Biografisk notat

Dr. Seema Anil Belorkar is Assistant Professor at the PG Department of Microbiology and Bioinformatics, Atal Bihari Vajpayee University, Bilaspur, with expertise in bioactive molecule production and enzymology. She has published 20 publications in various national and international journals, and has successfully completed 4 research projects with involvin production of enzymes and their application in agro-industrial wastes. Dr. Belorkar has contributed to 4 chapters in various books published by Springer, Wiley-Blackwell, and Elsevier. She has received 3 awards in the field of teaching and research, and has been a reviewer for articles in BMC Plant Biology, the Indian journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and other journals of repute. Dr. Sudisha Jogaiah is a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences (FNASc), the Agricultural Sciences (FNAAS), and the National Academy of Biological Sciences (FNABS). He is also a Bridge Fellow, Government of Japan, and serves as a Visiting Professor at Yamaguchi University, Japan, and Nanjing Agricultural University, China. In 2022, he joined the Department of Environmental Science at the Central University of Kerala as an Associate Professor. He has been listed among the World's Top 2% of Scientists by Stanford University for 3 consecutive years. His research interests include plant pathology, plant–microbe interactions, plant defense signaling, biocontrol agents, biogenic nanoparticles for induced resistance in plants, and bioremediation. The technological quality and scientific rigor of his laboratory are evident from his extensive publication record and the prestigious national and international awards received.