Dr. Javed Iqbal obtained his M.Sc., M.Phil, and Ph.D. degrees in botany from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. Dr. Iqbal is currently working as an Assistant Professor at Bacha Khan University, Charsadda, Pakistan. His research group is involved in the synthesis of novel functional nanomaterials from medicinal plants for biomedical and environmental applications. He has published more than 90 research articles in various journals of international repute and is a co-author of several book chapters.