P K Goyal

Dr. P. K. Goyal Professor & Head Department of Zoology Radiation & Cancer Biology Laboratory University of Rajasthan, Jaipur

Biography

Dr. P. K. Goyal is serving as Professor & Head in Department of Zoology, Chief of Radiation & Cancer Biology and Coordinator of DST -PURSE program, UGC-CAS program & PG Course of Microbiology at the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. He has served as Director, PG School of Life Sciences during the period 2011-2014. He is honored as the President of Indian Society of Radiation Biology (ISRB) and President of Indo Global Health Care Research Foundation (IGHCRF).

Research Interest

Dr Goyal’s group has been investigating the various phytochemicals in various mouse models for the prevention of radiation injuries as well as treatment of skin, stomach and liver cancers. It has been found that most of the extracts of the parts of various plants trail in the laboratory have prophylactic potential in reducing the radiation lesions and incidences of cancers as well as delaying the appearance of tumors. These results have been published in various national & International peer reviewed journals and presented in several international conferences. Investigations are ongoing to find out the active constituents / single molecule for the use in clinics for the cancer management.