Nitesh Kumar Editor

Dr. Nanasaheb Thorat, MSc, PhD, (Gold Medal) MRSC, is an outstanding researcher currently working as Marie-Curie Fellow at Medical Science Division, University of Oxford (UK) . Dr. Thorat has published 5 Book, ~60 peer reviewed journal articles and 15 book chapters, presented 5 Keynote Speech, 25 Invited Talks at prestigious scientific peer-conferences, received international acclaims and awards for research contribution, supervised students/junior researchers and actively participated in outreach and scientific dissemination for the service of wider community. He is a recipient of various prestigious fellowships including Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship in Poland/Switzerland 2018, Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship in Japan 2017, Government of Ireland IRC fellowship Ireland 2015. In addition to his current research, he has been deeply engaged in collaborative work with the many eminent scientists from Japan, USA, Germany, Korea, Ireland, India, Poland, Saudi Arabia and Australia. Dr. Thorat has received European Commission’s innovation Radar “Grand Prix of the Innovation Radar Prize 2020” for developing ground-breaking technology for breast cancer theranostics. Dr. Nitesh Kumar, M Pharm, PhD is an Assistant Professor from the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hajipur. Dr. Kumar has published 90 peer reviewed journal articles (total citations – 995 and H-index – 19) and 2 book chapters. He delivered talks and oral presentations at several scientific conferences and received awards for his research contributions. Dr. Kumar has more than 10 years of teaching and research experience and currently guiding and co-guiding 12 PhD students on their thesis work. His research work includes biocompatibility and toxicological evaluation of various drug molecules and biomedical devices namely dialysis catridges, tooth implant and electrical stimulator for glioma treatment. His other research areas are neuroprotection, hepatoprotection and neuropharmacological studies of synthesized and herbal compounds. In addition to his scientific contributions, Dr. Kumar collaborated with several government agencies and industries in India and successfully implemented projects of high impact value with successful research outcomes as principal investigator, lead investigator and co-investigator.