Dr. Sri Venkat is a Freelance Researcher in genetic engineering and biotechnology. She has a PhD in Biochemistry with extensive Canadian postdoctoral experience and has held positions such as Research Associate at the University of Toronto and Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Guelph. She has authored over 60 peer-reviewed publications in various reputed journals and has written a book on Agricultural Biotechnology. She has won the Society of Biologists "Young scientist" award for her PhD work. Her areas of interest include plant-based vaccines, virology, biochemistry, molecular biology, agricultural biotechnology, food security and genetic engineering.