Dr. Debirupa Mitra completed her BE in Chemical Engineering from Jadavpur University, MTech in Chemical Engineering from IIT Bombay, and PhD in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering from National University of Singapore. She is currently an Assistant Professor at BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus. Her research interests include antimicrobial materials & coatings, design of antimicrobial peptides, and diagnostics for infection detection. Aside from research and teaching, she is also involved in several institutional responsibilities. She is a Member of IIChE and Asian Polymer Association (APA). She is also serving as an Editor of Amino Acids (Elsevier).