Lakshmi graduated with a PhD in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology at the University of Miami, Florida. She did her postdoctoral work in the laboratory of Dr. Ilya Levental, where she studied the compositional asymmetry in lipid distribution across the plasma membrane bilayer. Through her work, she acquired a strong interest and a fascination for demystifying complex biological phenomena using the visual medium. As a part of the team IndiaBioscience, she primarily coordinates its website presence, and will be illustrating for its communication and outreach initiatives. lakshmi [at] indiabioscience [dot] org