Dr. Biswajita Pradhan is currently working as an Assistant Professor at Model Degree College Rayagada. He was also served as Assistant Professor at the School of Biological Sciences, AIPH University, Bhubaneswar-752101, Odisha, India before joining here. He received his postdoc from the Department of Biotechnology, at Sangmyung University, Korea. He received a Master of Science degree from Berhampur University, Berhampur, Odisha, India. He is currently studying seaweed-derived bioactive compounds and their therapeutic applications in human health and disease.