Mushrooms with Therapeutic Potentials

Dr. Dinesh Chandra Agrawal, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Applied Chemistry, at Chaoyang University of Technology (CYUT), Taiwan. He has more than 40 years of research experience in the biotechnology of diverse species, including medicinal plants and mushrooms, and has more than 200 publications, including 8 books (6 by Springer Nature). Professor Agrawal has been bestowed several prestigious awards and fellowships, including the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (Germany), DBT Overseas Associateship to USDA, Mississippi State (USA), British Council Scholar (UK), European Research Fellow (UK), and INSA Visiting Scientist (India). Currently, Professor Agrawal is serving as Associate Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Applied Science and Engineering (Scopus) Dr. Muralikrishnan Dhanasekaran, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Drug Discovery and Development at Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, USA. He has more than 90 peer-reviewed international publications and several book chapters and is a reviewer in various peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Dhanasekaran’s lab and research interests are in preclinical research and drug development in neuropharmacology. His current research involves elucidating the neuroprotective and neurotoxic effects of botanicals and synthetic compounds; discovering and developing drugs/compounds targeting Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.