Dr. Iqra Bano Chandio is a Researcher at the National Institute of Mental Health (NUDZ), Czech Republic. Her research focuses on neurodegenerative disease models, particularly Parkinson’s disease, with emphasis on selenium-based neuroprotection, nanoparticle-mediated therapeutics, oxidative stress, calcium signaling, and focused ultrasound neuromodulation. She has extensive experience in in vitro neuronal cell culture, nanoparticle synthesis and characterization, live-cell calcium imaging, antioxidant and cytotoxicity assays, and molecular and biochemical techniques. Dr. Chandio has authored multiple peer-reviewed research articles and reviews in international journals and actively collaborates in EU-funded and national research projects. Her work aims to identify novel, non-invasive and trace-element-based therapeutic strategies for neurodegenerative disorders.