Dr. Dilfuza Jabborova is Head of Laboratory Medicinal Plants Genetics and Biotechnology, Institute of Genetics and Plant Experimental Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan. She is an expert in plant microbe interaction, crop physiology, soil biochemistry, microbial ecology and biological control of plant diseases. She is currently working on the use of microbial inoculants for biological control, plant growth promotion, and sustainable agriculture. She has published her research outputs in reputed international journals having high impact factor. She is listed in, top 2% of scientists of the world in the list released by Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier.
Dr. Deepranjan Sarkar is working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources, School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand. Before joining AIT, he served as an Assistant Professor (Soil Science) at the Integral University, Lucknow, India, and also as a Consultant at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), India. His research interests include Soil Fertility, Plant Nutrition, Regenerative Agriculture, Resource Use Efficiency, Rice–Wheat Systems, Microbial Interactions, Carbon Sequestration, Land Restoration, Climate Change, and UN-SDGs.
Dr. Rakesh S is working as an Associate Scientist at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India. Before joining ICRISAT, he served as a Research Associate at ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM), Hyderabad, and also as a Senior Research Fellow in the Australian (ACIAR) funding Project “Sustainable & Resilient Farming System Intensification- SRFSI” at UBKV, West Bengal. His research interests include Carbon Sequestration; Carbon Dynamics; Conservation Agriculture; Nutrient Management; Crop Production; Soil Fertility; Environmental Sustainability; Integrated Nutrient Management, Land Restoration, and Climate Change Adaptation.
Dr. Sachidanand Singh, presently working as an Associate Professor and Head in the Department of Biotechnology, School of Energy Technology, Pandit Deendayal Enenrgy University, Gandhinagar Gujarat. His education belongs from an engineering background i.e., B.Tech in Biotechnology, M.Tech. Bioinformatics, PhD, and Postdoctoral experience come from Ohio State University, College of Pharmacy, USA. He has more than 14 years of experience in teaching, administration, and research. He has served as Professor and Head Internal Quality Assurance Cell and Dean of Allied Sciences at Sankalchand Patel University, Gujarat, Dean of Biotechnology and Agriculture Sciences, NAAC SSR Head, and Research Coordinator at Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University. Work experience includes Karunya University, Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University, Vignan University, and Sankalchand Patel University. His research area includes Plant Biotechnology, metagenomics, Systems Biology, Network Biology, Micro RNA-based studies, Expression Data Analytics, Next-generation Sequencing, and Statistical Genetics. His present focus also includes understanding the Canonical and non-canonical pathways of miRNA Biogenesis, Dynamics, and mechanisms of miRNA-mediated Gene Regulation. He teaches different subjects, especially Genomics and Proteomics, Microarray and Image Analysis, Drug Design, and Molecular Modeling for graduate and postgraduate students. He has been involved in various assignments given by the University authority from time to time as an Online teaching platform, Research Initiatives, Biogas Plant, NAAC, NBA, and other council approvals. He has published more than 60 research and review articles in peer-reviewed journals, 9 Patents published among which 4 are granted. He has completed one SERB, Govt. of India-funded project, and two University research grant projects. He has received several awards in his area of research and for his teaching strategies. He has organized different conferences and workshops and received Govt. funds for the same. He has shared his area of expertise with different colleges and universities as an invited speaker at different conferences and workshops. He has guided 36 B.Tech and 10 M.Tech projects. He has awarded 3 PhD students under him in the field of Herbal products, drug Design, and integration with network biology. Dr. Sachidanand Singh, presently working as an Associate Professor and Head in the Department of Biotechnology, School of Energy Technology, Pandit Deendayal Enenrgy University, Gandhinagar Gujarat. His education belongs from an engineering background i.e., B.Tech in Biotechnology, M.Tech. Bioinformatics, PhD, and Postdoctoral experience come from Ohio State University, College of Pharmacy, USA. He has more than 14 years of experience in teaching, administration, and research. He has served as Professor
