Prof. Neelima Gupta presently works as a vice chancellor of Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya Sagar (A Central University), Madhya Pradesh, India. She is a global leader having visited the five continents of the world, including countries like the United States, UK, Japan, Germany, France, Poland, Hong Kong, Thailand, Egypt, China, Singapore, Egypt, and Australia. She is the recipient of more than 70 awards and has published 216 research papers, is the author/editor of 9 books, and has adjudicated more than 150 PhD theses in India and abroad. She has worked extensively on parasite taxonomy, aquatic toxicology, and pollution load of the Ramganga (Kalagarh to Kannauj) and Ganga (Haridwar to Kanpur) rivers, and fish health. Research contributions include morpho-molecular–SEM taxonomy and protein profile based on 60 species of 22 genera (51 new species, 3 subspecies), and 7 GenBank submissions (GenBank: NIH genetic sequence database). She is a pioneer in the Atmanirbhar Bharat Movement launched by the Government of India.