Faizo is a Ph.D. student in the Interdepartmental Genetics and Genomics program of Iowa State University. His specialized in common millets, sorghum, bean breeding, and phenotyping, whitefly pests, major cassava viral diseases and capacity building of various stakeholders. Faizo has worked at National Agricultural Research Laboratories, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute and National Agricultural Research Organization. His determined to have a detailed understanding of molecular mechanisms defined in model plant species which can be used to rationally manipulate selected traits in crop plants. He intends to solve the challenges in the field of crop improvement, breeding, pathology, genetics, genomics and biotechnology that Africa so much demands by developing useful traits in plants, such as pest, disease resistance, abiotic (drought) tolerance and genetic gain to meet market requirements and consumer demands, and to increase and maintain yields in important crops in order to address the food and income insecurities.