Applied Microbiology and Beneficial Microbes

In 2004, Marina Sidorenko defended her thesis in two specialties: soil science and microbiology. She is a leading researcher at the Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (FSCEATB FEB RAS). She has published over 35 articles in well-known journals and 5 patents of the Russian Federation, is a member of the editorial board and reviewer of several journals. Her areas of interest are applied microbiology, soil microbiome, sanitary microbiology. It was established that the viability of the causative agents of saprozoonotic infections in soil biocenoses depends on the type of soil and its properties (physicochemical characteristics, humic composition, mineral fertilizers). Now the effect of biotic factors on the conservation and reproduction of saprozoonoses in the soil is being studied.

Applied Microbiology, Soil Microbiome, Sanitary Microbiology

Maria Elena M. Neyra-Tanabe has completed her doctoral degree in Microbiology from the University of the Philippines at Los Baños. Her research work includes food safety of aquaculture products, food fermentation, biocontrol and local effective microorganisms for agricultural crops and livestock. She has been a recipient of the 2014 IAFP Student Travel Grant and the 2016 STI Days Travel Grant. She won the 2016 SEA-EU STI Days Papers and Posters Competition Winner for Food Category. She has published several papers in reputed journals. Currently, she is working at the University of Southern Mindanao as an assistant professor.

Food safety of aquaculture products, Food Fermentation, Biocontrol

Whei-Fen Wu has completed her PhD in Microbiology major from University of Iowa in USA and postdoctoral studies at Molecular Biology Lab in National Institute of Health. She is teaching various courses for Microbiology & Biotechnology at Department of Agricultural Chemistry in National Taiwan University. She has published several papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an reviewers for particular known Journals.

Microbial and Bacteria Physiology, Biotechnology, Agricultural Chemistry

Hari Nathan has been working as a professor in NMSSVN College.

Beneficial microbes, Rhizosphere, Plant pathogens