EDITORIAL SECTIONS

Uddalak Das, PhD scholar at IISc Bengaluru, specializes in drug discovery and cancer immunotherapeutics. With 20+ publications, a patent, and collaborations with institutes like NCBS, JNU, and inStem, he advances green healthcare solutions. He is a member of AACR and EACR among others and has received multiple national fellowships and research grants.

Joseph Xavier is currently pursuing his PhD in the Division of Toxicology,SCTIMST, Trivandrum, Kerala. He is currently working on the development of multi-organ-on-a-chip for disease modelling and toxicity assessments. His work also focuses on elucidating the cellular mechanism of toxicity of nanomaterials.

Akhil Venugopal is currently working as a Junior Research Fellow in the Division of Toxicology, SCTIMST, Trivandrum. He obtained his Integrated BS-MS in Chemistry from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali. His research work is focused on the fabrication of multi-organ micro physiological devices for pre-clinical studies.

Arathi Ashok obtained her Masters in Microbiology from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kerala. She is currently working as a Junior Research Fellow in the Division of Toxicology, SCTIMST, Trivandrum. Her research work lies in the development of organ-on-a chip devices for toxicity assessment.

PV. Mohanan, FNASc, FRSB, Scientist-G and Head of Division of Toxicology and Associate Dean (PhD program) in Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Govt. of India. He has more than 33 years of research experience in Toxicology. He is a Certified Biological Safety Specialist and has authored 233 publications and edited 6 books. He is also a Visiting Professor and Visiting Researcher at Toyo University, Japan.

Jesse Grey Eagle (Oglala Lakota) is the founder of Indigenous Futures OS and a governance designer for Tribal nations. He works at the nexus of ethical data, AI sovereignty, and long-view institutional systems, advocating for partnership architectures that move beyond extraction.

Sabah Ul-Hasan is a Ph.D. scientist with over 15 years of practice in the life sciences. An Indian-Pakistani American based in Albuquerque (New Mexico), Dr. Ul-Hasan centers on ethical data practices that bridge science with community-based knowledge systems.

Anita-Ioana Visan, a Scientific Researcher 2nd degree, at the Laser-Surface-Plasma Interactions (LSPI) Laboratory, Lasers Department, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics (INFLPR) in Magurele, is an expert in nanopowders synthesis and characterisation, as well as thin coatings of calcium phosphates, biopolymers, flavonoids, antibiotics, and antimicrobial peptides synthesized by Pulsed Laser Deposition, Matrix Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation, and Combinatorial-MAPLE. Moreover, she has a profound knowledge of thin films characterisation methods, including UV-Vis, FTIR, XRD, SEM, AFM, fluorescence microscopy, electrochemical, magnetic induction, biodegradation, and antimicrobial tests. With her current research focusing on the cutting-edge fields of artificial neural networks, drug repurposing, and pharmaceutical AI, she is paving the way for innovative solutions that have the potential to revolutionise the field of medicine. If you would like to contact her, please use the following email address: anita.visan@inflpr.ro. Furthermore, you can find her professional profile at https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0539-4160.

Irina Negut is a Scientific Researcher 2nd degree, at the National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics (INFLPR) in Magurele, Romania. She has important experience in fabricating and investigating the characteristics and (bio) functionality of nano-sized/-structured materials (including composite and hybrid particles, thin films and laser-processed coatings). Her research activity includes coating synthesis by laser-assisted techniques. She is also highly experienced in evaluating the compositional and microstructural aspects of nanomaterials and coatings, but also in assessing their optical, thermal, electrical, and electrochemical properties. If you would like to contact her, please use the following email address: negut.irina@inflpr.ro. Her professional profile can be found at https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4038-7548.

Saurabh Shivalkar is a research fellow at Department of Applied Sciences, IIIT Allahabad, India. He did his M. Tech (Biomedical Engineering) from IIIT Allahabad. He has recently filed patent and published multiple papers in the allied areas of biomedical engineering and nanobiotechnology.

Sneha Ranjan is currently pursuing M.Sc. (Biotechnology) at Department of Biotechnology of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow. She has worked on projects such as purification and characterisation of enzyme, production of recombinant proteins for diagnostics and therapeutics. She is currently working on polymeric nanocomposites for cancer therapeutics.