Himanshu Tiwari is a Transformation Technician at the Crop Transformation Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he contributes to advancing plant research through genome editing aimed at improving crop performance. His research efforts are centered on raising transgenics to advance crop improvement through plant tissue culture techniques. Himanshu holds a bachelor's degree in biotechnology from Jhunjhunwala P.G. College and a master's degree in biotechnology from Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University. Before joining RIPE, Himanshu worked as a Project Associate at CSIR-CIMAP in Lucknow, India, contributing to various plant tissue culture projects.