Quantum Dot Nanocarriers for 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.

Dr. Surender Singh is a Professor at the Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India. He has been a faculty member of pharmacology for more than thirty-two years of which seventeen years he has worked at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He has authored ten books, and over 140 scientific papers in indexed journals; he has completed over 35 research projects funded by different research funding Government agencies e.g., JSPS, UCL, ICMR, DST, DBT, UGC, AIIMS, AYUSH. Dr Singh is the recipient of many awards, including the ICMR for Biomedical Research, 2017. He has made significant contributions in the field of pharmacotherapy of inflammatory disorders, as well as the application of nanotechnologies for use in drug delivery. He is a Fellow of National Academy of Medical Sciences (FAMS), India, Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), United Kingdom, Fellow of International Medical Science Academy, India (FIMSA) and Fellow of Institution of Chemists (FIC), India.