Advances in Antiparasitic Therapies and Drug Delivery

Dr. Prashant Kesharwani is an assistant professor of pharmaceutics at School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India. He has more than 12 years of teaching, research, and industrial experience at international levels from various countries, including the United States, Malaysia, and India. An overarching goal of his current research is the development of nanoengineered drug delivery systems for various diseases. He has more than 300 international publications in well-reputed journals and more than 25 international books (Elsevier). He is a recipient of many research grants from various funding bodies. He is also the recipient of several internationally acclaimed awards, such as “USERN Laureate award, most prestigious “Ramanujan Fellowship Award. He actively participates in outreach and scientific dissemination for the service of the wider community.

Prof. Neelima Gupta presently works as a vice chancellor of Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya Sagar (A Central University), Madhya Pradesh, India. She is a global leader having visited the five continents of the world, including countries like the United States, UK, Japan, Germany, France, Poland, Hong Kong, Thailand, Egypt, China, Singapore, Egypt, and Australia. She is the recipient of more than 70 awards and has published 216 research papers, is the author/editor of 9 books, and has adjudicated more than 150 PhD theses in India and abroad. She has worked extensively on parasite taxonomy, aquatic toxicology, and pollution load of the Ramganga (Kalagarh to Kannauj) and Ganga (Haridwar to Kanpur) rivers, and fish health. Research contributions include morpho-molecular–SEM taxonomy and protein profile based on 60 species of 22 genera (51 new species, 3 subspecies), and 7 GenBank submissions (GenBank: NIH genetic sequence database). She is a pioneer in the Atmanirbhar Bharat Movement launched by the Government of India.