Diagnostic Application of Blood-based Biomarkers for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Meenakshi Dhanawat is Associate Professor at the Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Amity University Haryana, India. Her research spans medicinal chemistry, synthetic and heterocyclic chemistry, nanotechnology, drug delivery systems, prodrug design, complexation, polymer chemistry, and herbal drug extraction, with a particular focus on central nervous system drug delivery. Dr. Dhanawat completed her M.S. (Pharm.) from the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, where her research project focused on glycosyl amino acids. She obtained her Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-BHU), Varanasi, India. She was a recipient of the Travelship Award in the DDD Section of AAPS 2010, held in California, USA. She has also received international travel grants from the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, to participate in international scientific conferences in California, USA, and Munich, Germany, respectively. She has received several other fellowships and awards, including the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship.

Dr. Niraj Kumar Singh, current working as assistant professor at GLA University, Mthura UP has more than 10 years of research and teaching experiences in the field of pharmacy. He has published more than 20 articles in reputed international and national SCI peer reviewed journals having good impact factor. During my M Pharm work, he evaluated the natural pytochemicals as novel anti-asthmatic agents. During doctoral work he was basically involved in the neuropharmacology and explored the novel target and therapeutic strategy for the management of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). His research involves pharmacological evaluation of natural flavonoid as alternative pharamacophore for prevention and treatment of dementia especially AD. Further, he evaluated and explored the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the neuroprotective potential of natural flavonoid. His research work provides the new scope for the researchers and scientist further to establish and evaluate the efficacy and therapeutic potential of natural flavonoid for management, treatment and prevention neurodegenerative disorders like AD.

Mr. Bhushan has a background in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a specialization in Pharmacology. He has done Masters from GLA University, Mathura and the project was based on Neurological disorders. Apart from that he is having experience in many pharmaceutical instruments and extraction of herbal drugs. His area of interest is Neurological Disorders, Natural compounds, molecular pathways and Drug Delivery.

He is currently working as Asst. Professor in Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, GLA University Uttar Pradesh. He has 2 years of teaching and research experience. He has attended several national and international conferences in India. He has done her M. Pharmacy project on the topic of “Pharmacological evaluation of silibinin against 3-NP induced Huntington’s disease in rodents”. He has more than 19 Publications in nations and international journal. His area of interest is role of Herbal constituents in brain related disorder.

Arun Kumar Singh is Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy at the University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rayat Bahra University, Sahauran, India. His research interests include nano-formulation, cancer biology, and neuroscience, alongside digital and computational approaches such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, big data analytics, blockchain, and the Internet of Things. He has contributed academic books, book chapters, and review articles in pharmaceutical sciences and healthcare technology, with a focus on interdisciplinary approaches that integrate pharmaceutical research with emerging digital technologies.

Garima Malik is Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics at M.M. College of Pharmacy, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, Ambala, India. Her research focuses on nanotechnology, hydrogels, and biomaterials, and their application in drug delivery. She has contributed research articles, book chapters, and a patent, and previously worked in quality control in the pharmaceutical industry.