Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam is a Research Professor at the Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt. His research focuses on developing plant biosecurity diagnostic tools, exploiting fungal pathogen genomes, and creating eco-friendly hybrid nanomaterials to control plant diseases. Dr. Kamel has published 8+ book chapters, 6+ review articles, 1 translated book, and over 120 research articles in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Kamel has worked as a molecular mycologist at King Saud University and received the Federation of Arab Scientific Research Councils Prize for distinguished research in biotechnology in 2014. He earned his PhD in molecular plant pathology from Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel and Suez Canal University, with post-doctoral work at Kiel. 

Heba I. Mohamed is a professor of plant physiology at Ain Shams University, Egypt. She holds an M.Sc. and PhD in plant physiology from Ain Shams University. Dr. Heba’s research interests include biotic and abiotic stress responses, plant biochemistry, eco-friendly stress alleviation compounds, plant secondary metabolites, and genetic differences between genotypes. She has edited 4 books with Springer Nature, published 40+ book chapters, 6+ review articles, and over 120 research articles. Listed among the top 2% of the world's most influential scientists by Stanford University, Dr. Heba continues to contribute significantly to her field.