About the Editors

Debmalya Barh holds an MSc in applied

genetics, an MTech in biotechnology, an MPhil
in biotechnology, a PhD in biotechnology,
a PhD in bioinformatics, a postdoc in bioinfor-
matics, and a PG in management. He is
honorary scientist at the Institute of Integrative
Omics and Applied Biotechnology (IIOAB),
India. Dr. Barh is experienced in both aca-
demic and industrial research for decades
and is an expert in integrative omics-based bio-
marker discovery, molecular diagnosis, and
precision medicine in various complex human
diseases and traits. He works with 400 + scien-
tists from more than 100 organizations across 40 + countries. Dr. Barh has pub-
lished over 150 research publications, 32 + book chapters, and has edited 20 +
cutting-edge, omics-related reference books published by Taylor & Francis,
Elsevier, and Springer. He frequently reviews articles for Nature publications,
Elsevier, AACR journals, NAR, BMC journals, PLOS ONE, and Frontiers, to
name a few. He has been recognized by Who’s Who in the World and Limca Book
of Records for his significant contributions in managing advanced scientific
research.

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xxii About the Editors

Vasco Azevedo is a senior professor of genetics

and deputy head of the Department of Genet-
ics, Ecology and Evolution at the Universidade
Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil. He is a mem-
ber of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and is
a Knight of the National Order of Scientific
Merit of the Brazilian Ministry of Science,
Technology and Innovation. He is also a
Researcher 1A of the National Council for Sci-
entific and Technological Development
(CNPq), which is the highest position. Profes-
sor Azevedo is a molecular geneticist who
graduated from veterinary school at the Fed-
eral University of Bahia in 1986. He obtained
his master’s (1989) and PhD (1993) degrees in
molecular genetics from the Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon
(INAPG) and Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), France,
respectively. He did his postdoctoral research at the Department of Microbiol-
ogy, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA, in 1994. In 2017, he
did another PhD in the field of bioinformatics. He has published more than
400 research articles, 3 books, and more than 30 book chapters. Professor
Azevedo is a pioneer in the genetics of Lactic Acid Bacteria and Corynebacterium
pseudotuberculosis in Brazil. He is specialized in and works on bacterial genetics,
genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and development of new vaccines and
diagnostics against infectious diseases.