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Yugal Kishore Mohanta is working as Research Scientist at Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, North Orissa University, Baripada, India. He has received his PhD in Life Sciences from North Orissa University, Baripada, India. He has also successfully completed the BCIL industrial training programme on Plant Tissue Culture sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, New Delhi. Among other academic/research achievements, he was awarded as visiting research scholar at Department of Biology, KU Leuven, Belgium sponsored by KU Leuven. Dr. Mohanta has more than 9 years of post-M.Sc. research experience on natural products chemistry, nanotechnology, microbiology and plant biotechnology. He has published 21 research articles, 8 book chapters, 5 popular science articles, and has presented in many national and international conferences. He is currently working on the application of nanotechnology on different aspects such as food safety, biomedical and conservation of natural resources. Besides such scientific activities, Dr. Mohanta is passionately involved in Wildlife Photography and Nature Conservation. Currently he is working as volunteer in the moments like "WeR4River" and "Youth4River" for conservation of Rivers and Water Resources. He is also serving as reviewer in many international journals from Elsevier, Springer etc.

Debasis Nayak is an Assistant Professor and Head in the Department of Zoology, Seemanta Mahavidyalaya, Jharpokharia, Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India. Dr. Nayak has earned his PhD in Life Science, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha, India. M.Sc. in Life Science from Nation Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha, India and B.Sc. with Zoology (Honors) from Govt. (Autonomous) College, Rourkela, Odisha, India. Dr. Nayak has research experience of 7 years in nanotechnology, microbiology, immunology and molecular biology. He has published 15 research articles in peer reviewed international journals and has attended and presented in many international conferences. Dr. Nayak has expertise in synthesis of metallic nanoparticles through green synthesis route, preparation of novel drug delivery carriers using gelatin, carrageenan, chitosan and various natural and synthetic polymers for oral, transdermal and parenteral drug delivery. He has wide expertise on handling high end instruments such as scanning electron microscope, Atomic force microscope, XRD, FTIR, flow cytometer and fluorescence microscope. His research is mainly focused on development of cost effective and novel therapeutics using indigenous materials as anticancer agents by inducing oxidative stress and mitochondrial damage inside the specific cancer cell without affecting the neighboring normal cells devoid of any additional side effects. Dr. Nayak has reviewed many research articles for international journals and his current research interest are on developing topical gels and ointments containing novel indigenous phytochemicals and organic and inorganic nanoparticles against various forms of cutaneous and malignant skin carcinomas.