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The 17th Annual Meeting of the Society for Free Radical Research India (SFRR-INDIA-2020) and its associated conference on “Role and Management of Oxidative Stress in Human Disease” was held under the aegis of SFRR-India on February 12–15, 2020 at the DAE Convention Center, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai, India. The conference was inaugurated by Dr. Vinay Kumar (Chairman, Local Organizing Committee of SFRR-India-2020) in the presence of Dr. S. Chattopadhyay (President, SFRR-India), Dr Shinya Toyokuni (President SFRR-Japan) and Dr. Santosh Kumar Sandur (Convener, SFRR-India-2020) ( and ).
Figure 1. Inauguration ceremony of the 17th Annual Meeting of the Society for Free Radical Research India (SFRR-INDIA-2020).
Figure 2. Inauguration ceremony of the 17th Annual Meeting of the Society for Free Radical Research India (SFRR-INDIA-2020).
The inauguration ceremony emphasized the importance of annual meetings of SFRR-India in providing a unique platform to the young students and researchers from India to directly interact with established scientists in the field of free radical biology. Dr Shinya Toyokuni delivered a plenary lecture entitled “Role of ferroptosis in carcinogenesis and tumor biology” which highlighted the importance of understanding the role of free radicals and iron metabolism in human health. The conference consisted of 2 plenary lectures, 72 invited lectures and 20 oral presentations and the 4-day meeting attracted more than 340 delegates and students from India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Malaysia and the United States. A special “Young Investigator Awards session” was organized in which young researchers were given an opportunity to present their research work. Furthermore, there were more than 100 poster presentations by students and faculty members from different universities and institutes in India. The topics deliberated in the conference were related to the latest advances in the field of oxidative stress and associated with human diseases, such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and immune disorders, etc. [Citation1–3]. In addition to this, cutting-edge scientific developments in the field of redox signaling [Citation4,Citation5], nano-therapeutics [Citation6], radiation biology [Citation7], radiation countermeasures [Citation8], cancer radio-therapy, radiation bio-dosimetry, radiopharmaceuticals, natural and synthetic antioxidants and nutraceuticals for new drug development [Citation9–11] were also discussed. A cultural program and one special dinner was also hosted for the delegates of the SFRR-India-2020 conference to enable scientific interactions and foster future collaborations among researchers from different countries ( and ). The SFRR-India-2020 conference was sponsored by Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) and other private sponsors.
Figure 3. Interactions among the participants of SFRR-INDIA-2020 meeting.
Figure 4. Interactions among the participants of SFRR-INDIA-2020 meeting.
This special issue is a collection of eleven selected presentations (both original articles and reviews) from the participants of SFRR-INDIA-2020. The special issue would be helpful in initiating future collaborations among researchers working in the area of free radical biology and management of oxidative stress in human diseases.
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