Prof. Sanjukta Patra works at the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, where she is also the Head of the Centre for Rural Technology. Holding a Ph.D. in Biotechnology from the Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysuru, she is an expert on enzyme engineering, biosensors, enzymatic remediation, and applied and environmental microbiology. She heads research team investigating diverse aspects of enzymes, the challenges in enzymatic processes, and their applications. She has published 49 international peer-reviewed research articles, and 12 book chapters, and holds several patents.Dr. Debasree Kundu is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam. She holds a Ph.D. in Microbiology, with a focus on microbial and enzymatic degradation of nitro-aromatic compounds. She is currently investigating xenobiotic-induced adaptive responses in microbes using proteomic approaches. She has authored 17 research articles and 9 book chapters, and holds a number of patents. Dr. Manashjit Gogoi is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong. He holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai. His research focuses on bio-nanotechnology and its application in therapeutics. He has published 9 research articles and 15 book chapters.
