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 completed his BSc in Biotechnology at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and a PhD in Plant Biotechnology at the University of Nottingham. Dr Tan was employed by UM as a postdoctoral research fellow before taking up the senior lecturer role. Dr Tan's interests span the fields of plant molecular biology and biochemistry. His current research aims to combine omics and molecular approaches to understanding the regulatory mechanism of transcription factors in environmental-stressed crops, hoping to find 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. Dr Tan's research interests also encompass genetically manipulating biosynthetic pathways in plants to produce beneficial bioactive compounds. Additionally, he explores the potential of using plants as an alternative platform for producing high-value recombinant pharmaceutical proteins. He received several awards, including the Royal Society-Newton Advanced Fellowship (2017), the Travel Award for the Asia Pacific Biosafety Association Conference from the United States Department of State Biosecurity Engagement Program (2017), and the Alltech Young Scientist Award 2012/13. Dr Tan is currently the Lead Consultant for the National Biosafety Policy project. 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), an Honorary Secretary of the Asia Oceania Agricultural Proteomics Organization (AOAPO), a council member of the Malaysian Proteomics Society (MAPS), Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology (MSPP), and Malaysian Society of Systems and Synthetic Biology (MyBioSS), and an eLife Community Ambassador.  His research group is committed to dedicating their expertise and ideas to catalyse efforts toward achieving the second Sustainable Development Goal (SDG2). See the interview: https://www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/the-source/blog/blogposts-communicating-research/enhan...

Zulhelmi Amir, a researcher and senior lecturer attached to the Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia since 2020.  He received B.Eng in Chemical Engineering from Yamagata University (Japan) in 2011, MEng.Sc in Chemical Engineering from Universiti Malaya in 2016 and completed his PhD in Petroleum Engineering from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS in 2020. He is currently teaching Chemical Engineering undergraduate courses including Engineering Drawing, Integrated Design and Field Processing and Treatment of Natural Gas. His research interests are oilfield water control, conformance control, polymer gel for oil and gas applications, completion and drilling fluids and flow assurance. He has published technical papers in ISI indexed journals and presented papers in international conferences including Society of Petroleum Engineers organized conferences. Zulhelmi can be reached at zulhelmi.amir@um.edu.my.

Dr Nor Hazlina Hashim (Lina) commenced her Doctor of Philosophy in year 2010 at the University of Wollongong (UOW), Australia. Earlier, Lina graduated Masters of Arts in Communication at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in 2003 and Bachelors of Arts (in Public Relations) at Universiti of Techonologi MARA (UiTM) in 1997. Lina also has 4.5 years of working experience as Supply Management Analysts (SMA) at Intel Technology Sdn. Bhd., Penang (1997-2001) and was a senior lecturer for 8 years at School of Communication, USM, Penang (2010-2018). Lina has taught Message and Design, and Digital Marketing for Master in Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) at USM@KL, Wisma Sejarah, K.Lumpur from 2013 until 2018. Lina went for her Industrial Training at McCann-Erickson (M) Sdn. Bhd. and exposed on advertising and copy writing. Her research interest is on websites and online studies especially Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC), Digital Marketing, and Product Development and Innovations.