Artificial Intelligence in Drug Discovery for Neglected and Rare Diseases

Dr. Geeta Deswal, is currently serving as Professor (Pharmacognosy) at Guru Gobind Singh College of Pharmacy, Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, India. She completed her bachelor’s degree from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India and obtained her master’s and Ph.D. degrees from M.M. University, Mullana, Haryana, India. Her research expertise lies in bioactivity-guided extraction, phytochemical screening, herbal formulation standardization, and plant tissue culture techniques, with notable contributions to in silico molecular docking and AI-driven screening of phytoconstituents for therapeutic applications. She owns to her credit 50 publications in national and international journals of repute, 20 book chapters and 15 books. She received the Young Achiever Award on Occasion of Pharma Vision 2K25 by Shree Balaji Books and Innovational Ambassador by MHRD Innovational Cell, AICTE, New Delhi.

Dr. Ajmer Singh Grewal, is currently serving as Professor (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) at Guru Gobind Singh College of Pharmacy, Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, India, is having academic and research experience of 13+ years in medicinal chemistry. He had completed PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences in the subject area of Computational and Medicinal Chemistry from I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, Punjab (India) in 2019. He is a leading expert in computational chemistry, molecular modeling, and computer-aided drug design (CADD). His research focuses on structure-based drug design, virtual screening, ligand docking, and QSAR studies, utilizing AI and ML-driven computational tools such as AutoDock Vina, MOE, PyMOL, SwissADME, pKCSM, and Schrodinger Suite. His applications in diabetes, cancer, inflammation, and antimicrobial resistance have significantly contributed to pharmaceutical sciences. He owns to his credit more than 120 publications in national and international journals of repute, 25 book chapters, 20 books, 6 patents and 3 designs.

Dr. Manju Singh Rawat, is currently working as Professor at the University Institute of Pharmacy, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. She is a distinguished researcher in pharmaceutical sciences, specializing in nanotechnology-based drug delivery, dermatokinetics, and computational formulation optimization. With over a decade of experience in academia and research, she has significantly contributed to the field of biopolymeric carriers, dermal and transdermal drug delivery systems, and AI-driven predictive modeling for pharmaceutical formulations. She has authored 127+ research papers, book chapters, and keynote presentations, with notable publications in Elsevier and CRC Press. She has successfully led multiple funded research projects focusing on novel drug delivery systems, particularly for psoriasis and protein therapeutics. Dr. Singh’s expertise extends to advanced computational tools like Design Expert software for formulation optimization, enhancing precision in pharmaceutical development. Her contributions to the field, including innovative patent applications and numerous international conference presentations, position her as a thought leader in modern drug delivery and pharmaceutical biotechnology.