One day National conference on the topic entitled “CRISPR-Cas as an emerging tool for Genome Editing” was organized by the Department of Biotechnology, IMS Engineering College, Ghaziabad on 22ndFebruary 2020 (Saturday). CRISPR-Cas genome editing technology can very effectively and precisely introduce changes at exactly the desired site in the genome of an organism, thus has potential to reverse many genetic disorders. The conference started with a welcome address by Prof. (Dr.) Sraban Mukherjee, Director, IMS Engineering College. The organizing secretary of the conference Prof. Meghna Singh conveyed that the conference was first of its kind in India, where eminent scientists of the country came together to discuss applications of this powerful tool. The chief guest and keynote speaker of the conference was the Shanti SwarupBhatnagar Award winner, eminent scientist, Prof. De