About
Dr Ashwini Kumar is presently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Life Sciences, Sharda School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Previously, he has served as an Assistant Professor in the Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Area at NIIT University, Neemrana (Rajasthan), Department of Biotechnology at IMS Engineering College, Ghaziabad, and as a Lecturer in the Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
The central component of Dr Kumars research has been biomaterial science, more specifically, in the field of novel drug delivery systems. The target applications of his research are formulating non-invasive and minimally invasive drug delivery approaches for better results both in terms of pharmaceutics and patient compliance. His interest also lies in the field of tissue engineering and diabetes.
He has authored 23 journal articles in national and international journals, 9 book chapters, and a book. He also holds a patent on his work from PhD.
Dr Kumar has participated in over 35 conferences/seminars/workshops and has presented his work in a few of them. He has been invited as a speaker and jury member on various national scientific platforms. He has been engaged as a reviewer with reputed journals from publishers such as Elsevier, Wiley, and Frontiers. He is an Associate Editor for Frontiers in System Biology, Associate Editor for Frontiers in Endocrinology, Review Editor for Frontiers in Oncology (Section - Gastrointestinal Oncology), a guest editor of Frontiers in Medical Technology, and a reviewer of Materials and Design (Elsevier), Redox Report (Taylor & Francis), Diabetic Medicine (Wiley). He is a life member of Asian Polymer Association and has also been engaged with a few scientific associations as a student member.