Dr. Shumaila Shahid received her Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, in 2018, respectively. She is currently working as Scientist (ARS- Agricultural Research Service) in the Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India. She is a co-principal investigator of seven ongoing major research projects at IARI and has successfully completed three of them. She has 13 years of experience in research and teaching (Ph.D. and M.Sc.). She has published many research papers in peer-reviewed international and national journals, edited books, and published several book chapters. She has been honored with various prestigious awards such as Scientist of the Year 2023, Young Woman Scientist Award 2023, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Excellence Scientist Award 2022, Young Scientist Award in Plant Pathology 2021, Research Excellence Award 2019, etc. She is a life member of many renowned societies.