Sanjeev PurDr Sanjeev Puri is MSc (Hons School) in Biochemistry from Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, and a Ph D in Biochemistry from PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. Obtaining his postdoctoral training at Kansas Medical Centre, Kansas City Kansas (KCK), USA, DrPuri was a visiting scholar at Kidney Institute, KCK, USA. With thrust area of his research as Medical Biotechnology, he has been actively engaged in understanding the patho-physiology associated with polycystic kidney disease (PKD) and renal tissue regeneration along with understanding of the molecular markers involved in stem cell niche. Dr Puri has research collaboration with Kansas Medical Centre, USA, PGIMER, GNDU and HP University. Dr Puri has over 20 years of experience in teaching and training the students along with outreach activities for popularizing Science. He is the founding Coordinator of Stem Cell Biology at Panjab University, and a member of Stem Cell Core Committee, PGIMER, Chandigarh, a member of DBT cancer task force, and Convener, Institutional Ethics Panjab University and of JUIT Waknaghat. Dr Puri has more than 50 peer-reviewed research publications in National/International Journals (like J Biol Chem, Plos one, BBRC, Am J Physiology and Am J Biomedical Res), and nine book chapters. He is on the Editorial Board/Reviewer's panel of several reputed journals too. Dr Puri has been awarded fellowship and selected as one of the 14 research scientists across the world for stem cell and regenerative fellowship in Woods Hole Massachusetts, USA. Dr Puri has presented his work in many national /international conferences and won three research awards on his work on metanephric model system. He has also organized about 6 national and 4 international Conferences/Symposia. Dr Puri has guided six Ph D students and eleven more are pursuing degree with him. Majority of his research has been funded by DBT, New Delhi. Dr Puri has been one of the Co-PI for DBT Infrastructural grant for stem cell facility at PGIMER worth Rs 7.14 crores. Besides, Dr Puri also had research funding from UGC, and internationally People Soft Biomedical Research Grant, KC, USA. His recent work on stem cell and solid lipid nanoparticles adds a new dimension towards delineating the synergy between two disciplines and exploiting the best of two for the benefits of society. E-mail: spuri_1111@yahoo.com Read More Read Less