Mr. Puneet Mehrotra, the Managing Director & founder of NSTC. He is a member of the Vision Group of Nanotechnology by the Karnataka Government, headed by Bharat Ratna Awardee, Prof. C. N. R. Rao. He is a visionary leader dedicated to driving the success of the conference and fostering an environment of collaboration and learning. With a strong background in organizing impactful events and a passion for addressing global challenges, the MD plays a pivotal role in bringing together experts and participants from around the world. Their leadership ensures that the conference runs smoothly, with engaging sessions, meaningful discussions, and valuable networking opportunities that inspire action and drive positive change.

Dr. Vinay Dwivedi is a distinguished academician and administrator with over 23 years of excellence in higher education. He has held various esteemed positions, including Lecturer, Associate Professor, Professor, Dean, and Director, contributing significantly to academia and institutional growth. A university topper in both graduation and post-graduation, Dr. Dwivedi achieved an impressive All India Rank of 52 in the GATE examination.
Dr. Dwivedi has showcased exemplary leadership, serving as an NSS Program Officer, Director of Placements, Chairman of the Board of Studies, Chairman of the Doctoral Research Committee (DRC), and an advisory board member for numerous committees. His research credentials include over 60 publications in SCOPUS and SCI-indexed journals, authorship of one book, 15 book chapters, and 12 patents.
An avid mentor, Dr. Dwivedi has guided three Ph.D. scholars to successful completion of their research, with four more currently pursuing their doctorates under his supervision. A sought-after keynote speaker, he has delivered addresses at more than 10 national and international conferences. Recognized with five prestigious national and international awards, Dr. Dwivedi’s career exemplifies a seamless integration of academic excellence, research innovation, and administrative expertise, reflecting his dedication to advancing education and knowledge.

Dr. Md Afroz Alam is a Professor and Head in the Department of Bioinformatics, at Shalom New Life College, Bengaluru, Karnataka. He received his Ph.D. Degree in Bioinformatics from Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan, Himachal Pradesh in 2009. Then he has worked as Assistant Professor, Head and Program Coordinator in the Department of Bioinformatics at Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences (Deemed University) for 11 Years. He is having 16 years of teaching and research experience in the field of Bioinformatics. His area of expertise includes: Computer Aided Drug Design, Molecular Modeling and Simulation, QSAR and Pharmacophore modeling, Biostatistics, R programming, Unix and Linux. He is the author of 24 research articles, 2 Book Chapter, recipient of short-term research grants, workshop grants, and National Youth leader award by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports under the National Service Scheme, Government of India.

Dr. Umesh Goutam is a Professor and Head of Molecular Biology & Genetic Engineering at Lovely
Professional University, India, with over 15 years of experience in research and teaching in Plant
Biotechnology and Molecular Biology. He holds a Ph.D. in Biotechnology with a specialization in Molecular Biology. Dr. Goutam has authored over 70 research papers in internationally indexed journals, focusing on plant-microbe interactions, biofortification, transcriptomics, genome-wide
association studies (GWAS), virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS), and marker-assisted selection. Beyond his research contributions, Dr. Goutam serves as the Chairperson of the Research Advisory Committee for Ph.D. Biotechnology and Molecular Biology & Genetic Engineering and is a key member of the Institutional Biosafety Committee at Lovely Professional University. He has played a pivotal role in organizing international conferences and workshops on advanced biotechnology topics, including gene cloning and genome editing. Dr. Goutam is an editorial board member and
reviewer for renowned journals such as Frontiers in Horticulture, PLoS ONE, BMC Genomics, and
Food Chemistry. He is also a life member of esteemed scientific societies, including the Indian
Science Congress and the Biotech Research Society of India. His contributions to research, academia, and scientific collaborations continue to drive advancements in plant biotechnology, sustainability,
and food security.

Thomas J. Webster’s (H index: 122; Google Scholar) degrees are in chemical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh (B.S., 1995; USA) and in biomedical engineering from RPI (Ph.D., 2000; USA). He has served as a professor at Purdue (2000-2005), Brown (2005-2012), and Northeastern (2012-2021; serving as Chemical Engineering Department Chair from 2012 – 2019) Universities and has formed over a dozen companies who have numerous FDA approved medical products currently improving human health in over 20,000 patients. His technology is also being used in commercial products to improve sustainability and renewable energy. He is currently helping those companies and serves as a professor at Brown University, Saveetha University, Vellore Institute of Technology, UFPI, and others. Dr. Webster has numerous awards including: 2020, World Top 2% Scientist by Citations (PLOS); 2020, SCOPUS Highly Cited Research (Top 1% Materials Science and Mixed Fields); 2021, Clarivate Top 0.1% Most Influential Researchers (Pharmacology and Toxicology); 2022, Best Materials Science Scientist by Citations (Research.com); and is a fellow of over 8 societies. Prof. Webster and his team have over 1,350 publications with over 55,000 citations. He is a recent Nobel Prize in Chemistry Nominee.

Prof S. A. Abbasi has been a Full University Professor and centre director during 1987-2015 and is an Emeritus Professor since then. Prior to it he was Head-in-charge of the Water Quality & Environment Division at the Centre for Water Resources, Kozhikode (1979-87), and a Visiting-cum-Adjunct Professor at California State University (1984-1987). He has also been a Visiting Professor at the universities of Minnesota, Florida, California−Berkeley, Malaya and Al-Ahsa. With 46 books, over 400 papers in indexed journals, 10 patents, over 19,500 citations and a Hirsch Index currently at 75, Prof Abbasi is among the world’s foremost experts in the fields of process safety and environmental engineering. In the recent Stanford University study, he was ranked among the world’s top 0.5% scientists, and among the top 100 Indian scientists, independent of the area of specialisation. Among numerous coveted honours and awards received by him are the National Design Award in Environmental Engineering, the IPCL award for Safety and Hazard Management in Petroleum Industries, the National Hydrology Award, the International Desalination Association’s prize, and fellowships of the National Academy of Sciences and the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Dr. Surabhi Johari has 15 years of academic experience and research experience. Her research interest are Metabolomics, Proteomics and Structural Biology, Computer aided Drug Designing. Formerly she has worked as Assistant Professor, Center for Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Dibrugarh University Dibrugarh, Assam.
She completed her PhD (Biotechnology) in 2016 from RMRC (ICMR- NE Region) Dibrugarh and NEIST (CSIR) Jorhat 

Dr. Neeta Bhagat is a professional Biotechnology educator. She has previously worked as an Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) in the Department of Biotechnology at the Amity University. She received her Ph.D. Degree in Biomedical Sciences from Bundelkhand University in 2008. Then worked as a AP-III in AIB Institute for 15 years. She is having 22+ years of experience in the field of Microbiology, Biomedical Sciences, Pharmaceutical. Her area of expertise includes: Microbiology and Biomedical Sciences. She is the author of 20 +research articles and one book and guided PhD student, many M. Tech, M.Sc., B.Tech, B.Sc. students for project and dissertation work

Dr. Rishi Kumar Singh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biosciences at the IMS Ghaziabad (University courses Campus). He received his Ph.D. Degree in Environmental Biotechnology from Central University Assam, Silchar Campus and currently working as an Associate Professor in IMS Ghaziabad for last three Years. He is having more than 16 Years of Experience in the field of research and academics. His Area of Expertise includes: Environmental and Microbial Biotechnology, Industrial and fermentation technology and Plant tissue Culture. He is the author of several research articles and book chapters published in esteemed journals.

Dr. Sumit Pal, with over 12 years of expertise in natural resource management, climate-smart agriculture, wastewater treatment, and microbiology, serves as a Scientific Officer and Manager of GATE (Global Agri Technology Evaluation Platform) at Syngenta Foundation India, Delhi. He leads initiatives on climate change impacts, demonstrating innovative, climate-smart technologies in farmers' fields across India while overseeing externally funded projects and capacity-building programs for Agri Entrepreneur Mentors. A Ph.D. graduate in Natural Resource Management from IIT Delhi, Dr. Pal previously worked as a Senior Research Associate at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, earning accolades like the Jawaharlal Nehru Award (ICAR) and the Student Incentive Award from the Soil Conservation Society of India. A skilled ASCI-certified trainer and member of various scientific societies, he has published extensively in high-impact journals and serves on editorial boards of reputed national and international journals.

Dr. Rishi Kumar Singh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biosciences at the IMS Ghaziabad (University courses Campus). He received his Ph.D. Degree in Environmental Biotechnology from Central University Assam, Silchar Campus and currently working as an Associate Professor in IMS Ghaziabad for last three Years. He is having more than 16 Years of Experience in the field of research and academics. His Area of Expertise includes: Environmental and Microbial Biotechnology, Industrial and fermentation technology and Plant tissue Culture. He is the author of several research articles and book chapters published in esteemed journals.

Dr. Sujeet Pratap Singh is Assistant Professor in the Biotechnology Department of Amity University, Lucknow. He received his M.Tech. Degree in Biochemical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur in 2006 and earned his Ph.D from Amity University, Uttar Pradesh. He is having 18 Years of Experience in the field of Biotechnology. His Area of Expertise includes Industrial Biotechnology, Fermentation Technology, Bioprocess Technology etc. He is the author of various research and review papers and a member of the editorial boards of different scientific journals.

Dr. Subarna Thakur is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioinformatics at the University of North Bengal. She received her Ph.D. Degree in Botany from the University of North Bengal in 2014 and then worked as a Post Doc in various institutes like JNU, Bose Institute and IRHS, Angers, France for 4 Years. She is having more than 10 Years of Experience in the field of Computational Biology and Genomics. Her Area of Expertise includes NGS Data analysis, Transcriptomics, Network Biology. She is the author of 10 original research articles in high-impact peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Noopur Singh is a professional researcher in the field of Bioinformatics. She received her Ph.D. Degree in Bioinformatics from Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh in 2023. Prior to that, she worked as a JRF at the DBT-funded bioinformatics facility at Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi. Subsequently, she held the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology at Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology for Handicapped, Kanpur. Dr. Noopur has over 10 years of experience in the field of Bioinformatics. Her area of expertise includes: Computer Aided Drug Design, Molecular Modeling, Gene Editing, NGS Data Analysis, Sequence Analysis, Gene Prediction. She has authored 7 research publications.

Dr. Sanghdeep Gautam, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biosciences at the Institute of Management Studies, Ghaziabad, holds a Ph.D. in Biotechnology from Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Science, and Technology, Prayagraj. With over 11 years of academic and research experience, he specializes in nanobiotechnology and molecular biology, teaching subjects like molecular biology, proteomics, genomics, and nanotechnology at UG and PG levels. Dr. Gautam has supervised 12 postgraduate dissertations and published numerous research papers, review articles, and book chapters in reputed journals. Notable achievements include representing India in the XVIII Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica (2008-09) under a CSIR-funded project, receiving the Young Scientist Award 2023 from the Society of Biomedical Laboratory Scientists, and holding fellowships from the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research and UGC. He also contributed as a Scientific Officer for COVID-19 molecular diagnosis and was recognized as a Distinguished Speaker at a national seminar on nanotechnology and cancer biology.

Dr. Priyanka Srivastava is a researcher specializing in nanotoxicology, neurotoxicology, molecular biology, and cancer biology. She earned her Ph.D. from CSIR-IITR, Lucknow, and Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, pioneering the C. elegans culture facility at CSIR-IITR.

She has held postdoctoral fellowships at AIIMS, New Delhi, and Jamia Hamdard, focusing on cancer biomarkers and transgenic C. elegans research. Her work is published in high-impact journals, and she has received multiple awards, including travel grants from EMBO, DST, and GSA (USA).

Research Areas: Nanotoxicology, Neurotoxicology, Cancer Biology, Molecular Biology.