Prof. Miftahudin, Professor of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA) IPB University succeeded in finding plant genes that are tolerant of drought and aluminum (Al) stress. In his research, he succeeded in identifying four candidate drought tolerance genes and five candidate Al stress tolerance genes. One of the interesting genes is the OsGERLP gene, which can cause transgenic tobacco to tolerate Al stress and low pH. He said this during a press conference for the professor’s pre-scientific speech which was held online, 9/6.