Prof. Dr. Ashutosh Sharma is the Director of the Regional Bioengineering Department (South-Central Region), at Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico. He is specialized in Plant Biotechnology, Plant Nanotechnology, Plant Genomics, and Natural Product Research. He has received several prestigious awards for his research, innovation development and teaching. He has also received National Inspirational Professor Award by Tecnologico de Monterrey, which is the highest recognition given by the university.