Biographical note

Dr. Bhupendra Gopalbhai Prajapati is a Professor (Research Cadre) at Parul Institute of Pharmacy, Parul University, Gujarat, India. He is also acting as Adjunct Professor at Department of Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Silpakorn University, Thailand. With over 22 years of experience in academia, research, and industry, he specializes in lipid-based formulations, nano/microparticulate drug delivery, and bioavailability enhancement. A recipient of several prestigious awards including the AICTE Young Teacher Award and Ganpat University's Staff Excellence honors, Dr. Prajapati has published over 350 research/review papers, and has contributed to more than 170 book chapters. He actively mentors Ph.D. and PG scholars and serves as editor or section editor for several international publications in pharmaceutical sciences. Dr. Anil Philip is currently working as Associate Dean (Head), School of Pharmacy, University of Nizwa, Oman. Among other credentials, he served as a member of the Health and Social Sciences sectorial grant committee of The Research Council, Oman, and as Faculty Mentored Undergraduate Research Program general supervisor to promote undergraduate research at the University of Nizwa. His research objectives and achievements have been in controlling/modifying the release of small/large molecules targeted to GI space using phase-transited delivery systems. He has worked extensively in the field of controlled/ modified drug release systems. Currently, his research focuses on developing nano-drug delivery systems, which can be targeted to the various body organs. He has guided students in areas of targeted drug delivery, has more than 40 original research publications in international peer-reviewed journals, and two patents on drug delivery systems. Dr. Sankha Bhattacharya did his Post Doctorate from the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, INDIA (August 2018-August 2019) in cancer nanomedicine and molecular pharmaceutics. He is currently serving as an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy & Technology Management Shirpur, SVKM'S NMIMS Deemed-to-be University, India with 9.3 years of Research and Teaching experiences. He has published more than 32 national and 18 international papers in high impact factor and peer-reviewed journals. He also published five book chapters on the global platform.