Fungal Cell Factories for Sustainable Nanomaterials Productions and Agricultural Applications

Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam is currently a research professor at the Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza. He earned his PhD in molecular plant pathology through a joint program between Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Germany, and Suez Canal University, Egypt, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at Christian Albrechts University. His research focuses on nanobiotechnology applications in agriculture and plant protection, and he has authored numerous peer‑reviewed articles and edited books with major international publishers. His scientific contributions have been recognized nationally and regionally, including awards from the Federation of Arab Scientific Research Councils for research excellence in biotechnology and the Egyptian State Award for Agricultural Scientific Excellence from the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology. He has been recognized among the world’s top 2% most influential scientists in nanobiotechnology for three consecutive years (2021–2023), according to global rankings developed by Stanford University. Since 2019, he has served as the Editor-in-Chief of two Elsevier book series, Nanobiotechnology for Plant Protection and Genome Modified Plants and Microbes in Food and Agriculture.

• 1. Fungal nanotechnology for improving farm productivity and sustainabilityPart 1: Synthesis various types of NMs 2. Fungal synthesis of gold nanoparticles and their applications 3. Fungal synthesis of palladium nanoparticles and their applications 4. Fungal synthesis of silver nanoparticles 5. Fungal synthesis of copper nanoparticles and applications 6. Fungal synthesis of zinc nanoparticles and applications in biomedical, environmental, and agri-food sectors 7. Myco fabricated nanomaterials: Enzyme Mediated Extracellular and Intracellular Synthesis Mechanisms 8. Synthesis of metal nanoparticles using lichens 9. Mushroom factories for the production metal nanoparticles and their antimicrobial applications 10. Fungal synthesis of selenium nanoparticles 11. Myco synthesis of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles and their applications 12. Bio synthesis of metal sulfide nanoparticles via microorganisms and their applications 13. Nanocellulose production using fungi and its applications 14. Yeast Cells as a Controllable synthesizer for Bio nanoparticles and Nanocomposites 15. Are beneficial fungi like Trichoderma a safe producer for metal nanoparticles? 16. Endophytic fungi as eco-synthesizer of various nanoparticles 17. Mycogenic Nanoparticles, risk assessment, safety and regulation Part 2: Applications 18. Myco synthesis of metal-based nanoparticles and their perspective exploitation in veterinary medicine and agriculture 19. Fungi mediated nanoparticles: A review on its role in stress induced responses in plants20. Nanobiotechnological strategies for detection of fungi and mycotoxins in food and feed 21. Fungal nanobionics: Principle, advances and applications. 22. Antimicrobial application of myco-nanotechnology 23. Role of fungi mediated nanoparticles in mitigation of biotic and abiotic stresses. 24. Mycogenic Nanoparticles and Their Application as Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Agents in post-harvest Stage25. Applications of fungal nanobiotechnology in veterinary drug control 26. Myco nanotechnology applications in the veterinary sector 27. Current updates of nanotechnology in myco remediation of environmental pollutants 28. Myco synthesized Nanoparticles: Role in Food Processing Industries 29. Advances in nanotechnology-based strategies for the identification of pathogenic fungi 30. Commercialization and economics aspects of fungal nanobiotechnology in multidisciplinary applications