Dr. Sebastian John Adams is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, at the University of Mississippi, USA, and serves as the Manager of the GlyCORE Imaging Core. He earned his Ph.D. in Botany from Bharathidasan University, India, following degrees in Plant Biology and Plant Biotechnology from St. Joseph's College and Madras Christian College. Dr. Adams is an internationally recognized plant biologist, pharmacognosist, and botanicals researcher specializing in the authentication, standardization, and quality evaluation of medicinal plants, botanical raw materials, and dietary supplements. His research integrates classical botanical sciences with advanced imaging and analytical technologies, including light, fluorescence, confocal, and field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), together with HPTLC, HPLC, and LC-MS, to establish scientifically validated authentication protocols and detect adulteration. His research interests include plant anatomy, histology, histochemistry, taxonomy, natural products, endophytic fungi, and botanical authentication and validation. Dr. Adams has authored or co-authored more than 60 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and reviews and is the co-editor of the CRC Press book Asymmetry in Plants: Biology of Handedness. His work continues to advance global standards for botanical authentication, dietary supplement quality, and natural products research products research.