Nanoparticles in Plant Biotic Stress Management

Dr. Masudulla Khan, Assistant Professor of Botany, Women's College, Aligarh Muslim University, India

Dr. Khan is working as an assistant professor of Botany at Women’s College, Aligarh Muslim University, India. He received a Ph.D. degree in Botany from Aligarh Muslim University in 2019. Dr. Khan qualified Junior Research Fellowship (CSIR/UGC- NET/JRF/SRF) Exam in 2014 with a 67 rank conducted by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research/University Grant Commission. He also qualified National Eligibility Test Exam conducted by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research/Agriculture Scientist Recruitment Board (ICAR/ASRB-NET, 2018). Dr. Khan is working on the research field of plant disease complexes including nematodes, fungi, and bacteria and their management. Currently, he focuses on the sustainable management of plant diseases by developing novel eco-friendly pesticides. Dr. Khan has published research articles in reputed journals and has considerable experience in sharing his research findings at national as well as international conferences and seminars.

Jen-Tsung Chen, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Life Sciences, National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Jen-Tsung Chen is a professor of cell biology at the National University of Kaohsiung in Taiwan. He also teaches genomics, proteomics, plant physiology, and plant biotechnology. Dr. Chen’s research interests include bioactive compounds, chromatography techniques, plant molecular biology, plant biotechnology, bioinformatics, and systems pharmacology. He is an active editor of academic books and journals to advance the exploration of multidisciplinary knowledge involving plant physiology, plant biotechnology, nanotechnology, ethnopharmacology, and systems biology. He serves as an editorial board member and a guest editor in reputed journals. Dr. Chen published books in collaboration with international publishers and he is handling book projects on diverse topics such as drug discovery, herbal medicine, medicinal biotechnology, nanotechnology, bioengineering, plant functional genomics, plant speed breeding, epigenetics, functional RNAs, and CRISPR-based plant genome editing. Dr. Chen has been included in the World's Top 2% Scientists 2023 by Stanford University.