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Busi Siddhardha, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India. His research interests are microbiology, drug discovery, quorum sensing, microbial chemical ecology, antimicrobial photodynamic therapy and nanobiotechnology. His academic back ground and research experience align with applied and medical microbiology. He has in-depth knowledge about the control of bacterial biofilms and antibiotic-resistant pathogens through natural biomolecules and biogenic/conjugated nanoparticles. His numerous publications are testiment to his expertise in food microbiology, infectious disease control, and novel antimicrobial therapies. He has published various papers on antimicrobial photodynamic therapy and its application on planktonic cells and biofilms. His studies include synthesis of dye/drug conjugated nanoparticles, photodynamic therapy and understanding the mechanism of action. He is published in more than 80 reputed journals, and has contributed several book chapters in books published internationally. He has been serving as editorial board member for various journals in the field of microbiology and published three books related to microbial pathogenesis, nanotechnology, model organisms and biofilms. Dr. Siddhardha has 11 years of teaching experience, and has mentored PhD scholars and postgraduate students, mainly in the research areas, bioactive secondary metabolites, the anti-infective potential of bioactive metabolites, attenuation of quorum sensing regulated virulence factors, and molecular mechanism of anti-quorum sensing and anti-biofilm activity.

Ram Prasad, Ph.D. is Associate Professor, Department of Botany, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, Bihar, India. His research interest includes applied and environmental microbiology, plant-microbe-interactions, sustainable agriculture, chemistry of biology, and nanobiotechnology. Dr. Prasad has more than 250 publications to