Swagat Kumar DasSwagat Kumar Das, is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology at Odisha University of Technology and Research, (Formerly College of Engineering and Technology) Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. He obtained his B.Pharm egree from BPUT, Rourkela; M.Tech Biotechnology degree from Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal and Ph.D. degree from Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, India. He is a Fellow recipient of Eurasian Academy of Environmental Sciences (FEAES) and Society of Innovative Educationalist & Scientific Research Professional (FSIESRP). He has more than 11 years of research and teaching experience. His research interests include: phytochemical screening and bioactivity studies leading to possible drug development from mangrove plants for treatment of diabetes and oxidative stress associated complications. His post PhD research area also focused on green synthesis of nanoparticles and evaluation of their pharmacological potentials. He has guided 8 M.Tech and 25 B.Tech students for their dissertation work. He has published more than 26 publications in various National and International journals and 9 book chapters. He has co-authored three books on Practical Biotechnology (I.K. International Publications), Practical Pharmacological Biotechnology (Springer) and Practical Environmental Biotechnology (Springer) and two edited books in Springer and Apple Academic Press Read More Read Less