Manjeet K. Rao received the PhD degree from the University of Delhi, Delhi, India. He received the postdoctoral research at The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, and pioneered the in vivo RNA-interference (RNAi) approach that can be used to silence virtually any gene in a tissue-specific manner. Currently, he is an associate professor in the Department of Cellular and Structural Biology and principal investigator, Greehey Children's Cancer Research Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. His research involves understanding the role of genetic and epigenetic modifiers during development and oncogenesis. He has competed successfully for extramural grants from National Institutes of Health, Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and private foundations.