Fazale (Fuz) Rana is Vice President of Research and Apologetics at Reasons To Believe. Scientific research in biochemistry provided him with the initial evidence that life must have a Creator. Acting on a personal challenge to read the Bible, he found scriptural evidence that convinced him of the Creator’s identity.

After graduating from West Virginia State College (WVSC) with a B.S. degree in chemistry, Rana earned a Ph.D. in chemistry with an emphasis in biochemistry at Ohio University (OU). A Presidential Scholar, Dr. Rana was elected into two honors societies at WVSC and won the Donald Clippinger Research Award two different years at OU. He conducted postdoctoral work at the Universities of Virginia and Georgia. Before joining Reasons To Believe, he worked for seven years on product development for Procter & Gamble. Rana also holds an adjunct faculty position at Biola University, teaching in the Masters in Science and Religion program.

Several articles by Dr. Rana have been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals such as Biochemistry, Applied Spectroscopy, FEBS Letters, Journal of Microbiological Methods, and Journal of Chemical Education. Recently he published an article on cell membrane origins in Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. He has delivered numerous presentations at international scientific meetings. Rana also holds one patent and co-wrote a chapter on antimicrobial peptides for Biological and Synthetic Membranes. In addition to The Cell’s Design, he coauthored (along with Hugh Ross) the books Origins of Life: Biblical and Evolutionary Models Face Off and Who Was Adam? A Creation Model Approach to the Origin of Man.

Dr. Rana speaks on science-and-faith issues at churches, business firms, and university campuses around the world. He is also a frequent guest on radio and television shows.

Fuz and his wife, Amy, live in Southern California where they homeschool their three children.