Dibyajyoti Pramanik, PhD is a post-doctoral researcher with Professor Jae-Yean Kim at Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea. After a master's degree from Berhampur University, India, he worked as a research fellow at the synthetic biology group at International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology and the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India. His current research involves the application of CRISPR-based tools in tomato for commercial trait introgressions, such as virus and fungal disease resistance and improvement of the soluble sugar content in tomato fruits. He is also interested in the development of new CRISPR-based tools for efficient plant genome engineering.