Dr. Nila Devi K.N. is a native of Kodungallur, Thrissur district. She did her schooling in Chennai and her Bachelor’s degree at St. Joseph’s College, Irinjalakkuda. She obtained her master’s degree in Marine Biology from Cochin University of Science and Technology. She qualified for UGC-CSIR NET/JRF  and ICAR-NET in the year 2002. She did her doctoral degree at NIIST, CSIR, Thiruvananthapuram. She worked as an Assistant Professor at TKMIT, Kollam, and as FIP substitute lecturer at Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam. She also served as Deputy Manager of the R & D division at Pelican Biotech and Research Labs, Alappuzha. She joined the Department of Zoology, Union Christian College, Aluva as a guest faculty in the year 2015 and as an assistant professor in the year 2021. She is a passionate researcher with an h- h-index of 9. She has published many research articles in well-reputed international journals with good impact factors.  Her research interests include microbiology, ethology, and environmental science.