Rooma Devi is an assistant professor at the Department of Biochemistry, MM Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India. She earned her PhD from Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India, with an ICMR fellowship and is currently pursuing her DSc in medical biochemistry from Singhania University, Pacheri Bari, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, India. She has worked as a demonstrator in the Department of Biochemistry at Pt. B. D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, India, and as a Fastrack Young Scientist at the Department of Science and Technology, India. She has authored or coauthored 25 research papers in international peer-reviewed journals and various international book chapters as well as has co-edited a book. Her current research interests include the development of laboratory models, biosensors technology, nanotechnology, enzyme technology, and clinical biochemistry.
Aman Chauhan is an assistant professor at the Department of Biochemistry, MM Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India. He earned his MD in biochemistry from Pt. B. D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, India. He has worked as a senior resident in the Department of Biochemistry at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital as well as Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India. His current research focuses on biochemical biomarkers, including interleukins and nanocomposites-based sensors, and on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases on animal models.
Simmi Kharb is a senior professor and head of the Department of Biochemistry at Pt. B. D. Sharma PGIMS, University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, India. She is also the nodal officer at the DHR-ICMR-Multidisciplinary Research Unit at the university. She has extensive teaching and research experience and had published more than 200 papers in indexed journals and presented more than 75 papers in national and international conferences. She is part of several prestigious research projects, including Ayushman Bharat–Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), multicentric research projects from MRUs, and Dr. Padam Singh Research and Development Scheme from DHR-ICMR. Her research on fluoride toxicity has earned accolades at several national and international platforms. She was a member of the working group selected by the Ministry of Finance, India, to prepare a concept note for the continuation of the DHR-MRU scheme beyond 31st Mar 2021 for the 15th Finance Commission period.
Chandra Shekhar Pundir is an emeritus professor of CSIR at the Department of Biochemistry, Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), Rohtak, India, and has more than 36 years of teaching/research experience. He earned his PhD in biochemistry from G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India. He was a professor and founder head of the Biochemistry Department and Dean of the Faculty of Life Sciences, MDU. He has authored or coauthored 249 research papers in international journals and 2 books on nanotechnology. He holds 7 Indian patents and 1 international (PCT) patent in the fields of enzyme technology and biosensor technology. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK. He is at the 245th rank in the Top 2% Scientists in Biotechnology list by Stanford University, USA. His current research areas are analytical/clinical biochemistry, enzyme technology, biosensor technology, and bio-nanotechnology.
