Dr. Nagaraju obtained his MSc and his PhD, both in Biotechnology, from Sri Venkateswara University in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. He received his DSc from Berhampur University in Berhampur, Odisha, India. Dr. Nagaraju’s research focuses on translational projects related to gastrointestinal malignancies. He has published over 100 research papers in highly reputed international journals and has presented more than 50 abstracts at various national and international conferences. Dr. Nagaraju is author and editor of several published books in Elsevier and Springer Nature. He serves as editorial board member of several internationally recognized academic journals. Dr. Nagaraju has received several international awards including FAACC. He also holds memberships with the Association of Scientists of Indian Origin in America (ASIOA), the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB), The Science Advisory Board, The RNA Society, The American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) and the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR).
Dr Vadde Ramakrishna is Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, Yogi Vemana University, India. He obtained his MSc and PhD, both in Biochemistry, from Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, India, and subsequently received a DBT CREST Award to pursue advanced training in cancer research at Pennsylvania State University and Colorado State University, USA. He is currently using in vitro, in vivo and in silico models to explore the role of dietary bioactive compounds in both the development and prevention of cancer through a ‘polypharmacology’ approach. He has published over 90 research papers in prominent international journals and has presented more than 40 papers at national and international conferences. He serves as an editorial board member for several international journals, and is an Associate Fellow of Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences.