Dr. Abhishek Sharma is currently working as a Research Scientist cum Assistant Professor-III at Amity University Noida. Dr. Abhishek is an expert in the field of microbiology, with a focus on increasing agricultural output using natural organic compounds as a stimulant for the growth of microorganisms. Dr. Sharma has extensively worked with saprophytic fungi (Trichoderma spp, Mushroom fungi, Purpurocillium lilacinum), bacteria, and endophytes and studied their interaction with plants using the omics approach. He received the Scientist of the Year Award 2023 from the National Environmental Science Academy. He has one patent granted and three filed. He has one copyright on his technology related to microalgae utilization as a biofertilizer and edited one book on Vertical Farming. He is a former Research Professor at Michigan State University, USA.