Dileep Kumar received his B. Pharm from Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, and M. Pharm from S.G.S.I.T.S Indore, Madhya Pradesh. He has several patents to his credit. He was awarded a Junior Research fellowship by National Medicinal Plant Board (NMPB) New Delhi, Senior Research Fellowship from University Grants Commission (UGC), Teaching Assistantship, and institute Post-Doctoral fellowship from IIT (BHU) Varanasi. At present, he is teaching as an assistant professor at Poona College of pharmacy, Bharti Vidyapeeth University Pune. He has published many papers and patents. He is Guest editor of several Prestigious journals. At present he is visiting professor in the department of entomology and Comprehensive Cancer Center in university of California Davis