Biografisk notat

Dr. Amit Kumar Nayak (MPharm, PhD) is working as a professor, at the Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Siksha ‘O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Odisha, India. He has earned his PhD from IFTM University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. He has over 14 years of research experiences in the field of pharmaceutics, especially in the development and characterization of novel biopolymeric and nanostructured drug delivery systems. Till date, he has authored more than 138 research and review publications in various high-impact peer-reviewed journals and 135 book chapters. He has edited/authored 23 international books to his credit. Dr. Nayak has presented his research work at several conferences. He has received University Foundation Day Research Award, 2019 and 2022 by Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha. Dr. Nayak is a life member of the Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI) and a registered pharmacist. Dr. Amal Kumar Dhara (MPharm, PhD) has over 20 years of teaching and research experience in the fields of Pharmacology and Toxicology, especially in the areas of neuropharmacology and anti-inflammatory, antiulcer, and free radical scavenging activities of indigenous Indian plants. He earned his PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Currently, Dr. Dhara works as a Lecturer in Pharmacy (Associate Professor) at Contai Polytechnic, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India. Dr. Dilipkumar Pal is an Associate Professor at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Ghasidash Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, India. He received his master and PhD degree from Jadavpur Universty, Kolkata, and performed post-doctoral research as Endeavour research fellow in University of Sydney, Australia. His research interests include phytochemical pharmacological evaluation of indigenous plants and natural biopolymers. He has published 177 full research papers in peer-reviewed national and international scientific journals, and contributed 115 abstracts in different national and international conferences. He has written one book and 68 book chapters and edited seven books published by reputed international publishers. Dr. Pal had received 13 national and international professional awards and has guided seven PhD and 39 master students for their dissertation thesis. He is the reviewer and Editorial Board member of 27 and 29 scientific journals, respectively. Dr Pal is the Editor-in-Chief of the research journal SPER Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological Research.