ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY AND OMICS ADVANCES IN MEDICINAL PLANTS VOLUME 1 UNCOVERING DIVERSITY AND ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL ASPECTS (HB 2024)

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Dr. Mukesh Nandave is an associate professor and head of the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology at Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, New Delhi, India. He has earlier served as associate professor and head of the Department of Pharmacology at NMIMS University, Mumbai (2010-2017). He has also worked as research scientist in the Medical Affairs and Clinical Research Department of Ranbaxy Research Laboratories (currently known as Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Gurugram). Dr. Nandave earned his Ph. D. in pharmacology from AIIMS, Delhi and received his post-doctoral training from the Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, USA.

For more than 20 years, Dr. Nandave has been engaged in investigating the role of nutraceuticals, herbomineral formulations, and phytoconstituents for myocardial ischemia & reperfusion injury, diabetes, obesity, and pain management. He has published more than80 papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals and book chapters.

Dr. Nandave has received numerous awards including the Distinguished Leadership Award of International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences; Prof. S. C. Lahiri Oration and G. Achari Gold Medal by Indian Pharmacological Society; Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI) Young Pharmacy Teacher of the Year Award, Early Investigator Award by International Society for Heart Research, Prof. Duggirala Visweswaram & Prof.Sreemantula Satyanarayana Prize; Best Research Output of the Year for 2014-2015, 2013-2014, and 2012-2013 Award" of SVKM's NMIMS University.

Dr. Nandave is secretary general, of the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences (IACS)-India section and treasurer of the Society for Promotion and Research of Cardiovascular Sciences (SPARCS). He is a life member of various professional bodies including the International Society for Heart Research (ISHR), the InternationalAcademy of Cardiovascular Sciences (IACS); the Indian Pharmacological Society (IPS); the Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA); the Association of Physiologist and Pharmacologist of India (APPI); Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI); and Society for Ethnopharmacology.

Dr. Rohit Joshi is currently working as senior scientist cum assistant professor, Biotechnology Division, at CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India. Dr. Joshi earned his Ph. D. with major in plant physiology and minor in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India and received his post-doctoral training from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India; International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India and School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.

For more than 15 years, Dr. Joshi has been engaged in investigating the molecular mechanism and signalling response of various plant species under different abiotic stresses using various OMICS approaches. He has published 58 articles in peer-reviewed journals and 24 book chapters. Dr. Joshi has received numerous awards i.e., R.D. Asana Gold Medal Award, Young Scientist Award, Third Prize in the Lightning Talk session of India-EMBO symposium, Young Investigator talk at ICGEB, Fast Track Young Scientist (SERB) and Dr. D.S. Kothari post-doctoral fellowship (UGC). He is elected as a member of The National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) and Plant Tissue Culture Association of India, PTCA(I).

Dr. Jyoti Upadhyay is an associate professor at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Health Sciences and Technology, UPES, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. She is also the coordinator of Pharmacovigilance Centre UPES recognized by the National Coordination Centre (NCC), Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) Ghaziabad. She completed her Ph. D in pharmaceutical sciences from Kumaun University, Nainital, India. During her Ph. D, she worked on the assessment of persistent organic pollutants on the risk of birth defects. Her research interests are pharmacology and toxicology, maternal and child health and pharmacovigilance. She has received academic excellence awards and research awards at UPES, Dehradun. She has published more than 45 research and review articles. She is a life member of the Indian Pharmacological Society and Society of Biological Chemists.