Dr Götz Hensel is a molecular biologist by training. He is the Head of the Centre for Plant Genome Engineering (CPGE) at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany. His research focuses on developing and applying methods for genetic transformation and gene editing of crop plants, including cereals, sunflowers, and rice, for fundamental research and crop improvement. His interests include crop domestication, chloroplast development and photosynthesis, as well as plant-microbe interactions and molecular farming.