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Dr. Md. Iqbal Alam

M.Sc. Ph.D.

Professor & HOD, Department of Physiology

Reg. Number: NA

iqbalasc@yahoo.com

About

  • Academic and Research:Dr Alam is a professor and Head, Department of Physiology, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Associated HAHC Hospital, New Delhi. His research focusses on Drug discovery, Vascular Physiology with specific focus on preeclampsia and on cardiovascular system.
  • Education:He earned his master and doctorate degree from the University of Calcutta, Kolkata.

Notable Work: His research contributions cited thousands of times, with his work appearing in numerous academic publications. He has made a significant contribution in Research and Development in India and abroad by bringing prolific innovation in the area of Drug discovery and in Vascular Physiology. The goal of his research is to understand the role of damaged associated molecular pattern and their signalling pathways.

Educational Qualifications

S.No. Degree Year of Completion Institute Name
1 B.Sc. 1987 City College, University of Calcutta, India
2 M.Sc. 1989 University of Calcutta, India
3 Ph.D. 1996 University of Calcutta, India
4 BCME 2016 MAMC

Details of Teaching Experience

S.No. Designation Institution From To Duration
1 Professor HIMSR, New Delhi 06-12-16 Present
2 Assoc. Professor HIMSR, New Delhi 27-04-12 05-12-16 4 Years 7 month
3 Professor M.M.I.M S&R, Ambala 01-02-07 15-02-15 5 Years
4 Associate Professor M.M.I.M S&R, Ambala 25-02-05 31-01-07 2 Years
5 Associate Professor ASCOMS & Hospital, Jammu, J&K 01-02-03 24-02-05 2 Years
6 Assistant Professor ASCOMS & Hospital, Jammu, J&K 01-02-99 31-01-03 3 Years 11 months
7 Lecturer ASCOMS & Hospital, Jammu, J&K 01-11-97 28-02-99 1 Year 4 months

Publications (Last Three Years)

  1. Manu Sharma, Sher Afghan, Amit Singh, M.I Alam, Meetu Agarwal, Mohd Shahid, Shaikh, Muhammad Atif, Saif Khan, Syed Saima Malik, Vengala Rao Yenuganti, Mairaj Ahmed Ansari (2026) Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen containing-exosomes reinforce BCG vaccine efficacy by augmenting long term protection and memory response against experimental tuberculosis in BALB-C mice, Front. Immunology. 13th March, Page 1-22, Volume 17, 2026
  2. Yashesvi Ambardar, Sheema Wazib, Md. Iqbal Alam, Sher Afghan, (2026) Tribulus terrestris L. confers protection against hypoxia induced pulmonary hypertension via regulation of HIF/ NF-κB signalling pathway Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, 17, 101296
  3. C. Garg, B. Mattoo, M.A. Ansari, M.S Arshad, O. Alam, M.I. Alam, (2026) Potential benefits of Pterocarpus marsupium heartwood extract on high fat diet induced rodent model of atherosclerosis. Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry- 2026 Jan 7:1-7
  4. Sher Afghan, Huma Quasimi, Sushmita Alam, Md. Iqbal Alam (2026) Metformin: An emerging therapeutic approach for prevention and treatment of preeclampsia, European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Reproductive Biology, 321 (2026) 115048
  5. Nahid Khan, Suresh Mani, Iqbal Alam, and Abhinav Jain (2025), A systematic review on the effect of adding an intervention for balance in pulmonary rehabilitation program of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients, Songklanakarin J. Sci. Technol. 47 (5), 365–373,
  6. Sheema Wazib, Yashesvi Ambardar, Huma Quasimi, Sushmita Alam, Sher Afghan, Md. Iqbal Alam (2025) Potential therapeutic use of Indian medicinal plants in preeclampsia, Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, 16 (2025) 101218, 1-10
  7. Sheema Wazib , Yashesvi Ambardar, Shikha Gautam, Huma Quasimi, Md Iqbal Alam (2025) Asparagus racemosus (Willd.) mitigates systemic inflammation and restores angiogenic balance in L-NAME induced pre-eclampsia in experimental animals, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 353, 1-11, 2025,
  8. Nazneen, Amina Sultan Zaidi, Salamah Imteyaz, Aleena Haider, Iqbal Alam (2025) Effect of Short-Term Mental Stress on Cardiovascular Reactivity and Heart Rate Variability in Children of Hypertensive Parents, International Physiology, 13 (1)
  9. Faaz Bin Razi, Perveen Akhter, Aparaajita Bhatnagar,Sheema Wazib, Vineet Jain, Iqbal Alam Annals of Phytomedicine 14 (1): 1-8, 2025,
  10. Sheema Wazib, Yashesvi Ambardar, Sayeed Ahmad, Sher Afghan, Huma Quasimi and Md.Iqbal Alam (2025) Natural therapeutic agent Asparagus racemosus (Willd.) ameliorates oxidative stress and sterile inflammation through TLR4/NF-B interaction in pre-eclampsia, Annals of Phytomedicine 14(1): 1-12, 2025
  11. Rudraksh Banga, Aliya Mufti, Suman Jain Sheffali Gulati, Kanwal Preet Kochhar , Md. Iqbal Alam, Sanjay Wadhwa, Kapil Sikka and Rohit Saxena (2025) Optimising Paediatric Brain Mapping with Single-Pulse Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A New Protocol and Insight,Page number 1-8, 2025, Annals of Neurosciences
  12. Md Akmal Ansari, Amina Sultan Zaidi, Perveen Akhter, Shikha Gautam, Sunil Kohli, Iqbal Alam (2025) Association of muscle performance and heart rate variability in middle-aged type 2 diabetes mellitus, Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Volume 14, 4, 1502-12
  13. Aliya Mufti, Suman Jain, Kanwal Preet Kochhar, Sheffali Gulati, Sanjay Wadhwa ,Kapil Sikka, Rohit Saxena, Md.Iqbal Alam (2025) Primed low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation rebalances cortical excitatory-inhibitory circuitry and improves functional outcomes in infantile Cerebral Palsy Patients -A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Neurorestoratology, 13 (1) , 1-9, (2025)
  14. Huma Quasimi, Sheema Wazib, GA Khan, Md. Iqbal Alam (2024) Modulation of Angiogenicand Anti-Angiogenic Factors by HMGB1 in Preeclampsia and Its Effects on VEGF, Decorin, Page 16 of 23 and Cardiovascular Complications in an L-NAME-Induced Rat Model, Reports of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Vol 13, No. 3, October 2024
  15. Md. Iqbal. Alam, Naba Sami, Aftab Alam, Sheema Wazib, Neha Dhyani, Sher Afghan, Mairaj Ahmed Ansari (2024) Estrogen-mediated modulation of sterile inflammatory markers and baroreflex sensitivity in ovariectomized female Wistar rats, Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2024,V.68, special issue, 1-10, e230521
  16. Sheema Wazib, Huma Quasimi , , Saumya Bhagat, , GA Khan, Arifa Anwar Elahi, Sumedha Sharma, Md Iqbal Alam (2024) Correlation between Neutrophil elastase, Neutrophil and lymphocytes ratio in endothelial dysfunction of preeclampsia Cureus, Springer Nature, August 20, 2024,
  17. Amina Sultan Zaidi, Muzammil Muzaffar, Shikha Gautam, and Iqbal Alam (2024) Effect of curcumin on inflammatory and oxidative stress markers in Lipopolysaccharide induced animal models of pre-eclampsia, Physiology, Gestational, fetal and neonatal biology, Published Online: 21 MAY 2024
  18. Bhawna Mattoo, Asmat Shamim, and Iqbal Alam (2024) Cardio-protective and Antioxidant Potential of Pterocarpus marsupium heartwood extract on Isoproterenol induced heart failure in rats, Physiology, Heart Failure Published Online: 21 MAY 2024
  19. Shikha Gautam, Manisha, Perveen Akhter, Vineet Jain, Md. Iqbal Alam (2024) Effect of lifestyle on nitric oxide and lipid profile in Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients, NJPPP, 2024 | Vol 14 | Issue 10, 1-5
  20. Mohd. Sajid Arshad, Bhawna Mattoo and Iqbal Alam (2024) Exploring pathogenic pathways incarpal tunnel syndrome: sterile inflammation and oxidative stress, J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol 2024, 1-10, https://doi.org/10.1515/jbcpp-2024-0004, published online May 29, 2024
  21. Aliya Mufti, Sheffali Gulati, Kanwal P. Kochhar, Iqbal Alam, Sanjay Wadhwa, Kapil Sikka, Rohit Saxena, Suman Jain (2024) Novel Therapeutic Strategies of Non‑Invasive Brain Stimulation and Nanomedicine in Pediatric Cerebral Palsy Patients, Neurology India | Volume 72 | Issue 2 | March-April 2024
  22. S Naaz, A S Zaidi, A Alam 3 , A Habib 4 , G A. Khan 5 and M.I Alam (2023) Effect of Single hemodialysis session on inflammatory and oxidative stress markers of chronic disease patients Indian Journal of Physiology and Allied Sciences, 1-6, 75 (04)
  23. Farzana Islam, Yasir Alvi , Mohammad Ahmad, Faheem Ahmed, Anisur Rahman , Farishta Hannah D. Singh, Ayan Kumar Das, Mridu Dudeja , Ekta Gupta, Rashmi Agarwalla, Iqbal Alam, Sushovan Roy, (2023) Household transmission dynamics of COVID-19 among residents of Delhi, India: a prospective case-ascertained study, IJID Regions, 7, 22-30
  24. Sohrab Ahmad Khan, Prithvi Parasher , Mairaj Ahmed Ansari , Suhel Parvez , Noor Fatima and Iqbal Alam (2023) Effect of an Integrated Physiotherapy Protocol on Knee Osteoarthritis Patients: A Preliminary Study. Healthcare MDPI, 2023, 11,564-579
  25. Gausal A Khan, Abhirup Bandyopadhyay, Saumaya Bhagat, Iqbal Alam (2023) High Mobility Group Box Protein 1, Sterile Inflammatory Molecules: Potential Biomarkers for Preeclampsia: Human Study, International Journal of BioLife Sciences (IJBLS), 2023/10/31, 2,2 , 305
  26. Huma Quasimi, Saumya Bhaga, Arunabha Ray, Md. Iqbal Alam (2023) The role of nitric oxide in the etiopathogenesis of preeclampsia. Advances in Biochemistry in health and diseases, Springer Nature, 391-409.
  27. Sheema Wazib, Huma Quasimi and Md Iqbal Alam (2023). Role of phospholipase A 2 in the pathophysiology of pre-eclampsia in Book: Phospholipases in Physiology and Pathology, Elsevier
  28. Huma Quasimi, Shazli Naaz, Neha Dhyani, Saumya Bhagat, GA Khan, Mairaj Ansari , Md. Iqbal Alam (2022) Evaluation of hemodynamic changes and oxidative stress in the pathophysiology of L-NAME induced preeclampsia in an animal model. Acta Scientific MICROBIOLOGY, Volume 5, Issue 12, December, 2022, 75-84
  29. Anuj Yadav, Sana Rehman, Nafaa Hasan Ali, Mohd. Rafi Reshi, Mohd. Faizan, Mohd. Iqbal Alam, Arunabha Ray (2022). Experimental Studies on the Possible Role of Nitric Oxide Signalling Pathways in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Rats. International Journal of Toxicological and Pharmacological Research 2022; 12(10); 01-07
  30. Wajihul Hasan Khan, Zohra Hashmi, Aditya Goel, Razi Ahmad, Kanisha Gupta, Nida Khan, Iqbal Alam, Faheem Ahmed and Mairaj Ahmed Ansari (2022) COVID-19 Pandemic and Vaccines Update on Challenges and Resolutions SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS 2: HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS AND CELLULAR SIGNALING edited by Vikas Sood, Binod Kumar, Clement Adebajo Meseko, Tom Gallagher
  31. Shubhro Chakrabartty, Alaa Ddin Al-Shidaifat, Ramadan Al-Shdefat, M.I. Alam, Hanjung Songa (2022) Drug and gene delivery by nanocarriers: Drug delivery process, in brief, using different oxides such as zinc, iron, calcium, polymeric, peptides, and in-vitro drug delivery process by silicon oxide (SiOx) and titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanodots (NDs) Nanotechnology in Biomedicine, Advances in Nanotechnology-Based Drug Delivery Systems Edited by Anupam Das Talukdar, Elsevier,
  32. Pavitra Solanki, Mohd. Danish Ansari, Mohd. Iqbal Alam, Mohd. Aqil, Farhan J. Ahmad & Yasmin Sultana (2022) Precision engineering designed phospholipid-tagged pamidronate complex functionalized SNEDDS for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis, Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 1-31, 2022
  33. M.I. Alam, Huma Quasimi, Amit Kumar, A Alam , S. Bhagat, Sarwar Alam , G A Khan, Abhijeet Dhulap and Mairaj Ahmed Ansari (2022) Snake venom PLA 2 and sterile inflammation inhibition by novel diazepinone derivatives: Molecular modeling. European Journal of Pharmacology, 928, 175095
  34. Muneeb Qadir, Saumya Bhagat, Huma Quasimi, Intzar Ali, Mairaj Ahmed Ansari, Afreen Khan, Md Iqbal Alam (2022) SARS–COV–2 inflammation: Its impact on cardiovascular system Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 6 (2): 157-170
  35. Saumya Bhagat, Indranil Biswas, Md Iqbal Alam, Madiha Khan, Gausal A. Khan (2021) Key role of Extracellular RNA in hypoxic stress induced myocardial injury PLOS ONE| December 9, 2021
  36. Wajihul H.Khan, Zohra Hashmi 2 , Aditya Goel, Razi Ahmad , Nida Khan , Md. Iqbal Alam, Faheem Ahmed and Mairaj A. Ansari (2021) COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines update on challenges and resolutions , Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol.
  37. Mohd. Salman, Pooja Sharma, Md. Iqbal Alam, Heena Tabassum and Suhel Parvez (2021), Naringenin mitigates behavioral alterations and provides neuroprotection against 3- nitropropinoic acid induced Huntington disease like symptoms in rats. Nutritional Neuroscience, April 15,2021
  38. Shikha Gautam, Salama Imtiyaz and Md Iqbal Alam (2021) COVID-19 Pandemic: Assessment of stress and the perception of E - learning amongst first year undergraduate medical students, Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 01,March, 2021
  39. Jasjit S. Suri, Luca Saba , Mohit Agarwal , Anubhav Patrick , Anudeep Puvvula , Suneet K. Gupta , Alessandro Carriero , John R Laird , George D Kitas , Amer M. Johri , Antonella Balestrieri , Zeno Falaschi , Alessio Paschè , Vijay Viswanathan , Ayman El-Baz , Iqbal Alam, Abhinav Jain, Subbaram Naidu , Ronald Oberleitner , Narendra N Khanna, Arindam Bit , Mostafa Fatemi , Azra Alizad (2021) Six Artificial Intelligence Paradigms for Tissue Characterization and Classification of Non-COVID-19 Pneumonia against COVID-19 Pneumonia in Computed Tomography Lungs. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery February 03, 2021
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Memberships and Fellowships

  1. Indian Academy of Neurosciences-Life Member
  2. NAMS Delhi State Chapter, Executive Committee Member
  3. Departmental Research Committee, Amity University, Noida, External Expert
  4. Physiological Society of India-Life Member
  5. Society for Nitric oxide and Allied radicals-Life Member
  6. Society of Leukocyte Biology, Member
  7. International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences-Life Member
  8. National Academy of Medical Sciences, India, Life Member
  9. Delhi Pharmacological Society, Life Member
  10. The Association of Physiologist and Pharmacologist of India, Life Member
  11. Indian Science Congress Association, Medical Sciences-Life Member
  12. Indian Pharmacological society, Life member

Awards

  1. Distinguished Service Award, International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences, Canada, 5th February, 2026
  2. Professor B.B Sarkar Memorial Oration, Physiological Society of India, 12th July 2025
  3. Awarded best scientific paper in oral presentation entitled “Exploring the role Asparagus racemosus on NO levels in L NAME induced model of preeclampsia” on National Society for nitric oxide and allied radicals, held at Department of Physiology, HIMSR, New Delhi, 26th September 2024
  4. 1st Prize, best scientific paper awarded in oral presentation entitled ‘ Evaluating the protective effects of Tribulus terrestris on nitric oxide levels in hypoxia induced pulmonary hypertension in Wistar rats” on National Society for nitric oxide and allied radicals, held at Department of Physiology, HIMSR, New Delhi, 26 th September 2024
  5. Awarded best Poster in International Conference on Recent advances in Food fortification with emphasis on Vitamin D in human health, 15-16 September, 2018 at Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi.
  6. 1st Prize, best scientific paper awarded in Poster presentation in The inaugural workshop of UNESCO/UNITWIN Network on PhD education and research in Biophysics, Biotechnology and Environmental health, 6-8 August,2018 at Yerevan/Garni, Armenia
  7. 2nd Prize, best scientific paper awarded in Poster presentation in The inaugural workshop of UNESCO/UNITWIN Network on PhD education and research in Biophysics, Biotechnology and Environmental health, 6-8 August,2018 at Yerevan/Garni, Armenia
  8. Best Poster Award in E poster presentation on 3 rd One day National Seminar on Current Regulations on Herbal Drugs & Food supplements organized by Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, held at Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi on 16 th May, 2017.
  9. Elected Member, National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi in 2016
  10. 1st prize Awarded in poster presentation in Indo-US Symposium on Botanical Drug Development in 2013
  11. DST travel award -International conference in 2003
  12. UNESCO-ICRO fellowship in 2002
  13. CSIR-Travel award- International conference in 2002
  14. DST travel Award-International conference in 2002
  15. Indian National Science Academy travel fellowship (INSA) in 2002
  16. Research Associate, CSIR, New Delhi in 1997
  17. CSIR-Travel award- International conference in 1995
  18. Senior Research Fellowship, CSIR, New Delhi in 1995
  19. Junior Research Fellowship, ICMR, New Delhi in 1992

Invited Talks and Lectures

  1. Potential therapeutic action of Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus) on Sterile Inflammation and angiogenic Dysregulation in Pre-eclampsia, National Conference on Shatavari & Human Health- 2026 (NCSHH-2026), at Deshbandhu College, New Delhi, 9th-10th February, 2026
  2. Protective effects of Metformin on Cardiovascular Dysfunction and HMGB1 mediated Angiogenic Imbalance in Preeclampsia, Joint International Conference-2026, International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences and Society for Nitric Oxide and Allied Radicals, Organized by the Department of Physiology, HIMSR & HAHC Hospital, New Delhi, February, 5-7th 2026
  3. Therapeutic Potential of Asparagus racemosus in Preeclampsia: Modulation of sterile Inflammation and Angiogenic Pathways Physicon 2025-The 36th Annual Conference of the Physiological Society of India (Innovation in Physiology: From cell to System) at AIIMS, Bhubaneswar 21 – 23rd of November 2025
  4. Exploring the role of HMGB1 in oxidative stress and angiogenic imbalance in an L NAME induces preeclampsia (2025) Delivered Prf. B.B Sarkar Memorial Oration, 2020 at PSI initiative for School Children in connection with 91 st Foundation Day Celebration and Annual General Meeting of The Physiological Society of India, held at Rashbehari Siksha Prangan, University of Calcutta, 12 th July 2025
  5. Ethics in research Involving Human Subjects delivered lecture and participated as resource faculty, Workshop on Good clinical Practices and Ethics in Human Research & Clinical trials rules 2019 organized by IEC and RPAC, HIMSR & HAHCH on April 9, 2025
  6. Effect of Metformin on hemodynamic, fetal outcomes and Inflammatory Markers in rats model of Preeclampsia (2025) National Conference of Society for Nitric Oxide and Allied Radicals, SNOAR-2025 on the 21 st -22 nd of February 2025 held at IIT Roorkee, India
  7. “ Research Ethics Involving Human Subjects” delivered lecture and participated as resource faculty, Workshop on Medical Ethics, Good clinical Practices and Good Laboratory Practices for Post graduate students organized by MEU, HIMSR on December 7, 2024, Organised by Medical Education Unit, HIMSR, New Delhi
  8. Exploring the role of HMGB1 in Hemodynamic Changes, Oxidative Stress, and Angiogenic Imbalance in an L-NAME-Induced preeclampsia (2024) BMSeCON 2024, 5 th International e- conference on Unveiling the future of Basic Medical Sciences: A Global perspective, Organised by the Department of Anatomy, Physiology, & Biochemistry, AVMCH, Puducherry, India from 04 th to 06 th December, 2024
  9. Role of Nitric Oxide and Inflammatory markers as Central Drivers of Endothelial Dysfunction in Pre-Eclampsia (2024) International Pharmacology conference, 54 th Annual Conference of Indian Pharmacological Society, IPC-IPSCON 2024, Organized by Department of Pharmacology, AIIMS, New Delhi, November, 28-30 th 2024.
  10. Association of Inflammation and endothelial dysfunction in preeclampsia: Insights into the key roles of HMGB1 (2024) XXXV th Annual Conference of the Physiological Society of India, National Seminar on Emerging health issues and challenges: Perspective from Northeast India Organized by Department of Human Physiology, Tripura University, 15-17th November 2024
  11. Nitric oxide in Preeclampsia: Role in disease progression and diagnostic potential, National conference, Society for Nitric Oxide and Allied Radicals (SNOAR), 26, September, 2024, Organized by Department of Physiology, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, New Delhi
  12. “Mentoring” delivered lecture and participated as resource faculty, Workshop on Medical Ethics, Good clinical Practices and Good Laboratory Practices for Post graduate students organized by MEU, HIMSR on September 19-21, 2024, Organised by Medical Education Unit, HIMSR, New Delhi
  13. Role of Metformin in LNAME induced preeclampsia, 5 th International Hybrid Conference on Traditional & Alternative Medicine, held on May 24-25, 2024, Organized by Conference Mind, India
  14. Snake venom Phospholipase A 2 inhibitors from Indian Medicinal Plants, 4 th International Hybrid Conference on Traditional & Alternative Medicine, held on November 23-24, 2023 Organized by Conference Mind, India
  15. “Exploring the Diagnostic Potential of Inflammatory Markers in Preeclampsia”, XXXIV th Annual Conference of the Physiological Society of India (PHYSICON 2023),organized by the Department of Physiology, Shri B. M. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, BLDE (Deemed to be University), Vijayapura, Karnataka, India, from 2nd to 4th November 2023
  16. Genetic polymorphism and its association with oxidative stress in COPD patients in the North-Indian population” 18 th hybrid International Conference of the Pakistan Physiological Society, Peshawar, Pakistan, October 6th to 8th, 2023
  17. Role of Nitric oxide in the pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia in Current trends in Nitric Oxide Research: A translational approach, at VPCI, New Delhi, 05 April, 2023

Eligibility for External Examiner

MBBS, BDS, M.Sc, MD and PhD

Institutional Responsibilities

S.No. Name of the Committee Role
1 Integrative Medical Research Facility Lab, HIMSR, New Delhi Director
2 Medical Education Unit, HIMSR Member
3 Admission Committee, HIMSR Chairman
4 Physiological Society of India (2024-2027) Vice President
5 Disciplinary Committee Chairman
6 Research Protocol Advisory Committee, HIMSR Chairman
7 Anti-ragging Committee, HIMSR Convener
8 Supernumerary committee Member
9 Department of Physiology Head
10 Society for Nitric oxide and Allied radicals (2024-2027) Joint Secretary