Antioxidants and Functional Foods for Neurodegenerative Disorders (ePub)

Abhai Kumar, Ph.D., received his Ph.D. degree in Biotechnology in 2008. Dr. Abhai is currently working as Research Scientist at DBT-BHU Interdisciplinary School of Life Sciences and Consultant Research Scientist at Department of Neurology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. Dr. Abhai served as Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA from 2008 to 2010. Dr. Abhai identified several novel drug targets during his work at University of Pittsburgh, USA. He worked at India most prestigious institute National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi on glycoproteomics for drug targets of cancer . Dr. Abhai has published many research articles in journal of high impacts and wrote book chapter in various prestigious international books. He is reviewer of several journals and editorial board member. He is also working as ex-officio member of 'Chand Foundation' a voluntary organization dealing with mental health of elderly people in India. Dr. Abhai research interests include neurodegenerative disorders, free radicals, human diseases, anti-ageing and anti-inflammatory pathophysiology, and cognition.

Debasis Bagchi, PhD, MACN, CNS, MAIChE, received his Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry in 1982. Dr. Bagchi is a Professor in the Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Houston, College of Pharmacy, Houston, TX, and the Chief Scientific Officer, R&D, Cepham Inc. Piscataway, NJ. He is also an Adjunct Faculty of the School of Pharmacy, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX. He served as the Senior Vice President of Research & Development of InterHealth Nutraceuticals Incorporated in Benicia, CA, from 1998 till Feb 2011. Dr. Bagchi received the Master of American College of Nutrition Award in early October 2010. He is currently the Chairman of International Society of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods (ISNFF), Past President of American College of