The Genome Editing Frontier: Emerging Methods and Applications
暫譯: 基因編輯前沿：新興方法與應用

《基因編輯前沿：新興方法與應用》提供了對這一轉變的全面且前瞻性的探索，追溯了該領域從基礎分子工具到當今高精度、整合人工智慧的基因工程平台的發展過程。

Dr. Neelanjana Choudhury is currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology at C. V. Raman Global University (CGU), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, with nearly 10 years of combined teaching and research experience. Her research expertise covers molecular biology, genomics, proteomics, gene expression studies, bioinformatics, ecotoxicology, aquatic toxicology, and applied biotechnology. She is an active contributor to intellectual property development, with 1 granted utility patent and 3 published patents (utility and design) in areas including novel drug development, bioactive compound extraction, green energy, biopolymers, and sustainable biotechnological systems. Her granted patent on anthocyanin isolation represents a significant contribution toward novel formulations for cancer and diabetes management. Dr. Choudhury has made notable contributions to molecular research through more than 18 international GenBank accessions, strengthening global biological databases and enhancing India's representation in international repositories. She has published over 30 peer-reviewed research articles in the reputed Scopus, and SCI indexed international journals, along with two international books published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany. She has successfully guided 31 postgraduate students and is currently supervising 4 Ph.D. research scholars. An internationally recognized academician, she has served as an invited, plenary, and keynote speaker at global conferences held in Canada, Japan, and the USA. Her achievements have been recognized through prestigious awards, including the Young Biotechnologist Award (2023) and Eminent Scientist Award (2023). She has also been a recipient of the "University Research Fellowship", "Best Poster Award" in National Symposium on Plant Health Management for food security and safety (2016) by the Indian Phytopathology Society, and has secured First Rank in the "Biotech Talent Search Examination" conducted by BCIL, India. She also actively serves as a reviewer and editor for multiple international journals, contributing significantly to global scientific collaboration.

Dr. Jyoti Prakash Sahoo is a dynamic researcher and academician currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture and Allied Sciences at C.V. Raman Global University, Bhubaneswar, India. Dr. Sahoo completed his M.Sc. (2016) and PhD (2023) in Agricultural Biotechnology from Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, India and Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar, India respectively. His notable works include dissecting genetic architecture for Cercospora leaf spot, yellow mosaic virus, charcoal rot disease resistance in mung bean, molecular breeding strategies for stress resilience in crops, sustainable management of viral pathogens in okra, drought tolerance genetics in rice using microsatellite markers, and BADH2 gene-specific sequence variation and phylogenetic relationship in aromatic rice. His scholarly contributions have received over 1,000 citations, reflecting strong national and international research impact. He has published over 50 peer-reviewed research and review articles indexed by Scopus, and SCI, while also authoring 7 edited books and over 35 important chapters for widely-referenced agricultural biotechnology books. He is an active contributor to intellectual property development with 1 granted design patent. Dr. Sahoo has made notable contributions to molecular research through more than 9 NCBI GenBank accessions, strengthening global biological databases and enhancing India's representation in international repositories. He has successfully guided 13 M.Sc. (Biotechnology) students and is currently supervising 2 Ph.D. (Biotechnology) students. He actively contributes as an editorial board member in Nature-Scientific Reports, BMC Genomics and servers as a potential peer reviewer for more than 80 prestigious international journals. He also holds life memberships in professional societies including the Society of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics and Indian Society of Plant Breeders. His outstanding contributions to plant molecular biology and biotechnology have been recognized with prestigious honors, including the young scientist award (2021), the university best PhD thesis award of OUAT (2023), and multiple best oral presentation awards (2023) at national and international conferences.

Prof. (Dr.) Dilip Kumar Dash is currently serving as Dean, Agriculture and Allied Sciences at C.V. Raman Global University, Bhubaneswar. With an illustrious academic career spanning over 42 years, he has made outstanding contributions to teaching, research, academic leadership, and policy advisory roles in the field of Horticulture. He obtained his Doctoral degree from the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India. Throughout his career, Prof. Dash has held several prestigious academic and administrative positions, including Dean, College of Horticulture, and College of Agriculture, Chiplima, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), as well as Professor and Head, Department of Fruit Science and Horticulture Technology, College of Agriculture, Bhubaneswar, OUAT. Prof. Dash's research expertise is centered on crop improvement in major fruit crops, particularly coconut, papaya, and mango. His work spans diverse areas such as combining ability analysis, genetic divergence, molecular and morphological characterization, gamma radiation sensitivity studies, characterization of indigenous germplasm, plant tissue culture (callus induction and indirect regeneration), and evaluation of organic amendments for enhanced tree growth and yield. His research also addresses tree rejuvenation, canopy management, drip fertigation, and growth dynamics in perennial horticultural systems, contributing to sustainable and climate-resilient horticulture. A highly prolific researcher, Prof. Dash has published more than 100 research papers in Scopus-, SCI-, and NAAS-indexed national and international journals. He is a co-author of 4 books, has contributed 2 book chapters, and has edited 51 undergraduate practical manuals across horticulture and agriculture disciplines. Beyond academia, Prof. Dash has rendered significant service to the government and national agricultural bodies. He has served as a Member, Technical Committee, Directorate of Horticulture, Government of Odisha, India; Member, Technical Advisory Committee of the Coconut Development Board (CDB) Farm; Member, State-Level Monitoring Committee for implementation of CDB schemes; and Member, Seed Nut Procurement Committee of CDB. He has also contributed as a Resource Person for horticultural training programs, Co-Scientist (Horticulture) in the DBT-supported Rural Bio-Resource Complex, Puri District, Odisha, India, Member of the Monitoring Committee under the Technology Mission, and Team Member for the identification of new areas for oil palm cultivation in Odisha, India. Through his visionary academic leadership, impactful research, and sustained engagement with policy and extension activities, Prof. Dash continues to make enduring contributions to horticultural science, agricultural education, and sustainable rural development.

Dr. Satyabrata Nanda, PhD, is a progressive researcher and academician in Biotechnology, currently serving as Associate Dean at the School of Biotechnology, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha. With over a decade of sustained teaching and research experience, he has established himself as a recognized expert in molecular plant-pest interactions, functional genomics, RNA interference (RNAi), and precision pest management. Dr. Nanda has authored more than 75 peer-reviewed research articles in reputed SCI- and Scopus-indexed journals, covering insect functional genomics, RNAi-based biopesticides, plant stress biology, gene family evolution, and sustainable crop protection. His scholarly contributions have received over 1,500 citations, with a Scopus h-index of 21, reflecting strong national and international research impact. Dr. Nanda has successfully secured competitive extramural research funding from agencies such as SERB, Government of India, and international postdoctoral grants from China. He has led multidisciplinary projects on brown planthopper-rice interactions, microRNA-mediated regulation, and RNAi-based pest control strategies. His research excellence has been recognized through multiple prestigious awards, including the Young Scientist Award, Distinguished Achiever Award, Abel Wolman Memorial Award, Eminent Achiever's Award, and an Overseas Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Demonstrating strong translational impact, he holds four patents, including one utility patent and multiple design patents focused on IoT-enabled pest monitoring systems and sustainable agri-technologies. He serves on the editorial boards of BMC Plant Biology and BMC Genomics, acts as Review Editor for Frontiers in Plant Science, and mentors doctoral, postgraduate, and undergraduate students while providing effective academic leadership as Associate Dean and Coordinator of the Centre for Genetics and Genomics.

Neelanjana Choudhury 博士 目前擔任印度奧里薩邦布巴內斯瓦爾 C. V. Raman Global University (CGU) 生物技術系的助理教授，擁有近 10 年的教學和研究經驗。她的研究專長涵蓋分子生物學、基因組學、蛋白質組學、基因表達研究、生物資訊學、生態毒理學、水生毒理學及應用生物技術。她在智慧財產權發展方面積極貢獻，擁有 1 項授權的實用專利和 3 項已發表的專利（實用及設計），涉及新藥開發、生物活性化合物提取、綠色能源、生物聚合物及可持續生物技術系統。她在花青素分離方面的專利代表了對癌症和糖尿病管理新配方的重要貢獻。Choudhury 博士通過超過 18 項國際 GenBank 登錄，對分子研究做出了顯著貢獻，增強了全球生物數據庫並提升了印度在國際資料庫中的代表性。她在知名的 Scopus 和 SCI 索引的國際期刊上發表了超過 30 篇經過同行評審的研究文章，並由德國 LAP Lambert Academic Publishing 出版了兩本國際書籍。她成功指導了 31 名研究生，並目前指導 4 名博士研究生。作為國際公認的學者，她曾在加拿大、日本和美國的全球會議上擔任受邀、全體及主題演講者。她的成就獲得了多項榮譽，包括 2023 年的青年生物技術獎和 2023 年的傑出科學家獎。她還曾獲得「大學研究獎學金」、「最佳海報獎」於 2016 年印度植物病理學會的國家研討會上，並在印度 BCIL 主辦的「生物技術人才搜尋考試」中獲得第一名。她還積極擔任多本國際期刊的審稿人和編輯，對全球科學合作做出了重要貢獻。

Jyoti Prakash Sahoo 博士 是一位充滿活力的研究者和學者，目前擔任印度 C.V. Raman Global University 農業與相關科學學院生物技術系的助理教授。Sahoo 博士於 2016 年在印度喬爾哈特的阿薩姆農業大學獲得碩士學位，並於 2023 年在印度奧里薩農業與技術大學（OUAT）獲得博士學位。他的顯著工作包括解析 Cercospora 葉斑、黃花斑病毒、綠豆的炭疽病抗性、作物抗逆分子育種策略、秋葵中病毒病原的可持續管理、利用微衛星標記的水稻抗旱遺傳學，以及香米中 BADH2 基因特異序列變異和系統發育關係。他的學術貢獻獲得了超過 1,000 次引用，反映出強大的國內外研究影響力。他在 Scopus 和 SCI 索引的期刊上發表了超過 50 篇經過同行評審的研究和綜述文章，並撰寫了 7 本編輯書籍和超過 35 章重要的農業生物技術書籍。他在智慧財產權發展方面也有積極貢獻，擁有 1 項授權的設計專利。Sahoo 博士通過超過 9 項 NCBI GenBank 登錄對分子研究做出了顯著貢獻，增強了全球生物數據庫並提升了印度在國際資料庫中的代表性。他成功指導了 13 名碩士（生物技術）學生，並目前指導 2 名博士（生物技術）學生。他還積極擔任《Nature-Scientific Reports》、《BMC Genomics》的編輯委員會成員，並擔任超過 80 本知名國際期刊的潛在同行評審。他還是生物技術與生物資訊學會及印度植物育種學會的終身會員。他在植物分子生物學和生物技術方面的卓越貢獻獲得了多項榮譽，包括 2021 年的青年科學家獎、OUAT 2023 年的最佳博士論文獎，以及 2023 年在國內外會議上獲得的多項最佳口頭報告獎。

Dilip Kumar Dash 教授（博士） 目前擔任印度布巴內斯瓦爾 C.V. Raman Global University 農業與相關科學學院的院長。擁有超過 42 年的卓越學術生涯，他在園藝學領域的教學、研究、學術領導和政策諮詢方面做出了傑出貢獻。他在印度班加羅爾的農業科學大學獲得博士學位。在他的職業生涯中，Dash 教授曾擔任多個著名的學術和行政職位，包括奧里薩農業與技術大學（OUAT）園藝學院和農業學院的院長，以及 OUAT 農業學院果樹科學與園藝技術系的教授和系主任。Dash 教授的研究專長集中在主要水果作物的作物改良上，特別是椰子、木瓜和芒果。他的研究涵蓋多個領域，如結合能力分析、遺傳分歧、分子和形態特徵分析、伽馬輻射敏感性研究、本土種質的特徵化、植物組織培養（愈傷組織誘導和間接再生）以及有機改良劑對樹木生長和產量的評估。他的研究還涉及樹木再生、樹冠管理、滴灌施肥和多年生園藝系統中的生長動態，為可持續和氣候韌性的園藝做出貢獻。作為一位高產的研究者，Dash 教授在 Scopus、SCI 和 NAAS 索引的國內外期刊上發表了超過 100 篇研究論文。他是 4 本書的共同作者，貢獻了 2 章書籍，並編輯了 51 本涵蓋園藝和農業學科的本科實驗手冊。除了學術界，Dash 教授還為政府和國家農業機構提供了重要服務。他曾擔任印度奧里薩邦園藝局技術委員會成員、椰子發展委員會（CDB）農場技術諮詢委員會成員、CDB 計劃實施的州級監督委員會成員，以及 CDB 種子堅果採購委員會成員。他還作為園藝培訓計劃的資源人員，擔任印度奧里薩邦普里區 DBT 支持的農村生物資源綜合體的園藝科學家，並在技術任務下的監督委員會中擔任成員，參與識別印度奧里薩邦油棕種植的新區域。通過其具前瞻性的學術領導、影響力研究和持續參與政策及推廣活動，Dash 教授持續為園藝科學、農業教育和可持續農村發展做出持久貢獻。

Satyabrata Nanda 博士，博士，是一位進步的生物技術研究者和學者，目前擔任奧里薩邦 Centurion University of Technology and Management 生物技術學院的副院長。擁有超過十年的教學和研究經驗，他已建立自己在分子植物-害蟲相互作用、功能基因組學、RNA 干擾（RNAi）和精準害蟲管理方面的專業知識。Nanda 博士在知名的 SCI 和 Scopus 索引期刊上發表了超過 75 篇經過同行評審的研究文章，涵蓋昆蟲功能基因組學、基於 RNAi 的生物農藥、植物壓力生物學、基因家族演化和可持續作物保護。他的學術貢獻獲得了超過 1,500 次引用，Scopus h-index 為 21，反映出強大的國內外研究影響力。Nanda 博士成功獲得了來自印度政府 SERB 等機構的競爭性外部研究資金，以及來自中國的國際博士後獎學金。他主導了多學科項目，研究褐飛蝨與水稻的相互作用、微小 RNA 介導的調控和基於 RNAi 的害蟲控制策略。他的研究卓越性獲得了多項榮譽，包括青年科學家獎、傑出成就獎、Abel Wolman 紀念獎、傑出成就獎和來自中國農業科學院的海外博士後獎學金。Nanda 博士在轉化影響方面表現出色，擁有四項專利，包括一項實用專利和多項設計專利，專注於物聯網（IoT）驅動的害蟲監測系統和可持續農業技術。他擔任《BMC Plant Biology》和《BMC Genomics》的編輯委員會成員，並擔任《Frontiers in Plant Science》的審稿編輯，同時指導博士、碩士和本科生，並作為副院長和遺傳學與基因組學中心的協調員提供有效的學術領導。