983 – postgraduate, Moscow State University, Moscow;
1983-1987 – researcher, Institute of Immunology, Moscow, Russia.
1987-1996 – senior researcher,
1996-2003 – leader researcher,
2003 – present time – head of laboratory.
Scientific activity: HIV/AIDS immunobiology, HIV/AIDS vaccine development and trials.
Professional and scientific societies: Secretary general of Member of Russian Association of Allergology and Clinical immunology (since 1996 to present time); member of EAACI, member of WAO.
Publications: More than 100 articles in International and Russian scientific journals.
Scientific program organizing activity: Member of Organizing Committees of 1st (1997), 2nd (1998), 3rd (2000), 4th (2001), 5th (2002), 6th (2004), 7th (2005), 8th (2007) Congresses of Russian Association of Allergology and Clinical Immunology and International Congress “Immune mediated diseases” (2005) (Moscow, Russia); Chairman of symposium at Congresses EAACI’97 (Rhodes, Greece), EAACI’99 (Brussels, Belgium).

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