Biography of M. Muniaraj, Scientist E, ICMR-VCRC Field Unit, Madurai   As a Gold Medalist for securing the University First Rank from Madurai Kamaraj University in 1994, Dr. M. Muniaraj started his career as an assistant professor. In 2001, he was selected as Scientist B, by ICMR and posted at RMRIMS, Patna, and then at CRME, Madurai, now the ICMR-Vector Control Research Center, where he is presently continuing his research activities as Scientist E. His research concentrates on insect vectors and vector-borne diseases, especially Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala-azar). He has guided around 60 students from different Universities all over India for PG research and impart training. He has guided and is currently guiding around 6 Ph.D. students in their theses. He has published around 40 research papers in national and international high-impact journals written chapters in 7 books and received 4 patents. He has developed several novel techniques to identify and cultivate vector-borne pathogens. He has received a few awards, such as the International Einstein Award and the Bharat Jyoti Award. He also acts as a reviewer and technical editor for a few prestigious national and international journals and is a member of the Doctoral Committee and the Board of Studies of several universities.