Team Member

Dr. Jaindra N. Tripathi holds a Ph.D. in plant biotechnology, currently working as a scientist at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), hosted by Biosciences for East and Central Africa/ International Livestock Research Institute (BecA/ILRI) hub, Nairobi, Kenya. He has over 23 years of research experience in biotechnological techniques such as plant tissue culture, genetic engineering, and genome editing of tropical crops, especially banana, cassava, enset, maize, potato, and yam. His research interests are to develop diseases and pest-resistant crop varieties using modern biotechnological tools such as genetic modification and genome editing for crop improvement. His focus is on applying advanced scientific tools and engaging scientific inventions to practical applications for farmers in Africa to enhance food production for the growing population globally. His research findings have been published in more than 60 journal articles in high-impact journals like Nature Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology Journal, Communications Biology, Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Plant Sciences, and several news articles and book chapters.