Editors Madhu Gupta has research experience pertaining to drug delivery to nanoformulations for magical molecule delivery, bioligands for targeting of bioactives and drug moiety, biopolymers, cancer nanomedicine, as well as topical delivery that is carried out at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. H.S. Gour Central University, Sagar. Dr. Gupta has done her B. Pharm (Gold Medalist), M. Pharm, PhD in Pharmaceutics with experience of more than 12 years in academics, administrative functions, and research in areas of pharmaceutical nanotechnology and targeted drug delivery related to cancer, fungal infection, and psoriasis. Presently she is working as an officer on special duty to Vice- Chancellor in Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University. Along with teaching and research, she is Chief Operating Officer of World Class Skill Centre courses, PRO, website In-charge, IQAC in addition to much other managerial work. She is pioneer scientist in the fields of nanotechnology and drug delivery. She has judiciously exploited bioligands for targeting of bioactives and drug moiety. She has over 40 research publications to her credit published in journals of high scientific impact and contributed 18 chapters in various renowned books and to several international and national books. Dr. Gupta has H-index of 12, i10-index of 14, and more than 600 citations. She has been awarded by various national and international conferences in the form of best oral and poster presentation award and other national and international awards. She has supervised 15 MPharm students. Dr. Gupta has availed several prestigious fellowships and awards SRF AICTE (NDF), JRF (AICTE), Travel grant awards (DST, ICMR, INSA, and DBT, MPCST), Prof. G.P. Nair Award (2004), and Prof. C.S. Chauhan Award (2004). She has her research work at BioAsia Innovation Award—2012, Grace India Awards, Youth Education Award 2018, and Young Researcher Award. She has successfully completed one project that is funded by MPCST Bhopal. She is the nominee of CPCSEA and also an active member of various pharmaceutical bodies such as APTI and others. She is a reviewer of various journals of repute. She has attended various conferences/ seminars/workshops/FDPs as organizer/coordinator/resource person/participant. Dr. Gupta and her team have been selected for funding of one start-up. Durgesh Nandini Chauhan completed her BPharm degree in Pharmacy from the Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, India, and her MPharma (pharmaceutical sciences) in pharmaceutics from Uttar Pradesh Technical University, currently Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, in 2006. Mrs. Durgesh Nandini Chauhan has 10 years of academic (teaching) experience from Institutes of India in pharmaceutical sciences. She taught such subjects as pharmaceutics, pharmacognosy, traditional concepts of medicinal plants, drug-delivery phytochemistry, cosmetic technology, pharmaceutical engineering, pharmaceutical packaging, quality assurance, dosage form designing, and anatomy and physiology. She is member of the Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India, SILAE: Società Italo-Latinoamericana di Etnomedicina (The Scientific Network on Ethnomedicine, Italy), and so forth. Her previous research work includes Penetration Enhancement Studies on Organogel of Oxytetracycline HCL. She also attended AICTE-sponsored Staff Development Program on “Effects of Teaching and Learning Skills in Pharmacy-Tool for Improvement of Young Pharmacy Teachers” and workshop on Analytical Instruments. She has written more than 10 publications in national and international journals, 13 book chapters, and authored 2 books: Optimization and Evaluation of an Organogel and Plant and Marine Based Phytochemicals for Human Health: Attributes, Potential, and Use. She is also active as a reviewer for several international scientific journals and active participant in national and international conferences such as Bhartiya Vigyan Sammelan and International Convention of Society of Pharmacognosy. Presently she is part of the Ishita Research Organization, Raipur, India, as a freelance writer and guiding pharmacy, Ayurvedic, and science students in their research projects. Vikas Sharma is Associate Professor and Principal Shri Rawatpura Sarkar Institute of Pharmacy Datia, India. Dr. Sharma obtained his BPharm from Jiwaji University Gwalior, MPharm in Pharmacognosy, and PhD from Dr. H.S. Gour Central University Sagar, India. Dr. Sharma has more than 12 years of teaching and research experience. He has made significant contributions in the area of medicinal plant research. He has been working on evidence-based validation of medicinal plants and pharmacological screening of herbal drugs. Dr. Sharma works on marker and biomarker analysis of herbs for quality evaluation. He has also made significant contributions to development of chemical profiling of extracts and formulation through TLC, HPTLC, and LC-MS. He is
