Dr. Anupam Prakash is currently serving as an Associate Professor at the Department of Life Sciences, School of Biosciences and Technology, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, India. He completed his Ph.D. in Medical Microbiology from the University of Delhi and his Master’s degree in Biotechnology from Jiwaji University, Gwalior. He has over 16 years of teaching and research experience, with more than 30 publications, including research papers, review articles, and book chapters in the fields of mycology and microbiology. His research focuses on the mycology, antifungal resistance, and molecular epidemiology of pathogenic fungi, particularly Cryptococcus and Candida auris. He has received over 3,468 citations, with an h-index of 16 and an i10 index of 20, and actively serves as a reviewer for leading journals such as Mycoses, Scientific Reports, and PLOS ONE.Dr. Manish Kumar is an Assistant Professor (Research and Development) at Chandigarh University, Mohali, India. He completed his Master's degree in Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology from Dr. Hari Singh Gour University, Sagar, and his Ph.D. from the Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. Dr. Dubey has more than 10 years of teaching and research experience and has published over 80 research papers, review articles, and book chapters. He has more than 2,855 citations with an h-index of 27 and an i10 index of 40. Additionally, Dr. Dubey serves as a reviewer for various reputable journals and is an editorial board member of BMC Microbiology and MycoKeys.