Dr. Juliana Cheboi is a lecturer of Plant breeding and biotechnology at the Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi. She teaches and conducts research and outreach programs in Plant breeding and Agriculture-related Courses. She is a member of the Plant Breeders Association of Kenya with interest in breeding for biotic and abiotic stresses to enhance food and nutritional security. She is very keen on working with drought-resilient crops with great potential to alleviate malnutrition and food security among the rural and urban poor in Kenya and in sub-Saharan Africa where drought and climate change effects are huge. She holds a PhD in Plant Breeding and Biotechnology from University of Eldoret (2015-2018), and an MSc in Plant Breeding and Biotechnology (2013-2015) and BSc in Agricultural Biotechnology (2009-2013) from the same University. She has bid and collaborated in over five winning grants and won several fellowships.