New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Prof. Joginder Singh is a Professor at the Department of Botany, Nagaland University, Lumami, Nagaland, India. Previously, he worked as a Professor in the School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University and also as a Young Scientist at Microbial Biotechnology and Biofertilizer Laboratory, Department of Botany, Jai Narain Vyas University on a research project funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. He is an active member of various scientific societies and organizations, including the Association of Microbiologists of India, the Indian Society of Salinity Research Scientists, the Indian Society for Radiation Biology, and the European Federation of Biotechnology. He has published extensively with Elsevier and Springer both in journals and books. He serves as a reviewer for many prestigious journals, including Current Research in Engineering, Science and Technology; Journal of Cleaner Production; Science of the Total Environment; Environmental Monitoring and Assessment; Pedosphere; Soil and Sediment Contamination; Symbiosis; International Journal of Phytoremediation; Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety; Annals of Agricultural Sciences; and Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences. Dr. Praveen Gehlot is Associate Professor, Department of Botany, Jai Narain Vyas University Jodhpur. He did his PhD from JNV University Jodhpur, under the able guidance of Prof. D.K. Purohit. He has about 18 years of teaching and research experience. He has been an awardee of Young Scientist under FAST Track Scheme by Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi and later worked as a Pool-Officer of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. Earlier, he taught at Budha Institute of Technology and Science Research College, Jodhpur and Government Bangor PG College, Pali, Rajasthan and subsequently served as an Associate Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology, Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner, Rajasthan. Dr. Gehlot worked out three major research projects sponsored by UGC, DST and CSIR, New Delhi. He has published more than 80 research papers, book chapters and review articles in journals of international and national repute and has edited three book entitled “Pyrenomycetes Fungi”, “Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi” and “Microbes: In Action” published by AgroBios, India and “Fungi and their Role in Sustainable Development: Current Perspectives” published by Springer International. He attended several International and National Seminars, Symposia, Conferences and chaired technical sessions and presented papers in some of them. He is an active member Mycological Society of India, Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology, India, Association of Microbiologists of India, Indian Science Congress Association, etc.

1. Mycoremediation - An unexplored gold mine
2. Fungal remediation of industrial dye degradation by laccases
3. Effect of certain fungal metabolites against soil borne plant pathogenic fungi
4. Fungi: An invaluable tool for the valorization of Industrial wastewater
5. Phosphate Solublizing Fungi for sustainable phosphorus management in Arid Soil
6. Trichoderma metabolites: Versatile weapons against plant pathogens
7. Trichoderma - Its Paramount Role in Agriculture
8. Potentials of metabolites of soil fungi
9. Fungal biofactories as potential inulinase sources for production of fructooligosaccharides
10. Fungal role in Production and Biodegradation of Polyhydroxybutyrate (Bioplastic)
11. Stress response in fungi and yeasts during metabolite production
12. Biosynthesis of nanofertilizers by fungi and their applications
13. Challenges and prospects of xylitol production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae and non-conventional yeasts
14. Applications of fungi in food industry
15. Advances in Pichia pastoris: An Industrial perspective