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Smriti Sharma Bhatia is an associate professor of chemistry at Miranda House, University of Delhi, India.  Her academic and research interests include Computational chemistry and drug design. Currently, her research group is focused on the design of oral drug formulations for Type 2 diabetes mellitus. She is a popular science communicator.

I am Chanchal Kumawat. I started my journey in science as Ph.D. student at Regional Centre for Biotechnology and continued as postdoctoral fellow at Max Perutz labs, Austria.  I enjoyed making scientific discoveries in the laboratory and now, enjoy communicating it as a science writer.

Ms. Aishwarya Jain is a distinguished pharmaceutical scientist and academician with over six years of experience in pharmaceutical sciences. Currently serving as an Assistant Professor at Sinhgad College of Pharmacy, Vadgaon (Bk), Pune, she has carved a niche for herself in the domains of nanotechnology, green synthesis, and pharmaceutical innovation.

A recipient of 65+ prestigious national and international awards, including the Bharat Shiksha Gaurav Puraskar and the Women Empowerment Award, Ms. Jain is recognised as one of the leading voices in pharmaceutical education and research. Her scholarly contributions span numerous books, book chapters, and high-impact research articles published in top-tier journals indexed in SCOPUS and Web of Science.

Renowned for her commitment to academic excellence and research integrity, she also plays an active role as an editorial board member and peer reviewer for reputed scientific journals and publishing houses. Her work exemplifies a seamless blend of academic rigor and innovative thinking, particularly in green nanotechnology and sustainable drug development.

Driven by a vision to advance pharmaceutical science for global health impact, Ms. Aishwarya continues to inspire through her interdisciplinary collaborations, cutting-edge research, and passionate teaching.

Pooja is a Healthcare & Life Sciences leader at Thoughtworks with over 15 years of experience in technology consulting. Specialising in AI-driven solutions and strategic initiatives that enhance drug discovery and patient care, she has a unique background in both bioinformatics and product management. Passionate about navigating ambiguity and solving customer problems, Pooja’s current focus is on leveraging emerging technologies to accelerate innovation in healthcare and life sciences.

Ruchi is currently designated as Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi-221005, (U.P.), India. Her area of research is nanotechnology based drug delivery systems for targeted delivery of drugs and addressing issues related to conventional dosage forms like poor bioavailability, solubility, higher dose. She has more than 20 publications in international scientific journals including original research articles, reviews and book chapters. e-mail ID – rchawla.phe@iitbhu.ac.in

Krishan Kumar is currently pursuing Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics at Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, IIT BHU. His research focus on targeted and controlled drug delivery approaches in Nano-therapeutics. He has authored or co-authored 8 publications in international scientific journals in his fields of expertise. He has 2 years 8 months R&D experience in Reckitt Benckiser (India) Ltd. e-mail ID- krishaniskrishan@gmail.com

Varsha Rani is currently Ph.D. research scholar at Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, IIT (BHU) Varanasi, India. She is involved in research area focussed on nanocarriers for brain targeted drug delivery system. She has contributed to ten publications including research article, review article and book chapter in reputed scientific journals. She has also done industrial training from Evonik India Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai, India. e-mail ID – varsharani.rs.phe17@itbhu.ac.in

Mohini Mishra is a PhD research scholar at Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, India and his area of research is focused on the development of nanoparticulate-based targeted drug delivery systems against BHneurodegenerative diseases. She has authored and co- authored nine publications in international scientific journals and three are in the pipeline. e-mail ID- mohini.mishra0203@gmail.com