Nadeeshani Dehel Gamage is a Ph.D. candidate in Diatom Biotechnology, focusing on the interactions between benthic diatoms and bacteria. Her research is rooted in benthic diatom cultivation, lipidomics, genomics, and metabolomics. She has been a doctoral student at Nantes Université since November 2022. Previously, she served as a Research Assistant at the Institute of Traditional Plants in Sri Lanka and as a Teaching Assistant at Wayamba University. Nadeeshani holds multiple postgraduate degrees in aquaculture and related fields from various universities. Her academic journey reflects a deep understanding of both macro and microscopic biological interactions.