Jose Fernando Solanilla Duque Editor

Prof. (Dr.) Thacheril Sukumaran Swapna is a Professor in the Department of Botany, University of Kerala, and Head of the Department of Biotechnology, University of Kerala, India. She completed her Ph.D. in the Department of Biotechnology, Cochin University of Science and Technology, India. She has 28 years of teaching and research experience, and has published 14 books and over 100 papers in reputed journals and conference proceedings. Her research interests include the identification of bioactive molecules, drug discovery, in vitro secondary metabolite production, and medicinal plant conservation.

Prof. (Dr.) Jose Fernando Solanilla Duque holds a degree in Agro-Industrial Engineering from Universidad La Gran Colombia (Colombia), a postgraduate specialisation in Natural Products Chemistry from Universidad del Tolima (Colombia), and a Ph.D.in Colloid and Interface Science and Technology from Universidad Pablo de Olavide (Spain). He is a Full Professor at Universidad del Cauca, where his research focuses on the interfacial rheology of biopolymers, biomaterials and food systems. He has authored 137 publications and is involved in starch-based patent developments.

Prof. (Dr.) Raul Rodriguez Herrera is professor at the Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila, Mexico. He has published 430 referred publications, 8 books, and has 13 conferred patents. His research focuses on (1) identification and cloning of microbial and plant genes, (2) valorization of agro-industrial residues, and (3) sustainable functional food production. Dr. Rodriguez serves as a reviewer for more than 25 JCR Journals and has been selected as an evaluator for different scientific institutions around the world. He has also won many scientific prizes.