Panchanathan Manivasagan Editor

Dr. Panchanathan Manivasagan, Ph.D., is a Research Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Bio-Science, Kumoh National Institute of Technology (KIT), Gumi, South Korea. An overarching goal of his current research is the development of multifunctional nanomaterials for multimodal imaging (in vivo fluorescence imaging, photoacoustic imaging, CT imaging, and MR imaging) and therapy (chemotherapy, phototherapy, chemodynamic therapy, electrodynamic therapy, sonodynamic therapy, immunotherapy, starvation therapy, and electrolytic ablation therapy) of cancer and microbial infections. He received his Master's and Ph.D., in Marine Biotechnology from the Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India. He subsequently served as a Post-Doctoral Researcher and Research Visiting Professor at the Department of Chemistry and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea. He also worked as a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea. He has numerous publications ( > 96) in outstanding and high-impact factor journals and book chapters ( > 20) and has presented invited talks and presentations at international conferences. He is also a regular reviewer for many reputed international journals. Dr. Jayachandran Venkatesan M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D. is an assistant professor in Yenepoya Research Centre (YRC), Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), India. He worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the Division of Bioengineering, Incheon National University, and Hanyang University, South Korea. Previously, he worked as a Research Professor at the Department of Chemistry and Marine Bioprocess Research Center (MBPRC) at Pukyong National University, South Korea. He received his Master of Science in chemistry from Thiruvalluvar University in 2005. Further, He received his Ph.D. from Pukyong National University in 2011. His primary research interests are the investigation and development of naturally derived polymers, ceramics, and protein-based materials for biomedical applications. Furthermore, he works on natural biomaterials for tissue engineering and drug delivery applications. Prof. Eue-Soon Jang, Ph.D., is a Professor at the Department of Chemistry & Bio-Science, Kumoh National Institute of Technology (KIT), Gumi, South Korea. He worked as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA. He also worked as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, POSTECH, South Korea. In addition, he worked as a Senior Researcher in the Department of Future Technology Research, Korea Telecom, South Korea. He received his B.Sc. degree from the Department of Chemistry, Chungnam National University, South Korea, and his Master's and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea. He won the Outstanding Paper award from the Organizing Committee of the 6th Cross Straits Symposium on Materials, Energy and Environmental Engineering, South Korea. He received a Vice President Citation award from Korea Telecom due to his outstanding contribution to the field of new technology business. He also received numerous academic awards during the last 20 years. His primary research interests are the investigation and development of nanomedicine for multimodal imaging-guided cancer therapy. His research program is mainly based on the synthesis of various metal nanoparticles and the crystal engineering of various solid nanoparticles. He developed a UV and near-infrared blocking agent for anti-aging cosmetics. To date, he has published above 85 research and review articles and has several patents (> 22). He is a recipient of many research grants from various funding bodies. He actively participates in outreach and scientific dissemination for the service of the wider community.