Stem Cell and Non-Stem Cell Components of Breast Milk

Dr. Indumathi Somasundaram is working as an Associate Professor in the Kolhapur Institute of Technology's College of engineering in Dept of Biotechnology. She is a Researcher and an academician, who has completed PhD in the field of Medical biotech (stem cell) in 2012 and Postdoc in 2014, joined D.Y. Patil University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India, as Asst. Prof in 2014 to 2020. She started her career in 2008, joining as Junior Researcher in a Pvt. Hospital from 2008 until her PhD. She has overall 14 years of teaching and research experience till now. So far, she has authored technical 4 books, 8 book chapters & have written more than 40 Research articles with. She has handled more than five Govt and Intramural funded research projects. She has been awarded Young Scientist in 2018 by anti-aging foundation in a regenerative medicine conclave

She is also an entrepreneur, leading Indu's Academy of Biology and Medicine (IABM), smart online learning platform for the students and an aspiring public speaker. Her vision is to impart knowledge, skills and the importance of the branches of life science to the society in all possible ways, thereby creating an impact in the field of all branches of basic sciences. Besides, she is also actively working on the booming research areas of stem cell, cancer biology, anti-aging.

Dr. Pankaj Kaingade is a Founder & Director, ReproHelix Labs - An ultra-modern and vibrant facility specialized in Reproductive Genetics & Fertility Solutions. It offers an academic forum, centre for cutting-edge research with innovations and fertility solutions to the IVF Clinics. He is also, the Scientific & Laboratory Director, Sunanda IVF & Fertility Clinic, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India. Dr. Pankaj is a Consultant Embryologist with over 14 years of experience in human assisted reproductive technologies and research. Dr. Pankaj earned his Ph.D. from Charotar University of Science & Technology (CHARUSAT), Gujarat, India on reproductive stem cells, focusing mainly on endometrium and breast milk. His dissertation explored the potential of stem cells of human breast milk and endometrium for their implications in child and women's healthcare. He was awarded with the Young Scientist Award for his research work on "Breast milk Stem cells" by Charotar University of Science & Technology (CHARUSAT), Gujarat, India (2017). He has a total 14 peer reviewed publications to his credit. He has also authored 1 book chapter on Surrogacy and IVF. He recently co-authored and published one book with Evincepub publishing on Stem cell biology - A practical laboratory manual. He is also an ad-hoc reviewer for several scientific journals. Dr. Pankaj is the recipient of Indian Society of Assisted Reproduction - ISAR Dr. Gautam Khastgir Best Young Embryologist Research Award (2022) for best research papers, presentations and publications. and ISAR Dr. Manish Banker Young Achievers Embryologist Award (2023) for excellent research work done in Reproductive Medicine.

Dr. Ramesh Bhonde joined Dr D Y Patil Vidyapeeth, (DPU) Pune, as Director (Research) in September 2016. He was instrumental in establishing Regenerative Medicine Lab at DPU in March 2018. Currently he is an Emeritus Scientist at DPU. Earlier, he served as Professor & Dean, at the School of Regenerative Medicine, Bangalore for the last 5 years. He superannuated from National Center for Cell Science Pune as Scientist 'F' and joined Stempeutics Research Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore as Technical Director and then moved to Stempeutics Research Malaysia branch in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He has been working in the field of pancreatic regeneration in diabetes for the past 30 years. His work on human Mesenchymal stem cell as platform for screening Ayurvedic rsayanas and homeopathic preparations has opened doors for evidenced based research. He has extensively worked on in vitro generation of isletsfrom pancreatic and non- pancreatic stem cells.

His pioneering work on stem cells in breast milk is well appreciated by scientific community. He has published more than 320 research articles and has authored 10 book chapters. He is a recipient of Dr. TMA Pai Endowment Chair in Islet Engineering & Banking in October 2013 and Dr C.M. Habubullah Annual Oration Award in January 2014. Subsequently he is awarded Dr TMA Pai Endowment chair second time to work on Stem cell solution to Insulin resistance (2015-16). Recently he has been inducted as an Editorial Board Member of the Journal "Medical Hypotheses".

Dr. Indumathi Somasundaram 擔任 Kolhapur Institute of Technology 工程學院生物技術系的副教授。她是一位研究者和學者，於 2012 年完成醫學生物技術（幹細胞）領域的博士學位，並於 2014 年完成博士後研究，隨後於 2014 年至 2020 年在印度馬哈拉施特拉邦的 D.Y. Patil 大學擔任助理教授。她的職業生涯始於 2008 年，當時在一家私立醫院擔任初級研究員，直到獲得博士學位。至今，她擁有 14 年的教學和研究經驗。迄今為止，她已撰寫了 4 本技術書籍、8 章書籍章節，並發表了超過 40 篇研究文章。她曾負責超過五個政府和內部資助的研究項目。她於 2018 年在再生醫學大會上獲得抗衰老基金會頒發的青年科學家獎。

她同時也是一位企業家，領導 Indu's Academy of Biology and Medicine (IABM)，這是一個為學生提供的智能在線學習平台，並且是一位有抱負的公共演講者。她的願景是以各種可能的方式向社會傳授生命科學各分支的知識、技能和重要性，從而在基礎科學的各個領域創造影響。此外，她還積極從事幹細胞、癌症生物學和抗衰老等蓬勃發展的研究領域。

Dr. Pankaj Kaingade 是 ReproHelix Labs 的創始人兼董事，這是一個專注於生殖遺傳學和生育解決方案的超現代化和充滿活力的設施。它為 IVF 診所提供學術論壇、尖端研究中心及創新和生育解決方案。他同時也是 Sunanda IVF & Fertility Clinic 的科學與實驗室主任，位於印度馬哈拉施特拉邦的 Kolhapur。Dr. Pankaj 是一位顧問胚胎學家，擁有超過 14 年的人類輔助生殖技術和研究經驗。他在印度古吉拉特邦的 Charotar University of Science & Technology (CHARUSAT) 獲得博士學位，研究重點是生殖幹細胞，主要集中於子宮內膜和母乳。他的論文探討了人類母乳和子宮內膜幹細胞在兒童和女性健康護理中的潛力。他因其在「母乳幹細胞」研究方面的工作而獲得 Charotar University of Science & Technology (CHARUSAT) 的青年科學家獎（2017 年）。他擁有 14 篇同行評審的出版物，並撰寫了一章有關代孕和 IVF 的書籍章節。他最近與 Evincepub 出版社共同撰寫並出版了一本關於幹細胞生物學的實用實驗室手冊。他也是幾本科學期刊的臨時審稿人。Dr. Pankaj 獲得了印度輔助生殖學會 - ISAR Dr. Gautam Khastgir 最佳青年胚胎學家研究獎（2022 年），以表彰其最佳研究論文、報告和出版物，並於 2023 年獲得 ISAR Dr. Manish Banker 青年成就胚胎學家獎，以表彰其在生殖醫學領域的卓越研究工作。

Dr. Ramesh Bhonde 於 2016 年 9 月加入 Dr D Y Patil Vidyapeeth (DPU) Pune，擔任研究主任。他在 2018 年 3 月建立了 DPU 的再生醫學實驗室。目前，他是 DPU 的名譽科學家。此前，他在班加羅爾的再生醫學學院擔任教授和院長，任職 5 年。他從普納的國家細胞科學中心以科學家 'F' 的身份退休，隨後加入班加羅爾的 Stempeutics Research Pvt. Ltd. 擔任技術總監，然後轉至馬來西亞吉隆坡的 Stempeutics Research 分公司。他在糖尿病的胰腺再生領域工作了 30 年。他在人體間充質幹細胞方面的研究，作為篩選阿育吠陀藥物和順勢療法製劑的平台，為基於證據的研究開辟了新天地。他在胰腺和非胰腺的體外生成胰島素方面進行了廣泛的研究。