Dr. Virendra Pandey received his Ph.D. in 1985 from the University of Mumbai at Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), India. He served as Professor (Scientist-F) at BARC and received the most prestigious Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award in 1991 for his research contribution in Life Sciences. He has published more than 90 research articles in reputed peer reviewed journals and has received continuous research funding from the National Institute of Health. Currently, he is a tenured senior faculty and a member of the Rutgers University Senate.