Forest Fungi

Professor Azeem PhD is currently working as a Professor at the Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt. He completed his Ph.D. degree from Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt. Prof. Abdel-Azeem is a mycologist with particular interest in the ecology, taxonomy, biology, and conservation of fungi, especially on the members of the phylum Ascomycota. His research includes isolation, identification, and taxonomic assessments of these fungi with particular emphasis on those which produce bioactive materials from different ecological habitats especially endophytes. He is the editor in chief of Microbial Biosystems Journal (MBJ) and a reviewer of more than seven international journals. He has published more than 70 research paper journals, 27 book chapters in books published by international publishers, and 5 books Dr. Marieka Gryzenhout PhD is passionate about studying fungi (mycology). Her mycology career started when she developed a world monograph of the important tree pathogen fungal family Cryphonectriaceae. Her research instilled in her a hunger to discover fungal species, describe them and untangle taxonomic problems using a practical approach and making the knowledge available to diverse end-users who do not necessarily have the appropriate skills and background. Her current position as biosystematist in the Department of Genetics at the University of the Free State, is conducive to follow her research ideals. Currently she published 85 international peer reviewed articles, three books (one has been revised and released again) and four book chapters Dr. Soumya Ghosh is presently working as an Assistant Professor at the Natural and Medical Science Research Center, University of Nizwa, Nizwa, Oman since January, 2024. Previously, he worked as postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Genetics, University of the Free State, South Africa since September, 2019 - December, 2024. Following his completion of his PhD from Stellenbosch University, South Africa (2011-2015) he pursued his first postdoctoral studies at the Department of Biology, Thompson Rivers, University, BC, Canada (2016 -2017). After returning from Canada he joined as a visiting faculty of Microbiology at Kuchaman College, Rajasthan, India. Prior to his PhD, Dr Ghosh worked as Research Fellow position at the Department of Chronobiology, Biological Center, University of Gröningen, The Netherlands (2005). From 2005 to 2008, he worked as a Research Fellow at Department of Developmental Biology, Centre of Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), Tübingen University, Germany where he secured his Biologie-Diplomarbeit (2005-2006). Thereafter, he continued with same position at the Department of Systems Biology, Technical University Munich, Germany from 2008 to 2010. Dr Ghosh completed his Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology from Garware College, Pune, India in 1999 and subsequently his Master’s degree in Zoology at Pune University in 2001. Dr Ghosh is working on diverse fields ranging from plant biology to microbial diversity that will potentially lead to discovery of novel drug molecules. He has published 94 articles in peer reviewed journals such as Nature Climate change, Plant Cell, Biochemical Pharmacology, Diversity, Antibiotics, Current Microbiology, Frontiers in Microbiology, Scientific Reports, Applied Surface Science, Colloids and Surface A, Polyhedron and 9 book chapters. Dr.Teroj A. Mohammed PhD is currently working as a microbiologist at the Basic Science Department, College of Dentistry, University of Duhok and she is a Ph.D. candidate for medical microbiology.Teroj research includes isolation, identification, and taxonomic analysis of Microbiological organisms, emphasizing those that are Zoonotic and have an impact on human health, as well as special interest on fungi that produce biologically active compound . Her most recent attraction is for fungus consevation and biodiversity. She is a member of the American Society for Microbiology, the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Collaborator Network, and the Iraqi Mycologists newtwork . She has published more than 13 research paper journals, focusing on Microbe's human health effect and Fungal bibliography