“Anisha Shafni John is a life scientist with a Ph.D. in Marine Biology and Oceanography from Annamalai University, India specialising in aquaculture disease ecology. Her bench and field work covers molecular diagnostics, DNA barcoding and histopathology, the first reports of Mud Crab Reovirus outbreaks in India. She then moved into project coordination at the Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organisation (BOBP-IGO), where she built networks of researchers, officials and industry partners across and organised over a dozen technical workshops. Away from the desk, she loves reading, binge-watching movies and cooking. anisha.shafnijohn@jove.com”