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Preet Amol Singh, Ph.D. is Pharmacognosist by profession and presently working as an Associate Professor in Department of Phytomedicine, UCER, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), Govt. of Punjab, Faridkot, Punjab, India. Dr. Singh was a researcher in Forum on Indian Traditional Medicine (FITM) a platform established by Ministry of AYUSH at Research & Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)-A policy think-thank institute under Ministry of External Affairs, New-Delhi. His area of interest include policy interventions on traditional systems of medicine, agro-climatology of medicinal plants, development of monographs and compendia of quality standards of medicinal plants, herbal product development, Good agricultural and collection practices, Schedule TA of Drug and Cosmetics Act, 1940, Biodiversity products trade, Pharmacovigilance of herbal medicine, Licensing and registration of medicinal plants products. Dr. Singh was a 'Special Invitee' to the Global AYUSH Investment and Innovation Summit 2022, chaired by Hon'ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi and Mr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). He participated in discussions on medicinal plants organized by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), attended by the Hon'ble Vice President of India. Additionally, Dr. Singh contributed drafting the Punjab's new Agricultural Policy by the Punjab State Farmers and Farm Workers Commission, Government of Punjab. Dr. Singh was awarded the FITM Doctoral Research Fellowship from the Ministry of AYUSH and Research & Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) for 2019-2020. He has authored numerous scientific articles with a cumulative impact factor exceeding 120, including publications in ADDR. Dr. Singh holds 6 patents (3 international - 2 in Germany, 1 WIPO, and 3 national). He has three books to his credit and has presented over 40 papers at prestigious international and national conferences. Dr. Singh serves as an academic editor for journals such as Scientifica and Evidence-Based Complementary Alternative Medicine. He has secured research projects from FITM, Ministry of Ayush, RIS, DST, PSCST, and PBB, and has received multiple research awards including from the American Chemical Society and Ministry of Ayush. Dr. Singh is a life member of Indian Science Congress, IPGA, and APTI, and contributes regularly to newspapers like Hindustan Times, The Tribune, Deccan Herald, and The Quint. Neha Bajwa, Ph.D. is currently serving as a Research Officer and Assistant Professor at the University Centre of Excellence in Research, with a strong academic portfolio of over 40 publications in reputed national and international journals, including Nature. Dr. Bajwa has been awarded the Young Investigator Training Program to work at the University of Turin for six months. Additionally, she received a travel grant from FIP to attend the FIP-PSWC 2020 conference in Montreal, Canada. She is a Fellow/Life Member of the Indian Pharmacy Graduate Associations and the Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India. Having presented research papers at over 20 national and international conferences, Dr. Bajwa has received various awards, including the Best Research Award at the 6th World Congress on Nanomedical Sciences-ISNSCON-2018 held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. During her Ph.D., she worked on an ICMR-sponsored project on "Molecular Encapsulation Augmented Oral Delivery of Arteether". Furthermore, she has contributed to various government agency-sponsored projects by AICTE, UGC, DST, CYCLONET, and FIP.
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