
Clinical Application of Repurposed Drugs
- 1st Edition, Volume 207 - June 28, 2024
- Editor: Vijai Singh
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 4 1 1 4 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 4 1 1 5 - 4
Clinical Application of Repurposed Drugs, Volume 207 in the Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new vo… Read more

Clinical Application of Repurposed Drugs, Volume 207 in the Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on Drug repurposing for viral disease, Drug repurposing for bacterial infections, Drug repurposing for parasitic protozoan diseases, Drug repurposing for fungal infections, Drug repurposing for treating anxiety and depression, Drug repurposing for personalized medicine, Drug repurposing for cancer, Drug Repurposing: A multi targeted approach to treat cardiac disease from existing classical drugs to modern drug discovery, and much more.
Additional chapters cover Drug repurposing in MASLD and MASH-cirrhosis: targets and treatment approaches based on pathways analysis, Drug repurposing for respiratory infections, Drug repurposing for rare disease, Drug repurposing for neurological disorders, Drug repurposing for metabolic disorders: scientific, technological and economic issues, Drug repurposing for regenerative medicine and cosmetics: scientific, technological and economic issues, and Exploring Cutting-Edge Omics-Driven Strategies for Drug Repurposing – An Insight into the Tools of the Trade.
- Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors
- Presents the latest release in the Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science series
- Includes the latest information on Clinical Applications of Repurposed Drugs
Vijai Singh
1. Drug repurposing for viral disease
Sunday N. Okafor
2. Drug repurposing for bacterial infections
Mustafeez Mujtaba Babar
3. Drug repurposing for parasitic protozoan diseases
Pappachan Anju
4. Drug repurposing for fungal infections
Indra Mani
5. Drug repurposing for treating anxiety and depression
Vijai Singh
6. Drug repurposing for personalised medicine
Indra Mani
7. Drug repurposing for cancer
Shuvomoy Banerjee
8. Drug Repurposing: A multi targetted approach to treat cardiac disease from existing classical drugs to modern drug discovery
Rashmi K. Ambasta
9. Drug repurposing in MASLD and MASH-cirrhosis: targets and treatment approaches based on pathways analysis
Silvia Sookoian and Carlos Pirola
10. Drug repurposing for respiratory infections
Ajay Kumar I
11. Drug repurposing for rare disease
Ajay Kumar I
12. Drug repurposing for neurological disorders
Anand Krishna Tiwari
13. Drug repurposing for metabolic disorders: scientific, technological and economic issues
Dinh -Toi Chu
14. Drug repurposing for regenerative medicine and cosmetics: scientific, technological and economic issues
Dinh -Toi Chu
15. Exploring Cutting-Edge Omics-Driven Strategies for Drug Repurposing – An Insight into the Tools of the Trade
Saraswathy Ganesan Rajalekshmi and Kshreeraja S Satish
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 207
- Published: June 28, 2024
- Language: English
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Vijai Singh
Prof. Vijai Singh is currently serving as Head of the Department of Biosciences, School of Science and Dean (Research & Innovation) at Indrashil University, Rajpur, Mehsana, India. Prior to this, he held the position of Associate Professor in the same department at Indrashil University. He has also served as Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology at the Institute of Advanced Research, Gandhinagar, and in the Department of Biotechnology at the Invertis University, Bareilly, India. Earlier of his career, Prof. Singh worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Synthetic Biology Group at the Institute of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Paris, France and at the School of Energy & Chemical Engineering at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, South Korea. He earned his Ph.D. in Biotechnology in 2009 from the ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow, India. His doctoral research focused on the development of molecular and immunoassays for the diagnosis of Aeromonas hydrophila. Prof. Singh’s research interests lies in the design and construction of novel biosynthetic pathways for production of medically and industrially important biomolecules. His laboratory is also actively engaged in developing CRISPR-Cas systems for gene knock out, knock in, gene regulation and diagnostic. With over 15 years of research and teaching experience, his areas of expertise include synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, bioinformatics, microbiology, and industrial microbiology. He has an extensive academic record, with over 110 articles, 89 book chapters, 26 books and 3 patents to his credits. Prof. Singh has received number of prestigious awards, including the Bioclues Innovation, Research and Development Award (2023) from the BIOCLUES Society, the Vice Chancellor's Best Research Award (2023) from Indrashil University, and the Agathiyar Chemical Biology Award (2023) from the Society of Chemical and Synthetic Biology. At Indrashil University, he currently serves as chairman of the Board of Study, and is a member of the Academic Council of Indrashil University. He also holds the position of the Member Secretary of the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBSC) at the university. Dr. Singh is actively involved in national and international scientific advisory roles.