Tarang Kumar Shah, PhD, works as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Fisheries of CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India. His areas of research interest are aquaculture production and fish disease. He has published more than 20 research papers and review papers, three books, five book chapters, and many popular articles and pamphlets. Dr. Shah has been honored with several awards, including a university gold medal, Bhamashah Award, UGC University Rank Holder Fellowship, university-level fellowship, best poster presentation, young scientist award, best thesis award, etc. He completed his BFSc and MFSc (Aquaculture) at Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, and his PhD (Aquaculture) at Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India.Madhu Sharma, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Fisheries of CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India. She has 12 years of experience in teaching and research at different institutes of repute. She worked for six months at the Aquatic Lab at Adelaide University, South Australia. Her areas of research are toxicology, cytogenetics, and aquaculture. She has 36 research papers, 45 extension publications, one book, and two book chapters to her credit. She has mentored four master’s students. She has received many awards and scholarships as well as a DST fellowship. She received her BSc degree from Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya Jalandhar, Punjab. She earned her master’s and PhD degrees at G.N.D.U. Amritsar, Punjab, India.Mohd Ashraf Rather, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Fish Genetics and Biotechnology at Faculty of Fisheries a Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir, India. His research interests are reproductive physiology and molecular endocrinology of fish proteins. His major research contribution is in the identification, characterization, and expression profiling of more 25 reproductive genes in fish, including kisspeptin genes in Indian major carps. He has more than eight years of experience working on molecular endocrinology of fish. He has published more than 40 research publications in both national and international peer-reviewed journals. In addition, he has published two books, two conference proceedings, and several book chapters. He is also an editorial board member for several international and national research journals. To date, Dr. Rather has received several best research paper awards and young scientist awards from various international and national institutes and organizations. He is also a recipient of various national and international fellowships from several prestigious institutions. Dr. Rather has mentored several master and doctoral students pursuing higher studies in fisheries biotechnology/fisheries science. He graduated from the College of Fisheries, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, and obtained his master and doctoral degrees in Fisheries Biotechnology from the Division of Genetics and Biotechnology, Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), Mumbai, India.Avdhesh Kumar, PhD, is presently working as Dean of the College of Fisheries at G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttrakhand, India. His areas of specialization include taxonomy, systematics, morphology, biodiversity, ecology, disease, and parasitology. He has published more than 30 research publications in both national and international peer-reviewed research journals. In addition, he has published many popular articles and pamphlets. He has received many awards, scholarships, merit awards, and fellowships. He has mentored several master and doctoral students pursuing higher studies in aquaculture. He earned his undergraduate and master degrees from University of Agra University, Agra, India. He also completed his PhD in the Zoology from Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (Agra) University, India.
