Dr. Madhusmita Barik holds a doctoral Degree (Ph.D.) in Biotechnology from Ravenshaw University, Odisha. She has worked at the Crop Physiology and Biochemistry Division of ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, as a Research Fellow in several International Projects led by the International Rice Research Institute, Philippines, and the University of York, UK. She has been working for Sustainable Crop Production Research for International Development (SCPRID) and National Innovation on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA). Her research primarily focuses on multiple abiotic stresses, combining molecular biology, genetics, plant physiology, root biology, and advanced imaging techniques to unravel the intricate mechanisms underlying stress tolerance in rice. She has developed four rice germplasm registered by the Plant Germplasm Registration Committee (PGRC) of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), and her research work has been published in several prestigious Journals. Her unwavering commitment to advancing the understanding of abiotic stress biology continues to drive transformative advancements in agricultural science. She has been working as an Assistant professor in the Department of Botany, School of Applied Sciences, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Bhubaneswar Campus, Odisha, India since November 2022 and actively engaged in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students of Botany.