Ravindra SoniDr. Ravindra Soni is the assistant professor at Department of Agricultural Microbiology, I.G.K.V., Raipur, CG, India. He has more than 12 years of experience in teaching & research. He is well experienced in the field of agricultural microbiology, microbial ecology, molecular biology & biotechnology especially with reference of higher altitudes. He has published several research articles and chapters in well reputed international journals and books. He also edited 8 books with international publishers. Deep Chandra SuyalDr. Deep Chandra Suyal is Assistant Professor at Department of Science, Vidyadayini Institute of Science, Management and Technology, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. He has been actively engaged in research for 12 years, and has experience in the fields of agricultural microbiology, molecular biology & biotechnology and microbial ecology. He is currently investigating the genomics & proteomics of cold adapted microorganisms. He has published several research articles, book chapters and edited books with reputed international journals and publishers. Lourdes Morales-OyervidesDr. Lourdes Morales-Oyervides obtained her PhD in Engineering from University College Cork, Ireland (2015). Later on (2015-2016), she collaborated as a postdoctoral researcher at the Dairy Processing Technology Centre (Limerick, Ireland). Currently, she is a Professor at the Autonomous University of Coahuila (México) and she is recognized as a member of the National System of Researchers (SNI) from CONACyT (México) since 2016. Her research interests are focused on the design, optimization and scale-up of sustainable bioprocesses to produce food additives, enzymes, biopolymers and other added-value compounds. Mireille FouillaudMireille Fouillaud is a senior lecturer at the biology department of University of La Reunion and a researcher in the Laboratory of Chemistry and Biotechnology of Natural Products (ChemBioPro). She graduated in 1990 as an industrial microbiology engineer. Following a Ph.D. in Cell Biology and Microbiology from the University of Aix-Marseille (France), defended in 1994, she was recruited in the biology department of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of La Reunion. Between 2009 and 2020 she joined the food engineering department of ESIROI (Ecole supérieure d’Ingénieurs Réunion Océan Indien), where she taught biology and microbiology applied to agribusiness. In 2020, she joined the Faculty of Sciences of University of La Réunion again to teach microbiology and project management. Her main research interests range from the microbial diversity of ecosystems and organisms to the biotechnological production of metabolites of interest to industries. Some years ago, she decided to focus on pigmented metabolites obtained from marine-derived filamentous fungi,with potential applications in foods or dyeing industries. She also leads research studies on actinomycetes producing specialized bioactive metabolites.
