Practical handbook of the biology and molecular diversity of Trichoderma species from Tropical regions

Shafiquzzaman Siddiquee is an associate professor in the Biotechnology Research Institute of Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Malaysia. Dr. Siddiquee obtained his MSc (Molecular Microbiology) and PhD (Bioelectrochemistry) degrees in 2008 and 2010, respec- tively, from University Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malay-sia. In 2011, he received a Best Post Graduate Award from UPM for being the most outstanding postgraduate student of the year. In 2014, he was the winner of the ProSPER.net-Scopus Young Scientist Award in the cat-egory of Sustainable Agriculture. He served as a guest professor at the Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Chemo- and Biosensors of the Regensburg University, Germany, in 2016. Currently he is a head of the UMS Biosensor Research Group. He has involved in varying types of research areas such as chemosensors- or biosensors-based research, management of food wastes, and Trichoderma biodiversity and its applications. He has published over 85 refereed journal articles, 4 books, 12 book chapters, and 38 proceeding papers. His find-ings yielded, so far, 4 patents, 5 invited speaking engage- ments, and 40 research awards, including notable award of MOHE entrepreneurial Project Award 2015 and International Conference and Exposition on Inventions by Institutions of Higher Learning 2015 (PECIPTA 2015). Dr. Siddiquee has established relevant research group networks both nationally and internationally. In pop culture, Dr. Siddiquee’s findings have been broad-cast in national (Malaysia) TV stations (TV1, TV2, and TV7) as well as highlighted in various print media.