Md. Niamat Ali, MPhil, PhD is Director and Professor at the Centre of Research for Development at the University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India. After completing his doctorate in Zoology (Specialization in Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology) at Aligarh Muslim University, he worked there as a Research Associate. He later joined the Department of Zoology at the University of Kashmir. Prof. Ali has more than 29 years of research experience and 25 years of teaching experience in Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology, Toxicogenomics, Human Genomics and Proteomics, Stem Cell Biology, Regenerative Medicine, Radiation Biology and Gene Therapy, Cell and Tissue Culture Technology among other topics. He is a Life Member of Indian Science Congress Association and Environmental Mutagen Society of India. He has authored numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals and multiple book chapters in edited volumes with international publishers. He serves on the editorial board and as a reviewer for several high-impact international scientific journals.