Dr Veerasamy Sejian, M.V.Sc & PhD., is the Dean, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, Puducherry. Previously he was a Principal Scientist at ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology (NIANP), Bangalore, India. His major thrust area of research is on “Climate Change and Livestock Production”. Dr Sejian is the team leader to establish the concept of “Multiple stresses impacting small ruminants”. His current research focuses on identifying molecular markers for different environmental stresses in small ruminants with the primary focus to develop agro-ecological zone specific thermo-tolerant breeds. Dr Sejian is currently the Fellow of National Environmental Science Academy. Dr Sejian has published 201 peer reviewed articles, 151 book chapters, 310 invited/lead papers, 264 conference papers and 25 technical manuals. Further, Dr Sejian has published five International Springer books. His h-index is 57 and i10 index is 167. His total citation is 10709. Dr Sejian did his first post doctorate at The Ohio state University, USA. Dr Sejian was bestowed with Endeavour Research Fellowship by the Australian Government to pursue post doctorate at The University of Queensland, Australia. For his outstanding contribution in animal science, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has bestowed him with the prestigious Lal Bahadur Shastri Outstanding Young Scientist Award in 2012. Further, Career360 an academic organization in India had selected Dr