DI N Udupa is presently the Research Director at SDM University, Dharwad. Previously, he was the Principal at Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Research Director of Health Sciences. He is a recipient of numerous prestigious awards and has worked in the pharmaceutical industries (DPL and Citadel). With three decades of academic experience, Di Udupa has more than 450 publications, 500 conference presentations, about 100 review articles, 15 books (as editor) and 15 patents to his credit.