Prof. (Dr.) Pradyumna Kumar Mishra is currently Head of the Division of Environmental Biotechnology, Genetics & Molecular Biology (EBGMB) at ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health (ICMR-NIREH), Bhopal, India. Prof. Mishra is a recipient of prestigious Fulbright-Nehru Fellowship (USA) and Africa-India Mobility Fellowship (DBT-Wellcome Trust & African Academy of Sciences) and Fellow of National Academy of Medical Sciences of India (FAMS). Prof. Mishra is a Professor in the Faculty of Medical Research at AcSIR, India. His current research focuses on the development of low-cost nano-biosensors for predicting future disease susceptibility using cell-free circulating mitochondrial epigenetic signatures as a bio-matrix. His track record of academic accomplishments is backed up by more than 200 primary peer-reviewed publications. He has several collaborative research projects with leading academic investigators in established centers of excellence both in India and abroad.