Dr.Promy Virk is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Zoology at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She received her master’s degree with honours in Zoology from Punjab University, Chandigarh, followed by a Ph.D in Fisheries from Panjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India. Her teaching interests include ecology, environmental pollution, aquaculture, fish biology etc. She has been mentoring and supervising several graduate students during her tenure at the University since 2009 and has been actively involved in research projects, both as a Co- and Principal Investigator. Her primary research interests are in the field of toxicology; aquatic toxicology; heavy metal pollution and role of natural antioxidants; and phytocompounds to ameliorate the toxicity. However, her current research interest is on 'emerging pollutants ' particularly microplastics and antibiotics. Her recent research projects have been on nanotechnology and its role in combating environmental pollution and disease. She has authored and co-authored several publications in international journals cited in the “Science Citation Index”. She was also a session chair and presenter at the International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Houston ,Texas, USA, in 2014. She intends to promote interdisciplinary research and outreach work.