Prof. Umesh R. Desai is a Professor of Medicinal and Biological Chemistry at the School of Pharmacy at Virginia Commonwealth University. He completed his BSc studies in Chemistry at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (1983), MSc studies in Organic Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Technology (1985), and PhD studies in Organic Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Technology (1991), and is currently working on developing glycosaminoglycans and glycosaminoglycan mimetics as modulators of cancer, thrombosis, inflammation, and other disorders. His research interests include Heparin Mimetics—Design, Discovery, and Development, Allosteric Modulators of Coagulation Factors, Viral Glycoproteins and Cell Surface Growth Factor Receptors, Computational Design of ‘High-Specificity’ Glycosaminoglycan Sequences, Anti-Thrombotic Agents, and Anti-Cancer Stem Cell Agents.