Essential Oil Research: Trends in Biosynthesis, Analytics, Industrial Applications and Biotechnological Production

Dr. Malik holds a doctoral degree in Plant Biotechnology from CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, India. Her main area of research is plant secondary metabolites and genetic manipulation. After post-doctoral studies in Brazil, Czech Republic, and United Kingdom, Dr. Malik joined the Biological and Health Sciences Center at Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA, Brazil). She is a member of the graduate research program at UFMA and is actively involved in research, teaching and supervising students at graduate and undergraduate levels. At present, she is working as a visiting researcher at University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, Australia. She has published more than 30 research/review articles and book chapters. She is also an editorial board member and reviewer of many International Scientific Journals. Dr. Malik has published two other books with Springer: Biotechnology and Production of Anti-Cancer Compounds (2017) and Production of Plant Derived Natural Compounds Through Hairy Root Culture (2018).