Prof. Deodutta Roy is a Professor Emeritus at Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work. He completed his BS studies at Rajendra College, MS studies at Bihar University, and PhD studies in Life Sciences at Jawaharlal Nehru University in 1984, and has been awarded the Junior Faculty Development Award from the American Cancer Society and the Scholar Awards in Cancer Research from the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). He has published over one hundred peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and monographs and two patents. His research interests include stem cell aging and cancer, mitochondrial dysfunction, and neurological diseases.