Dr. Prashant V. Thakare has did his M.Sc. (Biochemistry) and obtained Ph.D. from R.S.T.M. Nagpur University. Presently, he is working as an Associate Professor at P.G. Department of Biotechnology, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati. He has published more than 40 research papers and guided more than 10 students for Ph.D. He has more than 22 years of teaching and research experience. His area of expertise includes MDR, Genetic Engineering, Molecular Biology, DNA Barcoding and Plant Biotechnology.