Bioprospecting of Multi-tasking Fungi for Therapeutic Applications: Volume II

Dr. Kiran Babu Uppuluri graduated from the Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, and is currently working as an associate professor in the Department of Biotechnology, School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur. For the past eighteen years, he has been engaged in developing, modelling, optimizing, and intensifying a bioprocess for various biochemicals like biofuels, therapeutic enzymes, and biopolymers. His primary focus is on the utilization of agricultural feedstocks for the production of biofuels. Dr. Kiran has also been involved in the bioprospecting of indigenous fungi. He has more than 30 peer-reviewed international publications and has delivered numerous oral and posters presentations in numerous international meetings.

Dr. Rangabhashiyam Selvasembian is currently working as an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, School ofEngineering and Sciences, SRM University, Andhra Pradesh, India. He received his PhD degree from National Institute of Technology Calicut, India. His major research interests are bioremediation and wastewater treatment. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed international research articles and contributed several book chapters. Recently, Dr. Selvasembian was listed in top 2% most cited research scientist in the world as per data published (2021 and 2022) by Stanford University, USA.