Arpna KumariDr. Arpna Kumari is working as a Senior Researcher in the Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, Russia. She possesses 7 years of research experience in the field of Plant Physiology with special emphasis on various abioti stressors (i.e., drought, salinity, heat, heavy metals, organic contaminants, etc.); stress mitigation strategies; roles of nanotechnology in sustainable agriculture and contaminated soil restorations; cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of emerging pollutants. She has earned her doctoral degree in Life Sciences with specialization in Botany from Guru Nanak Dev University, Punjab, India. She has presented her research work in various national and international institutions like the National University of Singapore, National Botanical Research Institute, Panjab University, IIT-Delhi, etc. Read More Read Less