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I, Debprasad Dutta, passionately work as a ‘Research Scientist’ at the Mazumdar Shaw Center for Translational Research (MSCTR) under the Mazumdar Shaw Medical Foundation (MSMF), in collaboration with Narayana Institute of Neurosciences (NIN), Narayana Health, Bangalore. My current work involves cell-based regeneration of stroke-induced neural damage with hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) adjunct and exploration of biomarkers predicting susceptibility to stroke. Prior to this, I completed my split-site commonwealth doctoral research at the Department of Human Genetics, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences (NIMHANS), India and the Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, UK. In PhD, I have investigated comprehensive neuroimmunological profiling of Guillain-Barré syndrome owing to my passion for research in the field of Translational Neuroscience. Having BSc, MSc, and PhD degrees as well as two years of postdoctoral experience I published articles, supervised students, organized events and peer-reviewed articles, conference proceedings and books. I am an expert in Translational Neuroscience with 9 years of total research and academic experience. I have received prestigious awards including the Commonwealth Scholarship (UK), Developing Country Award (USA) and AWSAR Award (India) and ICGEB Best Talk Honor (Sri Lanka). I actively engage in public outreach and present evolutionary neuroscience topics at National Science Days and other forums. Recently I gained the role of Commonwealth Mentor and Advisor of the Action Potential Advising Program (APAP). I secured the Assistant Professorship cum Junior Research Fellowship from University Grants Commission (UGC)-India. I also worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). My extensive memberships in learned societies reflect my commitment to advancing scientific knowledge. ALBA Network, American Peripheral Nerve Society (APNS), British Peripheral Nerve Society (BPNS), VALIDATE Network (Oxford University), American Society for Human Genetics (ASHG), Royal Society of Biology of UK, Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS), British Neuroscience Association (BSA), Indian Immunology Society (IIS), Indian Academy of Neuroscience (IAN), American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and other scholastic societies provided membership to me. Additionally, my volunteering experiences demonstrate a strong dedication to community engagement and mentorship. I served as an Invited Peer Reviewer for the following journals: (i) Physiological Genomics, American Physiological Society (APS); (ii) BMC Infectious Diseases, Springer Nature; (iii) BMC Neurology, Springer Nature; (iv) Insiders Imprint, Students Journal of biology from the University of Liverpool; (iv) Nature Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group; (v) Cureus, Springer Nature (vi) Qeios journal and Books titled: (i)  "COVID-19 Pandemic Update", Royal Book Publishing, 2020 and (ii) "Principles and Clinical Interventions in Social Cognition", IGI Global, 2024 as well as conference proceedings such as ‘Mental health and well-being’ Symposium, July 29, 2023. Recently I gained the role of Editorial Board Member of Frontiers in Neurology journal.  I intermittently take shelter in poetry for solace.

Dr. Petar Ozretić is a Senior Research Associate and Head of the Laboratory for Hereditary Cancer at the Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI) in Zagreb, Croatia. After receiving a Diploma degree in Molecular Biology at the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb in 2005, he was employed as a Professional Associate at the RBI in 2006. Under the mentorship of Prof. Sonja Levanat and Prof. Alberto Inga, he obtained a PhD degree in Biomedicine and Health in 2013. He was a Senior Assistant at the RBI until 2017 when he was promoted to a Research Associate. He is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the JJ Strossmayer University of Osijek from 2018. He mentored one PhD and seven Diploma theses. He was participating in 25 projects as an associate or PI. His research interests include regulation of the Hedgehog signaling pathway by ncRNAs, interaction between SHH protein and sex hormone receptors, and the role of m1A RNA modification in head and neck tumors. He is a member of the Editorial Council of Libri Oncologioci Croatian Journal of Oncology, a Technical Editor of Periodicum biologoum journal, reviewer for numerous journals (reviewed more than 700 manuscripts). He has published 58 scientific articles, which have been cited ~1500 times (Google Scholar's H-index 20). He is a member of 10 professional associations, and from 2009 he is a Secretary of the Croatian Association for Cancer Research (HDIR), national society affiliated to the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR).