Contributor
Title
1. Brajesh N. Vaidya
Research Assistant
Fort Valley State University
Fort Valley, GA 31030
478 8251986
USA
Email: vaidyav@fvsu.edu
Ethnobotany and Medicinal uses of Orchids of Nepal.
2.
Sadanand A. Dhekney, PhD
Assistant Professor (Hort.)
Department of Plant Sciences
University of Wyoming, Sheridan Research and Extension Center
3401 Coffeen Avenue, Sheridan WY 82801
USA
Tel: 307-673-2754
Fax: 307-672-2103
Email: sdhekney@uwyo.edu
Lycium barbarum (Goji berry): an emerging nutraceutical crop for the mountain west region of the Unite
d States.
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Dr. Prachi Tripathi
Suite 4
Calle Padre Berrios
00794 Barranquitas
Puerto Rico, USA
E mail: prachi.naintal@gmail.com
Underutilized Medicinal Plants from Traditional Healing Practices of Puerto Rico
4.
Dr. Virendra M. Verma, Ph.D.
Researcher and Project Director
Micronesia Plant Propagation Research Center
Kosrae Agricultural Experiment Station College of Micronesia-FSM
P.O. Box 1000 Kosrae FM 96944 Micronesia, USA Email: vmv_vmv@hotmail.com
Phone: 691.370.2768 Mobile: 691.970.1940 Fax: 691.370.7050
Black pepper: Medicinal uses, in vitro multiplication and commercial cultivation
5.
Sudhir Athni, MD
Medical Director
Neurology of Central Georgia --- Regional MS Center
175 Water Tower Court, Macon GA 31210
USA
Email: internet@athni.com
Tel. 478-471-6217 Fax. 478-471-8663
The evolution of modern medicine: garden to pill box
6.
Alok Arun, PhD
Assistant Professor
Institute of Sustainable Biotechnology
Inter American University of Puerto Rico
PO Box 517, Barranquitas
00794, Puerto Rico, USA
Tel.: +1-787-857-3600 (Ext. 2089)
Email: alok_arun@br.inter.edu
Farming the algae for Pharmaceuticals
7.
Nirmal Joshee
Associate Professor of Plant Science
Agriculture Research Station
Fort Valley State University, Fort Vall
ey, GA 31030 USA
Tel. (478) 822 7039;
Email: josheen@fvsu.edu
Prof. Namrita Lall
NRF/DST Chair: Plant health Products from IKS
Plant Sciences Complex, Office 3-39
Medicinal Plant Science (Department of Plant Science)
University of Pretoria
Pretoria 0002, South Africa
Tel: + (12)4202524; Fax: + (12)3625099; Cell: +(27)828404783
Email: namrita.lall@up.ac.za
Title: 1. Unexplored medicinal flora hidden within South Africa's wetlands
2. Natural products as possible vaccine adjuvants for infectious diseases and cancer
Rakhi Chaturvedi
Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering
Associate Dean, Alumni and External Relations
Indian Institute of Technology - Guwahati
About the Author: Dr. Nirmal Joshee is a Professor of Plant Science at Fort Valley State University (FVSU), Fort Valley, GA, USA. He earned his Ph.D. from North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India. He did post-doctoral research work in Japan (Biotechnology Institute, Akita) and the USA (University of Nebraska Medical Ctr., Omaha, NE) before joining FVSU. Dr. Joshee is one of the founding members of American Council for Medicinally Active Plants (ACMAP), and currently serves as the Vice-President. His lab conducts research in the field of plant tissue culture and conservation, antitumor compounds in the genus Scutellaria, and gene transfer strategies for plant transformation and secondary metabolite production.
Dr. Sadanand Dhekney is an Associate Professor of Genetics and Plant Breeding at the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore. He received a PhD in Horticulture from the University of Florida (UF), which was followed by post-doctoral research at UF and Assistant/Associate Professor positions at the University of Wyoming. Dr. Dhekney's research focusses on genetic improvement of perennial fruit species using conventional and molecular breeding approaches. His current research is directed towards grapevine genetic improvement using precision breeding and genome editing. Dr. Dhekney is also actively involved in teaching several courses in plant biotechnology and horticulture. Dr. Dhekney has a long association with the Society for In Vitro Biology (SIVB). He has received the 2013 Young Scientist Award from the Society for In Vitro Biology, the 2016 Early Career Research Achievement Award from the University of Wyoming and the 2017 Excellence in Research and Teaching award from the National Agricultural Honor Society, Gama Sigma Delta.
Dr. Prahlad Parajuli is an Assistant Professor of Tumor Immunology and Neuroimmunology at Wayne State University School of Medicine and Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI, USA. He completed his Ph.D. from Delhi University, India, followed by two post-doctoral stints at the University of Tokushima Medical School, Japan and then at the University of Nebraska Medical School, Omaha, NE, USA. Apart from being a founding member of American Council for Medicinally Active Plants (ACMAP), Dr. Parajuli is also a member of AACR and AAI. His research focuses on studying the molecular mechanisms of tumor-immune interaction, neuroinflammation as well as anti-tumor and immune modulatory activities of various medicinal plants.
