Extracellular Vesicle-Based Biovectors for Diagnostic and Biomedical Applications

Dr. Arun Kumar

Dr. Arun Kumar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy at Central University of South Bihar, Gaya, India. He earned his PhD from the Department of Pharmacy at Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, Solan, India. With over 11 years of combined research and teaching experience, 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 in nanoformulations of drugs for drug delivery systems and nanomedicine. His research has resulted in over 60 peer-reviewed journal articles, over five book chapters, and five filed patents.

Dr. Charan Singh

Dr. Charan Singh is 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 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 several fellowships and awards, including 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. He holds one granted patent, has published book chapters, and has over 50 publications in international journals.

Dr. Ajeet Kaushik

Dr. Ajeet Kaushik is an Associate Professor at the NanoBioTech Laboratory, Department of Environmental Engineering, Florida Polytechnic University, USA. He is a recipient of various reputed awards for his service in nano-biotechnology for healthcare. He has edited seven books, authored over 100 international research peer-reviewed publications, and has three patents in nanomedicine and smart biosensors for personalized healthcare. His research involves the design and development of electro-active nanostructures for electrochemical biosensors and nanomedicine for healthcare. His research interests include nanobiotechnology, analytical systems, designing and developing nanostructures, nano-carriers for drug delivery, nano-therapeutics for CNS diseases, on-demand site-specific release of therapeutic agents, personalized nanomedicines, biosensors, point-of-care sensing devices, and related areas of healthcare monitoring.