Dr. Abhishek Chauhan obtained his B.Sc. in Industrial Microbiology and M.Sc., Ph.D. in Microbiology from Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar, U.K., India. He is currently working as a Senior Scientist at Amity University, Noida, UP, India and formerly worked as a Scientist 'C' and Head, Department of Microbiology, Shriram Institute for Industrial Research (SRI), Delhi, India. He is known for his analytical and research mind-set and supervised approximately more than twenty-five Industry sponsored projects. He has developed and validated several microbiological methods related to food, water, drugs and pharmaceutical. Dr. Chauhan has participated in 35th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica and 10th Indian Southern Ocean Expedition, scientific ventures of Ministry of Earth Science, Govt. of India. He has a total 15 years of rich experience and has guided more than ten post graduate students on emerging issues of Microbiology and Biotechnology. He has authored a research bookon key aspects of "Antibacterial Activity of Cyanobacteria" and Edited a book entitled Plants and Microbes: An Innovative approach. He has delivered various plenary lectures and invited talk at various symposium and conferences and has been a key speaker of teleconferencing talk on "Food and Diet" under EduSAT network, Vigyan Prasar, DST, Govt. of India. He has been a reviewer for many peer reviewed journals and published more than 45 research papers and honored with prestigious awards such as 'Young Scientist Award' (2013); STOX-Appreciation Award (2016); NCEEBR-Certificate of Excellence for Oral Presentation; Best Presentation Award (IIPA-DST Govt. of India) 2012. He has also been certified on various quality certification and Accreditations such as ISO: 17025 (Laboratory Quality Management System), ISO: 17043 (Proficiency Testing), ISO: 22000, ISO:9001, ISO:14001. He is an active member of the Indian Science Congress Association, Society for Plant Research and Association of Microbiologists of India.