Fungal Biotechnology

Dr. Singh is working in the area of Industrial Biotechnology particularly industrial enzymes, biopolymers, glycoproteins, biofuels, etc. from fungal sources. He has more than 300 publications, including 200 research papers, 5 books, 45 book chapters, and 50 popular articles and has been granted 2 Indian patents. He has many national and international awards to his credit. He is Fellow of Biotech Research Society of India, Association of Microbiologists of India and Mycological Society of India. He was guest editor of Biologia, Indian Journal of Experimental biology and Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research in 2012. Dr. Ranjeeta Bhari is Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, Punjabi University, Patiala (Punjab), India. She has a PhD in Biotechnology in the area of Microbial technology, fungal glycoproteins and their therapeutic value. Her research interests fungi and their applications in biotechnology, fungal enzymes, proteins, glycoproteins and their applications in agriculture and management of solid waste. She has published review articles in Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, Biotechnology Advances and Current Microbiology. She has also contributed chapters in edited books. She is a life member of Biotechnology Research Society, India (BRSI) and Mycological Society of India (MSI).

• 11. Fungal biotechnology: An overviewSECTION 1 Fungal bioactives2. Production of organic acids by filamentous fungi: A review3. Production of heterologous proteins in filamentous fungi4. Fungi as sources of industrial enzymes: Sources, production, properties, structure and applications5. Fungal synthesis of nanoparticles and its applications6. Engineered living materials based on fungi7. Multi-omics research in fungus: Current progress and future prospectsSECTION 2 Fungi in food and pharmaceutical industries8. Fungal single cell proteins9. Global perspectives on fungal fermented foods: Nutritional benefits, microbial diversity and sustainability10. Biopharmaceuticals from filamentous fungi11. Fungal lectins in biomedical research12. Alkaloids from mangrove fungi: Applications and market potential13. Industrial biotransformations using fungi14. Isolation and characterization of mycotoxins and their control15. Properties and applications of fungal polysaccharides16. Bioactive glucans from mushroom spores17. Biotechnological approaches in the production of fungal pigments18. Fungal alchemy: Harnessing fungi and their enzymes for flavor productionSECTION 3 Fungi in agriculture19. Fungal phytohormones20. Current trends on using AM fungi as biofertilizers21. Framework for mass production of entomopathogenic fungi in bioeconomy context22. Mycoherbicides: An eco-smart alternative for sustainable weed controlSECTION 4 Fungi in waste management23. Filamentous fungi in valorization of pollutants from aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems24. Fungi in solid waste management and material recycling25. Mycopackaging approaches toward environmental protection26. Fungi as potent bioresource for biofuel production