Ali Sharghi | Landscape Architecture | Best Health and Wellness Architecture Award

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Sharghi | Landscape Architecture | Best Health and Wellness Architecture Award

Academic Staff | Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University | Iran

Dr. Ali Sharghi is an Associate Professor at Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, specializing in landscape architecture, urban planning, and architectural design, recognized for his extensive academic leadership and contributions to sustainable urban development. He has served as Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Head of the Department of Architecture, and a long-standing member of Tehran Municipality’s Facade Committee, guiding major academic and civic initiatives in architecture and urban policy. His research centers on urban regeneration, age-friendly cities, affordable housing planning, visual aesthetic preferences, and the evolution of cultural approaches in urban environments, reflected in influential publications across international journals and highly cited works in urban green spaces, social sustainability, and spatial evaluation. Dr. Sharghi has contributed to editorial activities as a board member of the Journal of Sustainable Architecture and Urban Design and has participated in significant professional bodies as an Official Expert of Justice for land and building evaluation, member of the Iranian Association of Engineering Education, associate member of the Iran Construction Engineering Organization, and member of several national scientific and environmental associations. His research impact includes 52 citations, 18 publications, and an h-index of 4.

Profiles: Scopus | ORCID | Google Scholar

Featured Publications

1. Salehi Kousalari F., Ghanbaran A.H., Sharghi A., Jahani A., Satari Rad A., Predicting visual aesthetic preferences in Tehran city universities campuses using machine learning techniques. Scientific Reports, 2025, 15(1), 36918.

2. Rakhshandehroo M., Mohd Yusof M.J., Ale Ebrahim N., Sharghi A., et al., 100 most cited articles in urban green and open spaces: a bibliometric analysis. Current World Environment, 2015, 10(2), 53.

3. Sharqi A., Zarghami A., Olfat E., Kousalari M.A.S., Evaluating status of global indices of age-friendly city in Tehran metropolis (AFC). Architecture Civil Engineering Environment, 2016, 9(3), 35–51.

4. Sharghi A., Nourtaghani A., Ramzanpour M., Gorji R.B., Low-income housing location based on affordable criteria using AHP Model and GIS Technique (Case Study: Babolsar City). Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2022, 24(8), 10337–10377.

5. Sharghi A., Jahanzamin Y., Ghanbaran A., Jahanzamin S., A study on evolution and development of urban regeneration with emphasis on the cultural approach. Turkish Online Journal of Design, Art and Communication, 2018, 271–284.

Dr. Sharghi’s work strengthens the scientific foundation of sustainable urban development by integrating evidence-based planning with social well-being. His research advances tools and insights that help cities evolve into more inclusive, resilient, and culturally responsive environments.

Simone Reber | Biophilic Design | Women Researcher Award

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Prof. Dr. Simone Reber | Biophilic Design | Women Researcher Award

Professor | Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology | Germany

Prof. Dr. Simone B. Reber is a Max Planck Fellow and Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology and a W2-Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Applied Sciences Berlin, specializing in quantitative cell biology, biophysics, and cytoskeletal dynamics. She brings extensive professional experience shaped by leadership roles as an independent group leader, interdisciplinary collaborator, mentor, and investigator on major funded projects advancing cellular architecture, microtubule biology, and nucleocytoplasmic density regulation. Her research explores cytoplasmic material properties, spindle scaling, microtubule diversity across species, and parasite cytoskeletons, with influential contributions published in leading journals including Nature Cell Biology, Nature Communications, Current Biology, and PNAS. She has guided teams across multiple institutions, developed innovative imaging and biochemical approaches, and contributed substantially to methodological advances in cytoskeletal research. Prof. Reber’s work has earned distinctions such as Max Planck and Rosalind Franklin Fellowships, teaching awards for excellence in digital instruction, and invitations to speak at major international meetings. She serves on scientific and advisory committees, reviews grants for major funding bodies including ERC, DFG, and BBSRC, and holds reviewer responsibilities for leading journals. Her career reflects a sustained commitment to advancing fundamental cell biology, fostering scientific talent, and strengthening global research communities, and her research impact includes 2,517 citations, 33 publications, and an h-index of 17.

Profiles: Scopus | ORCID

Featured Publications

1. Biswas A., Muñoz O., Kim K., Hoege C., Lorton B.M., Shechter D., Guck J., Zaburdaev V., Reber S., Conserved nucleocytoplasmic density homeostasis drives cellular organization across eukaryotes. bioRxiv, 2023, doi:10.1101/2023.09.05.556409.

2. Kletter T., Muñoz O., Reusch S., Biswas A., Halavatyi A., Neumann B., Kuropka B., Zaburdaev V., Reber S., Cell state-specific cytoplasmic density controls spindle architecture and scaling. Nature Cell Biology, 2025, doi:10.1038/s41556-025-01678-x.

3. Troman L., de Gaulejac E., Biswas A., Stiens J., Kuropka B., Moores C., Reber S., Mechanistic basis of temperature-adaptation in microtubule dynamics across frog species. bioRxiv, 2024, doi:10.1101/2024.07.29.605571.

4. Bangera M., Wu J., Beckett D., Fachet D., Ferreira J.L., Voth G.A., Reber S., Moores C.A., Adaptations in Plasmodium tubulin determine unique microtubule architectures, mechanics and drug susceptibility. bioRxiv, 2025, doi:10.1101/2025.09.17.676853.

5. Kletter T., Muñoz O., Reusch S., Biswas A., Halavatyi A., Neumann B., Kuropka B., Zaburdaev V., Reber S., Cell state-specific cytoplasmic density controls spindle architecture and scaling. Nature Cell Biology, 2025, doi:10.1038/s41556-025-01678-x.

Prof. Dr. Simone B. Reber’s work uncovers the physical principles that govern cellular organization, revealing how cytoplasmic material properties shape the architecture and function of life across species. Her discoveries advance fundamental biology while driving innovation in biophysics, imaging, and parasite research, enabling new strategies for biomedical analysis and therapeutic development. Through interdisciplinary leadership, she strengthens scientific capacity and inspires next-generation approaches to understanding complex cellular systems.