Pradeep Verma is the Group leader of the “Bioprocess and Bioenergy laboratory” at the Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. He is working extensively in the area of microwave/biological delignification, enzyme-mediated hydrolysis, and development of consolidated/integrated biorefineries. He has contributed significantly to the area of lignocellulosic biomass based biorefineries that is evident from his highly cited publication in peer-reviewed journals. He has contributed to several international patents. He is working as editor and reviewer to numerous high impact journals.