Prapti is a chemical engineer and biologist currently working towards her PhD at the University of Bath working in development of electrochemical biosensors for pathogen detection. She is a part of the Red-ALERT CDT at Bath and works closely in supporting water safety and monitoring.

Before pursuing her PhD in Chemical Engineering, she pursued her MRes in Advanced Biological Sciences from the University of Exeter. During her MRes, she worked at Attomarker Ltd (Exeter) as an Assistant Scientist for two years helping develop sensors for human health monitoring. She strongly advocates for the importance of interdisciplinary research, and the impact multiple fields can have when working in collaboration.

Alongside her PhD, she actively participates in lab sustainability work and science communication events. She has volunteered for multiple science communication events across the UK including Pint of Science and Soapbox Science, spreading awareness and simplifying science to the general public!

Prapti is the Webinars Deputy of the NECG UK & Ireland.