Advancing Biotechnology: From Science to Therapeutics and Informatics Technological Advancements in Biosciences and Biotechnology

This book offers the authors to share their opinion, news, research, reviews, and ideas on different aspects of biotechnology such as medical, plant biotechnology, food biotechnology, bioinformatic applications, systems biology, and biomedical engineering. World has witnessed the potential impact of biotechnology in various sectors. The ever-evolving nature of biotechnology and bioinformatics has resulted in an exponential increase in biotech entrepreneurship, industry-wide innovation, and development of novel technologies. Additionally, computational advancements including artificial intelligence, next generation sequencing, big data approaches, and complex algorithms have opened opportunities to understand the complex mechanisms and cellular behavior. The utility of this field has been appreciated worldwide; therefore, evaluating its applications, advancements, possibilities, challenges, ethics, and multidimensional utility will benefit scientific and non-scientific community for future applications.

Dr. Vibha Rani is working as Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India. After completing her Doctoral Studies from School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, she has continued her academic career where she teaches as well as guides doctorate students in the area of stress-induced anomalies and other development-related diseases. She is an academician as well as an accomplished young women scientist and has been in research for sixteen years. She has been honoured with the prestigious AR Rao Memorial Young Scientist Award, S.C Tyagi Young Faculty Award and Academic Brilliance Young Faculty Awards and South Asian Award in excellence in research which accounts for just few among the much recognition that she has.

Dr. Neha Atale is working as Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Cardiothoracic surgery, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA. She completed her Doctoral Studies in the Department of Biotechnology at Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India, seeking to broaden her horizons and gain valuable experience, she then ventured to the United States to pursue postdoctoral and industry opportunities. Her research interests are oxidative stress, endothelial glycocalyx, T cell immunology, and cancer. She is currently exploring the therapeutics to protect endothelial glycocalyx and delving into the understanding its mechanisms

and dynamics. She is also an academician and a highly accomplished researcher, boasting ten years of research experience.

Dr. Bhawna Saxena is working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering and IT, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida. She has a rich teaching and industry experience of around 10+ years. She holds a doctorate degree in Computer Science & Engineering from Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, and a Masters of Engineering (M.E.) degree from Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala. She was awarded the University Gold Medal during her M.E. After completing her doctoral studies, she has continued her academic career where she teaches as well as guides doctorate students.