Prof. Upendra Kumar

Designation & Affiliation:
Professor, Department of Botany, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University, Bareilly, India

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Prof. Upendra Kumar has over 15 years of research and teaching experience. He has served at CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, and worked as Post-Doctoral Fellow at GB Pant University, Pantnagar. He is a Fellow of the Linnaean Society of London and Visiting Scientist at the University of Massachusetts, USA. His expertise includes plant biotechnology, molecular biology, genome editing, and crop improvement. He has over 100 research papers, book chapters, and patents and has led major national and international projects funded by DST, ICAR, DBT, and SPARC.

Research Area:
Plant Hormones (Phytohormones), Plant Physiology, Growth Regulation, Abiotic Stress Physiology in Plants; Nanoscience in Plant Biology

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Email: upendra@mjpru.ac.in

Dr. Priyanka Singh

Designation & Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Government Degree College, Budaun, U.P., India

Details: Dr. Priyanka Singh, Ph.D. (Botany) from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh, India) is an accomplished researcher in Plant Sciences. She has 19 SCI-indexed publications, 2,220+ citations, h-index 12, i10-index 13. Her research focuses on plant physiology and stress biology. Awards include Best Poster Award (2025), Gargi Award (2010), Dr. Alia Zaidi Memorial Scholarship (2016), Merit Financial Award (2016).

Research Area: Photosynthesis, Plant Hormones, Stress Biology, Nanoscience

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Email: drpriyankasingh@gdcbudaun.org

Prof. Shamsul Hayat

Designation & Affiliation: Professor, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

Details: Prof. Shamsul Hayat has over three decades of research experience and two decades of teaching. He specializes in plant physiology, particularly brassinosteroids and antioxidants under stress. He has 200+ research papers, 15 books, 26,000+ citations and an h-index of 75.

Research Area: Photosynthesis, Plant Hormones, Antioxidant Systems, Abiotic Stress Physiology, Nanoscience

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Email: shayat.bt@amu.ac.in

Dr. Vijay Kumar

Designation & Affiliation: Associate Professor, Veerangana Avantibai Government Degree College, Atrauli, Aligarh, U.P., India

Details: Dr. Vijay Kumar is an Assistant Professor of Zoology at Veerangana Avantibai Government Degree College, Atrauli. He has published several research papers, books, book chapters, and presented at 22 conferences. He has delivered 5 invited lectures, received 9 awards, and conducted over 50 workshops.

Research Area: Agricultural & Medical Entomology, IPM, Insect Ecology, Behavioural Entomology

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Email: vijaykumar@gdcatrauli.ac.in

Dr. Gaurav Kumar Singh

Designation & Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Government Degree College, Budaun, U.P., India

Details: Dr. Gaurav Kumar Singh is an academician and researcher in Zoology with specialization in Nematology. He is currently serving as an Assistant Professor at Government Degree College, Budaun. He has nearly nine years of teaching experience at the undergraduate and intermediate levels and about seven years of dedicated research experience in the fields of taxonomy, biodiversity, biology and ecology of nematodes across various ecosystems, with special focus on insect biocontrol through nematodes. His research expertise is reflected in his publications in SCI-indexed journals of international repute. He has also worked as a Junior Research Fellow in a Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), New Delhi funded research project, contributing to ecological and environmental research.

Research Area: Nematology, Invertebrate Biology, Nematode Biocontrol

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Email: drgauravkumarsingh@gdcbudaun.org

Dr. Vishnu D. Rajput

Designation & Affiliation: Principal Scientist, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Details: Vishnu D. Rajput working as “Principal Scientist” and Head of `International Laboratory on Nanobiotechnology; at Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Dr. Rajput comprehensively detailed the state of research in environmental science about “how nanoparticles/heavy metals interact with plants, soil, microbial community, and the larger environment as well as possible remediation technology using nanoparticles/nano-biochar. In recent work, he is working on nano-bioengineering for soil rhizospheric microbes and enhanced remediation of contaminants using nanotechnology and metagenomics. Dr. Rajput is included in list of 2% worlds potential scientists prepared by Stanford University. He is serving as Highly Qualified Specialist, Russian Federation, and obtained 2nd rank in Environmental and Earth Science. Last five years, He received numerous appreciation certificates/letters. He is handing projects, i.e., BRICS (partnering with India & China), Priority 2030 (Bioengineering of the rhizosphere), Mega project and participating in 18 Russian Science funded research projects. He has published 569 articles, H-index 57 with 12,648 citations as per Scopus database till July 2025.

Research Area: Nano-biochar, Soil Microbiome, Plant-Nanoparticle Interactions, CRISPR, Metagenomics

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Email: rvishnu@sfedu.ru

Prof. Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji

Designation & Affiliation: Professor of Microbiology, Edo State University Uzairue, Nigeria

Details: Professor Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji is a distinguished microbiologist and biotechnologist at Edo State University Uzairue, Nigeria, where he currently serves as the Director of Research and Innovation and Chairman of the Grant Committee. His research focuses on microbial bioprocesses, food safety, biotechnology, and sustainable development with applications in agriculture and public health. He has previously served as Head of the Department of Microbiology and Dean of the Faculty of Science at EDSU. Professor Adetunji is a Fellow of several professional bodies, including the Royal Society of Biology (UK). He has received numerous international research grants and scientific awards. He is listed among Stanford University’s World Top 2% Scientists (2023 and 2024). He is also actively engaged in global research leadership, mentorship, and scholarly publishing.

Research Area: Microbiology, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, Food Security, Bioremediation

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Email: adetunji.charles@edouniversity.edu.ng

Dr. Sachin Kumar

Designation & Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Government Degree College, Budaun, U.P., India

Details: Dr. Sachin Kumar is a distinguished academician and researcher in the field of Bio-Mathematics, currently serving as an Assistant Professor at Government Degree College, Budaun. With a strong research background, he has published 29 SCI-indexed papers in reputed international journals, making significant contributions to mathematical sciences. His research has been widely recognized, with more than 595 citations, an h-index of 16 and an i10-index of 22, reflecting the depth and impact of his scholarly work.

Research Area: Biomathematics, Mathematical Biology, Epidemiological Modelling, Cancer Modelling

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Email: drsachinkumar@gdcbudaun.org