Emerging Pandemics

Dr. Sadaf Nazneen is a PhD in Environmental Sciences from School of Environmental Sciences (SES), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India. She works on the interface of Environmental Chemistry and Biology. Dr. Nazneen has over 10 years of experience in various fields related to environmental pollution, nutrient cycling, carbon sequestration and climate change. Dr. Nazneen has a M.Sc degree in Biosciences and has sound knowledge of Biological and Environmental subjects. Currently, she is Dr D. S. Kothari Postdoctoral fellow at Department of Civil Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia. Her area of research is Coastal Biogeochemistry and Ecology. For her PhD, she has worked on Chilika Lagoon, Asia's largest lagoon and a Ramsar Site. She has published several papers, book chapters and conference papers out of her PhD work. She is also actively involved in teaching Civil and Environmental Engineering students in her department.

Dr. Luther King Abia is a Professor of Applied and Environmental Microbiologist at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He is also the Founder and CEO of the Environmental Research Foundation (ERF). His research focuses on but is not limited to, antimicrobial resistance in the environment and how this relates to humans and animals through the One Health approach, using culture and molecular techniques, including metagenomics and whole-genome sequencing. He has over 20 years of experience as a microbiologist and is involved in many projects, including monitoring water and soil for human pathogens, especially antibiotic-resistant ones, under changing climates. He has published over 80 journal articles, six chapters, and one book. He has also graduated several PhD and MSc students.

Dr. Sughosh Madhav is presently working as Dr. D. S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellow (DSKPDF) in the Department of Civil Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. He obtained his master's degree from the Department of Environmental Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He earned his doctorate from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. The area of his doctoral research is the environmental impact of industrial effluents on groundwater and soil quality. He has published various research papers and book chapters in the field of environmental geochemistry, water pollution, wastewater remediation, and climate change. He also edited seven books in Wiley, Springer, and Elsevier publications on various environmental issues.