Meet the editors

Dr. Mohammad Manjur Shah obtained a Ph.D. from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), India, in 2003. He is a pioneer in the field of insect parasitic nematodes and has presented his findings at several conferences and published articles in various international journals. He completed two post-doctoral fellowships under the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, before joining Yusuf Maitama Sule University Kano

(YUMSUK), Nigeria, as an associate professor in 2015. Dr. Shah is the editor of six books and a reviewer for several scientific journals.

Dr. Umar Sharif obtained an MSc and Ph.D. from Bayero University Kano (BUK), Nigeria. Since 1990, he has been actively involved in teaching as well as various research programmes. He has good experience in the field of pathology. He is a member of various scientific societies in Nigeria and well versed in various fields of biology with constructive criticism and review. He has presented his findings at various conferences and published

papers in journals of international repute.

Dr. Tijjani Rufai Buhari obtained a Ph.D. from Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2012. At present, he is the director of Academic Planning, at Yusuf Maitama Sule University Kano (YUMSUK), Nigeria. Since 2007, he has been engaged in teaching and research in biology, particularly namely developmental biology, embryology, fisheries and aquaculture, marine biology, environmental microbiology, genetics, general biology, food and

nutrition, and food sanitation. Apart from publishing many papers in journals of international repute, Dr. Buhari has attended and presented papers at many conferences, seminars, and workshops.

Dr. Tijjani Sabiu Imam obtained a Ph.D. in Environmental Biology from Bayero University Kano (BUK), Nigeria, in 2013. Currently, he is the head of the Department of Biology, BUK. He has been actively involved in teaching and research in addition to his various administrative responsibilities. He has published his findings in numerous international and national journals as well as in proceedings of scientific conferences, seminars, con-

gregations, and workshops. His main areas of research are environmental biology, parasitology, and public health.

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