Editorial Board

Dr Srivastava completed his MBBS and MD (Medicine) at M.L.N. Medical College, Allahabad, followed by DM (Neurology) at the AIIMS, New Delhi. He leads the Clinical Neurophysiology facility and Ataxia clinic in the Department of Neurology and is a member of the Comprehensive Epilepsy care team. He received the Young Investigator Award for CAG triplet repeat disorder conferences in the USA and Italy. With over 30 paper presentation awards and more than 400 publications. He won the best paper award at the Neurological Society of India conference in Hyderabad in 1998 and outstanding paper presentation award from AINA at the American Academy of Neurology conference in 2004. Passionate about teaching, he has mentored and trained more than 120 DM and PhD students. Dr. Srivastava serves on the Editorial Board and as a reviewer for several prestigious international journals. He has held roles such as Organising/Co-Organising Secretary and Treasurer at various national and international conferences and symposiums. He is a distinguished member and Fellow of numerous eminent national and international medical and scientific academies, including the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP), London; American Academy of Neurology (FAAN), USA; American Neurological Association (FANA), USA; Indian Academy of Neurology (FIAN), New Delhi; National Academy of Medical Sciences (FAMS), India; National Academy of Sciences (FNASc), India; Indian College of Physicians (FICP); and the Movement Disorders Society of India (FMDSI); as well as the Indian Academy of Neurosciences (IAN), Lucknow. Over the past 26 years, he has conducted pioneering work in the field of ataxias in India, establishing a database of around 6000 pedigrees, including Asia’s largest series of SCA patients.

Dr. Anil Sharma is Professor in the Department of Zoology at Baba Mast Nath University, Rohtak, Haryana, India. He has more than 26 years of experience in teaching and research, including over 18 years of postdoctoral and independent research in molecular parasitology, vector biology, medical entomology, functional genomics, and infectious disease biology.

Dr. Sharma obtained his Ph.D. in Zoology from Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, and subsequently held research positions at several leading national and international institutions, including the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi; the National Institute of Malaria Research (NIMR), New Delhi; and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden, under the Indo–Swedish Collaborative Research Programme.

His research focuses on the molecular interactions between mosquito vectors and pathogens, mosquito immunity, vector microbiomes, malaria parasite biology, functional genomics, insecticide resistance, and the ecology of vector-borne diseases. In recent years, his work has expanded to include One Health approaches, integrating vector biology, environmental health, climate-sensitive disease ecology, and molecular epidemiology to better understand the dynamics of emerging infectious diseases.

Dr. Sharma has published *38 peer-reviewed research articles* in reputed international journals and has received *more than 1,200 citations*, reflecting the impact of his contributions to vector biology and infectious disease research. He has successfully led and participated in externally funded research projects supported by national funding agencies and has collaborated with scientists from India, Europe, and other international research institutions.

In addition to his research, Dr. Sharma has extensive experience in teaching undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral courses in Molecular Biology, Medical Entomology, Vector Biology, Parasitology, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Research Methodology, and Biostatistics. He has supervised postgraduate and doctoral researchers, contributed to curriculum development, and actively mentored young scientists in research design, scientific writing, publication ethics, and grant proposal preparation.

As Editor, Dr. Sharma is committed to maintaining high standards of scientific quality, integrity, and transparency in scholarly publishing. His editorial interests include vector biology, medical entomology, vector–pathogen interactions, mosquito microbiomes, vector genomics, insecticide resistance, molecular epidemiology, climate and vector ecology, One Health, emerging vector-borne diseases, and innovative approaches to vector surveillance and control. He is particularly interested in interdisciplinary research that advances both fundamental knowledge and practical applications for the prevention and control of vector-borne diseases.

Through his editorial role, Dr. Sharma aims to promote rigorous peer review, encourage interdisciplinary collaboration, and support the dissemination of high-quality research that contributes to improving public health and advancing the global understanding of vectors and vector-borne diseases.

Dr. Sachin Kumar is a Scientist in the Department of Medical Oncology at Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, AIIMS, New Delhi, where he has been serving since 2016. He earned his PhD from AIIMS in 2010, with research focused on circulating DNA and protein markers in lung cancer, and later pursued post-doctoral training in cancer gene therapy at Virginia Commonwealth University, USA.
His current research focuses on liquid biopsy and the role of non-coding RNAs as biomarkers in human cancers, including lung cancer, supported by national and institutional grants. He has authored more than 50 publications in leading international journals and has been recognized with several honors, including the AIIMS Excellence Research Awards (2020, 2022) and the Young Investigator Award from the Indian Society for Study of Lung Cancer (2019).
Dr. Kumar serves on the Editorial Board of Discover Oncology and reviews for numerous high-impact journals. He is also a member of the American Association for Cancer Research, the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, and a Life Member of the Indian Society for Study of Lung Cancer and the Indian Association for Cancer Research.

Dr. Divyani Garg is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. She is a movement disorder neurologist with clinical and research interests in genetic movement disorders, cerebellar ataxias, dystonia, Parkinson's disease, neurogenetics, and neuromodulation. Her work focuses on integrating clinical phenotyping with genomic approaches to improve the diagnosis and management of rare neurological disorders.
Dr. Garg has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and is actively involved in multicentre collaborative research, medical education, and mentorship. She contributes to national and international initiatives in movement disorders, including work on ataxia networks, clinical registries, and educational programs. Her current research interests include genetic diagnostics, digital biomarkers, functional validation of novel variants, and improving care pathways for patients with movement disorders in low- and middle-income settings.

Dr. Arvind Kumar (who also publishes as Arvind Arya) is an Associate Professor and Deputy Head of the Department of Biotechnology at Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology (NIET), Greater Noida, India. With over two decades of rich academic and research experience in plant biology, his expertise spans plant tissue culture, micropropagation, and green nanotechnology. He has successfully secured over ₹86 Lakhs in research grants from national bodies like DST and DBT, holds two granted patents, and has authored over 40 peer-reviewed publications. He also serves as an Innovation Ambassador and NAAC/NBA accreditation expert.

Presently, I am working as a Senior Research Scientist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA. My research interest includes “epigenetics and transcriptional regulation”. My research work is focused on exploring microenvironment of high-grade tumors arise in the overall course of the disease and in relation to treatment.




During 2021-22, I worked as Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Columbia University, New York, US. My work was to explore differences between regulatory networks involved in cancer and normal tissues using bioinformatics and computational biology. Earlier, I was working as Post-Doc at TAGC, INSERM, Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France during 2018-21. My research work was focused on the Identification of Epromoters, promoters showing enhancer activity, like clusters in various stress conditions. We have developed a pipeline to identify Epromoter like clusters. During 2016-18, I worked as Research Associate at CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India. My work was focused on the identification and validation of genetic and epigenetic biomarkers for high altitude phenotypes using bioinformatics approaches. I pursued my Ph.D. work at the Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India, and earned my Ph.D. degree from NIU, India in 2016.

In my tenure, I have published around 50Articles. In addition to this, I was awarded an Independent Research Project from the Indian Council of Medical Research, India. I was also an Invited Researcher (two times) at the Department of Medical Chemistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. I was also awarded various travel grants from Indian and overseas funding agencies to present my research work.

Dr. Ajit Kumar is a Lecturer in Molecular Genetics within the Discipline of Microbiology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (Westville Campus), South Africa. He holds a Ph.D. in Biotechnology from the National Chemical Laboratory (University of Pune, India) and is an accredited C3-rated research scientist by South Africa's National Research Foundation (NRF)—a national benchmark recognizing established researchers with proven international standing. With over 15 years of academic and research experience across South Africa, Canada, and India, his expertise spans molecular genetics, microbial genomics, protein biochemistry, enzymology, and environmental biotechnology. Dr. Kumar has published extensively in peer-reviewed international journals and actively contributes to postgraduate supervision, curriculum development, and scientific peer review.