Microbiome and Human Health

Sher Ali (MSc Gold Medalist, PhD, FNA, FASC, FNASc, FSASc and JCBNF) works at Era University, India, as Distinguished Professor and Dean of Research and Development. He has been a recipient of the Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation Fellowship, Germany, and Fulbright Fellowship, USA. His research and academic experience spans institutions such as Max Planck Institute for Immunobiology (Germany), University of Utah (USA), Georgetown University (USA), and Australian National University. With over four decades of expertise in Molecular Genetics, Genomics, Gene Expression, and Precision Medicine, his current focus is on the microbiome’s role in human health. He also has a keen interest in Clinical Psychology and Human Behaviour, believing that understanding human behaviour can alleviate stress and promote well-being through timely counselling.

Anam Farooqui is an expert in computational biology, currently engaged as Project Scientist at the ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive and Child Health. Her work covers Functional Genomics, large scale Data Management and Systems Biology. She holds a MSc degree in Biosciences, an MPhil in Computational Biology, and a PhD degree in Bioinformatics from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.