Dr. Raman Thangavelu, who is currently working as a Principal Scientist—Plant Pathology at the ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli, India, completed his Ph.D. on “Molecular approaches for the management of Fusarium wilt of banana” at TNAU Coimbatore from 1998 to 2001. Subsequently he obtained his postdoctorate on “Development of Foc specific molecular markers” at QDPI&F, Brisbane, Australia, in 2008, and completed an MBA programme in Human Resource Management at MKU, Madurai, India. He has 26 years of research experience in characterisation, diagnostics, resistant sources identification, and management of Fusarium wilt, leaf spot and postharvest diseases of the banana. He received the “Jawaharlal Nehru Award” for “Best Ph.D. research in crop protection” at a national level in 2003 and “Best writer award” from the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, India, in 2010 for writing a book on the banana. He has published approximately 70 research papers in international and national journals.