Fungal Siderophores

lt;p>Dr. Kalyani Dhusia is a computational biologist specializing in structural bioinformatics. She earned her PhD in December 2018 focusing on Structural bioinformatics analysis of potential inhibitors against microbial pathogens and joined Michigan State University for her first postdoc in January 2019 where she is focusing her research for development of predictive models of genomic binding by the nuclear receptors, aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) and nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2) with Bhattacharya's lab.

Her research interest ranges broadly from computational biology, machine learning to artificial intelligence that led to her current position at Albert Einstein College of Medicine that emphasizes on construction of large scale database in with development of machine learning based computational algorithms to study the dynamics of protein protein interaction of membrane receptors in immune systems and their functional role in cell signal transduction.

Her scholarly publications are included in peer-reviewed journals like microbial pathogenesis, infection, genetics and evolution and International journal of biological macromolecules. she is a recipient of national and international awards. She is a dynamic personality and innovator in her field. Her commitment to bring moral courage, ethical conviction and mission statement to the room is spectacular. She keeps looking for innovative and fruitful mergers in interdisciplinary science.

Outside of work she is 6^th Kyu Aikidoha with persistently active in traveling, live street music and adventure sports.

Dr. Kalpana Raja has extent knowledge and expertise in pharmacy, software programming, computational biology, bioinformatics and biomedical informatics through education and employment. Basically, she is a pharmacist, awarded with Bachelor of Pharmacy from Tamilnadu Dr M G R Medical University, Chennai, India. Kalpana is a registered pharmacist (life member) with the Indian Pharmacy Council, New Delhi, India. Her interest to develop software tools for healthcare motivated Kalpana to earn Master of Science in Computing: Software Technology from School of Computing, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. She completed her second Master of Science degree in Bioinformatics from Bharathiar University, India. Kalpana also completed PhD in Computing: Software Technology - Bioinformatics (inter-disciplinary) from Bharathiar University, India. Recently, Kalpana is honored with Member of Royal Society of Biology (MRSB) from The Royal Society, London, UK. Kalpana gained her post-doctoral training at Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA, and Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann arbor, USA. Now, she is working as a post-doctoral research associate at Regenerative Biology, The Morgridge Institute for Research, Affiliated with University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA. Kalpana has published more than 50 research articles in leading journals including Nature Communications, books, and conferences. She has contributed as an editor, associate editor, and reviewer in 10 journals including Briefings in Bioinformatics with impact factor 9.101 and Bioinformatics with impact factor 4.531. In this book, she has applied text mining for microbiology. Though text mining is applied to many biological areas, her attempt to apply it to fungal siderophores is the first application in the field of microbiology.

Prof . Pramod Ramteke has 36 years of research and teaching experience in environmental biotechnology and worked in the area of development of microbe based eco-friendly processes to utilize agricultural wastes for production of biofuels

Preface.- 1. Fungal siderophores: origin, structure and functions.- 2. Fungal siderophore biosynthesis (NRP dependent).-  3. Fungal siderophore biosynthesis (NRP independent).- 4. Fungal siderophores and chelation of iron.- 5. Fungal siderophores and non-iron metal ion complex formation.- 6. Role of fungal siderophores in control of fungal infections.- 7. Fungal siderophores and control of bacterial and viral pathogens.- 8. Strategies involving siderophore mediated anti-pathogenicity.- 9. Fungal siderophores in treatment of human diseases.- 10. Applications of fungal siderophores in remediation of heavy metal contaminated soil.- 11. Omics implications in fungal siderophores.- 12. Exploring avenues of current research to practical implications.- Index.- Bibliography.