Jaindra Nath Tripathi is a plant biotechnologist, 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 22 years of research experience in biotechnological techniques such as plant tissue culture, genetic engineering, and genome editing of tropical crops, especially banana, cassava, enset, 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 important staple food crops. His focus is on modern scientific tools and engaging scientific discoveries in practical applications. His research findings have been published in 75 journal articles in high-impact journals like Nature Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology Journal, Communications Biology, Scientific Reports, and several news articles and book chapters.