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The discovery of CRISPR has revolutionized crop improvement in agriculture and is emerging as a key factor in addressing global food security challenges. This new volume, CRISPR-Based Gene Editing: A Solution for Global Food Security, highlights the new frontiers and applications of the cutting-edge CRISPR-based gene editing systems in plants and animals for their improvement. CONTENTS: About the Authors / Editors: Editors: Shakeel Ahmad, PhD Senior Scientific Officer and Consultant, Seed Center and Plant Genetic Resources Bank, Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Shakeel Ahmad, PhD, is Senior Scientific Officer and Consultant at the Seed Center and Plant Genetic Resources Bank, Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he is also is Principal Investigator of the Laboratory for Plant Genomics and Biotechnology. He and his team are curating the plant gene bank and developing the DNA fingerprints of available plant genetic resources using genomics and molecular tools. His lab is also involved in breeding new, trait-specific, and desirable crop varieties, employing new biotechnological and plant breeding techniques. Dr. Ahmad is also serving as a Focal Person of the Seed Center for international collaborations. He was awarded his PhD degree (Plant Breeding and Genetics/Molecular Biology/Biotechnology) from the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GSCAAS), Beijing, China. Then, being one of the pioneer postdoctoral fellows at the Centre for Advanced Studies in Agriculture and Food Security, UAF, Pakistan, he strengthened his expertise in plant genome editing and bioinformatics. He is a recipient of several prestigious scholarships, including a King Saud University Scholarship 2015, GSCAAS Scholarship 2017, and Beijing Government Scholarship 2020. Dr. Ahmad has published over 20 research articles in international peer-reviewed journals, including the Plant Biotechnology Journal, Briefings in Functional Genomics, Transgenic Research, Frontiers in Nutrition, Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers in Genetics, GM Crops & Food, The Crop Journal, Genes, Rice Science, Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, Journal of Plant Nutrition, and IJMS. In addition, he has also published quite a few book chapters with different publishers including Springer, Elsevier, and CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group). He serves as an editorial board member of the journal Frontiers in Genetics and as reviewer of several high-impact international scientific journals. In recognition of his contribution to research, the China National Rice Research Institute, GSCAAS, has awarded him the CNRRI Student’s S & T Award 2021. In addition, Dr. Ahmad is a member and an ambassador of the American Society of Plant Biologists, USA; a member of the Australasian Grain Science Association (AGSA), Australia; The American Phytopathological Society, USA; and a member of Scientific Committee of the Seed Center and Plant Genetic Resources Bank. His research interests include new gene identification, cloning and characterization, gene editing, stress physiology, molecular breeding, and genomics. He is particularly interested in developing climate resilient field crop varieties using next generation sequencing and new molecular plant breeding technologies to achieve zero hunger worldwide. Asif Ali Khan, PhD Chairperson National Seed Development and Regulatory Authority, Islamabad, Pakistan Asif Ali Khan, PhD, is Chairperson of National Seed Development and Regulatory Authority, Islamabad, Pakistan. He is a Professor Emeritus and UNESCO Chair and former Professor and Vice Chancellor of MNS University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan. He is an outstanding geneticist and plant breeder and has supervised 17 PhD candidates and authored 13 books as well as chapters and manuals, and over 150 research articles in high-quality journals. He developed several varieties of crops and vegetables for general cultivation, including Okra 3A, Rachna Maize, QS Super Sorghum Chenab Pasta Wheat and Spinach. He has contributed to breeding FH 87, a high oil content cotton variety as well as many promising cotton lines, like B622, B630, PB38, PB896, and MNH 1045. Dr. Khan also has contributed to improving protocol for efficient screening of crop plants for salinity tolerance, protocol for non-radioactive microsatellite enrichment, rapid method of DNA extraction, and a low-cost indigenous CEL 1 production protocol. He was appointed as Vice Chancellor of MNS University of Agriculture, Multan, in 2016 for two terms. In addition, he successfully launched different R&D and outreach and capacity building projects with international and local organizations. His accomplishments have been acknowledged by the Higher Education Commission with a Best Teacher Award and by the Government of Pakistan by conferring on him a Civil Award (Tamgha e Imtiaz) in 2020. Dr. Khan earned his PhD degree in Breeding and Genomics from the University of Liverpool, UK, and an MBA in Information Management Systems. He also served as a visiting professor at the University of California, Davis, USA. Muhammad Arshad Javed, PhD Professor and Head, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan Muhammad Arshad Javed, PhD, is currently serving as Professor and Head of the Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics at the University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. He earned his MS and PhD degrees from Kobe University, Japan. He has over 29 years of teaching, research, and development (R&D) experience. His expertise in plant sciences covers molecular genetics, tissue culture, haploid plant breeding, and agronomy. He served Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia (2011–2019). In addition, Prof. Javed has been awarded an excellent performance award (Citra Krishma), including a cash prize, for his excellent performance in teaching, research, and student development. He also received a Konvensyen Felo Award from IPF Malaysia in recognition of his services as a student advisor. He served in the Department of agriculture, Government of the Punjab and developed a fine rice variety “Shaheen Basmati,” which was approved by the Government of Pakistan for general cultivation for normal and saline soils. He has over ten research grants from national and international agencies. He has published over 65 research articles in international peer-reviewed journals and presented over 60 conference papers at different national and international conferences. |
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