Dr Shailendra S. Gurav has a Doctorate in the Faculty of Medicine from RTM University Nagpur, India and is currently affiliated as a Professor at Goa College of Pharmacy, Goa, India. Dr Gurav is the recipient of the ‘Senior Research Fellowship’ of the ‘Indian Council of Medical Research’, New Delhi, India and was also awarded the ‘International Travel Fellowship’ by ICMR, CICS, and the Phytochemical Society of Europe and Asia. He serves as 'Advisor' for 'American Herbal Pharmacopeia', Associate Editor for the Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine (Elsevier), Guest Editor for Frontiers in Pharmacology, and Editorial Board member and Reviewer for several International journals. He has published more than 80 research papers in International and National peer-reviewed journals. Currently, 11 book chapters, 02 books, and 04 Indian patents are in his credit. His research interests are Ayurveda Biology, Natural Products Research, Computational Biology and Herbal Nanotechnology.Prof. Mrs. Uchenna Estella Odoh holds B. Sc degree in Pure and Industrial Chemistry, Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Master’s Degree in Pharmacognosy and Environmental Medicines and Ph.D in Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry all from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She is a Professor in the Department of Pharmacognosy and EnvironmentalDr. Nilambari S. Gurav has a Doctorate in Pharmaceutical Sciences from SGBA University Amaravati, India and currently affiliated as an Assistant Professor at PES’s Rajaram and Tarabai Bandekar College of Pharmacy,Ponda, Goa University, India. Dr. Gurav is the recipient of the ‘Junior Research Fellowship’ of University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India. She has published more than 50 research papers in International and National peer-reviewed journals. Currently, 07 book chapters, 02 books, and 04 Indian patents are in her credit. Her research interests are Ayurveda Biology, Natural Products Research, Computational Biology and Herbal Nanotechnology.Dr. Yogesh A. Kulkarni works as an Associate Professor and Associate Dean at Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy & Technology Management, SVKM’s NMIMS, Mumbai. He has 17 years of teaching and research experience. His research focuses on the pharmacology of natural products. He is studying the effects of various natural products on diabetes and its complications. He has published 105 papers in the journal of repute. Dr. Yogesh has authored 09 books, 26 book chapters and filed 02 patents. He has fetched over Rs.1.5 crore in research funding from various agencies. He is the recipient of the prestigious “DST-INSPIRE Faculty Award” given by Govt. of India.Dr Rupesh V. Chikhale earned his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra (India) in 2015. He specializes in medicinal chemistry and computer-aided drug discovery. He works as a postdoc at the University of Manchester and the UCL School of Pharmacy, London, UK.

• Section 1: Putative antidiabetic drugs1. Natural products in antidiabetic drug discovery: Historical perspective2. Natural products in antidiabetic drug discovery: advances and opportunitiesSection 2: Plant bioactives and their antidiabetic potential3. Antidiabetic flavonoids from plant source4. Antidiabetic terpenoids from plant source5. Antidiabetic potential of plant alkaloids6. Antidiabetic carbohydrates from natural sources7. Antidiabetic potential of glycosides8. Antidiabetic potential of tannins9. Biological macromolecules as antidiabetic agents10. Antidiabetic drugs from fungi11. Antidiabetic secondary metabolites from marine sourceSection 3: Pharmacological mechanism12. Screening of antidiabetic drugs: in-vitro approaches13. Animal models for screening of antidiabetic drugs from natural sources14. Molecular Mechanisms of secondary metabolites as antidiabetic agents15. Network pharmacology approach for antidiabetic drugs from natural sourcesSection 4: Natural antidiabetics: Nature to clinic and market16. Recent advances in natural antidiabetics17. Antidiabetic drugs: Marketed formulations and case studies18. Antidiabetic drugs: Patent case studies19. Natural antidiabetic herbs and drug interactions