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. Isabel Varela-Nieto graduated and earned her doctorate in Chemistry, Biochemistry Section, at the University Complutense of Madrid (Spain). She has been a visiting guest scientist at the Medical Schools of Uppsala (FEBS Fellow, Sweden) and San Diego (MEC Sabbatical, USA). She is Professor of Research at the CSIC and group leader at the CIBER of rare diseases (CIBERER, ISCIII) in Madrid. From the early 1990s she has been studying hearing neurobiology and IGF-1 actions. She was the first Chair of the SEBBM Science for Society working group with which she actively collaborates, and member of the FEBS Network working group. She is currently the president of the SEBBM, a member of the FEBS Science and Society Committee and of the ISC Finances Committee.