Obtaining her PhD in Biotechnology from the University of Pune, Pratima Rawat is a research scientist with over 12 years of multidisciplinary experience in preclinical and clinical research. She has experience in a variety of fields such as infectious disease biology, virology, HIV biology, and central nervous system inflammation. Pratima currently works for Microbiologics, Inc. as a Senior Scientist and strives towards translating her research and experience to help facilitate development of novel bio-therapeutics.