Meet the editor

Dr. Theerthankar Das is a senior research fellow at the University of Sydney, Australia, with expertise in bacterial virulence factors, biofilm formation, and antimicrobial drug discovery. He has been awarded research funding/grants from the Australian Government totaling more than 4.5 million AUD. To date, Dr. Das has authored and co-authored forty-two publications in journals and eight book chapters. He is an academic editor

of books and a reviewer for many high-impact scientific journals. He currently supervises Ph.D., master's, and honors students and is involved in academic teachings. Dr. Das' research has initiated the establishment of strong collaborations with industry, hospital, and research institutes.

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