Analysis of Pesticides and Microplastic: Co-occurrence and Emerging Threats to Life

Dr. Jasvir Kaur is an Assistant Professor at Chandigarh University, Mohali, India. She completed her M.Sc. in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (Hons.) from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar in 2010, and received her Ph.D. from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi in 2019. Dr. Kaur later worked as a Research Associate at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (2019–2022) on an ICMR-funded project. Her research interests include protein/enzyme-based biosensing of environmental pollutants (such as pesticides) and various biological markers (e.g., trypsin, alkaline phosphatase), as well as protein science and molecular biology. She has published 14 research papers in international journals and has an H-index of 10 (about 500 citations).

Prof. Prabhat K. Singh is a Scientific Officer (G) at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in Mumbai and an Associate Professor at Homi Bhabha National Institute. He earned his M.Sc. in Chemistry (Gold Medalist, 2005) from the University of Burdwan and completed his Ph.D. at Homi Bhabha National Institute in 2011 (Best Thesis Award), followed by postdoctoral research at the University of Pennsylvania. His research interests span ultrafast spectroscopy, supramolecular chemistry, and the development of self-assembled materials for biosensing applications. Prof. Singh has published around 147 papers in peer-reviewed journals (H-index 40 with nearly 4200 citations). His work has garnered numerous honors, including Young Scientist awards (DAE, ISCA, NASI), election to national (INSA, NASI) and global young academies and bodies (GYA, TWAS, IUPAC, ORCID), inclusion in Stanford’s list of top 2 % scientists worldwide (2021–22), and fellowship of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) and Biology (FRSB).