Dr. Nidhi Puranik is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Life Science at Yeungnam University in Gyeongsan, South Korea. She did her Ph.D. at Defence Research & Development Establishment-DRDO (Research Center) and her degree was awarded from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, TamilNadu, India. She has more than 10 years of research and teaching experience in the field of Biological Sciences. Her current research is focused on the screening and development of plant-based drugs for various diseases. She has been awarded the prestigious GATE, CSIR-NET, ICAR-NET, DRDO Junior research fellowship, MPCST Young Scientist award, MPCST Young Scientist training fellowship (National), and Young Investigator award (International). She has worked in various prestigious institutes of India- ICMR-NIREH, Bhopal, ICAR-IISR, Indore, Jiwaji University, Gwalior, and Barkatullah University, Bhopal. She has published over 40 highly cited research articles, holds one Indian patent, and has edited five books, with several currently in press or ongoing. Her research work is highly significant in human clinician medicine, particularly in the treatment and diagnosis of diseases.