Meet the Volume Editor

Dr. Manash K. Paul is an expert in stem cells and cancer. He is an associate professor with the Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, India. Before returning to India, he had an association with the University of California, Los Angeles, USA, for approximately 14 years, working as a postdoc and a scientist. He has contributed significantly to stem cell biology, regenerative medicine, drug discovery,

immune-oncology, and lung cancer. He has revealed several drug discovery targets involved in maintaining stem cell homeostasis during injury and repair and contributed to drug discovery. He is an expert in organoid biology and disease modeling of the lung. He, along with his group, has published the first in vitro method for the development of lung organoids from iPSCs. Dr. Paul is the recipient of many awards, including the prestigious AAISCR-R Vijayalaxmi Award for Innovative Cancer Research, UCLA Vice Chancellor's Award, Editor's Choice Award: *Annals of Biomedical Engineering*, and the BSCRC Travel Award. He was also nominated for The Boyer Award. Dr. Paul is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), ISSCR, AHA, and ALA and an editorial member of many international journals. He is passionate about using new technologies for stem cell-based therapy, regenerative biology, and cancer. Dr. Paul has authored more than seventy-five research articles in peer-reviewed national and international journals.

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