Dr. Kirti Nagarkoti holds a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry with a core research focus on Natural Product Chemistry, phytochemical characterizations, and plant family analyses (Lamiaceae). A two-time qualifier of the CSIR-NET JRF (AIR 23 and 62), she has extensive expertise in essential oil extraction, GC/MS analysis, chitosan nanoencapsulation via nanoprecipitation, and in silico computational studies using Autodock. She currently serves in the Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sustainability at IILM University, actively advancing sustainable agricultural solutions and green chemical formulations.