Meet the editor

Ibrokhim Y. Abdurakhmonov received a BS (1997) in Biotechnology from the National University, an MS in Plant Breeding (2001) from Texas A&M University, USA, a Ph.D. (2002) in Molecular Genetics, a Doctor of Science (2009) in Genetics, and a full professorship (2011) in Molecular Genetics and Molecular Biotechnology from Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan. He founded (2012) the Center of Genomics and Bioinformatics of Uzbeki-

stan. Dr. Abdurakhmonov received "The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Award" in 2010, and "ICAC Cotton Researcher of the Year 2013" for his outstanding contribution to cotton genomics and biotechnology. He was elected a TWAS fellow (2014) and a member (2017) of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan. In 2017, he was appointed as a Minister of Innovative Development of Uzbekistan.
