Meet the editor

Dr Mahmood-ur-Rahman Ansari is an Assistant Professor of molecular biology in the Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, GC University – Faisalabad, Pakistan. He received his BSc (Hons) degree in plant breeding and genetics from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan in 2003. He received his MPhil and PhD in molecular biology from the National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, Lahore, Pakistan

in 2006 and 2011 respectively. He has published over 50 papers in international peer-reviewed journals in the field of molecular biology, biotechnology, and bioinformatics. He has also published 8 book chapters and edited 2 books. He is involved in research projects to understand the molecular mechanisms of stress tolerance in plants, especially cotton and sunflower. He has been involved in the genetic modification of cotton and rice, including their greenhouse and field testing as well as biosafety studies. He is a member of various national and international professional societies. He is a founding member and on the Board of Directors of the Pakistan Society for Computational Biology (PSCB) since 2012. He is also a member of the International Cotton Genome Initiative (ICGI) since 2004.

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