Dr. Sachin Rustgi is currently affiliated as Assistant Professor of Molecular Breeding at the Clemson University Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences and School of Health Research, as well as Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Washington State University Department of Crop and Soil Sciences. He holds a master’s degree in Botany from the M.J.P. Rohilkhand University, Bareilly and a Ph.D. degree in Genetics and Plant Breeding from the C.C.S. University, Meerut. Dr. Rustgi’s research primarily focuses on the development of nutritionally enhanced and safe to consume cereals and legumes, and novel strategies to mitigate the major insect or fungal pests of the primary South Carolina crops. To achieve these targets, he is using a combination of breeding strategies, including induced mutagenesis, molecular marker-assisted selection, RNA interference, and genome editing. His research has resulted in several high impact publications in internationally recognized journals, such as the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, the Plant Journal, Journal of Experimental Botany, and Nutrients. Given his academic contributions, he was awarded the 2014 Faculty Excellence in Research Award of the WSU College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences and invited to join the editorial boards of several peer-reviewed journals.