K K Jain MD†

Editorial Board Member 1997-2021: Therapies
(Deceased)

Dr. K K Jain, Associate Editor for MedLink Neurology for nearly three decades, was a neurologist/neurosurgeon by training with fellowship qualifications from the Royal Colleges of Surgeons in Canada and Australia. After his retirement from clinical practice, he became a consultant to companies focused on biopharmaceutical preclinical research. He received graduate training in both Europe and USA, held academic positions in several countries, and was a Fellow of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians of UK. Dr. Jain was 87 years old.

Dr. Jain’s nearly 500 publications include 33 books (7 as editor + 26 as author) and 50 special reports, which have covered important areas in biotechnology, gene therapy, and biopharmaceuticals. His important recent books include Handbook of Nanomedicine (Springer 2008; Chinese edition, Peking University Press 2011, 2nd ed Springer 2012) and Textbook of Personalized Medicine, 1st ed 2009; Japanese edition 2012, 2nd ed Springer, 2015.