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Professor Patrono’s main research interest is in the study of platelet activation and inhibition in atherothrombosis and colorectal cancer. His research has characterized the human pharmacology of aspirin as an inhibitor of platelet COX-1 and provided the basis for the development of low-dose aspirin as an antithrombotic agent.

He is an elected member of the Association of American Physicians, Royal College of Physicians, Academia Europaea and Accademia dei Lincei.

He has received the 2013 Grand Prix Scientifique awarded by the Institut de France for his work on low-dose aspirin.

He is a Section Editor of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Associate Editor of the European Heart Journal.

Professor Patrono has published over 240 research articles with approximately 68,000 citations and an h-index of 107.

Principal Investigator, Million Veteran Program and Executive Director of the Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center (MAVERIC), VA Boston Heathcare System; Chief, Division of Aging, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; all in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Dr. Gaziano is a preventive cardiologist and internationally recognized chronic disease epidemiologist whose research interests include the epidemiology of chronic diseases using large data sources. He has a particular interest in the lifestyle, metabolic, biochemical and genetic determinants of common chronic disease such as cardiovascular disease and cancer.

A centerpiece of his research involves the conduct of observational studies and trials that are imbedded in a health care system and the curation of electronic health data from many sources. He serves as one of two PIs of the Million Veteran Program (MVP), a project that will enroll one million veterans into a longitudinal cohort with stored biospecimens, self-reported data and the rich electronic clinical and administrative data available in the VA. To date over 834,000 veterans have been enrolled into MVP. He is principal investigator of the Physicians’ Health Study, a large-scale trial-based cohort of over 29,000 physicians followed for over 30 years. He has also served as PI, Co-PI or co-investigator on a number of other cohort studies and large-scale trials. He serves on the advisory committee for the UKBiobank.

Dr. Gaziano oversees several fellowship programs and teaches advanced epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. He has published over 625 journal articles, reviews, book chapters and books. He has also served as an Associate Editor for the Journal of the American Medical Association. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.

Dr. Li graduated from China’s Third Military Medical University in 1973 and obtained her Master’s degree in cardiovascular medicine in 1982. She was a visiting scholar at Baylor College of Medicine from 1990 to 1991. She has 40 years of experience in cardiovascular clinical care. Dr. Li has published more than 210 papers, edited 12 books and served as Chief Translator for four books. Dr. Li holds one patent and has received numerous central, provincial and ministerial-level recognitions in China for her scientific and clinical contributions. Dr. Li currently serves as President of the Chinese Society of Geriatrics of the Chinese Medical Association, Chair of the Committee for Cardiovascular Diseases of the Chinese Association of Geriatric Research, Chair of the Family Health Education Committee of China Medical Women’s Association. She is a doctoral supervisor at Nankai University and an adjunct professor at Tsinghua University School of Medicine. She is Associate Editor of three journals including the Chinese Journal of Geriatrics and an editorial board member of 12 other journals including the Chinese Journal of Cardiology. Dr. Li has guided 11 Master’s trainees, 25 doctoral trainees, seven post-doctoral trainees and 24 visiting Master’s trainees.

Prof. Fu Wei-Guo (1962-8-8/Male) M.D. Department of Vascular Surgery, Zhong Shan Hospital, Medical College of Fudan University.
Born in Shanghai, Graduate from Shanghai Medical University in 1985, Major: Clinical Medicne, Bachelor. Graduate from School of Graduate Study, Shanghai Medical University in 1991, M.D.

Director, Department of Vascular Surgery, Zhong Shan Hospital, Medical College of Fudan University. Vice-Chairman, Institute of Vascular Surgery, Shanghai Medical University. Doctor Tutor. Youth Member, Chinese Association of Surgery. Member&Secratory, Shanghai Association of General Surgery. Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Endoscope. Member, Asian Vascular Society & International Society of Endovascular Surgery.

Specialize and experienced in the field of vascular surgery, esp. (1)Endovascular Exclusion: abdominal aortic aneurysm; carotid aneurysm; arteriovenous fistula of common iliac artery; subclavian aneurysm. (2)Operation: resection of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm and revascularization of visceral arteries; in-situ saphenous vein arterial bypass for low limb ischemia; carotid endaterectomy; graft bypass for Takayasu’s arteritis; resection of retroperitoneal neoplasm with reconstruction of portal vein system and inferior vena cava; stripping of greater saphenous vein with small incision, etc