Dr. Judy Gopal completed her PhD in the Corrosion Science and Technology Division, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, India. Subsequently, she worked as a Visiting Scientist at the Materials Development Laboratory of the same institute. She has worked as a National Science Council post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat Sen University, Taiwan, and at the Biotechnology Department, IIT, Madras, India. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor at Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea. Dr. Gopal is an interdisciplinary scientist who began her career as a biologist, later obtained her PhD in materials science, and subsequently pursued her post-doctoral studies in analytical chemistry. Her current work is focused on manipulating nanotechnological interactions in microbiology and cancer biology. Dr. Gopal has received several both young achiever and technical excellence awards.