Lata Gautam

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Professor Lata Gautam is a forensic toxicologist at Anglia Ruskin University. Her research focuses on spiking and drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA), particularly improving detection, investigation, and awareness of these offences. She also has expertise in the analysis of drugs of abuse and pharmaceutical compounds in biological samples, as well as seized street samples. Before joining academia, she worked at the National Forensic Science Laboratory, Nepal, initially in forensic biology and later in toxicology.

Experience

  • 2026–present
    Professor, Anglia Ruskin University
  • 2020–2026
    Associate Professor , Anglia Ruskin University
  • 2019–2020
    Principal Lecturer , Anglia Ruskin University
  • 2011–2019
    Senior Lecturer , Anglia Ruskin University

Education

  • 2007 
    Anglia Ruskin University , Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • 1998 
    Tribhuvan University (TU), Nepal, Masters of Science (Botany)
  • 1996 
    Tri Chandra College, TU, Nepal, Bachelors of Science (Microbiology)

Professional Memberships

  • Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy (HEA), UK, 2015 onwards
  • Life-time member, Biotechnology Society of Nepal (BSN), 2011 onwards
  • Member, Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC), 2018 onwards
  • Member, The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT), 2004 onwards

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