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Dr. Khaga Raj Sharma is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Tribhuvan University, where he has been teaching and conducting research since 1998. He holds a Ph.D. in Organic and Natural Products Chemistry from Tribhuvan University. His research focuses on Nepalese medicinal plants, particularly their antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anticancer properties, as well as green synthesis of nanoparticles and metabolomics for drug discovery. He has led several UGC- and government-funded research projects.
Dr. Sharma has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles and authored more than a dozen chemistry textbooks. He has supervised numerous Master’s and Ph.D. students and received multiple research awards, including the Professor Chabilal Gajurel Research Award (2020). As a Fulbright Visiting Scholar (2025–2026) at Louisiana State University, he conducts advanced mass spectrometry analysis to identify potential anticancer compounds from medicinal plants.
Dr. Meghnath Dhimal is an Environmental Health Scientist specializing in planetary health, with over 20 years of experience in Nepal and internationally. He earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Health Sciences from Goethe University Frankfurt (2015) under a DAAD scholarship and holds a Master’s degree with distinction from Tribhuvan University. He serves as Senior Research Officer at the Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC), Associate Academician at NAST, and Visiting Faculty at Tribhuvan University. He is a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (2025–2026).
Dr. Dhimal has published over 400 scientific papers in leading journals, including The Lancet, BMJ, eLife, and Nature, with more than 77,000 citations (h-index 75). He has received numerous national and international honors, including the Young Scientists Award (2015), Outstanding Health Research Award (2018), National Science, Technology and Innovation Award (2022), and Scientific Excellence Award (2023). In 2023, he became the first Nepali elected Fellow of the International Science Council (ISC).