Dr. Sawar Khan is a molecular biologist and evolutionary geneticist whose research interests span molecular biology, multi-omics, computational and structural biology. His work has principally focused on viral evolution, molecular epidemiology, and host–pathogen interactions; population genomics and evolutionary dynamics of pathogens; molecular mechanisms of drug resistance in parasitic nematodes; metabolic engineering for bioenergy applications; and the genetic underpinnings of metabolic diseases in humans.