लेखक: Swarnalatha Gadde Venkata

Dr. Senthilkumar Rajagopal is an Associate Professor/Ramalingaswami Re-entry fellow [DBT] of Department of Biotechnology, REVA University, India. He completed his Ph.D. in Biochemistry at Annamalai University, India, and did his postdoctoral fellowship from University of Virginia, Harvard University and Virginia Commonwealth University. He is a recipient of Rameshwardasji Birla Smarak Kosh Endowment award from Mumbai Medical Trust, Mumbai, INDIA and awardee of prestigious Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship from Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. His research has addressed Protein kinase C modulation on calcium channels currents. He has served as referee for a number of International journals, including Brain Research and on the web like Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Molecular Biology Reports, International Journal of Pharmacology, Nutrition, Neurological diseases, and Asiacouncil of Science Editors. He has also published more than 60 research articles in the peer-reviewed international journal and authored or co-authored numerous books and book chapters. He also a member of well- known scientific associations like Indian Society for Atherosclerosis Research (ISAR) (Life member); Biophysical Society, Science Advisory Board (SAB), International Science congress Association (Life member), Society of Biological Chemist (Life member), and Nutrition Society of India. Dr. Saravanan Ramachandran is an Associate Professor of Marine Pharmacology at Chettinad Academy of Research and Education in Kelabmakkam, Tamil Nadu, India. He has completed his Ph.D. in Marine Biotechnology from Annamalai University in India. His scientific interests are focused on understanding the effects of pharmaceuticals on marine species. He has published than 50 research articles in journals of high repute. He also possesses two patents and has submitted 65 gene sequences to the NCBI, including three entire genomes of halophytic bacteria. He is a member of the Society for Biotechnology (India) and the International Neurotoxin Association. Dr. S. Geethalakshmi is working as an Associate Professor and Head in the Department of Biotechnology, Sree Narayana Guru College, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu. She has 15 years of teaching and research experience. Her research interest is in Bioinformatics and Biotechnology with specialization in Plant Biotechnology, Functional Genomics, and Drug designing. She has published more than 25 research articles in International and peer reviewed journals and has co-authored many book chapters and books. She is a life time member of many International scientific societies and organizations. Dr. G. V. Swarnalatha obtained her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from University of Mysore in India. Her Ph.D. work was conducted at Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI) Mysore, India. She has obtained a patent on “A composition and method to control rotifer infestation in microalgal cultivation systems” India. She has published a book on titled “Text book of Plant Biotechnology”, and published papers in reputed international and national journals and authored or co-authored book chapters. She has more than 4 years of postgraduate teaching experience for Biochemistry and Biotechnology courses.