Ponnari Gottipati

Ponnari Gottipati is a research management professional and Associate Director – Research at the LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad. Trained in life sciences, she holds a PhD from the University of Sheffield and completed her postdoctoral work at the University of Oxford, UK. With over a decade of experience across funding agencies and academic institutions, her work focuses on strengthening research systems and practices. She is a recipient of the India Research Management Initiative award, recognised as an Emerging Leader under the IVLP programme of the US Department of State, and a current WomenLift Health India Fellow. A science outreach enthusiast, she co-founded the Superheroes Against Superbugs initiative to raise awareness on the global health threat of antimicrobial resistance. Her ongoing interests include patient engagement, participatory approaches to clinical research, and women’s representation in health and research.