Advancements in Colorectal Cancer (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781032822778)

Firdos Alam Khan is a Professor at the Department of Stem Cell Biology, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. He has received his Ph.D. degree in Zoology with a specialization in Neuroscience from Nagpur University, India. Professor Khan has been involved in teaching various courses such as Biochemistry and Cell Physiology, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Cell Biology, Pharmacology, Business of Biotechnology, Biomedicine, Cell & Tissue Engineering, and Bioethics & IPR to undergraduate and postgraduate students. Professor Khan was associated with the Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai Campus, United Arab Emirates where he was a Professor and Chairperson, School of Life Sciences, and served as Chairman of the Research & Development Program. Professor Khan did the first postdoctoral fellowship from the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bangalore, India, and a second postdoctoral fellowship from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, USA. Professor Khan has also worked with Reliance Life Sciences as a Research Scientist in the Stem Cell Research Laboratory. Professor Khan has been granted 17 US patents. Professor Khan has authored and edited 9 books which are published by international publishers. Professor Khan is a recognized reviewer of Scientific Report, Nanomedicine, Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceuticals, Nanomedicine: Nanomedicine, Biology, and Medicine, International Journal of Nanomedicine, Microscopy and Microanalysis, IET Nanobiotechnology, Polymers, Drug Design, Development and Therapy, Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Tissue Engineering Part A, Journal of Bimolecular Structure and Dynamics, Nanotechnology Reviews, 3-Biotechnology, Molecules, Biotechnology Letters, Journal of Nanostructure Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Patent Analysis, World Journal of Surgical Oncology, NanoExpress, Advances in Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and Cancers. He has published more than 145 research publications. Professor Khan is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (RSB), UK, and also a member of the Sigma Xi Honor Society, USA (MIT Chapter). Currently, Professor Khan is studying the role of different types of nanomaterials and biomaterials in regenerative medicine and cancer treatment.