Prof. K. Vijaya Rachel is from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, She has a Ph. D from Andhra University. Her research lies in the area of Clinical Biochemistry and Allelochemicals from plants, exploring their efficacy in clinical conditions. Presently, she is working on iron-resistant anaemia and transcriptomics in meat science that provide insights into the development of meat Quality. Further, she works in various clinical conditions pertaining to pregnancy toxemia, metabolic syndrome.