Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) an ongoing pandemic has equally affected almost every part of the globe with millions of cases and deaths. In these unprecedented times, which is gripping the whole world, the idea of writing a book on “The COVID-19 Pandemic: Epidemiology, Molecular Biology and Therapy” (https://benthambooks.com/book/9789811481871/) by Dr. Shama Parveen is a much timely effort to provide a comprehensive account about COVID-19 for the readers.The book is divided into 11 chapters focusing on various aspects of the COVID-19 which includes topics such as pathogen (morphology, genome, proteins, structural protein genes, and replication), global epidemiology, transmission, risk factors, clinical manifestation, management, host immune response and pathogenesis. It also covers the diagnosis, therapeutic agents (antiviral and other drugs, natural compounds) and vaccines for COVID-19.This book compiled by Dr. Parveen and her research group consisting of Ph.D/M.Sc students, research scholars, Post-Doctoral Fellows and collaborators has been published by Bentham Science Singapore: A Publisher for science, technology, and medical (STM) and is also available online.Dr. Parveen is an Associate Professor at Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. She completed her Ph.D (Microbiology) in molecular epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus from the Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. She has been involved in clinical and basic research in the molecular biology of human viruses like Dengue, Chikungunya, Zika, Hepatitis and respiratory syncytial viruses and now SARS-CoV-2.Her work on clinical research relates to the analysis of viral strains across the globe keeping focus on their ever-changing evolutionary trajectories and resultant epidemiology. The basic research involves cloning, expression, purification and structural characterization of different viral proteins and identification of respective potential inhibitors.She has published more than 50 papers in journals of international repute having more than 2000 citations. She was awarded the prestigious Sayeeda Begum Women Scientist Prize in 2018 for her significant scientific contributions. She is also a member of National Academy of Sciences India (NASI), Allahabad, India.
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