Dr. Mubashir Hussain Masoodi is presently working as an professor in the department of pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Kashmir, J&K, India. He holds a Ph.D. in pharmaceutical chemistry from the School of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (SPER), Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India, and a postdoctoral fellowship from the National Center for Natural Products (NCNPR), University of Mississippi, USA. Dr. Masoodi has more than 20 years of teaching and ten years of research experience in the field of Natural Product Research. He is the recipient of several national and international fellowships and awards such as Indo-US UGC Raman Postdoctoral Fellowship, Young Scientist Award-2010 by J & K State Council for Science & Technology, and best publication award by Indian Drug Manufacturer’s Association (IDMA), Mumbai. He has published more than 75 research papers in peer-reviewed, international journals and has three book chapters to his credit. He serves as an editorial board member and reviewer of many reputed high-impact, international scientific journals. Currently, Dr. Masoodi is engaged in isolating bioactive compounds from medicinal plants, their semi-synthetic modification, and their screening to check their biological activities for drug discovery. Dr. Muneeb U Rehman is a faculty member at the College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He holds a doctorate in toxicology (specialization in cancer biology and natural product research) from Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India. Dr. Rehman has more than ten years of research and teaching experience in toxicology, biochemistry, cancer biology, natural product research, and pharmacogenomics. He is the recipient of several national and international fellowships and awards. He has published more than 100 research papers in peer-reviewed, international journals, three edited books, and 26 book chapters. Dr. Rehman serves as an editorial board member and reviewerof several high-impact, international scientific journals. Currently, Dr. Rehman is engaged in studying the molecular mechanisms of cancer prevention by natural products and the role of pharmacogenomics and toxicogenomics in evaluating the effectiveness and safety of drugs.
