Curative and Preventive Properties of Medicinal Plants: Research on Disease Management and Animal Model Studies

Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE, is a prolific author and editor. He is a retired Professor from the College of Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico. A former soil conservation Inspector, Dr.Goyal was proclaimed as the "Father of Irrigation Engineering in Puerto Rico for the twentieth century" by the ASABE, Puerto Rico Section, for his pioneering work on micro irrigation, evapotranspiration, agroclimatology, and soil and water engineering. He has authored more than 200 journal articles and edited over 100 books.

Junaid Ahmad Malik, PhD, is a Lecturer with the Department of Zoology at Government Degree College, Bijbehara, Kashmir (J&K), India. He has more than eight years of research experience in ecology, soil macrofauna, wildlife biology, conservation biology, etc. Dr. Malik has published more than 20 research articles and technical papers in international peer-reviewed journals and has authored and edited books, book chapters, and popular editorial articles. He has participated in international conferences, seminars, workshops, and symposia.

Ademola Olabode Ayeleso, PhD, is a Professor of Biochemistry at Bowen University, Iwo, Nigeria; and Honorary Professor in the Department of Life and Consumer Sciences, University of South Africa, South Africa. He is a member of Adeleke University 2020–2025 strategic plan drafting committee to appraise all research and academic activities. At Adeleke University (Nigeria), he established a research group named DrosophilaAU Research Group, in which fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) are being used as a model to study diabetes and obesity. Dr. Ayeleso is actively involved in life research and has taught several courses in biochemistry. He is a prolific writer with about 40 publications to his credit.