"Future of Pancreas" by Dr Ashok K Saluja and Dr Pramod Kumar Garg

Dr. Pramod Kumar Garg is a Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Associate Dean (Research) at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. His major clinical and research interests are in pancreatic diseases. He is a fellow of National Academy of Science, National Academy of Medical Sciences, and Royal College of Physicians (Glasg). He is currently an associate editor of the international journal ‘Pancreatology’ and is on the editorial board of many other international journals. He has received many awards including Basanti Devi Amir Chand Award from Indian Council of Medical research. He serves on the project review committees of Department of Biotechnology and Department of Science & Technology.

Dr. Ashok K Saluja obtained his B.Sc. (Hons) and M.Sc. (Hons) in Biochemistry in India and moved to US where he obtained his doctoral degree in Biochemistry from Washington State University in 1980. After a post-doctoral stint at Cornell University, he joined Harvard Medical School where he rose to the rank of Associate Professor in Surgery. After twenty years at Harvard, he joined University of Massachusetts Medical School as Professor of Surgery, Medicine and Cell Biology and Director of Pancreatic Diseases Center. In 2006, Dr. Saluja joined the faculty of the Department of Surgery at the University of Minnesota Medical School as Professor and Vice Chair. Dr. Saluja is the past president of American Pancreatic Association and International Association of Pancreatology. He is currently Secretary-treasurer of American Pancreatic Association.