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Dr. Ethirajan Sukumar

Former Dean of Research, Saveetha Deemed University, Chennai (India)

He holds two Masters Degrees and PhD in Phytochemistry and Phytopharmacology from University of Madras (India) and had Post-Doctoral stint at University of Virginia (USA). He worked as Assistant Professor in Higher College of Technology (University of Technology and Applied Sciences), Muscat, Sultanate of Oman for 8 years. Prior to full-time teaching, he was a Scientist/Research Officer in the CSM Drug Research Institute for Ayurveda, Tamil Nadu Medicinal Plants and Herbal Medicine Corporation and Central Research Institute of Siddha Medicine in Chennai (India) for more than 26 years. During his 40 plus years career in research, teaching, writing and administration. he has published 2 books, 4 book chapters and 85 research papers in peer-reviewed journals, translated 3 books (from a regional language to English) and presented many papers in various international and national forums and bagged Best Paper award twice. He supervised 30 students for Doctoral, MPhil, and Master's programs in the multidisciplinary areas involving Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmacognosy, Pharma-cology and Environmental Science. He delivered 55 invited lectures in universities, colleges, and conferences and also served as Resource Person in many workshops and training programs. He chaired scientific sessions and delivered plenary lectures at international conferences and is associated with leading international/national journals as Associate Editor, Editorial Board Member and Peer Reviewer. His name is included in the International Directory of Experts in Spices, Herbs and Medicinal Plants Research published by the University of Massachusetts and in the Who's Who in Science and Engineering by Marquis Inc., USA.

Dr. Krishnamurthy Vinothkumar

Head, Research & Development Division, VPro Biotech, Puducherry (India)

He received his Masters and Doctoral degrees in Biotechnology from University of Madras and has about 20 years of teaching and research experience. He had earlier training in research at National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan on Japanese Society of Promotion Science Fellowship. He has published 23 research papers and presented 10 papers in Conferences and Seminars. He also trained students in their Masters and research courses. He is a Government of India nominated Member of the Institutional Animal Ethics Committee of a Medical College in the Union Territory of Puducherry. Presently, he is working in the development of vegetable-based healthcare products as Head of Research & Development Division.

Dr. Annamalai Manickavasaga

Associate Professor, University of Guelph, Canada

He obtained Masters in Agricultural Food Processing from Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, Coimbatore (India) and PhD in Biosystems Engineering from the University of Manitoba, Canada. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (PEng) in the province of Ontario, Canada. He worked with Mc Cain Foods Limited (Canada) as a Scientist and Associate Professor at Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman. At present, he is an Associate Professor (Food Processing) at the School of Engineering, University of Guelph. He has diversified research and management experience with academic institutions and industries. He has edited 9 books and published 101 peer reviewed journal papers and 20 book chapters. He has supervised/is supervising 30 scholars for their Masters and Doctoral degrees.