Fungal nanobiotechnology has emerged as one of the key technologies, and an eco-friendly, as a source of food and harnessed to ferment and preserve foods and beverages, as well as applications in human health (antibiotics, anti-cholesterol statins, and immunosuppressive agents), while industry has used fungi for large-scale production of enzymes, acids, biosurfactants, and to manage fungal disease in crops and pest control. With the harnessing of nanotechnology, fungi have grown increasingly important by providing a greener alternative to chemically synthesized nanoparticles.

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Dr. Ram Prasad is Assistant Professor, Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh. Dr. Prasad has completed his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Microbiology, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, UP, India, in collaboration with School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India. Dr. Prasad received his M.Sc. in Life Sciencesat JNUand was qualified CSIR-NET,ASRB-NET, and GATE. His areas of interest include plant microbe interaction, and agricultural and microbial nanobiotechnology. Dr. Prasad has ninety five publications to his credit, including research papers and book chapters, five patents issued or pending, and edited or authored four books. Dr Prasad also has 10 years of teaching experience, was awarded Young Scientist Award (2007) and Prof. J.S. DattaMunshi Gold Medal (2009) by International Society for Ecological Communications; FSAB fellowship (2010) by Society for Applied Biotechnology; Outstanding Scientist Award (2015) in the field of Microbiology by Venus International Foundation; andwas awarded the American Cancer Society UICC International Fellowship, USA (2014) for Beginning Investigators. In 2014 Dr Prasad served as Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, USA.

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1. Understanding Mechanism of Fungus Mediated Nanosynthesis: A Molecular Approach.- 2. Innovation of Strategies and Challenges for Fungal Nanobiotechnology.- 3. Marine-Derived Fungi: Potential Candidates for Fungal Nanobiotechnology.- 4. Green Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles by Fungi: Current Trends and Challenges.- 5. Microbial Enzymes: Current Features and Potential Applications in Nanobiotechnology.- 6. The Effect of Mycobiota on the Biointerface of Polyaniline Surface.- 7. Synthesis Techniques and Evaluation Methods of Nanoparticles as Fungicides.- 8. Plant Fungal Disease Management Using Nanobiotechnology as a Tool.- 9. Antifungal Products by Fungi in Food Nano-Packaging.- 10. Fungal Nanoparticles: An Emerging Tool in Medical Biology.- 11. Intervention of Fungi in Nano-Particle Technology and Applications. 12. Microbial Laccases and Nanobiotechnology: Environmental Perspective.- 13. Polymer Inorganic Nanocomposites: A Sustainable Antimicrobial Agents.- 14. Advances in Bio-Botanicals Formulations with Incorporation of Nanotechnology in Intensive Crop Management.- 15. Nano-Biofungicides: Emerging Trend in Insect Pest Control.- 16. Nanocellulose Production Using Cellulose Degrading Fungi.