Dr. Bakrudeen Ali Ahmed, is an Associate Professor Head, Dept. of Biochemistry and Dean of the School of Life Sciences PRIST Deemed University, Vallam, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. His research areas include the application of plant Biochemistry, bio-active compound production, Biotechnological methods. Development of pharmaceutical products and pharmacological studies. He is a member of IABMS (Indian Biomedical Scientist Association) and MSPP (Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology). Indian Biomedical Association has given him the Agathiyar Award 2007 for his work. He has received bachelor’s degree (Chemistry), Master degree (Biochemistry) and Ph.D. (Plant Science-Biochemistry) from Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.