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Shashank Kumar, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbial Sciences at the Central University of Punjab, India. He previously worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Biochemistry at King George's Medical University, India. Dr. Kumar has edited several books, including Concepts in Cell Signaling; Secondary Metabolites and Functional Food Components; Carbohydrate Metabolism Theory and Practical Approach; Phytochemistry: An in silico and in vitro Update; among others. Dr. Kumar has published more than 30 scientific papers, reviews, and editorial articles in various national and international journals. He has expertise in the areas of free radical biology, cancer biology, cell culture techniques, characterization of plant products, xenobiotic metabolism, and microbiology. He has presented his research findings at more than 25 national and international conferences and has attended many workshops at many major universities and medical colleges throughout India. Dr. Kumar is an editorial board member and reviewer for about 25 international journals. He is a lifetime member of the Italo-Latin American Society of Ethnomedicine and the Indian Sciences Congress Association and is also a member of Publication Integrity & Ethics, London, UK. Dr. Kumar received his BSc, MSc, and PhD degrees in biochemistry from the Department of Biochemistry, University of Allahabad, India.