Dr. Pawan Kumar Maurya is a biochemist and Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at the Central University of Haryana, where he also serves as Dean of Academic Affairs. He earned his MSc and PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Allahabad. His research spans oxidative stress, aging, nanomedicine, and clinical biochemistry. He has completed postdoctoral training at several institutions in Asia and Brazil. Dr. Maurya has been honored with national and international awards for his work. He is active in professional societies including the Association of Gerontology India, the Society of Neurochemistry India, and Indian Biochemists’ and Microbiologists’ associations. His scholarly output includes books, book chapters, and numerous research articles. He contributes to technical and organizing committees for national and international conferences. A dedicated educator, he specializes in biochemical diagnostics, nanomedicine, and clinical biochemistry, with a track record of editorial work with major publishers. Dr. Tikam Chand Dakal is currently an Assistant Professor at Department of Biotechnology, Mohanlal Sukhadia University (Rajasthan), India. Dr. Dakal pursued his PhD from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy and did post-doctoral training from University of Montreal (Canada) and University of Bordeaux (France). Dr. Dakal has also served as a Staff Scientist at Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, California (USA). He has more than 10 years of teaching and research experience. Currently, Dr. Dakal is working in the field of Genome and Computational Biology with a focus on analyzing the biological/clinical data for deciphering the molecular basis of complex pathologies, for instance, cancers, neurodegerative disorders and others. Dr. Dakal has published over 80 research/review articles in reputed journals. He has also edited one book and published chapters in books from reputed publishers. Dr. Dakal is recipient of prestigious HMR Foundation Fellowship at University of Montreal (Canada) and FEMS-Young Scientist Award by VAAM, Germany.Dr. Narendra Kumar Sharma is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biosciences and Biotechnology at Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan, India. He has a PhD from the Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DRDO) and completed his post-doctoral training at the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health (GIBH) in China and at the Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP) in Brazil. He has more than eight years of teaching and research experience. He has published more than 30 research articles in peer-reviewed international journals, has authored and edited books, and has presented his research at various international conferences in India, Brazil, China, USA, and Germany. He has also been awarded. He has been awarded several prestigious awards such as the Dr. T S Vasundhara Memorial Best Paper Award and the Young Scientist and Best Innovator Award by Microbiologist Society of India.Dr. Vipin Ranga is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Delhi-NCR Campus, Modinagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. He completed his PhD in Biochemistry with a specialization in Bioinformatics from Åbo Akademi University in Finland. Prior to this, he completed his Master of Technology in Computational and Systems Biology at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and his Bachelor of Technology in Biotechnology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India. He published 20 peer-reviewed research/review articles and 2 book chapters in reputable journals. During his PhD, he conducted a comprehensive bioinformatics analysis to screen potential immunogenic epitopes derived from SARS-CoV-2 protein sequences. He holds a published patent on "Novel vaccine compositions, describing the creation of a nanomaterial-based vaccine utilizing nanoparticles loaded with immunogenic epitopes derived from SARS-CoV-2.
