Mohammad Ali Faramarzi got his Pharm D (1995) and PhD (2002) from Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. This was followed by postdoctoral studies in Environmental Biotechnology at University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland. Currently, he is the Professor of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. His major research interest is discovery, characterization, and applications of biocatalysts that have potential uses for biotechnological purposes using techniques such as organic synthesis, biochemistry, microbiology, and industrial enzymology. His specific interests include enzymatic reactions in the synthesis of pharmacological active compounds using laccase, lipase, chitinase, peroxidase, etc.