New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Prof. Joginder Singh is a Professor at the Department of Botany, Nagaland University, Lumami, Nagaland, India. Previously, he worked as a Professor in the School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University and also as a Young Scientist at Microbial Biotechnology and Biofertilizer Laboratory, Department of Botany, Jai Narain Vyas University on a research project funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. He is an active member of various scientific societies and organizations, including the Association of Microbiologists of India, the Indian Society of Salinity Research Scientists, the Indian Society for Radiation Biology, and the European Federation of Biotechnology. He has published extensively with Elsevier and Springer both in journals and books. He serves as a reviewer for many prestigious journals, including Current Research in Engineering, Science and Technology; Journal of Cleaner Production; Science of the Total Environment; Environmental Monitoring and Assessment; Pedosphere; Soil and Sediment Contamination; Symbiosis; International Journal of Phytoremediation; Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety; Annals of Agricultural Sciences; and Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences. Dr. Praveen Gehlot is Associate Professor, Department of Botany, Jai Narain Vyas University Jodhpur. He did his PhD from JNV University Jodhpur, under the able guidance of Prof. D.K. Purohit. He has about 18 years of teaching and research experience. He has been an awardee of Young Scientist under FAST Track Scheme by Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi and later worked as a Pool-Officer of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. Earlier, he taught at Budha Institute of Technology and Science Research College, Jodhpur and Government Bangor PG College, Pali, Rajasthan and subsequently served as an Associate Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology, Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner, Rajasthan. Dr. Gehlot worked out three major research projects sponsored by UGC, DST and CSIR, New Delhi. He has published more than 80 research papers, book chapters and review articles in journals of international and national repute and has edited three book entitled “Pyrenomycetes Fungi”, “Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi” and “Microbes: In Action” published by AgroBios, India and “Fungi and their Role in Sustainable Development: Current Perspectives” published by Springer International. He attended several International and National Seminars, Symposia, Conferences and chaired technical sessions and presented papers in some of them. He is an active member Mycological Society of India, Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology, India, Association of Microbiologists of India, Indian Science Congress Association, etc.

• 1. Prospects for macro-fungal metabolites in human health2. Endophytic fungi: A New Hope for Drug Discovery3. Pharmacological Applications of Medicinal Mushroom4. Pharmacologically active fungal secondary metabolites in Lichen symbiosis5. Therapeutic potency of bioactive compounds from fungal endophytes6. Fungal origin antibiotics: the current scenario in pharmacology industries7. Role of fungi in neurodegenerative diseases8. Fungal secondary metabolites with potential anticancer activity9. Encounter of Fungal Secondary Metabolites: A Promising Source of Anti-cancer Drugs10. Neoteric trends in marine fungi research as promising and alternate source of anticancer phytochemicals11. Fungal Enzyme inhibitors: Repository of novel cancer therapeutics12. Enhancement of anticancer secondary metabolites production in fungi with biotechnological aspects13. Fungal Metabolites- A Potential Source of Anti-Viral Compounds14. Myconanoparticles as an effective antimicrobial against MDR (Multi Drug Resistant) pathogens15. Chitin: Promising biopolymer for biomedical application16. Status of fungal disease in silkworm17. Anti-pathogenic activity of fungal secondary metabolites: with special reference to human pathogenic bacteria18. Hypoglycaemic potential of mushrooms and their metabolites 19. Marine Fungi: promising source for anticancer compounds20. Bio-medical applications of 4-hydroxycoumarin as fungal metabolite and its derivatives

"This book presents an account of recent development and applied aspects of fungi and its metabolites in the healthcare sector. Chapters are written by eminent researchers, emphasizing the incredible role of fungi and their metabolites in the field of medicine. This book offers reference material to all mycologists working on the exploration and usage of medicinal aspects of fungi and fungal metabolites also Includes a description of traditional uses and modern practices on how to harness the potential of fungi and its metabolites in healthcare applications." --ICP