Photocarcinogenesis & Photoprotection (PDF)

Prof. Ratan Singh Ray is a Senior Principal Scientist & Head, Photobiology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow. He is also serving as a Professor in AcSIR, CSIR. He has joined CSIR-IITR in 1991 as a Scientist. He has twenty-six years of research experience in the area of Photosciences. Presently, he is working on photosafety issues of different nanomaterials used in personal care products and identifying novel nanotized phytochemicals for use in cosmetics, hair dyes as well as sunscreen for photosafety against UV-R. He is an active member of various scientific societies including, Bureau of Indian Standards (Cosmetics Sectional Committee PCD 19), India, American Society for Photobiology, USA, Indian Photobiology Society, India, Society of Toxicology, India. He has published many research articles in reputed journals of Photochemistry & Photobiology, Toxicology, Biomaterials, Hazardous materials etc.

Prof. Chandana Haldar is a Head, Department of Zoology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. She has thirty years of research experience in Photosciences. She has edited many books and published more than 200 research papers in the reputed journals of Photosciences. She has been twice awarded Alexander von Humboldt fellowship of Germany to work on the steroid receptors and the pineal gland and immune function (1986-87 &1990-91). Besides three decades of training, research and teaching experience, she has also served as Chairperson and members of various societies, academic councils and administrative bodies in and outside Banaras Hindu University.

Dr. Ashish Diwedi is a Post-Doctoral Scientist in Pineal Research Lab, Department of Zoology, BHU, Varanasi. He has done his Doctoral Research from Photobiology Division, Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR), Lucknow. His Doctorate research work was focused on phototoxicity assessment of different therapeutic drugs and environmental