Ali A. Moosavi-Movahedi has been one of the pioneering scientists in establishing the first PhD programs in Biochemistry and Biophysics in Iran. He has initiated a few science and technology institutional foundations in Iran. His publications include 20 books and numerous full research papers published mostly in international research journals, mainly around structural elucidation of proteins, enzymes, and DNA strands. He is the chair of Center of Excellence in Biothermodynamics and national committee member of the International Science Council (ISC) (previous name: ICSU) at University of Tehran.