Fenghong Wang | Environmental | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Fenghong Wang |  Environmental |  Best Researcher Award

Associate Professor at Inner Mongolia Medical University, China

Dr. Fenghong Wang is an Associate Professor and Master’s Supervisor at the Department of Hygiene and Toxicology, Inner Mongolia Medical University. Her research focuses on the identification and mechanisms of environmental toxicants and their health risks in populations, with specific emphasis on cardiovascular toxicity caused by nano-silica, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), and rare earth dust.

Profile:

🎓 Educational Background:

  • Ph.D. in Toxicology – Capital Medical University (2019–2022)
    Supervisor: Prof. Sun Zhiwei

  • M.Sc. in Occupational & Environmental Health – Jilin University (2012–2015)
    Supervisor: Prof. Li Jing

  • B.Sc. in Preventive Medicine – Baotou Medical College, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology (2007–2012)

🧪 Research Focus:

Wang Fenghong specializes in the mechanistic toxicology of environmental pollutants with public health implications, focusing on:

  • 🧼 Cardiovascular toxicity of nano-silica

  • 🧪 Toxic effects of PFOA on the cardiovascular system

  • 🌍 Health risks from environmental exposure to rare earth dust

🧑‍🏫 Professional Experience:

  • 2023–Present: Associate Professor, School of Public Health, Inner Mongolia Medical University

  • 2015–2019: Public Health Physician, Industrial Hygiene Dept., Baotou Guoyao Beifang Hospital

📊 Research Projects:

  • 🔬 PI, Inner Mongolia Natural Science Foundation
    (100,000 RMB – Nanosilica & Cardiac Fibrosis)

  • 🎯 PI, High-Level Talent Research Start-up Fund
    (Particulate Matter & Cardiovascular Toxicity)

  • 💉 PI, Inner Mongolia Dept. of Finance
    (PFOA-induced Cardiomyocyte Injury in Mice)

📚 Selected Publications (First Author):

  1. 2025Silica nanoparticles & cardiac hypertrophy (Toxicological Science)

  2. 2022ROS/NLRP3/Caspase-1-mediated pyroptosis (Free Radic Biol Med)

  3. 2021PM2.5 & atrial fibrillation meta-analysis (Sci Total Environ)

  4. 2020PM2.5 & heart rate variability (Chemosphere)

👩‍🎓 Graduate Supervision:

  • Supervised 3 master’s students

  • Admission field: Public Health and Preventive Medicine

🏆 Honors & Awards:

  • 🥈 Second Prize – Innovation Forum, Inner Mongolia Medical University

  • 🥉 Third Prize – Provincial-level Experimental Design Competition

🧬 Research Contribution Summary:

  • 🧾 4 SCI first-author papers published

  • 📑 3 SCI papers under review

  • 🏥 Expertise in cardiovascular toxicology, occupational health, and environmental exposure impact

📈 Citation Metrics:

  • Total Citations: 299

  • Cited By: 275 documents

  • Total Publications: 12

  • h-index: 11

Publication:

Ferritinophagy was involved in long-term SiNPs exposure-induced ferroptosis and liver fibrosis
Authors: Qingqing Liang, Yuexiao Ma, Fenghong Wang, Junchao Duan, Zhiwei Sun
Journal: Nanotoxicology, 2023
Citations: 11

Tinawaen Tambol | Climate Change | Best Researcher Award

Mr Tinawaen Tambol |  Climate Change |  Best Researcher Award

Resource Mobilisation Officer at  Rural Aid Alliance Foundation,  Ghana

Tinawaen Tambol is a Resource Mobilisation Officer at the Rural Aid Alliance Foundation, Ghana, where he leads grant proposal development and strategic funding initiatives. With a background in climate-smart agriculture, sustainable rural transformation, and environmental planning, he has secured and implemented multiple climate resilience projects benefiting women and youth.

Profile:

🎓 Education:

  • MRes in Sustainable Rural Transformation (2021-2023) – Abdou Moumouni University, Niger
    • Thesis: Climate-Smart Agriculture and Dry Season Farming in Southwestern Niger
  • BSc in Planning (2015-2019) – University for Development Studies, Ghana

💼 Professional Experience:

  • Resource Mobilisation Officer (2024-Present) – Rural Aid Alliance Foundation, Ghana
    • Developed resource mobilisation strategies and secured funding through grant proposals.
  • Research & Planning Coordinator (2022-2024) – Climate and Sustainable Development Action Club, Niger
    • Co-won and implemented projects supporting climate-smart agriculture for women and youth.
  • Undergraduate Research/Teaching Assistant (2019-2020) – University of Energy and Natural Resources, Ghana
    • Conducted environmental research and assisted faculty with teaching activities.

🛠️ Core Skills:

  • Climate Change Adaptation & Sustainability Research
  • Grant Writing & Resource Mobilisation
  • Data Analysis (R, SPSS, Python, ArcGIS)
  • Multilingual: English (C2), French (B2)

🏆 Awards & Memberships:

  • Full DAAD Scholarship – Abdou Moumouni University (2021-2023)
  • Member – World Youth Parliament for Water (Since 2022)
  • Member – Ghana Monitoring and Evaluation Forum (Since 2019)

Publication Top Notes:

  • Use of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies in West Africa Peri-Urban Sahel in Niger
  • Impacts of Mining on the Environment in West African Sahel: A Review
  • Estimating Crop Water Requirements and Climate-Smart Farming in Chereponi, Ghana

 

Zarmina Gul | Environments | Best Researcher Award

Ms Zarmina Gul | Environments |  Best Researcher Award

Northeast Forestry University, China

Zarmina Gul is a Ph.D. scholar in Biology at Northeast Forestry University, China. She holds a Master’s degree in Botany from the University of Agriculture, Pakistan, with a stellar CGPA of 3.9/4.0. Zarmina has published nine SCI-indexed articles, including a first and corresponding author publication in MDPI Biology. Her research focuses on plant stress physiology, salinity stress, and phytochemistry, with notable projects on Chenopodium quinoa and Moringa oleifera.

 

Publication Profile

🎓 Academic Excellence:

Zarmina Gul is a Ph.D. scholar specializing in Biology with a Master’s in Botany (CGPA: 3.9/4.0) from the University of Agriculture, Pakistan.

🖋️ Research Contributions:

With 9 SCI-indexed publications, including a first and corresponding author article in MDPI Biology, her work spans plant stress physiology, salinity stress, phytochemistry, and medicinal plants. Zarmina has contributed significantly to sustainable agriculture through research on Chenopodium quinoa and Moringa oleifera.

🌟 Achievements:

  • Recipient of three prestigious research awards.
  • Editor at IgMin Research Journal.
  • Reviewer for Physiologia Plantarum and BMC (Plants).
  • Active collaborator with multiple key research laboratories in China.

🤝 Engagements:

Zarmina serves as a Research Fellow at the Pakistan Economic Forum, fostering economic and scientific development.

🏸 Beyond Research:

An international badminton player and recipient of the Best Player Certificate, demonstrating versatility in academia and sports.

🌿 Research Focus Areas:

Abiotic stress tolerance, phytochemistry, plant systematics, ethnobotany, and environmental sciences.

Citation Metrics:

  • Citations: 131 by 127 documents
  • Publications: 9
  • h-index: 6

Publication Top Note:

  • An intelligent solvent-responsive surface molecularly imprinted membrane with switchable adsorption/desorption performance for selective separation of psoralen and recognition mechanism
    Luo, Z., Xu, Y., Tian, M., … Li, C., Zhao, C.
    Industrial Crops and Products, 2024, 207, 117766. (8 Citations)
  • Quality Evaluation of Sanguisorbae Radix via Python-Aided Optimization Fingerprint Chromatography Combined with Quantitative Analysis of Multi-Components by Single Marker
    Gao, Y., Qiao, B., Gul, Z., … Zhao, C., Li, C.
    Chromatographia, 2023, 86(11-12), pp. 717–727. (0 Citations)
  • pH-responsive functionalized surface active ionic liquid as an enhanced medium for efficient extraction and in-situ separation of flavonoids in Vitex negundo L. Leaves
    Cheng, J., Tian, M., Gul, Z., … Zhao, C., Li, C.
    Microchemical Journal, 2023, 193, 109080. (1 Citation)
  • Advances of responsive deep eutectic solvents and application in extraction and separation of bioactive compounds
    Zhang, M., Zhang, Z., Gul, Z., … Zhao, C., Li, C.
    Journal of Separation Science, 2023, 46(15), 2300098. (15 Citations)
  • Effects of Ficus carica L. Water Extract on Taxus cuspidata Sieb. et Zucc. Growth
    Li, Q., Huang, J., Yang, X., … Li, C., Zhao, C.
    Forests, 2023, 14(6), 1213. (2 Citations)
  • Effects of riparian buffer and stream channel widths on ecological indicators in the upper and lower Indus River basins in Pakistan
    Hira, A., Arif, M., Zarif, N., … Xiangyue, L., Yukun, C.
    Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2023, 11, 1113482. (11 Citations)
  • Impacts of Stressors on Riparian Health Indicators in the Upper and Lower Indus River Basins in Pakistan
    Hira, A., Arif, M., Zarif, N., … Liu, X., Cao, Y.
    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022, 19(20), 13239. (7 Citations)
  • An Insight into Abiotic Stress and Influx Tolerance Mechanisms in Plants to Cope in Saline Environments
    Gul, Z., Tang, Z.-H., Arif, M., Ye, Z.
    Biology, 2022, 11(4), 597. (58 Citations)
  • Effects of exogenous calcium on adaptive growth, photosynthesis, ion homeostasis and phenolics of Gleditsia sinensis Lam. Plants under salt stress
    Guo, Y., Liu, Y., Zhang, Y., … Abozeid, A., Tang, Z.-H.
    Agriculture (Switzerland), 2021, 11(10), 978. (29 Citations)