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Targeted Therapy for the Central Nervous System: Formulation, Clinical Challenges, and Regulatory Strategies presents research on various delivery methods of drugs to the central nervous system and brain. This volume examines targeted therapies for neurodegenerative disorders and succinctly outlines the future of drug delivery systems, highlighting significant advancements specifically relating to central nervous system delivery. This book will be of great interest to researchers working in the field of neuroscience and pharmacology as well as clinicians (pharmacists, radiologists, psychiatrists).

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Dr. Viral Patel currently associated with Ramanbhai Patel College of Pharmacy, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Anand, Gujarat, India as an Assistant Professor. Previously she was serving as Senior Research Associate (Formulation and Development- Research & Development) at Baxter Pharmaceuticals India Private Limited, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Over these years she has gained expertise in the field of pharmaceutical drug product development and technology transfer. She holds a doctorate degree from Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. She is recipient of prestigious Inspire Fellowship, sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India to pursue her doctoral research. She has many research and review articles published in reputed journals to her credit. She has also written several book chapters published by renowned publishing houses. Dr. Mithun Singh Rajput works with the Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India as Assistant Professor. He has expertise in neuropharmacology and received his doctoral degree from the Faculty of Medicine, M.G.M. Medical College, Indore, India. He is a recipient of two years’ National Postdoctoral Fellowship from SERB, Department of Science and Technology, India and is associated with the research project as principal investigator. He has overall teaching and research experience of twelve years. His areas of interest include the diagnosis and mitigation strategies for various neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s disease and cerebral ischemia, diabetes associated cognitive impairment, etc. He has received five research grants from government agencies and universities. Mithun has two patents, published three book chapters and has edited four books. Mithun is credited with thirty-two publications in peer reviewed indexed journals and currently holds an h-index of eighteen. He has served many government funding agencies, and journals as a reviewer and editorial board member. Dr. Jigna Shah is currently working as a Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacology at Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, Ahmedabad. She is actively involved in oncology and neurodegenerative disorder research. Currently, she is working as a Principal investigator on one externally funded GSBTM project and two research projects from GSBTM in the area of breast cancer. She has successfully completed five externally funded research projects from GSBTM, AICTE and GUJCOST. Her research has also allowed her to complete a few consultancy assignments in toxicity studies, oncology, neuropharmacology, gastroenterology, and wound healing. She is widely published, having published more than 60 research papers. Shah is active within her research community as a life member of professional organizations such as the Indian Pharmaceutical Association, the Indian Pharmacological Society, the Indian Society for Technical Education and the Indian Society of Pharmacovigilance. Dr. Tejal Mehta is currently working as a Professor and Director In-charge at the Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, Ahmedabad. She has done her PhD from Sardar Patel University and has over twenty years of teaching and research experience. Her area of research is dissolution enhancement of sparingly soluble drugs and formulation development of conventional and novel drug delivery systems using concepts of QbD-DoE. She has published more than 70 research papers in journals of national and international repute. She has also presented several papers in national and international conferences. She currently also serves as a reviewer of national and international journals in the research area of pharmaceutics and drug delivery. She is an active member of various societies, including the Society of Pharmacovigilance of India.

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