Murali MuralidharaDr. Muralidhara is Chief Scientist and former Head of the Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition at CSIR (Central Food Technological Research Institute). Having mentored 15 Doctoral candidates and 25 Master's students, he has published 12 book chapers and 96 papers in peer-reviewed journals. A toxicologist by training, he has extensive research experience in the area of neurotoxicology with special reference to the neuromodulatory effects of Ayurvedic herbal plants, spice active principles, and nutraceuticals in cell models, Drosophila, and rodent models to understand underlyin molecular, biochemical, and oxidative stress mechanisms. He has worked primarily with three Ayurvedic plants (Bacopa monneri, Centella asiatica and Withania sominfera) in various preclinical models. His research has also looked at the modulatory potential of selected Ayurvedic herbal plants under experimentally induced hyperglycemic state in pregnant rats, and the protective effects of pro/prebiotics against toxicant-induced neuropathological conditions Read More Read Less