Suman Chandra earned his MS degree in Physics, MPhil in Environmental Plant Physiology, and PhD in Plant Physiology from the High Altitude Plant Physiology Research Center at HNB Garhwal University, India. He worked at the High Altitude Plant Physiology Research Center and GB Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment in India between 1992 and 2000. In 2001, Dr. Chandra joined the University of Mississippi, where he currently holds the positions of Principal Scientist at the National Center for Natural Products Research and Research Professor of BioMolecular Sciences at the School of Pharmacy. He also serves as one of the Directors of NIDA Marijuana Project at the University of Mississippi. With over 30 years of experience in medicinal plant research, Dr. Chandra’s areas of interest include conservation, cultivation, and enhancement of medicinal plants, as well as studying the effects of climate change on the physiology and secondary metabolites of medicinally important plants. He has authored over 100 publications, delivered more than 100 presentations, and has four books to his credit.