Tapan Kumar ChatterjeeDr. T.K. Chatterjee, an Ex-UGC (Govt. of India) Research Scientist and presently a Faculty member of the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology of Jadavpur University, Kolkata, has been actively engaged in Pharmacological & toxicological research an teaching for the last 3 decades. He has been resourceful contributor of more than 108 research papers in journals of National and International repute, and he has to his trust worthiness as a distinguished author of book entitled "Handbook on Laboratory Mice & Rats" (1993), "Herbal Options" (1st edition 1996, 2nd edition 1997, 3rd edition 1999), "Chemotherapy of Tropical Parasitic Infection" (1st edition 1995, 2nd edition 1999), "Skin Diseases and Treatment" (1st edition 1999), "A Handbook of Pharmacology" (2011). "Pharmacological properties of Coccania grandis" (2012), "Medicinal plant Abrus precatorious L." (2012), "Antidiabetic plant Steospermum suaveolens (Roxb.) DC (2012), "Rodents for Pharmacological Experiments" (2013), "Antioxidant & Anti-diabetic Activities of Polyalthia longifolia Leaves" (2014), that attracted widespread recognition from various organizations of Pharmaceutical, Medical and allied sciences. International conferences in different countries like Sweden, Germany, Belgium and U.K. have also been enriched by his resourceful papers, a number of times. Dr. Chatterjee is also a freelance Bio-Medical writer with appreciable expertise. He was felicitated by different organization awarding him with prestigious awards like Ram Mohan Puraskar, Aadi Samman, NIMA Award, Nagarjun Puraskar etc., for his contribution in Pharmaceutical science. With the discovery of a new antibiotic MT81 (Patent No. 156916), Dr. Chatterjee's research work stands in high esteem embracing indepth study on the subject, and thus adding a new plume into his ever increasing contribution in the fields of Medical healthcare. Read More Read Less