Developments of antifungal agents have declined as compared to other antibiotics that have displayed a potent development with time. There is an urgent need for both prophylactic and therapeutic treatments worldwide to control the severity of infections caused by Candida. Anticandidal Therapeutics: Discovery and Development provides the readers with a compiled knowledge of the fungal human infection Candida and the development of anticandidal drugs. Anticandidal Therapeutics helps researchers form the basis for the discovery and development of novel anticandidal therapies. In 14 chapters this book provides collective information on anticandidal agents and their discovery and development with respect to major drug transporter families, different stages of anticandidal agent development, recent trends and progress in antifungal translational research, clinical studies status of anticandidal therapeutic agents, and drug repurposing for development of novel anticandidal agents.
Dr. Awanish Kumar obtained his PhD in Biotechnology (Specialization: Molecular Parasitology) from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India, and Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI), Lucknow, India. He has carried out his postdoctoral study at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. The major research area of Dr. Kumar is antimicrobial resistance, drug discovery, and health care. Dr. Kumar has served various national and international organizations in different academic and research capacities. Dr. Kumar has published more than 164 research papers in SCI journals, and he is the author of several monographs, book, and chapters. Presently he is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology, Raipur (CG), India, and is actively contributing to academics and research. He is currently serving on many national committees, scientific societies, and advisory panels. He is a member of many international professional research societies and a reviewer/editorial board member of reputed and refereed journals. Dr. Anubhuti Jha works in the area of antifungal drug discovery. She has obtained PhD degree from Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology, Raipur (CG), India. She has published more than 15 research paper in peer reviewed journals and has authored several books/chapters.
Title: Anticandidal Therapeutics: Discovery and Development
Author: Kumar Ph.D, Awanish,Jha, Anubhuti
ISBN: 9780443187445
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Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Publication Date: 2023-01-23
Number of Pages: 196
Weight: 0.4241 kg
