Nanomedicine for Neurodegenerative Disorders: Selective Treatment Strategies

With the population getting older and with a corresponding increase in neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) worldwide, developing drug delivery systems that can overcome conventional barriers in treating these diseases is the need of the hour. Drug delivery by nanotechnology has great promise for detecting and treating a wide range of neurodegenerative conditions. This new book provides an informative overview of the cutting-edge applications of various nanocarriers that encapsulate active compounds to effectively treat NDs.

Rishabha Malviya, PhD, has 11 years of research experience and is presently working as Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy, School of Medical and Allied Sciences, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. His areas of interest include formulation optimization, nanoformulation, targeted drug delivery, localized drug delivery, and characterization of natural polymers as pharmaceutical excipients. He has authored more than 150 research and review papers for national and international journals of repute. He holds over 50 patents and has published many papers in reputed national and international journals, for which he received an outstanding reviewer award from Elsevier. He has edited 13 books (Wiley, Springer Nature, CRC Press/Taylor and Francis, Apple Academic Press, River Publisher, Lambert, and OMICS Publishing Group) and authored 15 book chapters. His name has been included in the World’s Top 2% Scientists list by Elsevier BV and Stanford University. He is reviewer, editor, and editorial board member of more than 50 national and international journals. He was an invited author for the magazine Atlas of Science as well as a pharma magazine dealing with B2B industry, Ingredient South Asia. He completed a BPharm from Uttar Pradesh Technical University and MPharm (Pharmaceutics) from Gautam Buddha Technical University, Lucknow Uttar Pradesh. His PhD (Pharmacy) work was in novel formulation development techniques.

Kamla Pathak, PhD, is Dean and Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Etawah, India. With teaching and research experience of more than 30 years, she is actively engaged in research on oral controlled, modulated, and targeted and topical drug delivery systems, and has received many awards for her work. She has over 270 publications in journals of international and national repute. She also holds three patents and has authored four books and more than 20 book chapters. She has also written many abstracts in various scientific forums and has been a reviewer for national and international journals in pharmaceutics. Professor Pathak has served as a member of the editorial advisory board of AAPS Pharm Sci Tech and is also a member of various professional bodies. She has guided more than 120 PhD and postgraduate students. She is also associated with the Indian pharmaceutical industry in the capacity of a scientific consultant. She is credited as reviewer of several scientific projects including Knowledge Foundation, Sweden, and Israel Science Foundation. She has participated at national and international seminars and conferences as organizer, invited speaker, and chairperson of scientific sessions. She has been listed in the top 2% Indian scientists in the subsection Pharmacology and Pharmacy, in the World’s Top 2% Scientists list released by Stanford University in 2020 and 2021. She graduated (Pharmaceutics) from the University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, earning her doctorate in Pharmacy in 1991 from the same institute.

Swati Verma, MPharm, is currently working in the Department of Pharmacy, School of Medical and Allied Sciences, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. Her areas of interest are in computer-aided drug design, analytical chemistry, targeted drug delivery, and nanoformulation. She has authored four book chapters, edited two books, and many review papers published in international journals. She completed a BPharm at Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University and MPharm (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) at Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan, India. Her PhD work is in neurodisorders.