Dr. Nikhat Manzoor is a Professor in the Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. She has also served as a Visiting Scientist at Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (2009-2010) and Associate Professor in the College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2014-2018). Her research interests include antifungal drug discovery and development, antifungal mode of action of natural compounds and their derivatives, drug resistance, and antifungal drug targets. She has completed five major research projects funded by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), University Grants Commission (UGC), Department of Science and Technology (DST) and CCRUM, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India. She has delivered several invited talks, both in India and abroad and was awarded the prestigious DST-BOYSCAST Fellowship (2009) and DST-Young Scientist (2001-2004, 2004-2007). She has more than 25 years of teaching experience and has published more than 130 research papers in peer-reviewed journals and several book chapters. She has supervised 16 PhD students, 2 post-doctoral fellows and several post-graduate students. She is a life member of the Association of Microbiologists of India and Society of Biological Chemists.