Shahid Mansoor

University of Karachi: B.Sc. (Hon)., 1986, M.Sc., 1987; Ph.D., Department of Virus Research, The John Innes Centre Norwich, U.K and the degree awarded by Department of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, 1999.

President Asian Federation of Biotechnology (AFOB) till date; Senior Advisor, Jamil ur Rehman Center for Genome Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi; Director, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad (2013-2022); Head, Agricultural Biotechnology Division, NIBGE (2006-2013)

Sitara e Imtiaz, 2009; HEC Distinguished National Professor, 2013; Fellow Pakistan Academy of Sciences, 2013; HEC Outstanding Performance Award (3 times); Research Productivity Award (each year for ten years)

The Royal Society Fellowship to work with Prof. Sir David Baulcombe, Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, UK; Fulbright Post-Doctoral Fellowship; Member, Pakistan Nuclear Society; Member, Pakistan Botanical Society

Genomics of plant viruses, insects, crops, livestock and microbes of economic importance; Plant-microbe interaction and their genetic basis; Genetic engineering in cotton and other crops; Genome engineering in cotton, wheat, rice, potato, and tomato for enhanced yield, disease resistance and stress tolerance; Genomic selection in livestock for enhanced milk and meat; Microbiome and other emerging areas for resilience in crops and livestock due to climate change; Technology based knowledge economy with focus on food security.