Marine Biotechnology: A Gateway to Blue Economy

The marine environment has always been beneficial to mankind in one way or another. With advancements in scientific knowledge and technological development, novel aspects of marine resources have been and are being revealed that can be harnessed for sustainable development of blue economy. The book Marine Biotechnology: A Gateway to Blue Economy is an attempt to present before the scientific community, a compilation of recent developments in the field of marine biotechnology contributed by leading scientists of international repute. The book covers diverse roles of marine biotechnology, including in agriculture, probiotics, health sector, novel biomolecules, biochemicals, biomedicine, and pharmaceuticals.

Anjana K. Vala, associated with Department of Life Sciences, M.K. Bhavnagar University, is a Ph.D. in Microbiology. She has 25 years of PG teaching and research experience. Her research areas include marine microbial diversity and physiology, bioremediation and nanobiotechnology. She had received DST Fast Track Young Scientists, CSIR SRA and DST Women Scientists (WOS-A) fellowships. Dr. Vala has over 70 publications, 3 books, 1 co-edited special issue of journal and 1 patent to her credit.

Dushyant R. Dudhagara is a Faculty at the Department of Life Sciences, Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta University. He is a Ph.D. in Microbiology and recipient of National Post-Doctoral Fellowship and international senior research fellowship. Dr. Dudhagara’s research areas of interest include marine and environment microbiology and microbial ecology. Based on his research work, he has published more than 35 research papers. He is an editorial board member in Elsevier Journal. He has received various international awards.