8th World Congress on
Addiction Medicine and Psychiatry

Dr. Payam Behzadi is a molecular biologist and faculty member at Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. He has extensive experience in teaching, research, and scientific publishing, with numerous books and peer-reviewed publications in microbiology and related fields.

Bioinformatics, molecular biology, microbiology, mycology, medical microbiology, and environmental sciences.

Dr. Martha E. Shenton is a Professor of Psychiatry and Radiology at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, USA. She is a leading researcher in brain imaging and has made significant contributions to the study of schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and traumatic brain injury. Her work has advanced the understanding of structural and functional brain abnormalities associated with neuropsychiatric disorders.

Neuroimaging, schizophrenia, schizophrenia-related disorders, PTSD, traumatic brain injury, diffusion tensor imaging, and brain structure abnormalities.

Dr. Tang Wai Kwong is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His academic work focuses on addiction research and neuropsychiatric complications following stroke. He has published extensively in international journals and has received several competitive research grants and academic honors.

Neuropsychiatry in stroke, addiction medicine, cognitive disorders, and psychiatric complications of neurological diseases.

Dr. Irene Litvan is a Professor of Neurosciences at the University of California San Diego and a recognized expert in movement and neurodegenerative disorders. Her research focuses on improving the diagnosis, understanding, and treatment of Parkinson’s disease, dementia, and related neurological conditions. She has led numerous international clinical studies and contributed extensively to the field through research and mentorship.

Parkinson’s disease, neurodegenerative disorders, movement disorders, dementia, biomarkers, and neuroprotective therapies.

Dr. Pasquale Calabrese is a Professor of Neuropsychology at the University of Basel, Switzerland. His work focuses on cognitive and behavioral disorders associated with neurological diseases, particularly Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and multiple sclerosis. He has made significant contributions to neuropsychological assessment, cognitive neuroscience, and brain aging research.

Memory and learning, cognitive impairment, dementia diagnosis, multiple sclerosis, neuropsychology, and the neural basis of cognition.

Dr. Lucia-Maria Vaina is a Professor of Neurology, Biomedical Engineering, and Neuroscience at Boston University and a faculty member at Harvard Medical School. Her research integrates neuroimaging, computational modeling, and vision science to investigate brain function, neural plasticity, and visual processing. She has extensive experience in the study of neurological disorders affecting perception and cognition.

Brain imaging, visual neuroscience, neural plasticity, stroke rehabilitation, traumatic brain injury, cognitive impairment, and perceptual disorders.

Dr. Steven L. Berman is an Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida. His work focuses on psychological development, particularly identity formation and factors that influence personal growth and well-being. He has published widely on developmental psychology and served as President of the Society for Research on Identity Formation.

Identity development, psychological growth, anxiety and distress, developmental psychology, social influences, and mental well-being.