Bioactive Compounds from Plant Origin: Extraction, Applications, and Potential Health Benefits (Innovations in Plant Science for Better Health: from Soil to Fork)

Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria, PhD, is the Alfred Deakin Research Fellow at Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Dr. Suleria was awarded an International Postgraduate Research Scholarship and an Australian Postgraduate Award for his PhD research at the University of Queensland School of Medicine, the Translational Research Institute, in collaboration with the Commonwealth and Scientific and Industrial Research Organization. He was previously affiliated with the Department of Food Sciences at the Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan; the PAK-US Joint Project funded by the Higher Education Commission, Pakistan, and the Department of State, USA, with the collaboration of the University of Massachusetts, USA; and the National Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Pakistan. Dr. Suleria has published more than 60 peer-reviewed scientific papers.
Colin Barrow, PhD, is the Alfred Deakin Professor and Chair of Biotechnology at Deakin University, Victoria, Australia, where he is Director of the Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology. He has previously published two books, including one entitled Marine Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods. Dr. Barrow has an H-index of 43, with more than 300 peer-reviewed publications and over 8000 total citations. Prior to joining Deakin University, he was Executive Vice President of Research and Development at Ocean Nutrition Canada. He served on the Expert Advisory Committee for the Canadian Natural Health Product Directorate, is a founding member of the International Society for Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, and was a member of Board of Directors for the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids.