Thiruvinothini Thiruvenggadam was born on 9 May, 1994, in Selangor, Malaysia. She received her Bachelor of Science (Honours) Major Biology in 2016. She then obtained a Master of Science at Universiti Putra Malaysia under the supervision of Associate Professor Dr. Marina Mohd. Top @ Mohd. Tah. During her studies, she was sponsored under a graduate research fellowship (GRF) for two years. While pursuing her master’s, she was a laboratory demonstrator and taught students at the Foundation Studies for Agriculture Science Centre and the Department of Biology from 2017 until 2019. Her research interests include ecology and wildlife conversation, with a focus on birds.