Dr. Begum did her doctorate from the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, and postdoctoral training at Georgia Tech, Atlanta, USA, and B CUBE-Center for Molecular Bioengineering, TU Dresden, Germany. Dr. Begum's research focuses on bio-inspired material synthesis and the applications of biomimetic materials in areas including biocatalysis/catalysis, cellular imaging, and drug delivery.