Exploring Medical Biotechnology- in vivo, in vitro, in silico

ISBN-13: 9781032295558 / Twarda / 2024 / 328 str.

Opis

This book gives detailed overview on “Medical Biotechnology” along with various aspects like industrial or R&D setting to create enzymes and synthesize chemicals to use in medical applications. The book covers a wide array of topics thus providing a holistic understanding of medical biotechnology.

Spis treści

1. Sequence Analysis to Decipher Protein Functions in Health and Disease
2. Network Pharmacology as a Potential Tool to Unlock the Treasure Trove of Pharmaeuticals in Natural Products
3. Drug Discovery Approaches Targeting Dengue Protease
4. Modern Computational tools for Vaccine Engineering
5. Precision Medicine: Scope and Significance
6. Use of CRISPR-Cas Technology in Medical Biotechnology
7. CRISPR-Cas9: Molecular Scissors in Medical Biotechnology
8. In Silico Drug Development: Overview with An Example 
9. The Role of Neuro-imaging Biomarkers in Early Detection of Dementia and  Alzheimer’s Disease
10. Therapeutics for Neurodegenerative Diseases
11.  Role of Medical Biotechnology Research in the Field of Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
12. The Clinical Manifestation and Molecular Orientation of Huntington Chorea
13. The Clinical Manifestation and Molecular Orientation of Leishmaniasis
14. Molecular Pathogenesis of Ebola Virus
15. Importance of Antioxidants in the Field of Medical Biotechnology
16. In Vitro Genetic Approaches to Identify Disease Gene Mutations 
17. In Vitro Models for Studying Cancer Progression
18. Immunotherapy: Adding A New Dimension to Cancer Therapy
19. Analytical Tools to Identify Cancer Biomarkers from Extracellular Vesicles
20. RNA Interference (RNAi): A Boon to Medical Biotechnology
21. Nanocarriers for Targeted Drug Delivery
22. Theranostic Applications of Nanomaterials in Human Health and Disease

O autorze

Dr. Pratik Talukder obtained his PhD in Science from University of Calcutta, India. Currently Dr. Talukder is working as an Associate Professor in the department of Biotechnology, University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata (UEMK).He is from the background of molecular biology, biophysics, bioinformatics and tissue culture. He has developed binding specificity and drugability indices within the concept of molecular docking. He has published many research and reviewed articles in several journals of international repute.

Dr. Ritesh Tandon is an associate professor of microbiology and immunology at UMMC. He contributes significantly to research, teaching and service. Dr. Tandon is recognized internationally for his research on herpes viruses. His research is supported by several extramural and intramural grants and he serves on AHA as well as NIH grant review study sections. He is a Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA). He directs the Graduate Virology Course at UMMC and team teaches three other Microbiology courses. Dr. Tandon also holds a joint assistant professor position in the Department of Biomolecular Sciences at the University of Mississippi. He has published many research and reviewed articles in several journals of international repute.

Dr. Uttam Pal obtained his PhD in Science from Jadavpur University, India. Currently Dr. Pal is working on translational research at the Technical Research Centre of SN Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, India. His research interests are computational drug discovery and in silico design and characterization of nano biomaterials for medical applications. He has developed binding specificity and drugability indices within the concept of molecular docking. He has published more than 50 articles and reviewed articles for several journals.