Ethnopharmacology and Omics Advances in Medicinal Plants Volume 2: Revealing the Secrets of Medicinal Plants

Dr. Mukesh Nandave is an associate dean (research), Head, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and head of the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology at Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, New Delhi, India. He has earlier served as associate professor and head of the Department of Pharmacology at NMIMS University, Mumbai (2010-2017). He has also worked as research scientist in the Medical Affairs and Clinical Research Department of Ranbaxy Research Laboratories (currently known as Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Gurugram). Dr. Nandave earned his Ph.D. in pharmacology from AIIMS, Delhi, and received his post-doctoral training from the Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, USA.

For more than 20 years, Dr. Nandave has been engaged in investigating the role of nutraceuticals, herbomineral formulations, and phytoconstituents for myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury, diabetes, obesity, and pain management. He has published more than 120 papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals. He has also published 3 books and 33 book chapters. He also owns three Indian patents to his credit. His lab received more than 3.6 crore total funding from Govt. (DBT, DST, ICMR and AYUSH) as well as industry (Pharmazz, Dabur, Charak, Madhavbaug, Sandu). He is expert member of project review group (PRG) of ICMR, member of special committee for drug standardization of CCRH, and member of Sectional committee AYUSH 04 for Unani at BIS, New Delhi.

Dr. Nandave has received numerous awards including the Distinguished Leadership Award of International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences; Fellow of International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences; Prof. S. C. Lahiri Oration and G. Achari Gold Medal by Indian Pharmacological Society; Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI) Young Pharmacy Teacher of the Year Award; Early Investigator Award by International Society for Heart Research; Prof. Duggirala Visweswaramand Prof. Sreemantula Satyanarayana Prize; Best Research Output of the Year for 2014-2015, 2013-2014, and 2012-2013 Award of SVKM's NMIMS University.

Dr. Nandave is secretary general of the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences (IACS), India, and treasurer of the Society for Promotion and Research of Cardiovascular Sciences (SPARCS). He is a life member of various professional bodies, including the International Society for Heart Research (ISHR), the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences (IACS), the Indian Pharmacological Society (IPS), the Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA), the Association of Physiologist and Pharmacologist of India (APPI), Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI), and Society for Ethnopharmacology.

Dr. Rohit Joshi is currently working as senior scientist cum assistant professor, Biotechnology Division, at CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India. Dr. Joshi earned his Ph.D. with major in Plant Physiology and minor in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India, and received his post-doctoral training from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India; International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India; and School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.

For more than 15 years, Dr. Joshi has been engaged in investigating the molecular mechanism and signalling response of various plant species under different abiotic stresses using various OMICS approaches. He has published 66 articles in peer-reviewed journals and 28 book chapters. Dr. Joshi has received numerous awards, i.e., R.D. Asana Gold Medal Award, Young Scientist Award, Third Prize in the Lightning Talk session of India-EMBO symposium, Young Investigator talk at ICGEB, Fast Track Young Scientist (SERB), and Dr. D.S. Kothari post-doctoral fellowship (UGC). He is elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), and Plant Tissue Culture Association of India, PTCA(I). He is also life member of Indian Society for Plant Physiology (ISPP), Indian Academy of Horticulture Sciences (IAHS), Society for Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology (SPBB), Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), Society for Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (SPPB), Indian Society of Soil Salinity and Water Quality (ISSSWQ), Society of Biological Chemists (SBC), The society for science of climate change and sustainable environment (SSCCSE), Prof. H.S. Srivastava Foundation for Science and Society (PHSS), Society for Plant Research (SPR), Society for Advancement in Agricultural Technology and Development (SAATD), Genome India International (GII), and Society for Sugar Research and Promotion (SSRP). He is also Life member cum Founder Member of Boshi Sen Society for Sustainable Mountain Agriculture (BoSSMA). In addition, he is also serving as Associate Editor, Plant Physiology Reports; Review Editor, Frontiers in Plant Science, Plant Abiotic Stress section and Academic Editor, PLOS ONE.

Dr. Jyoti Upadhyay serves as an associate professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the School of Health Sciences and Technology, UPES, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. She also coordinates the Pharmacovigilance Centre at UPES, which is recognized by the National Coordination Centre (NCC) of the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), Ghaziabad. Dr. Upadhyay earned her Ph.D. in pharmaceutical sciences from Kumaun University, Nainital, India, where her research focused on the impact of persistent organic pollutants on the risk of birth defects. Her primary research interests include pharmacology and toxicology, maternal and child health, and pharmacovigilance. She has been honored with several academic and research excellence awards at UPES and has published over 50 research and review articles. Dr. Upadhyay is a life member of the Indian Pharmacological Society, the Society of Biological Chemists, and the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences (IACS).

Dr. Mukesh Nandave 是德里藥學科學與研究大學（Govt. of NCT of Delhi, New Delhi, India）的研究副院長、藥學院院長及藥理學與藥物生物技術系主任。他曾擔任孟買 NMIMS 大學藥理學系的副教授及系主任（2010-2017）。他也曾在 Ranbaxy 研究實驗室（目前稱為 Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Gurugram）的醫療事務與臨床研究部門擔任研究科學家。Nandave 博士在德里 AIIMS 獲得藥理學博士學位，並在美國俄亥俄州立大學醫療中心接受博士後訓練。

超過 20 年以來，Nandave 博士一直致力於研究營養補充品、草本礦物配方及植物成分在心肌缺血與再灌注損傷、糖尿病、肥胖及疼痛管理中的作用。他在國內外的同行評審期刊上發表了超過 120 篇論文，並出版了 3 本書及 33 章書籍。他擁有三項印度專利。他的實驗室獲得來自政府（DBT、DST、ICMR 和 AYUSH）及業界（Pharmazz、Dabur、Charak、Madhavbaug、Sandu）超過 3.6 億的總資金。他是 ICMR 項目審查小組（PRG）的專家成員，CCRH 藥物標準化特別委員會成員，以及新德里 BIS 的 AYUSH 04 部門的成員。

Nandave 博士獲得了多項獎項，包括國際心血管科學學院的傑出領導獎；國際心血管科學學院的院士；印度藥理學會的 S. C. Lahiri 演講及 G. Achari 金獎；印度藥學教師協會（APTI）年度青年藥學教師獎；國際心臟研究學會的早期研究者獎；Prof. Duggirala Visweswaram 和 Prof. Sreemantula Satyanarayana 獎；以及 SVKM 的 NMIMS 大學 2014-2015、2013-2014 和 2012-2013 年度最佳研究成果獎。

Nandave 博士是印度國際心血管科學學院（IACS）的秘書長，以及心血管科學促進與研究協會（SPARCS）的財務主管。他是多個專業機構的終身會員，包括國際心臟研究學會（ISHR）、國際心血管科學學院（IACS）、印度藥理學會（IPS）、印度藥學協會（IPA）、印度生理學家與藥理學家協會（APPI）、印度藥學教師協會（APTI）及民族藥理學會。

Dr. Rohit Joshi 目前擔任印度喜馬偉山生物資源技術研究所（CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India）的高級科學家兼助理教授。Joshi 博士在印度烏塔拉坎德邦的 G.B. Pant 農業與技術大學獲得植物生理學博士學位，並在新德里 Jawaharlal Nehru 大學、印度農業研究所、國際基因工程與生物技術中心及美國路易斯安那州立大學植物、環境與土壤科學學院接受博士後訓練。

超過 15 年以來，Joshi 博士一直致力於研究不同植物物種在各種非生物壓力下的分子機制和信號反應，並使用各種 OMICS 方法。他在同行評審期刊上發表了 66 篇文章及 28 章書籍。Joshi 博士獲得了多項獎項，包括 R.D. Asana 金獎、青年科學家獎及 Ligh 的第三名獎項。