Benjamin Ewa Ubi Ph.D., is a Professor of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology and currently serves as the President of the Biotechnology Society of Nigeria (BSN). Sylvia Uzochukwu is a professor of Food Science and Technology and Dean at Federal University, Oye-Ekiti. Emeka Godfrey Nwoba, Ph.D. is a research scholar at Algae R &D Centre, Murdoch University, Australia. Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Microbiology and Biotechnology at the Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Edo University Iyamho (EUI), Edo State, Nigeria.Nwadiuto Esiobu, Ph.D. is Professor of Microbiology and Biotechnology at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA; and President & Founder, Applied Biotech Inc. and ABINL.Professor Olawole Obembe, received his Ph..D from Wageningen University, The Netherlands. His research interest include ethnopharmacology, in vitro conservation and micro-propagation of endangered (medicinal) plants, production of bio-pharmaceutics and industrial proteins in plants, quantitative trait loci analysis and genome-wide association studies. Abdulrazak Ibrahim, Ph.D. is an agricultural biotechnologist with experience and skills on plant biotechnology stewardship, stakeholder engagement, foresight analysis, development of transgenic crops, laboratory and field management of GM crops, biosafety analysis, adoption and discontinuation of events. Emmanuel Olufemi Ekundayo currently works at the Department of Microbiology/Centre for Molecular Biosciences and Biotechnology, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike. Arinze Stanley Okoli, Ph.D.: is an Associate Professor at Genoek - Centre for Biosafety, Universitetet II, Breivika, Tromsoe, Norway. Abubakar Gidado, Ph.D. is a professor of Biochemistry and Director North-East Zonal Biotechnology Centre of Excellence (NEZBCE) at University of Maiduguri. Prof. Hajia Mairo Inuwa, is currently Director, Centre for Biotechnology Research and Training, Ahmadu Bello University. Professor Ifeoma Maureen Ezeonu, B.Sc. (Nig.), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Atlanta) is a Professor of Medical Microbiology and Molecular Genetics in the Department of Microbiology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka and currently the Director of the University of Nigeria Central Science Laboratory. Christpeace Nwagbo Ezebuiro, Ph.D. is a Project Manager, Renewable Energy Expert and Head of Clean Technology Division at the National Biotechnology Development Agency, Abuja, Nigeria.James Chukwuma Ogbonna, Ph.D. is the Director, National Biotechnology Development Agency, South East Zonal Biotechnology Centre, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and the immediate past Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic), University of Nigeria Nsukka. Akinola R. Popoola, Ph.D. is a Professor of Plant Pathology and the Director, Biotechnology Centre, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria.
