New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Professor Harikesh Bahadur Singh is Head of the Department of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. Over the past 35 years, Professor Singh has served at Central Universities and CSIR Institutes with his teaching and research. Based on his scientific contribution and leadership in the field of plant pathology, Professor Singh has been honoured with prestigious awards, such as the CSIR technology award, M.S. Swaminathan award, Mundkur Memorial award, and BRSI Industrial Medal. His research has resulted in more than 300 publications and 17 books. Dr Vijai G. Gupta is an Assistant Professor of Biotechnology at MITS University of India. Currently he is working as Research Scientist at National University of Ireland in Galway. Dr. Gupta’s present work is focused on the development and optimization of novel Enzyme-based bioconversion systems for biorefining and bioenergy. He has been honored with several awards, including the prestigious Indian ICAR Senior Research Fellowship and Indian Young Scientist Award. He has submitted 33 new fungal nucleotide sequences and deposited 147 fungal strains in International databases. His work with Fusarium spp., Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Penicillium spp. and Trichoderma spp. is augmented by contributions to biotechnological development, molecular diversity, secondary metabolites and industrial applications Dr. Gupta is the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Plant Pathology and a regional editorial board member of 8 other respected journals. He is the author of 40 journal articles and 27 book chapters. Gupta has also written and edited books and series from reputed publishers, including CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, USA; Springer, USA; Elsevier, USA; Nova Science Publisher, USA and LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany. Dr. Sudisha Jogaiah, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Environmental Science, Central University of Kerala. He is the Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (FNAAS), Fellow of National Academy of Biological Sciences (FNABS), Bridge Fellow, Government of Japan. He is the recipient of Sir C.V. Raman Young Scientist State Award by Chief Minister of Karnataka. He was awarded visiting Professorship by Yamaguchi University, Japan and Nanjing Agricultural University, China. He joined as Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Science, Central University of Kerala in 2022. The technological quality and expertise of Dr. Jogaiah’s lab is reflected in an extensive track record of publications with over 100 peer-reviewed papers with cumulative Thomson Reuters impact factor of 461.9, citations above 5053, one national and one International patent and 07 review articles with h-index - 41.

1. Gene Manipulation and Regulation of Catabolic Genes for Biodegradation of Biphenyl Compounds 2. Genetics and Molecular Biology of Genes Encoding Cephalosporin Biosynthesis in Microbes 3. Disruption of Protease Genes in Microbes for Production of Heterologous Proteins 4. Function profiling of microbial communities with three figures 5. Enhanced Resistance to Fungal Pathogens Through Selective Utilization of Useful Microbial Genes 6. Differential Expression of the Microbial ß-1,4-Xylanase, and ß-1,4-Endoglucanase Genes 7. Profile of Secondary Metabolite Gene Cluster in Microbe 8. Production of Recombinant Microbial Thermostable Lipases 9. Isolation of Cellulase Genes From Thermophilies: A Novel Approach Toward New Gene Discovery 10. Microbial Genes Involved in InteractionWith Plants 11. Virulence Factors and Their Associated Genes in Microbes 12. Modulation of Gene Expression by Microsatellites in Microbes 13. Polyketide and Its Derivatives 14. Synthetic Biology Strategy for Microbial Cellulases: An Overview