Colorectal Cancer. Disease and Advanced Drug Delivery Strategies

Authors

Bhupendra G Prajapati Professor, Dept. of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Shree S.K. Patel College of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ganpat University. Bhupendra G. Prajapati is Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics at Shree S.K. Patel College of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Ganpat University, Gujarat, India. An alumnus of Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University (Doctorate) and M.S. University of Baroda (B.Pharm and M.Pharm), he has over 22 years of experience in academia, research, and industry. Dr. Prajapati has received numerous accolades, including the AICTE's Career Award for Young Teacher and the President Award for Staff Excellence in Research and Capacity Building from Ganpat University. With over 80 national and international publications, he has secured various research grants and holds multiple patents in NDDS. He has supervised numerous Ph.D. and PG research scholars and delivered over 50 expert talks globally. As an editor of 10 international books and contributor of 70 book chapters, his research focuses on lipid-based drug delivery and nanotech formulations. Dr. Prajapati is an active member of IPA, APTI, and CRSIC. Anil K. Philip Associate Dean (Head), School of Pharmacy, University of Nizwa, Oman. Dr. Anil Philip is currently working as Associate Dean (Head), School of Pharmacy, University of Nizwa, Oman. Among other credentials, he served as a member of the Health and Social Sciences sectorial grant committee of The Research Council, Oman, and as Faculty Mentored Undergraduate Research Program general supervisor to promote undergraduate research at the University of Nizwa. His research objectives and achievements have been in controlling/modifying the release of small/large molecules targeted to GI space using phase-transited delivery systems. He has worked extensively in the field of controlled/ modified drug release systems. Currently, his research focuses on developing nano-drug delivery systems, which can be targeted to the various body organs. He has guided students in areas of targeted drug delivery, has more than 40 original research publications in international peer-reviewed journals, and two patents on drug delivery systems. Sankha Bhattacharya Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Technology Management, SVKM'S NMIMS Deemed-to-be University, Shirpur, Maharashtra, India. Dr. Sankha Bhattacharya did his Post Doctorate from the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, INDIA (August 2018-August 2019) in cancer nanomedicine and molecular pharmaceutics. He is currently serving as an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy & Technology Management Shirpur, SVKM'S NMIMS Deemed-to-be University, India with 9.3 years of Research and Teaching experiences. He has published more than 32 national and 18 international papers in high impact factor and peer-reviewed journals. He also published five book chapters on the global platform.