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I was so engrossed in my daily routine: regular lab work, ongoing student examinations along with added responsibilities in my personal life that I lost the track of time which increased the piles of unread emails in my inbox that needed to be acknowledged. That day, I managed to read and reply to all emails I got from [microbeonline@gmail.com](mailto:microbeonline@gmail.com).  Most of the emails were usual; the queries from my valuable readers regarding the confusion\u002Fproblem they have either in their Microbiology class or on a working bench of their laboratory.\n\n[](\u002FMy-story-my-life.jpg)\n\nOne of the emails seemed unusual; the subject “interview request” drew my attention. It was an email from **Timothy P. Gauthier**, in which he had expressed an interest to interview me in his famous column “One-On-One” for the website [idstewardship.com](http:\u002F\u002Fidstewardship.com\u002F)**. Idstewardship**is one of the leading pharmacology websites which aims to help current and future healthcare practitioners and others too.\n\nAfter a few email exchanges, we became ready for the interview. The interview has now been published in idstewardship.\n\n## You can access the full interview here\n\n****In this interview, you can find more information regarding my academic journey, and my motivation for founding microbeonline.com among others.\n\nFinally, I am grateful to idstewardship team and personally to **Timothy P. Gauthier** for providing me with this great opportunity. I am equally thankful to you all.\n\nIf you want to share your views, or suggestions regarding my interview, email me or let me know in the comment section below.",[],[],[],[48,54,61,66,70,74,79,84,88,92],{"slug":49,"name":38,"description":50,"image":51,"body":52,"postCount":53},"acharya-tankeshwar","Editor-in-chief","https:\u002F\u002Fassets.microbeonline.com\u002Fauthors\u002Ftankeshwar-acharya-author-microbeonline.jpg","***Tankeshwar Acharya, MSc (Medical Microbiology)***\n\n*Tankeshwar Acharya is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology at Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS), Nepal, where he has been teaching and practicing clinical microbiology for over 14 years. 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Her writing reflects the same standard the site is built on: factual rigor, clear explanation of the *why* behind microbiology concepts, and content that helps students move from memorization to genuine understanding.\n\nShe is passionate about making complex microbiological concepts accessible without sacrificing accuracy; a skill that sits at the intersection of her scientific training and her professional work in content and SEO.",81,{"slug":62,"name":63,"description":64,"image":37,"body":37,"postCount":65},"sushmita-baniya","Sushmita Baniya","Author \u002F Contributor",32,{"slug":67,"name":68,"description":64,"image":37,"body":37,"postCount":69},"samikshya-acharya","Samikshya Acharya",20,{"slug":71,"name":72,"description":64,"image":37,"body":37,"postCount":73},"alisha-tripathi","Alisha Tripathi",6,{"slug":75,"name":76,"description":77,"image":37,"body":37,"postCount":78},"aastha-shrestha","Aastha Shrestha"," Author \u002F Contributor",9,{"slug":80,"name":81,"description":82,"image":37,"body":37,"postCount":83},"guest-author","Guest Author","Guest Author \u002F Contributor",2,{"slug":85,"name":86,"description":64,"image":37,"body":37,"postCount":87},"srijana-khanal","Srijana Khanal",18,{"slug":89,"name":90,"description":82,"image":37,"body":37,"postCount":91},"dr-poonam-acharya","Dr. Poonam Acharya",1,{"slug":93,"name":94,"description":64,"image":37,"body":95,"postCount":96},"nisha-rijal","Nisha Rijal","**Nisha Rijal** is a microbiologist and quality assurance specialist. 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