Biotechnological Advances, Phytochemical Analysis and Ethnomedical Implications of Sapindus species

Introduction.- Morphological Characteristics of Sapindus species.- Traditional uses and Ethnomedicinal values.- Biotechnological advances in Sapindus sps.- Phytochemical analysis and Pharmaceutical development.- Biological activities and medicinal implications.- Nanoparticles synthesis and Nanotechnological applications of Sapindus species.

Dr. Reetika Singh, currently working as DST-SERB Scientist, has completed her PhD from Banaras Hindu University-Varanasi in Biotechnology. She has cleared several national level competitive exams like CSIR-JRF, ASRB-NET, GATE and secured higher rank. She was awarded with a prestigious National-Post Doctoral Fellowship (N-PDF) of DST-SERB, New Delhi in 2016. She has visited China as Indian delegates in the 2nd BRICS Young Scientist Forum 2017. She has published six technical research papers and one review article in reputed International Journals with high impact factors. She has also published eight book chapters in different edited book of various international publishers. She has attended several national and international symposia/ conferences and presented her research findings in many scientific meetings. She has been acting as a Reviewer and an Editor for couple of reputed international journals. She is also an active memberof two reputed scientific societies in India.

Dr. Bechan Sharma is presently working as a Professor and Ex-Head, Department of Biochemistry Allahabad University, Allahabad. He has completed his higher education such as B.Sc. (Honours)-1980; M.Sc. (Biochemistry)-1982 and Ph.D. in Biochemistry (1988) from BHU-Varanasi. The areas of his research interest include Molecular Biology of HIV/AIDS, Tropical Diseases (Filariasis/Malaria), Drug design and development and Biochemical Toxicology. He has received number of Awards/ Honors and successfully completed numerous important Academic/ Administrative Assignments. He has thirty years of teaching / research experience. He has carried out several research projects and published over 200 research papers including book chapters, molecular methods in peer reviewed International and National Journals of repute. He has one US patent on HIV-1 genome structure based antiHIV-1 drugs design to his credit. He has supervised 18 PhDs and six PDFs.