Prof. Dr. Elena K. Khlestkina is currently the Director of the N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Research Institute of Plant Genetic Resources. She received her Doctor of Biological Sciences in 2011 and became a Professor in 2016. Prof. Dr. Elena K. Khlestkina is a Russian leading scientist in plant molecular genetics. Her research projects are aimed at the exploitation of plant genetic resources for new breeding trends related to the biofortification of various crops and the production of safe and high-quality products for functional and dietary nutrition. In 2012, Prof. Dr. Elena K. Khlestkina was awarded the winner of the competition among young doctors of science for the grant of the President of the Russian Federation and won the first prize among young scientists by the Government of the Novosibirsk region. In addition, she is a member of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, a member of the Presidential Council for Science and Education, and a member of the Presidium of the Russian Society of Genetics.