Gaurav Kumar is an Associate Professor at the Department of Microbiology, School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Medical Microbiology and Master's in Applied Microbiology. Furthermore, he received his Ph.D. from VIT University. His research interests include microbial metabolites, phytomedicine, and nanomedicine.