Transforming Plant Genomes through CRISPR/Cas with Precision

Author Biography

Ankur Bhardwaj works as Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Shri Vaishnav Institute of Sciences, Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya, Indore, India. He holds a PhD (2021) in Molecular Biology and Microbiology from Mangalayatan University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. He has worked prominently in the fields of plant biotechnology, molecular biology, immuno-informatics and microbiology. Surendra Prakash Gupta (PhD) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biotechnology at Shri Vaishnav Institute of Sciences. He received a BSc Hons in Chemistry (2002) from Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, India; an MSc (2006) and MTech (2008) in Biotechnology from C.C.S University, Meerut, India and Uttarakhand Technical University, India, respectively; and a PhD (2015) in Biological Science from Dayalbagh Educational Institute. He has 16 years of academic experience under various university roles. His research areas include structural, molecular, and computational biology and the development of nano-composite materials. Dr Gupta qualified for GATE in 2006 in Life Science. He has published five research papers in international peer-reviewed journals, 14 book chapters, five conference papers and more than 30 conference abstracts. Recently, he has been recognized as an NPTEL (National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning) motivated learner and discipline star in the domain of Biosciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. He has supervised BTech and MSc Biotechnology students successfully and currently supervises two PhD candidates. He is also a member of several reputed professional bodies such as the International Association of Engineers, Education and Development Research, and a Lifetime Member of the Indian Academicians and Researchers Association and the Indian Society for Training and Development, Indore.