Sunuram Ray was born at Nilphamari, Bangladesh.  He is now a Senior Scientific Officer in Institute for Integrated Studies on the Sundarbans and coastal Ecosystems (IISSCE), Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh where he is a scientist since 2011. He completed his Honors in Fisheries at the Fisheries and Marine Resource Technology (FMRT) Discipline at Khulna University in 2010. Then, he did his MSc at the same Discipline on Fish Genetics and Biotechnology in 2012. He joined as a Scientific Officer at IISSCE in December 2011. He also obtained 2nd master on Water and Coastal Management from the University of Bologna, Italy and the University of Cadiz, Spain in 2017 under ERASMUS MUNDUS Scholarship. Later, he was awarded two Doctoral scholarships, MEXT/ Monbukagakusho in Japan and Predoctoral and Training Government Scholarship in Spain in same year, 2022. Presently, Mr. Ray is pursuing PhD research at Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Monels, and The University of Girona, Spain. His research focuses on Fish nutrition, Seaweeds, antimicrobial activity, antioxidant activity. His research vision is to take care of future food safety.

Anti Islam is a passionate researcher and academician with expertise inbiotechnology, genetic engineering, and coastal ecosystem studies. She earned her B.Sc. andM.S. in Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering from Khulna University, Bangladesh, andhas been serving as a Scientific Officer at the Institute for Integrated Studies on theSundarbans and Coastal Ecosystems (IISSCE) at Khulna University for nearly two years. Herresearch interests include antibiotic resistance, nanotechnology, microbiology, sustainabledrug development, and mangrove ecosystems, with a keen focus on integrating biotechnologywith public health and developmental biology. As a lifelong learner, Anti is exploringbioinformatics through training in Python programming and data science to further expandher research capabilities. She is deeply committed to contributing to scientific advancementand inspiring the next generation of researchers and innovators.