लेखक: Deep Chandra Suyal

Dr. Reeta Goel is a Professor & Head of the Department of Microbiology, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Uttrakhand, India. She has also served as a visiting scientist at various institutes in the USA and has more than 35 years of teaching and research experience in the area of plant-microbe interactions, microbial ecology, bio-degradation and metagenomics, especially with reference to higher altitudes. Moreover, she has worked extensively in the field of genomics and proteomics of cold adapted microorganisms. She has published over 100 research articles, book chapters and edited books. She holds three patents; including one U.S. Patent and three are filed. She has received numerous National and International awards for her contributions to science & technology. Dr. Ravindra Soni is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Agricultural Microbiology, I.G.K.V., Raipur, India. He has more than 10 years of teaching & research experience in the field ofagricultural microbiology, microbial ecology, molecular biology & biotechnology, especially with reference of higher altitudes. He has published several research articles and chapters in respected international journals and books. He has filed one patent. Dr. Deep Chandra Suyal is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Microbiology, Eternal University, Baru Sahib,  Sirmaur,  Himachal Pradesh (India). He has been actively engaged in research for 9 years, and has experience in the fields of agricultural microbiology, molecular biology & biotechnology and metagenomics. He is currently investigating the genomics & proteomics of cold adapted microorganisms. He has published numerous articles in respected international journals, and filed three patents.