Dr. S. KARUPPUSAMY obtained his M.Sc. (1996) degree from Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, and Ph.D. (2003) from Gandhigram University, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu. He was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Sri Krishnadevaraya University (2004-2008), Anantapur. At present he is working as Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, The Madura College, Madurai since 2008. He has published more than 130 research papers in nationally and internationally reputed journals. He is a co-author of Flora of Andhra Pradesh (Vol.5), Revised Flora of Andhra Pradesh (Vol.3), Flora of Eastern Ghats (Vols 4-7), Orchids of Eastern Ghats (2019), Caralluma (sensu lato) – Anti-obesity plants (2012), Monograph on Brachystelma and Ceropegia in India (2020) and Camptothecin – Botany, chemistry and Biotechnology (2021). He is the recipient of Young Scientist Award 2006 from Indian Botanical Society and Fellow award from Indian Botanical Society (2013). He is also recipient of Rolla S Rao award from Indian Association of Angiosperm Taxonomy (IAAT) (2012) and Fellow of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (2012). He also received a prestigious Prof. Y.S.Murthy gold medal award from Indian Botanical Society for contribution of Angiosperm Taxonomy in India. He is the member of Species Survival Commission (IUCN) and member of Western Ghats Species Specialist Group (2017 – 2020: 2020 – 2025). He is the Principal Investigator of major research projects funded by UGC, New Delhi; NIF, Ahmedabad and TBGP – Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Greening Project, Forest Department of Tamil Nadu. He is the life member of many scientific societies in India. His research interests in the areas of Angiosperm Taxonomy, Phytochemistry, Ethnopharmacology, Plant Tissue Culture and Conservation Biology.