EDITORIAL SECTIONS

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.

Entrusted with the mandate of augmenting and monetising the company’s intellectual property wealth and driving key tactical initiatives, Saransh Chaudhary joined Venus Remedies in 2016 as Strategic Board Advisor after completing his undergraduate degree in Accounting & Finance from Cass Business School, London. Two years later, he assumed charge as President of the company’s Global Critical Care division and CEO of Venus Medicine Research Centre (VMRC), its R&D wing. In these roles, he translates priorities into actionable strategies.

Sinosh Skariyachan Ph.D. is presently working as Assistant Professor in Microbiology at St. Pius X College, Rajapuram  (Aided by Govt. of Kerala, India), Kasaragod, Kerala, India with more than 17 years of experience in teaching and research. One of his key areas of research is computational drug discovery and medicinal chemistry. He has published more than 75 international papers, book chapters, and text books. He is the editor of prestigious journals such as Computers in Biology and Medicine (Elsevier), Frontiers in Microbiology and a referee for more than 125 international journals. He received several awards and grants.

Vasundhara Dauneria is a biotechnology professional with over six years of experience spanning genomics, next-generation sequencing, and bioinformatics. She has worked across wet-lab and computational research environments, with hands-on expertise in NGS workflows, assay development, and multi-omics data analysis. Her work focuses on applying data-driven approaches to support translational research and precision medicine initiatives.

Victor H. Bustos, Ph.D., is the Vice President of Preclinical R&D at Ordaos Bio. A specialist in protein engineering with a doctorate in Biomedicine, he leads the design of AI-generated mini-proteins. Previously, he spent 17 years at Rockefeller University focusing on complex cellular mechanisms and therapeutic target validation.

Alena Romanova is a Scientist I at Ordaos Bio, where she develops experimental workflows for protein characterisation and biologics discovery, including the application of cell-free protein expression and biochemical assays.