Suresh Kumar Gahlawat Editor & Author

Sneh Punia, Ph.D. is presently working as Assistant Professor in department of Food Science and Technology, CDLU, Sirsa. Her area of interests includes antioxidant, starch, and development of new products. She has published more than 10 research papers in national and international journals. She presented more than 10 research paper in various national and international conferences. She also serves as the reviewer for various international journals.

Anil Kumar Siroha, Ph.D. is presently working as Assistant Professor in department of Department of Food Science and Technology, CDLU, Sirsa. His area of interests includes starch, starch modification and development of new products. He has published more than 10 research papers in national and international journals. He is active member of Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (AFSTI), Mysore, India.

Kawaljit Singh Sandhu, Ph.D. is presently working as Associate Professor in department of Food Science and Technology, Maharaja Ranjeet Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda. He was awarded with postdoctoral fellowship from Korea University, Seoul, South Korea. With more than 10 years of research and teaching experience, his research interest is focused on starch, starch modification, antioxidants, nano-technology and drug delivery. Dr. Sandhu received several research projects from UGC, New Delhi and DST, New Delhi. He was awarded with Young Scientist Award from Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (AFSTI), Mysore, India. Dr. Sandhu is active member AFSTI, India, Association of Microbiologists of India and Korean Society of Food Science and Technology, South Korea. He has published more than 50 research paper in various national and international journals.

Suresh Kumar Gahlawat, Ph.D. is professor, Department of Biotechnology, and dean, Research, Chaudhary Devi Lal University (CDLU), Sirsa, India. He received postdoctoral BOYSCAST fellowship and DBT Overseas Associateship from the Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, for carrying out research at FRS Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen, the UK. He has completed four R&D projects from UGC, ICAR, and Government of Haryana. His research interests include the development of molecular diagnostic methods for bacterial and viral diseases. He published more than 70 research papers in journals of national and international repute, authored more than 10 books, and supervised M.Phil. and Ph.D. research work of 12 students. He is active member of various international scientific organizations and societies including Association Microbiologist of India.

Maninder Kaur, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor at Department of Food Science and Technology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India. She has published more than 45 research articles in various international and national peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Kaur is a member of various scientific societies and associations including active member of Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (AFSTI), Mysore, India and Punjab Academy of Sciences. She also serves as the reviewer for various international journals. She was awarded with postdoctoral fellowship from Korea University, Seoul, South Korea. Specialization of Dr. Kaur is characterization of bio-macromolecules from different botanical sources, their modifications and applications. Dr. Kaur supervised 3 Ph.D. students.