Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Microbiology with more than twenty years of experience in higher education, microbiological research, pharmaceutical practice, and drug quality control. Her research focuses on antimicrobial resistance, epidemiology of bacterial pathogens, clinical microbiology, and the discovery of novel antimicrobial agents from environmental microorganisms. She has published in internationally recognized peer-reviewed journals, serves as reviewer for leading scientific journals, and actively contributes to public health awareness and antimicrobial stewardship initiatives at national and international levels.