Prof. Naresh Kumar completed his Ph.D. studies in Organic Chemistry at Wollongong University in 1983, and after working as a research scientist at the School of Chemistry, University of NSW, he was appointed a lecturer in 2003. He moved through the ranks to become a professor of Chemistry in 2009. He has a full-time research and teaching appointment at the University of New South Wales. During the past ten years, he has carried out both vigorous independent and strong collaborative research in organic synthesis, natural product chemistry, and biomaterials. This activity is reflected in seven book chapters and 250 publications that have appeared in major peer-reviewed international journals of chemistry. The major emphasis of his research has been in the area of heterocyclic chemistry and, more recently, in the areas of medicinal chemistry and biomaterials. His research interests include biologically active molecules, flavonoids, antimicrobials, fimbrolides, peptidomimetics, heterocyclic chemistry, natural products chemistry, and biomaterials.