Dr. Ramesh Namdeo Pudake is an Assistant Professor in Amity University Uttar Pradesh - one of the top-ranked private universities in India. Dr Pudake is a PhD in Crop Genetics and Breeding from China Agricultural University, Beijing, PRC. After his PhD, he is engaged in research in a range of organisms but with a focus on genomics and nanobiotechnology. He has also worked in the Department of Agronomy at Iowa State University Ames, IA, USA on host-pathogen interaction and gene mapping. Currently, he is focusing on research on different applications of genomics, and nanomaterials in agriculture. Dr Pudake has published 50 research publications, 9 books, 30 book chapters. He also has one scholarship award from the Chinese Government for pursuing his doctoral studies. He is a guest editor and expert reviewer for several journals of repute.Dr. Utkarsh Jain achieved his PhD in Medical Microbiology from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), Germany in 2014. He elucidated the role of Store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) channel proteins STIM1 and ORAI1 after infection with Helicobacter pylori VacA toxin in T-lymphocytes. After his PhD, he joined the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India as a Postdoctoral Research fellow. Later, he contributed as a Group Leader – Cell Culture, Navya Biologicals, and Application Specialist at Carl Zeiss, Germany in the Microscopy products division. He worked at Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India as Assistant Professor during 2016 -2022. Presently he serves as Senior Associate Professor, UPES, Dehradun, India. He has published more than 100 research papers and has secured 9 research projects from notable funding agencies in India and the UK including BIRAC, DST, SERB, UKEREI, and DBT. He secured himself a Top 2% of World Scientists by Stanford University. He has presented his work at more than 50 international conferences in different countries, filed 20 patents, published 9 book chapters, and edited 2 books. In addition, he was rewarded as an Outstanding Plus Researcher and academician, the Young Scientist Award, Best Extramural Research Award, and Best Poster and Oral Presentation awards at Paris and India. He has awarded 4 PhD students and 25 Research Students for their various Dissertation projects. Presently, 6 PhD students are working under his supervision. He is a reviewer of various International and national high-quality research journals. His field of research is the development of various biosensing-based detection platforms for detection associated with pathogenic diseases.Prof. Jameel M. Al-Khayri is affiliated with the Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia. He received B.S. in Biology in 1984 from the University of Toledo, M.S. in Agronomy in 1988, and Ph.D. in Plant Science in 1991 from the University of Arkansas. He is an active member of the International Society for Horticultural Science and serves as the National Correspondent of the International Association of Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology. He dedicated his research efforts to date palm biotechnology for the past three decades. Al-Khayri has authored 182 research articles, 116 chapters, and edited 12 journal special issues and 52 reference books on plant biotechnology, genetic resources, breeding, genomics, nanotechnology, climate change, and food security. He was recognized in the top 2% of Scopus Citations in 2022-2024. Currently, he is the editor of two Springer Book Series, Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies, and Nanotechnology in Plant Sciences. He has been involved in organizing international scientific conferences and contributed numerous research presentations. In addition to teaching, student advising and research, he held administrative responsibilities as the Assistant Director of Date Palm Research Center, Head of Department of Plant Biotechnology and Vice Dean for Development and Quality Assurance. Al-Khayri served as a Member of Majlis Ash Shura (Saudi Legislative Council) for the 2009-2012 session. He is interested in biotechnological approaches in agricultural innovations and sustainability to support food security.
