Malay K Das (MPharm, PhD) is a Professor of Pharmaceutics at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, India. His research interests include Novel Drug Delivery Systems, Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Nanomedicine, and Transdermal and Targeted Drug Delivery Systems. He has handled several major research projects sponsored by the DST, DBT, ICMR, UGC and AICTE. Professor Das has been honored with the prestigious DBT-Biotechnology Overseas Associateship at the University of South Florida, Tampa, USA and the DST-UKIERI Research Award in collaboration with the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, King’s College, London. He has several publications to his credit, including peer-reviewed research and review articles in various international journals of repute, and chapters in various books for international publishers.
Yashwant V Pathak (MPharm, Executive MBA, MSCM, PhD) is a Professor and the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs at the Taneja College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, Tampa. He received his PhD from Nagpur University in India and subsequently his EMBA and MSCM (Conflict Management) from Sullivan University in Louisville, KY, USA. His extensive experience in industry and academia spans over 42 years. He has authored more than 200 publications, including peer-reviewed research papers, review articles and book chapters. In addition, he has edited more than 30 books in the areas of Nanotechnology, Drug Delivery Systems, and Nutraceuticals. He is the recipient of many international awards, including two Fulbright Fellowships. In addition to serving as series editor for Nutraceuticals: Basic Research and Clinical Applications, published by CRC Press, Dr Pathak is an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Airlangga University, Indonesia.
