Dr. D. Inbakandan, has started his career in National Institute of Ocean Technology, India and currently working as the Professor / Scientist – F Head, Centre for Ocean Research, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, India which is established with the MoES - Earth Science & Technology Cell for Marine Biotechnological Studies, recognized by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India and identified as the MSME – TIFAC Academic Partnership Center for Aquaculture Sector. He did his under graduation in Zoology and post graduation in Aquaculture. He obtained his doctorate degree in Marine Biology and Oceanography from the Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University. He published more than 54 research articles in peer reviewed journals, 13 book chapters, a book and 2 patents for his credit. He has also received the “Young Scientist Research Award (2014)” from the Science and Engineering Research Board, Govt. of India. He is being identified as one of the Core Investigators in the Marine Bioresource and Biotechnology Network Programme by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. He is serving as the Editorial board member of PLOS ONE, Mitochondrial DNA Part B Resources (Taylor & Francis), BMC Research Notes (Springer Nature); Guest Editor for Special issue in Journal of Basic Microbiology (Wiley) and Biomass Conversion & Biorefinery (Springer-Nature) and Reviewer board member of Fishes (MDPI) and Frontier in Marine Sciences. As a Principal Investigator, he handled and is handling DAE, DST, BRNS & MOES funded projects, as Co-Investigator in MOES, BRNS & DBT funded projects, Mentor for ICMR-SRF, Rufford fellows and Post Doctoral Research fellows till date. His research areas include Marine Biology and Ecology; Fisheries and Aquaculture; Marine Biofouling; Nanobiotechnology; Marine Omics; Coastal Conservation and Sustainable Development; Marine Environmental Education and Awareness.

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I’m an internationally recognized Agro-environmental expert with two and half decades of experience. I’m holding two MScs, the first one (In Zoology & Aquaculture), and the second is (in Natural Resources Management and Their Sustainability), and one Postgraduate Diploma in Wildlife Management Planning, obtained from well-known academic institutions. My research; and consultancy works aiming at Promoting the Innovative; Climate Smart, and Agroecological Agricultural Best Practices; Biodiversity conservation and Finding Creative Environmental Problem Solution. I’m an author; co-author and accredited international scientific writing peer reviewer (Scientific articles; MSc and PhD thesis; and technical reports). My publications are accessible at my Researchgate account: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Imadeddin_Albaba3 I’m a trainer, who executed training coach helping hundreds of professionals mastering strategic skills of agro-environmental technical writing; Aquaculture practices; biodiversity and environmental planning; innovative agricultural practices and many others disciplines. I’m a member of many international Unions, Societies, concerning with Science; wildlife; environment etc, I have had the opportunity to acquire efficient communication and organizational skills. Furthermore, I have gained significant experience through internships abroad (Russia 1988-1994; INDIA, 1999-2000; U.K; Spain; Greece & Germany) and many other countries around the world.