Lata Gautam

Lata Gautam obtained a PhD in Forensic Science in 2007 from Anglia Ruskin University.
She also holds an MSc and BSc from Tribhuvan University, Nepal. She has
worked in the Toxicology & Chemistry Unit and the Biology & Seology Unit at
the National Forensic Science Laboratory, Nepal, where she analysed forensic
case samples. Lata’s areas of expertise and interest lie in drug binding to hair
components (melanin, keratin), drug analysis of biological samples (blood, urine)
and alternative matrices (hair, nail, saliva). She is interested in research work
involving chromatographic, spectrometric and spectroscopic techniques.