Biomarkers in Neurological Disorders and Treatment

Dr. Ashutosh Pareek, Associate Professor at Banasthali Vidyapith with over 15 years of experience in pharmaceutical sciences, holds gold medals for his Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Pharmacy. Dr. Pareek specializes in neuropharmacology and innovative drug delivery systems, focusing on neurodegenerative disorders, cancer, and autoimmune diseases. His research includes developing advanced drug delivery systems for immunomodulators like naringenin. Dr. Pareek leads a research team working on these critical health issues and has published over 45 research papers and authored five technical books. He holds an international formulation patent and has received numerous awards, including the Zee National Achievers Award 2023. His work is funded by national and international agencies such as ICMR, DST-SERB, DBT, the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, and the International Brain Research Organization. He serves as a Review Editor for Frontiers in Pharmacology and Frontiers in Oncology and reviews for leading journals by Elsevier, Springer, and Bentham.

Dr. S N Koteswara Rao G, M.Pharm., Ph.D., MBA, currently working as Professor & Head, Dept. of Pharmaceutics at Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy & Technology Management (SPPSPTM), SVKM’s NMIMS University, Mumbai. He has 16 years of academic, research, and administrative experience. He is a gold medallist in graduation and recipient of 2 silver medals. He secured 98.6 percentile in GATE-PY conducted by IIT Kharagpur. He presented his research outcomes at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Annual Exposition at San Diego, California, USA. To his credit he has published 100+ research and review papers in reputed national and international journals. He has published 15 book chapters with international publishers like Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley. He participated in more than 80 national and international conferences/ seminars.

He has guided 36 postgraduate students and 24 graduate students for their projects. Under his supervision, 4 PhD scholars completed their research work. He is a life member of several professional bodies like IPA, APTI, IPGA, APP, and member of AAPS.

Dr. Manish Kumar, M. Pharm, Ph.D. (Pharmaceutics) is presently working as a Professor and HOD in Dept. of Pharmaceutics, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab-142001, India, He completed B. Pharm, from DCS’S A.R.A. College of Pharmacy, Dhule, Maharashtra in 2003 and M.Pharm from Bapu ji Pharmacy College, Davangere, Karnataka in 2005 and Ph.D. from Karpagam University Coimbatore in 2014, Tamil Nadu. He has a total teaching and research experience of 19 years out of which, 08 years of administrative experience as Faculty Head, and Dean. He has guided 24 M Pharm dissertations and 6 PhD research scholars.

He has published 160 papers in various national and international journals and 8 books and 10 book chapters through international publishers such as Elsevier, Informa, etc. He also has 31 papers in various national and international conferences and has 25 patents to his credit. His h-index is 18 and i10 is 41. He has 1541 citations, The areas of research interest include nanotechnology for drug delivery, herbal drug delivery systems, and Nanoparticulate drug delivery system for ocular, nasal, topical, etc. He is a member of various organizations including APTI, IPGA, and SPER.

He has received various Awards, including the SPER eminent scientist Award (2019) and a Travel Grant of 35000 INR from ICMR New Delhi for attending the International Conference in Hong Kong in 2016.