Urmi Bajpai

Urmi Bajpai is Professor, Department of Biomedical Science, Acharya Narendra Dev College, University of Delhi, where she leads the Anti-Mycobacterial Drug Discovery Laboratory. With a focus on the One Health approach, which links human, animal, and environmental health, she advocates for a broader and more integrated response to Anti-Microbial Resistance. She promotes awareness of their potential as “living antibiotics” and biocontrol agents through talks, interactive sessions, writing popular-science articles, and hosting hands-on workshops. Her contributions to science and education have earned her several prestigious awards, including recognition among India’s “35 Vigyan Vidushis” by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India.