Biographical note

Dr. Mohammed Gulzar Ahmed serves as the Principal & Dean at Yenepoya Pharmacy College & Research Centre, part of Yenepoya (deemed to be a university), located in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. With a career that spans over 22 years in teaching and an additional 3 years dedicated to research, he has made significant contributions to the field. His scholarly output includes more than 150 publications in internationally and nationally accredited journals. His expertise encompasses novel drug delivery systems, nanotechnology, targeted drug delivery, and stability studies. Dr. Ahmed has secured 7 patents and has authored 3 book chapters and 4 books. He has also obtained a DST-SERB CRG grant, along with several seed grants from Yenepoya and RGUHS Universities. He has been recognized by the university with awards for Best Researcher, Best Paper, and Good Teacher.

Dr. Sumel Ashique currently holds the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Bengal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research in Durgapur, West Bengal, India. He brings 3 years of teaching experience to his role. His academic contributions include over 60 publications in both international and national journals of repute. His areas of expertise are in drug delivery, nanotechnology, and targeted treatment strategies. He has been awarded 4 patents from IP Australia and has published 6 book chapters in international books. Additionally, he has published 15 book chapters and edited 5 books with international publishers.

Dr. Arshad Farid has been serving as an Assistant Professor at the Gomal Center of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Gomal University, D.I.Khan, Pakistan, since April 2014. With approximately sixteen years of combined teaching and research experience, he has published more than 90 research articles in journals of international and national repute. His research is markedly interdisciplinary, covering areas such as Medicinal Plants, Natural Product Chemistry, Herbal Drug Development, Ethnopharmacology, Nanotechnology, Drug Delivery, and Microbiology. He has contributed more than 20 book chapters and holds 15 international patents from countries including Germany, the UK, and South Africa. Additionally, he has presented over 15 abstracts at national and international conferences. Dr. Farid actively contributes to the scientific community through peer review of papers for more than 20 respected journals. He was a fellow of the British Council-Charles Wallace Fellowship program at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, in 2023, and previously received a fellowship in 2007 for training in Environmental, Agricultural, and Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Techniques at the Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He is also a Research Fellow at INTI International University, Malaysia, from June 1, 2023, to December 31, 2025.

Dr. Zengin is an alumnus of Selcuk University's Faculty of Science in Turkey, where he also earned his Ph.D. from the Natural and Applied Sciences Institute's Department of Biology. Presently, he holds a professorship at Selcuk University within the same faculty and department. His research focuses on biological activity, chromatographic techniques, and enzyme inhibition. Dr. Zengin has contributed 800 publications to his field of research, amassed over 18,000 citations, and delivered numerous presentations at scientific congresses.