New Developments in Redox Biology

Dr. Asim K. Duttaroy is a professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. His research programs focus on the roles of food components on growth and development, as well as in the prevention of diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. He is also investigating the roles of the antiplatelet and antihypertensive properties of fruits and vegetables. His discoveries of antithrombotic factors in tomatoes and kiwifruits are patented internationally, and three companies are working to commercialize these discoveries. He has published over 265 original contributions and reviews, 6 books, and several book chapters and editorials, and he is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Food & Nutrition Research, as well as a guest editor of several journals such as Nutrients and Frontiers in Physiology.

Dr. Atala Bihari Jena has a PhD in Biotechnology and over 7 years of experience in redox biology. He is an MK-Bhan Fellow at the National Center for Cell Science, Savitribai Phule Pune University, India and his main research expertise centres on oxidative stress, antioxidant enzymes, antioxidants, and the cellular redox system in health and disease.