He leads the microalgal biotechnology program. He has recently moved to Flinders after establishing a research program in industrial biotechnology and bioprocessing at Deakin University, Australia. Professor Puri’s research interests include microbial screening for bioactives production, extracting nutraceuticals for human health and food biotechnology applications. His group employs nanobiotechnology approaches for enhancing enzyme stability with respect to food processing and biofuel applications. From this Issue