Dr. Balaji Meriga, PhD, Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, A.P,INDIA-517502. Changed food habits and lifestyles have been the primary cause of metabolic disorders like diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia, inflammation, CVDs and cancers So, there is a great need to explore novel and efficient therapeutics to treat these diseases. Natural product based molecules are our targets in drug development. No.of research articles: 96. No. of Ph.Ds guided & awarded: 13. M. Pharmacy dissertations guided: 29. Workshop/conference conducted: 05. Workshop/conference attended: 65. Google scholar citations: 3776. H index-32. More than 120 peer reviewed articles. Obesity, lipid metabolism, insulin resistance, Cardiovascular diseases. Have Expertise in invitro and invivo experimental models like cell cultures and rodent models. Drawing, music, reading short stories.