Mr. Rayoni Ghosh, a PhD Scholar (Roll No. 25BTR2R11) working under the supervision of Dr. Ashish A. Prabhu, presented his work titled “Production and Enhancement of α-Ketoglutarate via Genetic Engineering and Bioprocess Optimization using Yarrowia lipolytica” at the 3rd International Conference on Frontiers in Industrial Biotechnology (ICFIBT-2026), held at St. Joseph’s College of Engineering on 30th and 31st March 2026. The conference was supported by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. He was awarded the Best Paper Award for his presentation.