New Look to Phytomedicine (ePub)

Microbiology from Aligarh Muslim University and worked at Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow (1989-1994) before joining as a lecturer at the Institute of Agriculture. Currently he is visiting Professor in the Department of Biology, UmmAl Qura University, Makkah, Saudia Arabia for a short visit since 28th May 2016. He has guided 10 Ph.D. and 52 M.Sc. dissertations, completed five Research Projects, edited 10 books and published more than 112 original research papers and 45 Book Chapters. Interdisciplinary Research work has also been conducted with experts in Applied Chemistry, Botany, Chemistry and Biotechnology. Dr. Ahmad is reviewer of various international and national scientific journals published by reputed International Publishers such as Nature Group, Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, Taylor and Francis etc. Major area of his teaching interests includes: General microbiology, Pathogenic microbes and drug resistance, soil microbiology, industrial microbiology and fermentation technology, Biomolecules, bacterial genetics and plasmid biology.

Dr Chattopadhyay served as a Scientist at RMRC Port Blair and Dibrugarh during 1993-1996, and ICMR Virus Unit, Kolkata since 1997. He is one of the researchers who extensively studied the scientific basis of use of traditional medicines in primary health care of diverse ethnic communities by establishing personal contact with the underprivileged, marginalised tribal communities of India. His research includes Microbiology, Molecular Medicine and Ethnomedicinal drug development. He has one US and six Indian Patents with three leads (against HSV, Typhoid and Wound Healing) with 100+ Research publications in peer reviewed International and Indian Journals including PLoS Pathogen, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, PLoS One, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, Antiviral Research, RSC Advances etc with several reviews like Biotechnology Annual Review, book chapters, three Books, and fifty popular articles. He is in the Editorial Board of 3 International Journals, Reviewer of 37+ International peer reviewed Journals, Examiner, Ph D Guide and visiting Faculty of several International and National Universities and is the recipient of Awards like Outstanding Ethnopharmacologist Award 2016, International Society for Chemotherapy Award, DST Science Communicator Award. He is the Fellow of British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. Dr Chattopadhyay is the member of National Project review Committees of diverse funding agencies in India, has guided 10 PhD and 40+Master Degree Dissertation of various Universities, competed 9 major National Task Force Projects on Ethnomedicines of Onge, Nicobarese, Shompen, Birhore, Kattabhai, Santal, Munda etc. He is presently handling four National Projects and leading a team of 17 Scholars in collaboration with Internationally acclaimed scientists. He is now leading an Institution that integrate the traditional knowledge with the modern medicine to translate traditional information into innovation.