Dr. Tapan Kumar Barik is working as an Assistant Professor in the Post Graduate Department of Zoology, Berhampur University, India. He has received Ph.D. from the Center for advance study in Zoology, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India. Previously, he has worked as a Project Coordinator at the National Institute of Malaria Research, an ICMR Institute to coordinate the research activities of World Bank-funded projects on mosquito biology. He was awarded Raman post-doctoral research fellowship by the University Grants Commission (UGC), Govt. of India.His research interests are focused on Entomology, Molecular Biology, Radiation Biology and Nanotechnology. He has contributed 13 book chapters in the national and international books and published 42 research/review papers in National and International journals of high repute. He is an editorial board member of several scientific journals, namely Advances of Entomology, Discourse Journals, Immunology and infectious diseases etc. He is a member of many international and national scientific societies and organizations, importantly, American Nanosociety and National Academy of Vector-Borne Diseases, India.