Dr. Nagmani Bora

Associate Professor and Director, Biotechnology Programmes School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, UK.

Prof. Nagamani is the Chair for Biotechnology Teaching Theme, Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy and Fellow of Royal Society of Biology. She was nominated as the 'Inspirational Woman in Biotechnology-2019. She has extensive experience in curriculum design and development, embedding employability and personal development skills with specific expertise in transformative pedagogy and innovative learning strategies.

. She also brings to board her expertise in developing International Teaching Partnerships and collaborations with various Universities across the globe. Her research expertise and interests are in sustainability and waste management, search and discovery strategies for novel bioactive compounds, bacteriocins and novel enzymes - from an interesting group of gram positive microbes Actinomycetes. Strategies involve solid state fermentations, characterizing microbiomes, screening new ecological niches, understanding regulatory mechanisms, quorum sensing. A part of her research is also directed towards expression and enhancement of therapeutic proteins working with a number of heterologous hosts for expression of novel compounds.