IntechOpen Book Series Infectious Diseases Volume 1

Prof. Shailendra K. Saxena is the vice dean and a professor at the Center for Advanced Research (CFAR), King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow, in India. His research interests are to understand the molecular mechanisms of host defense during human viral infections and to develop new predictive, preventive, and therapeutic strategies for them using JEV, HIV, and oncogenic viruses as a model, via stem cells and cell culture

technologies. His research work has been published in various high impact factor journals (Science, PNAS, Nature Medicine) with high citation. He has received many awards and honors in India and abroad including various Young Scientist Awards, BBSRC India Partnering Award, and Fellows and named as "Global Leader in Science" by The Scientist magazine (USA) and "International Opinion Leader/ Expert" involved in the vaccination for JE by IPIC (UK).

**Book Series Editor:** Shailendra K. Saxena King George's Medical University
