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Reviews “The scope of the book is great and one that has incorporated recent developments in the field. The chapters were written by key specialists in the field from diverse academic backgrounds. The volume covers virtually all areas of phytochemistry and pharmacognosy, namely ethnomedicine, ethnobotany, complementary and alternative systems of medicine, ethnoveterinary medicine, herbal medicine, nanomedicine, and so forth. . . . The book will receive appreciation from the scientific community. I am also convinced that the book will attract great interest to the industry, especially the pharmaceutical industry.” —From the Foreword by Reginald Agu, PhD, FIBD, Visiting Professor, Department of Microbiology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria Now Available in Paperback CONTENTS: About the Authors / Editors: Editors: Chukwuebuka Egbuna Research Biochemist, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Nigeria Chukwuebuka Egbuna is a chartered chemist, a chemical analyst, and an academic researcher. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria (ICCON), the Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NSBMB), and the Society of Quality Assurance (SQA) (USA). He has been engaged in a number of roles at New Divine Favor Pharmaceutical Industry Limited, Akuzor Nkpor, Anambra State, Nigeria, and Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Nigeria. He has collaboratively worked and published quite a number of research articles in the area of phytochemistry and its applications. He is a reviewer and editorial board member of various journals, with his most recent role as a website administrator for the Tropical Journal of Applied Natural Sciences (TJANS), a journal of the faculty of Natural Sciences, COOU. His primary research interests are in phytochemistry, food and medicinal chemistry, analytical chemistry, and nutrition and toxicology. He obtained his BSc and MSc degrees in biochemistry at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University. Shashank Kumar, PhD Assistant Professor, Center for Biochemistry and Microbial Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India Shashank Kumar, PhD, is working as Assistant Professor at the Center for Biochemistry and Microbial Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India. He obtained his BSc, MSc, and PhD degrees in biochemistry from the Department of Biochemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India. He has worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Biochemistry, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India. Dr. Kumar has about 60 published scientific papers, reviews, editorial articles, and book chapters in various national and international peer-reviewed journals and has been cited more than 1,200 times. He has edited several books including Concepts in Cell Signaling and Carbohydrate Metabolism: Theory and Practical Approach, among others. He has expertise in the areas of free radical biology, cancer biology, characterization of plant products, xenobiotic metabolism, and microbiology. He is familiar with many biochemical techniques such as spectrophotometry, ELISA, electrophoresis, PCR, RT-PCR, flow cytometry, TLC, HPLC, LC-MS, cell culture, and microbiological techniques. He has presented his research findings at more than 25 national and international conferences and has attended about 30 workshops at many major universities and medical colleges throughout the India. Dr. Kumar is a life-time member of the Italo-Latin American Society of Ethnomedicine, and the Indian Sciences Congress Association, India, and a member of the Asian Council of Science Editors, Dubai, UAE and Publication Integrity & Ethics, London. He has been awarded junior, senior, and research associate fellowships formulated and funded by various Indian agencies, such as the Indian Council of Medical Research, University Grants Commission, and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research India. Dr. Kumar’s laboratory has been funded by the University Grant Commission, India, and the Department of Science and Technology, India, for working on the effect of various phytochemicals on cancer cell signaling pathway inhibition. Jonathan Chinenye Ifemeje, PhD Senior Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Nigeria Jonathan Chinenye Ifemeje, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Nigeria. He has to his credits over 40 publications and has served as an external examiner for various institutions. He is the Managing Editor of the Tropical Journal of Applied Natural Sciences and is currently serving as a reviewer and an editorial board member for various journals. He has worked extensively in the area of phytochemistry, nutrition, and toxicology. He is a member of various institutes, including the Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria (ICCON), the Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NSBMB), and Society of Quality Assurance (SQA). He obtained his PhD in applied biochemistry from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria, and his MSc degree in nutrition and toxicology from the University of Port-Harcourt, Nigeria. Jaya Vikas Kurhekar, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Dr. Patangrao Kadam Mahavidyalaya, Sangli, India Jaya Vikas Kurhekar, PhD (microbiology), MBA (human resources), is presently the Head and Associate Professor in Microbiology, teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students, in the Department of Microbiology at the college Dr. Patangrao Kadam Mahavidyalaya, Sangli, India. She is a guide for MPhil and PhD (Microbiology) at Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune, and examiner for PhD candidates at Mumbai University, Mumbai, and Cairo University, Egypt. Her areas of research interest are phytochemistry, pharmacognosy, environmental microbiology, medical microbiology, and agricultural microbiology. She has published over 40 scientific papers in various international and national journals. She has also been a reviewer for many international and national journals and has worked as an editor for special journal issues in microbiology. She has been the editor and contributor to the textbooks on microbiology and has three of her books translated. She has presented many scientific papers at international and national conferences and has been invited as a speaker and chairperson at conferences. She has made significant contributions to the Encyclopedia of Scientists in Microbiology, being compiled and edited by the Maharashtra State Marathi Encyclopedia Creation Board, Mumbai, India. She has successfully undertaken five minor research projects funded by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India, and has attended over 100 international and national research gatherings. Dr. Kurhekar is a life member of various associations, including the Indian Association of Medical Microbiology; Indian Society of Pharmacognosy; Association of Microbiologists of India, Sangli Unit; Society of Environmental Sciences; Microbiologists Society; Society for Current Sciences; and Swamy Botanical Club. |
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