Dr. Akanksha Srivastava is currently a Research Scientist in the Department of Microbiology, Institute of Medical Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. She earned her PhD in Life Science from the Academy of Scientific and Industrial Research (AcSIR), CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI), Lucknow. Her expertise is in microbiology, fermentation technology, and virology. She was a recipient of the Young Women Scientist fellowship award from DST in the WOS-A scheme and previously received the ICMR- Research Associate and Senior Research Fellowship awards. She is a reviewer for several reputed international peer-reviewed journals. She has published numerous research papers in acclaimed journals, has authored one book, book chapters, as well as review articles. She was recognized for excellence in research by the Honorable Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, India, the SGBRD Society, and the SIEBS Society. Her international collaborations include researchers in Israel, United Kingdom, United States, and Finland.Dr. Vaibhav Mishra is currently an Assistant Professor-III at the Institute of Microbial technology, Amity University, U. P. India. He earned his PhD in Applied Microbiology from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. His expertise in microbiology and gastroenterology. He was previously a Post-Doctoral Researcher in the Department of Neurology at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, USA. Before joined University of Missouri, He worked as Senior Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Dr. Mishra was selected as one of the twelve young biomedical scientists for the prestigious 2019 preceptorship program in Seoul, South Korea among all over young scientists of Asia. In the same year, he was also elected as a Fellow of the Environmental & Biological society (FEBS), one of the most esteemed and oldest societies of India. Moreover, he was the recipient of the “Young Scientist Award” in 2017 by ISGBRD for excellent performance in research. Dr. Mishra is the Assistant Editor of Environmental Sustainability and serves as a reviewer for several reputed international peer-reviewed journals. He has published many research papers in acclaimed journals and has authored two books, book chapters as well as review articles.

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