Dr. Zhou has received his bachelor degree of medicine and master degree in orthopaedic spinal surgery in China during the periods of 1979 to 1984 and 1987 to 1990. He completed an orthopaedic residency and spine fellowship in China before moving to the United States. He worked for several years as a visiting scholar at MCP Hahnemann University, before completing his second residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Pennsylvania. After that, he received his pain fellowship training at Thomas Jefferson University. He is board certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and is also board certified in Pain Management. Dr. Zhou has extensive experience in the basic and clinical research and with the diagnosis and treatment of spinal and musculoskeletal disorders, and various pain syndromes. His research has included cryoanalgesia, spinal dorsal ramus anatomy and clinical implication, cervicogenic headache, pudendal neuralgia. Dr. Zhou teaches in several medical universities as a professor, and has published more than 40 articles and chapters. He is serving as an editorial member of several journals and expert Reviewers for Journals like Neuromodulation. He also invented several medical devices and received numerous awards and honours.

His research has included cryoanalgesia, spinal dorsal ramus anatomy and clinical implication, cervicogenic headache, pudendal neuralgia.

Dr. Hao (Howe) Liu received his MS (Neuroanatomy) and MD degrees in China, PhD (Anatomy) and MPT degrees from the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He joined the Physical Therapy Program at the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) in January 2010 from the University of Central Arkansas. As an Associate Professor of Physical Therapy at the UNTHSC, he teaches, as the course coordinator, Functional Anatomy, Pathology/Pharmacology, and Evidence-Based Practice (I-IV). He also taught Gross Anatomy, Neuroscience, Applied Histology, Pathology, & Physiology, Differential Diagnosis, Cardiopulmonary Rehab, and International Study (Alternative Medicine) of Physical Therapy when he was in the University of Central Arkansas. Dr. Liu has spent his research career in neuroscience, anatomy and physical therapy, but in last 10 years his research centers more on balance improvement and fall prevention among older individuals (primarily) and clinical anatomy of the musculoskeletal system in Gross Anatomy lab (secondarily). More specifically, he has led his geriatric research group (faculty members, PhD and DPT students) with focuses on 1) effects of inappropriate use of assistive ambulatory devices (AADs) on gait, balance, and posture; 2) interventions with combination of physical therapy exercise and alternative medicine to improve gait, balance, strength, and posture in general older population, AAD users, and patient-specific older population; and 3) bioengineering modification and testing of assistive ambulatory devices. Dr. Liu is active in providing community services to local senior living communities. When he was a faculty member in Arkansas, he and his team had provided geriatric rehabilitation related community services to nine senior living communities every year for 6 years. Currently, he is recruiting retirement centers and assisted living facilities in North Texas area for his studies and community services.

Neuroscience, anatomy and physical therapy

Flavio Antonio de Sa Ribeiro, 48 years old, is Headman Surgery Professor of Universidade Fundacao Serra dos Orgaos, Research Headman and Surgeon of Hospital Federal de Bonsucesso/Ministerio da Saude-Governo Federal. He is Entitled Member of Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes, Doctorated in Surgery by the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Associated Surgery Professor of Universidade Gama Filho.

Physical therapy

Dr. Chow is a lifestyle scientist for sleep. She leads a team of research students who contribute to understanding the role of glycemic index on sleep. The findings have major implications for people with sleep initiation difficulty, since a dietary approach could potentially help these people. Dr.Chow has mentored many research higher degree students, who are making important contributions to knowledge and will go on to make broader contributions to society. She is a director of Sleep Research Team.

She has had a long standing interest in sleep health research with a focus on the impact of dietary factors, exercise, nocturnal thermal factors on sleep initiation and maintenance.

Dr Bryan Steward completed his Batchelor of Science (Kinesiology) in California State University and completed his doctorate in Azusa Pacific University.He has been the Center Therapy Director at Concentra Medical Center, Placentia, CA. Presently he is the Clinic Director in California Rehabilitation and Sports Therapy, Brea, CA and Chief Representative of California Physical Therapy Association.

Kinesiology

Dr. Andrea Trescot is a board certified Interventional Pain Physician and Director of the Pain and Headache Centers, Alaska. Dr. Trescot is the Past President of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. Her distinguished resume includes Directorship of Pain Fellowships at the University of Washington School Of Medicine and at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Previous to those world renowned leadership roles, Dr. Trescot practiced for 10 years as an Interventional Pain Physician in Orange Park, Florida (a suburb of Jacksonville). She graduated from the University of Florida with a BS (honors) in zoology. Having finished college in 3 years, she worked as a laboratory technician for a year before starting medical school at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. After graduating from medical school, she started her military career as an intern and resident at the National Naval Medical Center at Bethesda in the department of anesthesia. After a fellowship in pediatric anesthesia at the National Children’s Hospital in Washington, she was stationed at the Naval Hospital in Jacksonville, FL. Dr. Trescot has authored various publications on the field of Interventional Pain Management and most recently co-authored and published the acclaimed \"Pain-Wise, a Patients Guide to Pain Management.\"

Anesthesiology,Pain Medicine,Genetic Polymorphism and Chronic Low Back Pain

He has been working for 34 Years as a Department Chair in Baylor College of Medicine. He has been working as an Editor Board member in a number of prestigious journals related to rehabilitation. He has served as a president in a large number of societies/organizations like American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine,American Pain Society,American Academy of Pain Medicine and International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine.

Administration; Health Care Access, Effectiveness and Costs of Treatment; Pain

Dr. Fekete holds a Doctorate in Health Sciences from A.T. Still University and the Arizona School of Health Sciences, a Master’s in Business Management Administration from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Science degree from Arizona State University in Health Science. Dr. Fekete is a member in several professional societies, including the American College of Epidemiology, Society of Human Resource Management and the American Society of Safety Engineers. He is a Board Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR).Dr. Fekete has been a practicing epidemiologist, safety engineer and health professional for over thirty years in the field of occupational health, toxicology, environmental and risk management.

His research includes studies on the Insulation Properties of Protective Suits Used in the Nuclear Field and Their Effects on Worker Heat Stress, Hazardous Materials Management and the Epidemiology of Food Borne Illnesses Related to Beverage Can Contamination.

Dr. Ellen Glickman is a recognized expert in the area of environmental physiology with ~76 original, full-length papers in scientific journals, 3 technical reports and 1 Book Chapter. She is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, a reviewer for many of the top journals in her field, including Medicine in Science and Sport and Exercise, European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology and Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine. She has been an invited lecturer at numerous national (i.e., The American College of Sports Medicine, Wilderness Medical Society) and International Conferences (International Conference of Environmental Ergonomics (ICEE), Oxford University Roundtable, government research laboratories (i.e., Brooks AFB, US Army Research Institute Environmental Medicine USARIEM) and Universities. In 2001, The Wilderness Medical Society Awarded Dr. Glickman their Research Award for their Outstanding Scientist. Most recently, Dr. Glickman has partnered with Orbital Research Inc., (Cleveland, OH) a STEM initiative, to enhance our knowledge in the area of environmental physiology with technology to better understand human physiology. Dr. Glickman received her Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh from 1989 -1995. She was part of the Department of Kinesiology at Louisiana State University and had an environmental physiology laboratory at Pennington Biomedical Research Center. In 1995 Dr. Glickman joined the faculty at Kent State University and has continued her work in acute cold exposure. She started at USARIEM as a National Research Council Scientist and continues to serve as a contract employee with USARIEM as part of the Military Nutrition Division. Finally, Dr. Glickman has been Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator on numerous externally funded projects during her time at Kent State University. Dr. Glickman has served as Interim Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, at Kent State University.

Exercise,Leisure & Sport,Health Sciences,Salt Intake,Blood Pressure Regulation,Exercise Phsiology,Environmental Physiology,Cardiac Rehabilitation,Clinical Exercise Physiology