Scientist
ICAR-National Rice Research Institute
Cuttack, Orissa, India
Kutubuddin Molla is a scientist (agricultural biotechnology) at the ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, India. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Calcutta, Kolkata. Dr. Molla has done his post-doctoral research at Pennsylvania State University, USA, availing the prestigious Fulbright scholarship. Dr. Molla’s work on genome engineering for rice improvement has been awarded the 'Jawaharlal Nehru outstanding Ph.D. thesis award' by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi and ‘INSA Medal for Young Scientist’ by the Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi.
Dr. Molla is a selected member of the Indian National Young Academy of Science (INYAS), New Delhi, and conducts Science Outreach Programs. He is currently serving as an Assistant Features Editor of The Plant Cell journal. He is interested in precise genome editing and uses CRISPR-Cas and other advanced editing techniques for crop improvement.