Biomass Valorisation to Value-Added Bioproducts Development, Enzyme & Bioprocess Technology (including food bioprocessing technologies), Microbial Secretomics and Glyco-biotechnology, Bioactive Natural Products, and Functional Microbiome Interactions. 

March 2020-July 2020: UM6P University, Morocco;

2019-Feb., 2020: Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia;

2016-2019: Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia;

2010-2016: National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland

2009-2010: MITS University, Lakshmangarh, India 

To date, I have experience as a Supervisor/Co-Supervisor of 34 B.Sc. 4th Year Students; 08 M.Sc. Students; 11 PhD students (04 awarded, 03 submitted, 04 under progress) and 06 Postdoc researchers.

Recent/Current Postdocs and Visiting Researchers 

1. Dr Ajit Passari
2. Dr Arti Agrawal
3. Dr Sumit Mishra
4. Dr Luo Rong

Supervision/Co-Supervision of PhD Researcher(s) at SRUC

1. Thomas Harrison
2. Jessica Matthews

Self/project-funded hardworking and motivated Visiting Researchers, Postdocs, PhD and Master Students are most welcome to join our research team at SRUC.

Editor:

1. Associate Editor, Microbial Cell Factories [IF: 6.352], Biomed Central, 2017-to date
2. Associate Editor, Microbiome [IF: 16.837], Biomed Central, 2018-to date
3. Editor, Biotechnology Advances [IF: 17.681], Elsevier, 2019-to date
4. Associate Editor, Environmental Microbiome [IF: 6.36], Biomed Central, 2018-to date
5. Associate Editor, Critical Reviews in Biotechnology [IF: 9.071], Taylor & Francis, 2020-to date
6. Editor, Science of the Total Environment [IF: 10.753], Elsevier, 2022-to date
7. Editor, Mycosphere [IF: 16.525], 2016-to date
8. Associate Editor, Environmental Chemistry Letters [IF: 13.615], Elsevier, 2022-to date
9. Associate Editor, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, [IF: 11.75], Taylor & Francis, 2022-to date

• Associate Fellow of National Academy of Biological Sciences (Asso FNABS), India;
• Distinguish International Professor of IFST, China;
• Fellow of Academy of Microbiological Sciences (FAMSc), India
• Fellow of Indian Mycological Association (FIMS), India;
• Fellow of Linnaean Society (FLS), London, UK;
• Fellow of Mycological Society of India (FMSI) India;
• Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (FNAAS), India
• Honorary Member of Iranian Biofuel Society (IBS);
• Honorary Member of Novel Global Community Educational Foundation (NGCEF), Australia;
• Honorary Member, Fungi of Egypt, Faculty of Science, The University of Suez Canal Ismailia, Egypt;
• Member Board of Trustees, Al-Fanar University, Alexandria, Egypt;
• Member of Royal Society of Biology, UK (MRSB);
• Secretary of European Mycological Association;
• Visiting Professor, Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), India;
• Visiting Professor, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hungary
• Visiting Professor, South China Botanical Garden, China;
• Visiting Professor, The University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya, India;

@BAMRC, SRUC, UK

1. “PHYTO4METAL: Development of an integrated phytomining system for the recovery of metal nanoparticles from mine waste” BBSRC (BB/X011712/1); 1/02/ 2023 → 31/01/25;  
2.  “Self-charging biocompatible supercapacitors for enabling on-time and efficient drug delivery for chronic diseases” The Royal Society; 1/11/22 → 30/10/24;
3. “Development of High-Value Bio-Products from Wild-Harvested and Farmed Scottish Seaweed” IBioIC; 1/11/22 → 31/05/23;
4. “Synthesis and Characterization of Sustainable and Functional Materials for Advanced Applications” TU; 30/03/22 → 31/12/23;
5. “Wastes to Plastics”, CN; 1/10/21 → 30/06/22