Advisory Board and Editors Natural Products
Ravindra K. Rawal
Dr. Ravindra K. Rawal is a Professor of Chemistry at Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana (Haryana). Professor & Head at ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga. Postdoctoral Associate with Distinguished Prof. C.K. Chu’s Drug Discovery group in the College of Pharmacy, University of Georgia, USA. Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Prof. Don J. Diamond in the virology division of Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, USA.
Michael F Santillo
I have over a decade of experience leading independent laboratory research projects as a research chemist at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The focus of my work is using in silico (computational tools, especially QSAR) and in vitro (cellular and biochemical) methods for identifying chemical hazards associated with foods and dietary supplements.
Arif J Siddiqui
Dr. Arif Jamal Siddiqui is an Associate Professor and Principal Investigator at the Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Hail, Saudi Arabia. He received his PhD from CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India in 2015. From 2015 to 2018, he worked as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America.
He has more than 8 years of experience in research, teaching and administration. In his professional work, he has received research grants as a Principal Investigator from various renowned organizations. He has successfully published more than 100 publications in internationally recognized peer-reviewed prestigious journals, published several book chapters for internationally renowned publishers and presented many articles and posters in various conferences/workshops worldwide. He has published numerous papers in the fields of parasitology, immunology, herbal medicine, vaccine development, drug discovery and natural products with a specialization in anti-parasitic, antiviral, anticancer and antibacterial agents. Furthermore, he is a member of The Indian Science Congress Association, India and the Annals of Parasitology, Poland. He has reviewed more than 250 manuscripts and he also currently holds various editorial positions (Academic, Associate, Guest and Review Editor) in various reputable journals and has edited more than 150 manuscripts.
John F Trant
Dr. John Trant is Associate Professor of medicinal, bioorganic, and biomaterial chemistry at the University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. HIs research focus is on the synergistic application of synthetic, computational, analytical, formulation, and natural product chemistry with molecular biology and microbiology to address unmet biomedical challenges.
Duangjai Tungmunnithum
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Duangjai Tungmunnithum completed her Ph.D. at Chulalongkorn University in 2016, and won the DPST Postdoctoral Fellowship to conduct her Postdoctoral research in Japan at the National Museum of Nature and Science focusing on medicinal plant and phytochemistry in the same year. After completing her research in Japan, she obtained a lecturer position at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Thailand.
Her expertise is in biochemistry, innovative green extraction methods, biological activity both antioxidant and anti-aging from plant extracts and pure phytochemical compounds for cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications both in vitro, in vivo and in cellulo models.
According to her research profiles, she has received a large number of outstanding research both national and international levels e.g. the Junior Research Fellowship from French Government, Franco-Thai Mobility Programme 2020-2021 and LE STUDIUM Research Fellowship.
Leslie A. Weston
Research Professor of plant biology & natural products chemistry at Charles Sturt University. Director of metabolomics & plant & livestock toxicology research group. Winner of 2008 Biofirst Lifesciences Fellowship Award, Office of Medical & Science Research, NSW Australia. Recipient of 2005 Molisch Award, International Allelopathy Society for Outstanding Research Contributions. Past President of the Int. Allelopathy Society. Charter member of RACI, Royal Australian Chemistry Inst. Member of GRDC National Weeds Advisory Research Panel.
Diego Veras Wilke
Professor of physiology and pharmacology at Federal University of Ceara. Research focuses on a combination of marine natural product discovery with molecular and cellular biology to identify new anticancer leads.
Nasim Ahmad Yasin
Dr. Nasim Ahmad Yasin is a Associate Professor at the University of the Punjab carrying out research in the field of Horticulture and Environmental Science.
Educational background:
2021-2022: Post-Doctorate: Vegetable Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China.
2015: PhD: Institute of Agricultural Sciences: University of the Punjab Lahore.
1997: MSc. (Hon): University College of Agriculture, Rawalakot: The University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir –Muzaffarabad Azad Kashmir.
1995: BSc. (Hon): Barani Agriculture College, Rawalpindi. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.
Hai Yu
I’m Project Scientist at University of California, Davis. My research interests focus on developing novel chemoenzymatic methods for efficient synthesis of biologically important complex carbohydrates and glycoconjugates; exploring substrate specificities of glycosyltransferases and other carbohydrate biosynthetic enzymes; as well as analyzing, purifying, and characterizing carbohydrates and glycoconjugates.