Dr. Amal Kumar Dhara (M. Pharm, PhD) has over 20 years of teaching and research experience in the field of Pharmacology and Toxicology, especially in the field of Neuropharmacology, Anti-inflammatory, Antiulcer, free radical scavenging activities of Indian indigenous plants. He has earned his PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Currently, Dr. Dhara is working as Lecturer in Pharmacy (Selection Grade -II Equivalent to Associate Professor) at Contai Polytechnic, Govt. West Bengal, India. Dr. Dhara has also served as Production Executive at M/S Deys Medical Stores Mfg (UP) Ltd., U.P., India for more than three years. Till date, he has authored over 10 research and review publications in various high impact peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Dhara has participated and presented his research work at several conferences in India and abroad. He is life member of Indian Pharmaceutical Association, Indian Pharmacological Society and a Registered Pharmacist. Dr. Amit Kumar Nayak is currently working as a Professor at Seemanta Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Odisha, India. He earned his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from IFTM University, India. He worked as Senior Research Associate at IIT, Kanpur in a CSIR sponsored project. Dr. Nayak has over 13 years of research experiences in the field of pharmaceutics, especially in the development and characterization of novel biopolymeric and nanostructured drug delivery systems made of natural biopolymers. He has authored over 130 research and review articles in various high impact peer-reviewed journals and 135 book chapters in various international books. In addition, he has authored 2 books and edited 17 books published by International publisher(s). He has received University Foundation Day Research Award-2019 by Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha. He serves as a reviewer for several reputed journals and is a life member of Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI). Dr Chattopadhyay served as a Scientist at RMRC Port Blair and Dibrugarh during 1993-1996, and ICMR Virus Unit, Kolkata since 1997. He is one of the researchers who extensively studied the scientific basis of use of traditional medicines in primary health care of diverse ethnic communities by establishing personal contact with the underprivileged, marginalised tribal communities of India. His research includes Microbiology, Molecular Medicine and Ethnomedicinal drug development. He has one US and six Indian Patents with three leads (against HSV, Typhoid and Wound Healing) with 100+ Research publications in peer reviewed International and Indian Journals including PLoS Pathogen, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, PLoS One, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, Antiviral Research, RSC Advances etc with several reviews like Biotechnology Annual Review, book chapters, three Books, and fifty popular articles. He is in the Editorial Board of 3 International Journals, Reviewer of 37+ International peer reviewed Journals, Examiner, Ph D Guide and visiting Faculty of several International and National Universities and is the recipient of Awards like Outstanding Ethnopharmacologist Award 2016, International Society for Chemotherapy Award, DST Science Communicator Award. He is the Fellow of British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. Dr Chattopadhyay is the member of National Project review Committees of diverse funding agencies in India, has guided 10 PhD and 40+Master Degree Dissertation of various Universities, competed 9 major National Task Force Projects on Ethnomedicines of Onge, Nicobarese, Shompen, Birhore, Kattabhai, Santal, Munda etc. He is presently handling four National Projects and leading a team of 17 Scholars in collaboration with Internationally acclaimed scientists. He is now leading an Institution that integrate the traditional knowledge with the modern medicine to translate traditional information into innovation.
