PU Professor on Editorial Advisory Board of International Neuroscience Journal

Chandigarh, February 16, 2019: Dr.Rajat Sandhir, Professor in the department of Biochemistry has been invited to the editorial advisory board of “Neurochemistry International”, which is an international journal devoted to cellular and molecular neuroscience. The journal is published by Elsevier Press and has an impact factor of more than 3.6. The journal is publishes outstanding original articles and timely reviews in broad range of topics that includes neurochemistry, neuropharmacology, genetic aspects of CNS functions, neuropharmacology and metabolism as well as neurochemistry of neurological and psychiatric disorders. As an editorial board member, Prof. Sandhir is expected to offer his expertise in the peer review process, help further improve the quality of the journal and make suggestions for future special issues of journal. He is the second Indian to be on the nominated to the editorial advisory board of Neurochemistry International. Prof. RajatSandhir has been at Panjab University for more than two decades and his research interests are to understand the biochemical and molecular mechanisms involved in development of neurodegenerative conditions like metabolic encephalopathies, dementia's and brain injury with a particular interest to investigate the role of oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunctions and alterations in permeability of Blood-Brain-Barrier. In addition, his interest is also to identify neuroprotective strategies that could ameliorate neurodegenerative conditions. He has authored over 175 papers, several book chapters and has mentored over two-dozen students for Ph.D. He has an h-index of 39 and i10 index of 92 with over 4000 citations. He has been on the editorial board of many reputed international journals like Neuroscience Research Notes and Annals in Neuroscience.