Microbial Genomics: Clinical, Pharmaceutical, and Industrial Applications

Huseyin Tombuloglu, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Research and Medical Consultation (IRMC) of Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. He received his BSc degree in Molecular Biology and Genetics, an MS degree in Biology and a PhD degree in Biotechnology. He has more than 15 years of teaching and research experience in Genetics, Molecular Biology, Plant Genomics, and Biotechnology, as well as Bioinformatics. His current research focuses on nanoparticle-plant interaction. He has published more than 60 internationally indexed articles. Among those, approximately 20 recent articles are related to nanoparticle and plant interactions at molecular and physiological levels. He has also edited two books published by a global publisher.Amal Mahmoud, PhD, is a Professor of Bioinformatics, Head of the Department of Bioinformatics, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute (GEBRI), University of Sadat City, Egypt, previously worked as a Professor of Bioinformatics, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia (2017-2022). She had a PhD fellowship in CIRAD-Montpellier, France (1995-1998) and previously worked at UC-Davis-CA as a post-doc (2001-2002) in the field of viral bioinformatics. She teaches undergraduate and graduate bioinformatics, genetics, molecular biology, gene regulation and virology as well as supervises research students. Her current research is focused on the application of artificial intelligence and bioinformatics tools for developing novel therapeutic strategies for emerging viruses.

• 1. Introduction to Microbial Genomics2. Viral Genomics3. Fungal Genomics4. Introduction to Genomic-Based Clinical Applications5. Viral Identification and Viral Disease Diagnosis6. Bacterial Identification and Disease Diagnosis Through Genomics and Proteomics7. Fungal Identification and Diagnosis8. Introduction to Genomics-Based Pharmaceutical Applications9. Antiviral History and Viral Targets for Anti-viral Therapy10. Host- and Genomics-based Antiviral Approaches11. Antibiotic Resistance and Target-based Technologies for Drug Development12. Discovery and Development of New Antibacterial Drugs13. Potential Targets for the Development of Antifungal Drugs14. Introduction to Genomics-Based Industrial Applications15. Tailed Phage Machinery: Toward Advanced Biocontrol16. Advances in Fungal Biotechnology in Agriculture

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