Hari Prasad DevkotaKumamoto University, JapanHari Prasad Devkota currently works as Assistant Professor at Headquarters for Admissions and Education, and Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan. He completed his PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University in 2013. His main research interests are plant-derived bioactive natural products, functional foods and ethnopharmacology. Till now, he has authored more than 150 research articles including original research articles and review articles, 3 books and more than 20 book chapters. He is currently involved as editorial board member of various international journals related to medicinal chemistry, pharmacology and ethnobotany. He also received Kumamoto University Education Award in 2017 and 2019 for his activities related to multidisciplinary education and science communication. Tariq AftabAligarh Muslim University, IndiaTariq Aftab received his Ph.D. in the Department of Botany at Aligarh Muslim University, India, and is currently an Assistant Professor there. He is the recipient of a prestigious Leibniz-DAAD fellowship from Germany, Raman Fellowship from the Government of India, and Young Scientist Awards from the State Government of Uttar Pradesh (India) and Government of India. After completing his doctorate, he has worked as Research Fellow at National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi and as Post-doctorate Fellow at Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India. Dr. Aftab also worked as Visiting Scientist at Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Gatersleben, Germany, and in the Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, USA. He has edited 15 books with international publishers, co-authored several book chapters, and published over 80 research papers in peer-reviewed international journals. His research interests include physiological, proteomic, and molecular studies on medicinal and crop plants.
