New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Dr. Joginder Singh is a Professor in the Department of Botany at Nagaland University, Lumami, India. His previous positions include a professorship at Lovely Professional University's School of Bioengineering and Biosciences and a Young Scientist role at Jai Narain Vyas University's Microbial Biotechnology and Biofertilizer Laboratory (funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India). He is a member of several scientific societies, including the Association of Microbiologists of India and the European Federation of Biotechnology. Dr. Singh has an extensive publication record, with over 250 research and review articles, 35 edited books (with publishers like Elsevier and Springer), and 125 book chapters. He is a reviewer for numerous prestigious journals. He has actively participated in and presented at numerous national and international scientific events.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. The fungal resources: current utilization, future prospects and challenges2. Recent advancement and biomedical applications of fungal metabolites3. Thermophilic fungi: Diversity, Physiology, Genetics and Applications4. Endophytic fungi: Novel source of bioactive fungal metabolites5. Lichens: Fungal symbionts and their secondary metabolites 6. Lichen metabolites: An unadulterated cradle of bioactive compounds7. Septin proteins and their role in regulation in fungi and yeast8. Bioactive terpenoids from wild mushrooms9. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Source of secondary metabolite production in medicinal plant10. Bioactive secondary metabolites of endophytic fungi from medicinal plants11. Bioactive natural products of endophytic fungi origin: production, activity and biotechnology12. Genus Penicillium: Advances and application in the modern era13. Aspergillus terreus: Taxonomy, biology and bioactive secondary metabolites with potential applications14. Bioprospect potential of gasteroid mushrooms of the genus Astraeus15. Chemical Creativity of Termitomyces mushrooms