Dr Brijendra Kumar Kashyap is assistant professor at the Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Institute of Engineering and Technology, Bundelkhand University (IET, BU), Jhansi, India, and a member of the ongoing project TEQIP-III. His graduation and post-graduation are from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, and Ph.D. (pursuing) from Bundelkhand University, India. He had received numerous prestigious awards, including the young scientist award of Society of Bioinformatics and Biological Sciences (SBBS), India, JRF(NET)-CSIR, SRF-CSIR, SRF-ICAR, IIT-Fellowship, ARS(NET)-ICAR, GATE, DBT-Fellowship, etc. He had delivered numerous oral and poster presentations at various national and international conferences and had published more than 15 papers in peer-reviewed journals. He is having more than 15 years of teaching and research experience. Dr. Manoj Kumar Solanki did his Ph.D. (Microbiology) from Rani Durgawati University, India. He is a visiting scientist in the Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel. Dr. Solanki has published more than 31 peer-reviewed articles, edited three books, and delivered numerous oral and posters presentations in international meetings. Dr. Solanki has awarded a visiting scientist fellowship from the Guangxi Academy of Agriculture Sciences, China, in 2014-2016. During Ph.D., he has been awarded a Senior Research Fellowship from the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), India. His primary research interest includes plants-microbes interaction, soil microbiology, plant disease management, and enzymology. Dr. Dev Vrat Kamboj is Scientist 'G' and heading Biotechnology Division at Defence Research and Development Establishment (DRDE), Gwalior. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Forestry, and Master's and Doctoral degrees in Microbiology from Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. He received severalawards, notable among them are 'Young Scientist Award' from the Association of Microbiologists of India and the 'Scientist of the Year Award' from the Defence Research and Development Organization. His interest areas include Biodegradation and Biodefence, from which several patents and publications are to his credit. Dr. Kamboj was instrumental in developing 'Biodigester Technology' for eco-friendly disposal of human fecal matter widely used by Indian Railways, Armed Forces, and Civil Population. Prof. Akhilesh Kumar Pandey, Ph.D. (Botany) is working as vice-chancellor, Vikram University, India. His primary research interest includes Mycology and Plant Pathology, and he supervised 61 Ph.D. students. Prof. Pandey has published 240 research papers, 40 book chapters/reviews, and edited four books. He was awarded various national and international awards. He was an honorary member of the Research Board of Advisors, ABI, USA. He also servedas chief editor of the Society for Basic and Applied Mycology. He is also profoundly associated as a lifetime member in various academic bodies including, Indian Science Congress and Indian Phytopathological Society.
