Dr. Anand Krishnan, Principal Investigator in Chemical Pathology, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, South Africa. He leads the Precision Medicine Integrative Nano Diagnostics (P-MIND) laboratories, which focus on the biological functions of extracellular vesicles (EVs) in synthetic biology. His research encompasses cell surface protein modification, biomarker discovery through EVs derived from liquid biopsies, and the role of circulating biomarkers in disease development and stem cell biology. Dr. Krishnan has authored over 150 articles and edited eight books published by Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley. He received the National Research Foundation (NRF) rating for Next Generation Researchers in South Africa. In the latest list published by Stanford University, Dr. Krishnan was named among the Top 2% of the most influential scientists worldwide. He is an active member of the International Society of Extracellular Vesicles (ISEV), the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC), and the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR). Recently, he has been serving as an editor for the eLife journal, focusing on the Africa region. Dr. Muthupandian Saravanan is currently a Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at Saveetha University, SIMATS, Chennai, India. He has a degree in Microbiology from Madurai Kamaraj University and a Doctorate with Specialization in Medical Microbiology and Nanomedicine from Sathyabama University, India. As a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, he studied nano-biomaterials and their biomedical applications. He later worked as Associate Professor, under the United Nation Development Program in Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at Mekelle University in Ethiopia. He has published papers in high impact journals such as the Lancet and Nature. He has participated in more than 75 national and international conferences and reviewed of more than 100 international peer-reviewed journals. He has served as guest editor/ co-editor for reputed PubMed and Scopus indexed journals. He has received many fellowships and awards, notably the IET- Nanobiotechnology premium Awards in 2019 and 2020. Dr. Balakumar Chandraseakaran has expertise in Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry/ Drug Design and Drug Discovery. Presently he is currently working as Assistant Professor at Faculty of Pharmacy, Philadelphia University, Jordan. He received his Doctoral degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University (one of the best Universities in India) in the year 2013. After spending around 2 years in teaching profession, he did PostDoc Research for a period of 3 years (2015-18) with National Research Foundation (NRF) funding from South Africa. He has published many scientific articles in international peer-reviewed journals and has authored five book chapters as well as review articles. He was recognised for his contributions and received awards from national and international organizations. He is the member of various professional bodies and editorial boards of the journals of International repute. Suvardhan Kanchi is an accomplished educationalist and research professional with over 15 years of global experience in research and development. He earned his Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry and has since established expertise in the design and application of advanced nanomaterials. His research primarily focuses on the development of novel 2D and 3D nanomaterials for surface modification and the investigation of their electrocatalytic performance in sustainable energy systems. In addition, he is actively engaged in the design and synthesis of photo-stimuli responsive materials, particularly for the fabrication of micro- and nanorobots aimed at addressing pressing environmental challenges, such as microplastic degradation and removal. His multidisciplinary contributions span materials chemistry, electrochemistry, and environmental remediation, reflecting a strong commitment to innovation and sustainability.Mrs Sarojini Jeeva Panchu has expertise in functional nano-materials for energy and biomedical applications. She has worked as a research assistant in central electrochemical research institute (CSIR-CECRI), Karaikudi, India from 2012- 2016. She received national research foundation (DST-NRF) fellowship in South Africa for doctoral research at Discipline of physics, School of chemistry and physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. She has published scientific articles in international peer-reviewed journals and membership in energy science society of India (ESSI). Her research interest includes nanomaterials synthesis by using hydrothermal, solvothermal, physical vapour deposition and chemical vapour deposition methods, solar cells, electrochemistry, fabrication of energy storage energy conversion and sensor devices systems for multianalyte analysis. Dr. Chen Quan-Sheng is working as Professor in the School of Food & Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, PR China. He is a member of several scientific associations and editorial boards. He is Visiting Scholar University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA. He has successfully supervised over 12 postgraduate students. He has applied for 51 invention patents, and 31 of them have been authorized including a US patent and 30 CN patents. His research interest includes Rapid & non-destructive detection of Agri-product & food Real-time quality monitoring and control in food processing, Emerging analytical techniques for food quality and safety, including near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy, biosensors, and hyperspectral imaging.
