Smt. Asha D. was awarded Ph. D in Botany by the M.G. University for her research on ‘Phytochemical evaluation for chemotaxonomy and pharmacognostic studies on selected taxa of subfamily Nepetoideae (Laminaceae)‘ under the guidance of Dr. Lizzy Mathew, Associate Professor & Research Guide, Research Centre, Department of Botany, St. Teresa’s College (Autonomous), Ernakulam.