Dr. Sukhminderjit Kaur is working as Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India. She received her doctorate in 2008 from PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. She has experience of more than 23 years in academics and research and has published more than 58 research and review articles in high-impact factor journals and various book chapters (20). Two patents have been granted to her credit for biofertilizer formulation. She has edited two volumes of book titled, ‘Futuristic approaches in biofertilizer industry through metabolomics, proteomes and gene editing’ with Springer Nature. She has guided four doctorate students. She is a member of numerous scientific/professional societies including the Indian Science Congress, the Association of Microbiologists of India, and the Gastrointestinal Society of India. Her work is inclined towards exploring microorganisms in various applications such as biofertilizer development, probiotics, and bioremediation.