**Meet the editor**

Dr. Mohamed El-Esawi is currently a visiting research fellow at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and an assistant professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Botany Department of Tanta University in Egypt. Dr. El-Esawi received his BSc and MSc degrees from Tanta University and his PhD degree in Plant Genetics and Molecular Biology from Dublin Insti-

tute of Technology in Ireland. Afterwards, Dr. El-Esawi joined the University of Warwick in the UK, University of Sorbonne (Paris VI) in France and University of Leuven (KU Leuven) in Belgium as a visiting research fellow. His research focuses on plant genetics, genomics, molecular biology, molecular physiology, developmental biology, plant-microbe interaction and bioinformatics. He has authored several international journal articles and book chapters and participated at more than 60 conferences and workshops worldwide. Dr. El-Esawi is currently involved in several research projects on biological sciences.
