Maria Khalid is currently pursuing her Ph.D in Organic Chemistry at H.E.J Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi. Her research Interests include nanomaterials, soft polymeric materials, peptides, and drug delivery. She has a number of publications and patents in the abovementioned areas. Maria has authored the primary science textbook series “Explore your world? (ERI Publication). She has also been a part of the development of “Handbook of Laboratory safety? by Elsevier.