Biography: Dr. Kamlesh Kumar Yadav is the Head – of Research and Development in the Biotechnology department at Brandenburg Innovation Pvt. Ltd., India. He obtained a Bachelor of Science (Hons) and Master of Science in Biotechnology at CCS University, Meerut, India, and Jiwaji University, Gwalior, India respectively. He earned a Ph.D. in Biotechnology at Defence Research Laboratory-DRDO, Min. of Defence, Tezpur (India), awarded from Jiwaji University, Gwalior, India. He has more than 11 years of academic and industrial research experience in different fields of microbiology/biotechnology. He published several research papers in prestigious international journals and presented research at international and national conferences. He is a reviewer and member of the editorial board for over eleven scientific journals, and has received awards from several prestigious journals including Journal of MicrobiologyOpen – Wiley Online Library (2020), Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology – Elsevier (2019), Infection, Genetics, and Evolution – Elsevier (2016), Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing by Science Domain International (2017). He is a Fellow member of the Society of Medical Arthropodology, Society of Entomology and Zoology Research, and Society of Agricultural Research and Social Development. He is a Life Member of the British Society for Parasitology, Association of Microbiologists of India, Indian Science Congress Association, National Academy of Vector-Borne Disease, Asian PGPR Society of Sustainable Agriculture, Indian Academicians and Researchers Association.

Dr. Kamlesh Kumar Yadav's interested fields of research are Insect microbiota; Vector-borne disease; application of microbiota; Medical microbiology- bacterial and fungal pathogens of plant and human infections. His present research focuses on developing chemical-free products for health and hygienic maintenance and human welfare.