Dr. Ramaraj Sathasivam is a plant biotechnologist and researcher specializing in the metabolic engineering of plant secondary metabolism for the enhanced production of bioactive compounds. He earned his PhD in Bioscience from Kasetsart University, Thailand, following an MSc in Biotechnology and a PG Diploma in Bioinformatics from Bharathidasan University, India. He is currently working as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Integrative Agriculture at United Arab Emirates University. Dr. Sathasivam has held research and academic positions at leading institutions including Kasetsart University (Thailand), Sangmyung University (South Korea), and Chungnam National University (South Korea), where he served as a Research Professor and Principal Investigator. His research integrates molecular biology, metabolomics, transcriptomics, and plant tissue culture to study plant and algal responses to stress and to engineer valuable secondary metabolites. He has secured competitive research funding as Principal Investigator from the National Research Foundation of Korea and has authored book chapters and review articles in the fields of plant biotechnology, metabolic engineering, and algal bioresources.