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## Meet the editor

Dr. Alok Raghav obtained his doctoral degree in Endocrinology from Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology, J.N. Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), India. He worked as a project scientist at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur, India. He has more than ten years of research experience in the field of glycobiology and diabetes mellitus. He is currently a Scientist C at the Multidisciplinary Research

Unit (sponsored by the Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi), GSVM Medical College Kanpur, India. He is also an associate editor and editor for several peer-reviewed journals, including *Frontiers in Endocrinology, Frontiers in Public Health*, and *PLOS One.*

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