Dr. Bhagwan Narayan Rekadwad works as an Assistant Professor of Evolutionary Microbiology at the Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya Deemed-to-be University, Mangalore (India). He supervises graduates, PhDs, and postdocs in Microbial Systematics and Extremophiles. He worked at institutes of national importance such as NCCS and SP Pune University in Pune before joining his current role. Dr. Rekadwad works as a subject expert on grant panels, editorial boards, and as a consultant all over the world.