Dr. Amjad Masood Husaini, a young Scientist working as Assistant Professor-cum-Jr. Scientist (Senior Scale) in Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir (India) holds a Ph.D. in Biotechnology and PG Diploma in Bioinformatics (Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi), besides certificates in Intellectual Property Rights (Indian Law Institute, New Delhi) and Remote Sensing Applications in Agriculture (Indian Agricultural Research Institute-Indian Space Research Organization). With an illustrious academic career Dr.

Biotechnology Specialist. MSc (Plant Biology), PhD (Biotechnology). Areas of expertise: Molecular identification of plant infecting viruses especially those on cucurbits and cotton along with identification of mealy bugs in Pakistan. Previous work has also included studying the synegistic effects of two viruses to identify a novel synergism.