Dr Tan Boon Chin is an Associate Professor holding the position of Deputy Director at the Centre for Research in Biotechnology for Agriculture (CEBAR) at the University of Malaya (UM). He is also an Associate Editor of the Journal of Plant Growth Regulation (JPGR) 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). Dr Tan is also the President of the Malaysian Society for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (MSMBB) and Honorary Secretary General of the Asia Oceania Agricultural Proteomics Organization (AOAPO). He is also a member of the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) and the Institutional Biosafety & Biosecurity Committee (IBBC). Dr Tan's interests span plant molecular biology and biochemistry. His current research aims to combine omics and molecular approaches to understand the regulatory mechanisms of transcription factors in environmentally stressed crops, to identify ways to improve crop tolerance for near-future climates. These include (1) developing a product in the form of biostimulants to mitigate climate stress for these crops, (2) developing appropriate educational programmes for farmers to promote sustainable agriculture, and (3) making recommendations to policymakers.