Microrna Modulation: A Promising Combination Therapy for Cancer
暫譯: 微小RNA調控：癌症的有前景的組合療法

Dr. Shikha Tiwari is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of biotechnology and bioengineering, Institute of Advance Research, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Her major interests include exploring the role of microRNA in head and neck cancer diagnosis and therapeutics. Mainly, her focus is on identification and validation of miRNA as biomarker signature for the early diagnosis of oral cancer, and establishment of miRNA as predictive and prognostic biomarker of conventional cancer therapies. She is also actively involved in targeted combination therapy of oral cancer with surface modified exosomes. She received her Bachelor's degree from NACS College, University of Pune, India and her Master's degree from KIMSDU, Karad, Maharashtra. She earned her Ph.D. degree from Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal following which she worked as post-doctoral researcher in All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal. She has several International publications, and book chapters. She has also received awards and research grants from the Government of India for her research.

Dr Dhiraj Bhatia obtained his PhD in DNA nanotechnology from NCBS-TIFR in Bangalore, India. Post PhD he went to the Curie Institute in Paris to join the team of Ludger Johannes, initially as a Curie fellow and later as a HFSP long-term fellow, where he learnt the cellular and biological applications of DNA nanodevices. In 2018, he moved to India to start his own laboratory at the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar where he is an assistant professor and Ramanujan fellow. Currently, he is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar. His lab focuses on the translational aspects of DNA nanotechnology to develop tools to program biological systems for biomedical applications. His research interests include Structural DNA nanotechnology for advanced biological and biomedical applications, Stem cell engineering and regenerative medicine, Advanced Chemical Biology tools, etc.

Dr. Amit K. Yadav is currently working as an Early Career Fellow at the Department of Biological Sciences and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN), Gandhinagar, Palaj, Gujarat. Dr. Yadav obtained his Ph.D. degree (2024) from Special Centre for Nanoscience, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. His research is focused on designing and applying cutting-edge nanotechnology and nanoscience-based biosensors with an interest in diagnostics. These nanobiosensors are based on integrating biological molecules such as aptamers, antibodies, and other (bio)receptors with micro-and nanostructures and are applied in cancer diagnostics, environmental monitoring, safety, and security. He received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Biotechnology from St. Columba's College and Vinoba Bhave University, Jharkhand, India, in 2014 and 2016, respectively. Dr. Yadav was the recipient of the 4 Best Oral Presentation Award, Best Young Scientist Prize, Young Researcher Award 2023 and InSc Research Excellence Award 2020 by Institute of Scholars (InSc), Govt. of India. Additionally, Mr. Yadav holds memberships with prestigious organizations, including the BioBank India Foundation (BBIF) as a Student Member, the Electrochemical Society (ECS) as a Student Member, and InSc lifetime Membership. He has demonstrated leadership by previously serving as President and Secretary of the ECS-Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Chapter in New Delhi.

Dr. Shikha Tiwari 目前擔任古吉拉特邦甘地納格爾高級研究所生物技術與生物工程系的助理教授。她的主要研究興趣包括探索微小RNA（microRNA）在頭頸癌診斷和治療中的角色。她的重點主要在於識別和驗證 miRNA 作為口腔癌早期診斷的生物標記特徵，以及建立 miRNA 作為傳統癌症治療的預測和預後生物標記。她還積極參與針對口腔癌的表面修飾外泌體的靶向聯合療法。她在印度浦那大學的 NACS 學院獲得學士學位，並在馬哈拉施特拉邦的 KIMSDU 獲得碩士學位。她在博帕爾的 Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) 獲得博士學位，隨後在博帕爾的全印度醫學科學研究所擔任博士後研究員。她擁有多篇國際出版物和書籍章節，並因其研究獲得印度政府的獎項和研究資助。

Dr. Dhiraj Bhatia 在印度班加羅爾的 NCBS-TIFR 獲得 DNA 奈米技術的博士學位。博士後，他前往巴黎的居里研究所加入 Ludger Johannes 的團隊，最初作為居里研究員，後來成為 HFSP 長期研究員，在那裡他學習了 DNA 奈米設備的細胞和生物應用。2018 年，他回到印度，在甘地納格爾的印度理工學院創立自己的實驗室，擔任助理教授和 Ramanujan 研究員。目前，他是 IIT 甘地納格爾生物科學與工程系的副教授。他的實驗室專注於 DNA 奈米技術的轉化應用，開發用於生物醫學應用的生物系統編程工具。他的研究興趣包括用於先進生物和生物醫學應用的結構 DNA 奈米技術、幹細胞工程和再生醫學、先進化學生物學工具等。

Dr. Amit K. Yadav 目前擔任甘地納格爾印度理工學院（IITGN）生物科學與工程系的早期職業研究員。Yadav 博士於 2024 年在新德里的賈瓦哈拉爾·尼赫魯大學特殊奈米科學中心獲得博士學位。他的研究專注於設計和應用尖端奈米技術和奈米科學基礎的生物傳感器，並對診斷有興趣。這些奈米生物傳感器基於將生物分子（如適配體、抗體和其他（生物）受體）與微型和納米結構整合，並應用於癌症診斷、環境監測、安全和保安。他於 2014 年和 2016 年分別在印度賈坎德的聖科倫巴學院和維諾巴·巴維大學獲得生物技術的學士和碩士學位。Yadav 博士曾獲得 4 次最佳口頭報告獎、最佳青年科學家獎、2023 年青年研究者獎和 2020 年 InSc 研究卓越獎，這些獎項由印度政府的 Institute of Scholars (InSc) 頒發。此外，Yadav 先生還是多個知名組織的成員，包括 BioBank India Foundation (BBIF) 的學生會員、電化學學會 (ECS) 的學生會員，以及 InSc 終身會員。他曾擔任新德里賈瓦哈拉爾·尼赫魯大學 ECS 學生分會的會長和秘書，展現了他的領導能力。