Extracellular Vesicle-Based Biovectors for Diagnostic and Biomedical Applications

Dr. Arun Kumar is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy at Central University of South Bihar, Gaya, India. He earned a PhD from the Department of Pharmacy at Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, Solan, India. He has more than 11 years of combined research and teaching experience, and his work focuses on smart and responsive materials, 3D printing, microneedles, extracellular-based drug delivery, antimicrobial compounds, and nanostructures for various biomedical applications, including tissue regeneration, drug delivery, and cancer therapy. He has actively collaborated with researchers in other disciplines of pharmaceutical sciences, particularly the nanoformulations of drugs for drug delivery systems and nanomedicine. His work has resulted in the publication of over 60 peer-reviewed journal articles in prestigious journals, including International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Advanced Healthcare Materials, Seminars in Cancer Biology, Journal of Material Chemistry B, and Bioengineering and Translational Medicines. He has also author over five book chapters and has files five patents filed.

Dr. Charan Singh is currently an Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics at HNB Garhwal University (A Central University), Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India. He received his PhD in Pharmaceutical Technology (Formulation) from the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab, India. He was later a National Postdoc Fellow at Panjab University, Chandigarh, India and an IBRO-Exchange Fellow at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. He has received a number of other fellowships and awards such as the IBRO Early Career Award and the SERB-SIRE Fellowship. Dr. Singh's research interests include the design, synthesis, characterization, and evaluation of lipidic and polymeric nanomaterials for drug delivery and targeting to improve the treatment and diagnosis of human diseases. Dr. Singh has one patent (granted) and has published book chapters and more than 50 publications in international journals such as Journal of Controlled Release, Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Carbohydrate Polymers, Drug Delivery Sciences and Technology, International Journal of Pharmaceutics.

Dr. Ajeet Kaushik is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, at Florida Polytechnic University, Florida, United States, as well as an ICS Fellow and Fulbright Specialist. Currently he is exploring nano-enabled technologies for health and environmental monitoring. He has authored or co-authored over 350 publications, published 14 edited books, and has 4 patents, as well as various other editorial roles and international collaborations. Dr. Kaushik's research interests include green chemistry, catalysis, drug delivery systems, electrochemistry, sensors, and point-of-care sensing for sustainable health and the environment.