Dr Tan Boon Chin is an Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Research in Biotechnology for Agriculture (CEBAR) at the University of Malaya (UM). He also serves as President of the Malaysian Society for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (MSMBB) and Honorary Secretary General of the Asia Oceania Agricultural Proteomics Organization (AOAPO). In addition, he is a member of the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) and the Institutional Biosafety and Biosecurity Committee (IBBC). Dr Tan is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Plant Growth Regulation (JPGR) and Annals of Botany (AoB), and an Editorial Board Member of BMC Plant Biology, Heliyon, Molecular Biotechnology (MOBI), Asia Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (APJMBB), Discover Food, Discover Plants, and the Journal of Agribusiness Marketing (JAMA). His research interests span plant molecular biology and biochemistry. His current work integrates omics and molecular approaches to elucidate the regulatory mechanisms of transcription factors in environmentally stressed crops, with the aim of improving crop tolerance under near-future climate conditions. This research includes: (1) developing biostimulant-based products to mitigate climate stress in crops, (2) designing educational programmes for farmers to promote sustainable agriculture, and (3) providing evidence-based recommendations to policymakers.