Atta-ur-Rahman, Professor Emeritus, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry and Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research), University of Karachi, Pakistan, was the Pakistan Federal Minister for Science and Technology (2000-2002), Federal Minister of Education (2002), and Chairman of the Higher Education Commission with the status of a Federal Minister from 2002-2008. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of London (FRS) and an UNESCO Science Laureate. He is a leading scientist with more than 1283 publications in several fields of organic chemistry.

• 1. The C-19 Methyl Substituted Sarpagine-Macroline-Ajmaline Alkaloids: Diversity, Occurrence, Bioactivity, and Synthesis2. Recent Progress in the Synthesis of Antimalarial Indoloquinoline Natural Products and Analogues3. Anticancer Activity of Natural Coumarins for Biological Targets4. Silymarin Compounds: Chemistry, Innovative Extraction Techniques and Synthesis5. The Olive-Tree Leaves as a Source of High-Added Value Molecules: Oleuropein6. Progress in Studies on Meroterpenoids7. Effects of Dietary N-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Cardiovascular Disease8. Potential of Natural Bioactive C-glycosyl Flavones for Antidiabetic Properties9. Natural Products Encompassing Anti Tuberculosis Activities10. Physiological Effects of Carotenoids on Hyperglycemia and Associated Events11. Pharmacophore Modeling and Virtual Screening for the Discovery of Biologically Active Natural Products12. Formation of Three-Dimensional Polymer Structures through Radical and Ionic Reactions of Peroxychitosan13. Bioactive Natural Products as Potent Inhibitors of Xanthine Oxidase14. Organocatalyzed α-Aminooxylation/Amination of Aldehydes and their Sequential Reactions: A Versatile Tool for the Synthesis of Bioactive Molecules15. Bioactive Compounds of Streptomyces: Biosynthesis to Applications