Prof. Chittaranjan Kole is an internationally reputed scientist with an illustrious professional career spanning over thirty-eight years and original contributions in the fields of plant genomics and biotechnology leading to the publication of more than 150 research articles in globally leading journals. He has edited over 160 books for the leading publishers of the world including Springer Nature, Wiley-Blackwell and Taylor & Francis Group. His works and editing acumen have been appreciated by seven Nobel Laureates including Profs. Norman Borlaug, Arthur Kornberg, Werner Arber, Phillip Sharp, Gunter Blobel, Lee Hartwell and Roger Kornberg. Prof. Kole has served in all teaching, research and administrative positions in academia in India and USA culminating in the position of Vice-Chancellor of the BC Agricultural University in India. Previously, he was a Visiting Professor in The Pennsylvania State University and Clemson University. He is also the President of Genome India International (GII), International Climate-Resilient Crop Genomics Consortium (ICRCGC) and International Phytomedomics and Nutriomics Consortium (IPNC).