Dr. Maneesha Singh is an aluminous of Lucknow University. She is working as Dean, School of Agricultural Sciences at Shri Guru Ram Rai University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. She has completed her Ph.D. program from Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and Lucknow University, Lucknow and field of specialization is Genetics and Plant Breeding (Botany). She has knowledge of conservation and cultivation of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in vitro and in vivo. She has been awarded with Dr. J. S. Pruthi award for best research paper and selected for Women Scientist Fellowship Scheme for societal program (WOS-B) under DST Department during 2009. She has long teaching and research experience of about 20 years. She has published more than 50 research papers in National and International Journals, Proceedings and published three books. She has presented about 30 abstract papers in conferences/ symposium/ workshops. She is granted one US Patent: peppermint plant named “Pranjal” U.S – patent No. 6 of 844 (pp14,090) granted on August26, 2003 and released 3 varieties of MAPs 'Pratik' of Mentha gracilis X Sole cardiac, 'Pranjal' of Mentha X piperita and 'Prabal' of Catharanthus roseus in CIMAP, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh