Natural Compounds 2021

Mohamed Eddouks is Professor at Moulay Ismail University, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques Errachidia, Morocco. He is a researcher in Physiology and Pharmacology with a Master Degree in Metabolic and Molecular Endocrinology from University of Paris vi, a specialized certificate in Endocrine Pharmacology from University of Paris vii and PhD degrees in Physiology and Pharmacology from University of Liege, Belgium and Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco. After his post-doctoral fellowship at Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of Montreal, Canada, he is working for the last 16 years on medicinal plants. His work on antidiabetic and antihypertensive plants is well recognized globally.His contribution to this field includes four international books and more than 80 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters of international repute. He is Guest Editor of American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Lead Guest Editor of an annual special issue published by Evidence-Based and Complementary Alternative Medicine, Regional Editor of the Following journals: American Journal of Food Technology, Journal of Applied Sciences, Trends in Applied Sciences Research and Singapore Journal of Scientific research, Member of Editorial Board of several international journals. He has been honored with the first Prize of Scientific Research in 2008 by the Moroccan Association of Research and Development and the first Prize of the Federation of Arab Scientific Councils in 2016. He has been the Dean of Polydisciplinary Faculty of Errachidia from 2008 to 2012.

His research focuses on ethnobiological as well as pharmacological issues in the use of Moroccan medicinal plants for the treatment of diabetes mellitus, obesity and hypertension.

Noureddine EL AOUAD is Professor at Ibn-Zohr University, Agadir-Morocco since 2014. He is a Doctor in Organic Chemistry from Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech-Morocco, Doctor on Pharmacognosy and holds a professional Master's degree in rational use of medicines from University of Valencia-Spain. Since 2003 he has been working as a researcher at pharmacology department at faculty of pharmacy of university of Valencia and then as a senior at Foundation Medina in Granada working on the use of microbial cultures as source of new bioactive molecules useful in anti-infective and anticancer therapies. He is the author of two patents, more than 30 publications on different fields. Currently he is developing new methodologies for valorization of endemic plants from the south of Morocco and the Mediterranean area in the framework of a European project H2020.

Medicinal Chemistry and drug discovery: isolation, structural elucidation of bioactive compounds from natural sources, Semi-synthesis, total synthesis and biological activities evaluation

Dr. Prem, the founder Director and CEO of Clean Green Biosystems, Clean Green Bio Research Foundation and CRS Bio Engineering Pvt Ltd. Dr.S.Prem Mathi Maran, completed his Masters degree in Biology, Master of Philosophy in Toxicology and Doctor of Philosophy in Bio Chemistry. He is due to get his Doctor of Science in Phytochemistry. Dr.Prem is having 18 years of experience in the phytochemicals Industry. He is expert in deriving the process for herbal extraction system, phytochemicals extraction system, nutraceuticals extraction system, natural food colour extraction system and fruits and vegetable processing system. He is having expertise in the process design, process development, method development of herbal/phytochemicals/nutraceuticals/functional foods extraction system. He has developed novel methods of extracting bioactive principles from fresh herbs , fruits and vegetables. Dr. Prems other areas of expertise in HPLC and HPTLC analysis of phytochemicals, Process validation, Drug delivery system, pesticides formulation technology and biological assays. He has authored more than 25 research publications in peer reviewed journals of national and International origins. He is the associate editor of Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry and Journal of Biotechnology and bio Engineering. He is visiting faculty in few Indian universities and handling subjects on phytochemicals extraction to M.Tech and M.S courses. Doctoral committee member in a Indian University. Technical adviser in various herbal extraction companies and phytopharmaceuticals company in India and overseas.

Process design, Process development, Method development of Herbal/Phytochemicals/Nutraceuticals/Functional foods extraction system

Dr. Krishnan Nair Radhakrishnan had his BSc and MSc degrees in first class in Botany from the University of Kerala, conferred honorary Doctor of Science by the Open International University for Complimentary Medicines, Colombo, Srilanka, for significant achievements in the field of humanitarian studies, obtained certificate in Business English (BEC 2) of the Cambridge University, U.K. He started his research carrier as Junior Research Fellow in the All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Ethnobiology (AICRPE) sponsored by the Department of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India at Regional Research Institute (Drug Research) Thiruvananthapuram during 1988-1992. Presently he is the Chief Executive Officer in Charge since August 2016. He had published 24 scientific papers in various International / National journels and books. In addition he had also 8 popular articles to his credit and 1 patent and involved in 6 projects. He is a Life member and Executive Committee member of 18 professional bodies. Some of the notable ones are Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (IAAT), Calicut, and Fellow IAAT (FIAT) and former Executive Council Member, Society of Ethnobotanists (SEB) Lucknow, and Fellow (FES) and Nodal Officer for Kerala, Kerala Academy of Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram, formerly Joint Secretary , National Institute of Ecology, New Delhi, National Environmental Science Academy (NESA), New Delhi, Fellow, International Benevolent Research Forum (FIBR) Nagpur, Zoroastrain College, Mumbai, Life member Organization for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement (OISCA International) Tokyo, Japan, Thiruvananthapuram chapter, Association for Plant Taxonomy(APT) Lucknow and India International Friendship Society, New Delhi.

Ethnobiology