Dr. M. Hamsa Priya is a Professor in the Department of Biotechnology at the @reachiitm She pursued her B.Tech in Chemical Engineering at Dr. B. V. Raju Institute of Technology, affiliated with Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad. She was awarded the University Gold Medal for being the topper among all the colleges affiliated with the university. Her research career started at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) through a 2-month Young Engineer Fellowship Programme (YEFP).