Dr. Arup Giri, M.Sc., Ph.D. is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Zoology, Baba Mastnath University, India. He is also serving as the Director of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Baba Mastnath University, India. Dr. Giri has completed M.Sc. in Zoology from Maulana Azad College, Kolkata, University of Calcutta. For his doctoral research, he has joined DRDO-Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), Leh, Ladakh UT, India, and received a Ph.D. from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, TN, India in Life Sciences. Dr. Giri has later joined as a postdoctoral ICMR-SRF fellow at DIHAR, Chandigarh, India. He has also worked as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Life Science, Arni University, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India. His main research interest is on ‘Animal Physiology and Environmental Toxicology.’ A prolific author with 76 articles published in peer-reviewed journals, Dr. Giri's impact factor of 93.53 underscores the significance of his contributions (Google Scholar citation: 1023; H-index: 19; i10-index: 29). A mentor par excellence, Dr. Giri has guided numerous students in their academic pursuits. With six completed Ph.D. thesis, on-going mentorship for four more, and guided 85 post-graduate students. His supervision has been instrumental in earning accolades, such as the 'Best M.Sc. Dissertation Work' at Sri Sai University, Himachal Pradesh, India. Dr. Giri's influence extends beyond borders, with memberships in esteemed international societies and collaborations. He serves as a reviewer for prestigious journals (Poultry Science Journal, Biological Trace Element Research Journal, Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration, RevistaAmbiente&Água, Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances, Frontiers in Analytical Science, Italian Journal of Animal Science, Journal of Applied Biology & Biotechnology, Biological Rhythm Research, Biomarkers, Science of the Total Environment, Applied Water Science Journal, etc.), enriching the scientific discourse on subjects ranging from trace elements to environmental integration. Beyond academia, Dr. Giri is an ardent advocate for environmental stewardship. His research spanning five published book by Springer and ELSEVIER, 37 book chapters, two training manuals, and two technical bulletins. He received the ‘Best Academician Award’, 'Young Scientist Award,' 'Young Researcher Award,' and 'Best Oral Presentation Award" two times by different prestigious institutes of India. Dr. Magnuson received a B.S. degree in Animal Science from Cornell University with a distinction in research focusing on laying hen nutrition. This was followed by an M.S. degree in Poultry Nutrition from the University of Arkansas where he determined novel plasma biomarkers for phosphorus metabolism which translate across breeders to their broiler progeny. Next, he returned to Cornell University to pursue a Ph.D. in Animal Nutrition which focused on enriching the eggs of laying hens and meat of broilers with various health promoting agents to improve their value for human nutrition. Enriched compounds included the phytochemical astaxanthin, the long chain omega-3 docosahexaenoic acid, and calcifediol. These compounds were mainly derived from marine sources but shared a lipophilic nature and readily accumulated within animal tissue including products such as egg yolk and meat. Continuing this work with lipids in animal products during his postdoctoral training as a USDA chemist he measured the branched-chain fatty acid contents of dairy and published a method to quantify and speciate sphingomyelin in bovine and caprine dairy utilizing lithium adducts with infusion mass spectrometry. This mass-spectrometric method was employed to speciate sphingomyelin to better understand how agricultural practices and breed can influence the lipidomic composition of dairy with the publication being prepared for submission. Currently he is a postdoctoral associate at the University of Vermont utilizing techniques he has developed throughout his career to determine how to further increase the amount of branched-chain fatty acids in dairy foods through a targeted feeding strategy involved forage amount and supplements to enhance bioactive lipid synthesis in dairy cows. Dr. Sahil Kalia is working as a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Animal Science at Iowa State University, USA. He has about 11 years of research experience in poultry nutrition and intestinal physiology. Before joining Iowa State University he did 3 years of postdoctoral research at the Department of Animal Science at IVY League Cornell University, USA. Dr. Kalia did his Ph.D. research in poultry nutrition at DRDO-Defence Institute of High Altitude Research, India. His thrust areas of research are Molecular Poultry nutrition and Animal Physiology. He has published about 25 research articles and 2 book chapters in reputed journals/publishers including Nature Publishing Group, Elsevier, BMC, Springer, Willey, Taylor & Francis. He is a reviewer of over 16 Animal Nutrition Journals. He is also a recipient of EB1-A awarded by USCIS.
