IntechOpen Book Series Physiology Volume 10

Kusal K. Das is Professor of Physiology and director at the Laboratory of Vascular Physiology and Medicine, Shri B. M. Patil Medical College, BLDE (Deemed to be University), Vijayapur, Karnataka, India. Professor Das is also coordinator of environmental health under UNESCO Chair Life Sciences, Yerevan, Armenia. He was Visiting Professor of Medicine at the School of Medicine, University of Leeds (2014–2016). Prof. Das obtained

a PhD and a master's degree in Physiology from the University of Calcutta. His research focuses on experimental hypoxia and cell signaling mechanisms during heavy metal-induced stress and alteration of vascular integrity in both experimental and human models. He invented a modified method of determination of serum vitamin E. He is a fellow in the Royal Society of Biology, UK. He has published more than 100 Scopus papers and authored five books and numerous book chapters.

Swastika N. Das is Professor of Chemistry at the V. P. Dr. P. G. Halakatti College of Engineering and Technology, BLDE (Deemed to be University), Vijayapura, Karnataka, India. She obtained an MSc, MPhil, and PhD in Chemistry from Sambalpur University, Odisha, India. Her areas of research interest are medicinal chemistry, chemical kinetics, and free radical chemistry. She is a member of the investigators who invented a new modified method of esti-

mation of serum vitamin E. She has authored numerous publications including book chapters and is a mentor of doctoral curriculum at her university.

M. S. Biradar is Vice Chancellor and Professor of Medicine of BLDE (Deemed to be University), Vijayapura, Karnataka, India. He obtained his MD with a gold medal in General Medicine and has devoted himself to medical teaching, research, and administrations. He has also immensely contributed to medical research on vascular medicine, which is reflected by his numerous publications including books and book chapters. Professor Biradar was

also Visiting Professor at Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA.

Varaprasad Bobbarala has a doctorate from Andhra University with a specialization in Biochemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, and Microbiology. He is currently editor-in-chief, associate editor, editorial board member as well as reviewer of dozens of high-impact international periodicals. He has authored/co-authored research and review articles in numerous peer-reviewed national and international journals in various subjects related

to biomedicine, pharmacy, and microbiology. Dr. Varaprasad previously served as the Chief Scientist of Research and Development at Krisani Innovations Pvt. Ltd., before his current role as the Chief Scientist and Director of Adhya Biosciences Pvt. Ltd., India. He is currently working in the area of clinical diagnostics, antimicrobial resistance, drug discovery, production of commercially important chemicals by biotechnology routes, isolation of bio-active metabolites, and bio-efficacy studies.

Dr. S. Subba Tata has an MSc in Biotechnology), MSc in Botany, MTech in Biotechnology, and a PhD in Botany. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Botany, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India. He is qualified in CSIR-NET. APSET, ASRB-NET, and GATE competitive examinations in life sciences. He has authored two books and published twenty-two research papers in national and international journals. He participated

and presented at thirty seminar/symposia organized in India.
