Emeritus Professor

M.Tech. Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (1982) Ph.D. Chemical Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh (1991

Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Bioprocess Engineering, Fermentation and Downstream Processing, Industrial Wastewater Engineering, Nanobiotechnology

273 Journal articles, 17 Book Chapters, 23 Patents

40+ years Post Doctoral Research Associate, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Waterloo University, Waterloo, Canada (1992-1994) Visiting Professor, NIPER, SAS Nagar,Punjab (2021 –2025), Visiting Professor, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Kolkata, (2023 – till now) Professor and Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology (2004-2021), Department of Biotechnology (2000-2003, 2011- 2021), NIPER, SAS Nagar Dean (2011-2014), National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, SAS Nagar, Punjab Scientist (1984-2000) Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh

• Lifetime Achievement Award from Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI), 2025 • R.C. Mehrotra Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2023, ISCA • Lifetime outstanding contribution in the pharmaceutical teaching, research, and administration from Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) in 2021. • Lupin Visiting Fellowships for Bioprocess Technology, ICT, 2018-19 • Top 2% highly cited Scientists as per Standford University survey and Elsevier, 2019 – till date. • Innocentive Challenge award 5589410 - Bitterness in Food Products, 2008. • Punjab Ratan Award for the distinguished services rendered to the people at large, 2005. • Shield for Process Technology by CSIR, New Delhi for developing an innovative environment friendly process technology for production of natural streptokinase, a life-saving thrombolytic drug, and its successful commercialization, 2002. • CSIR Technology prize for Biological Sciences and Technology, 1994. • Long-term overseas fellowship for one year three months by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India at University of Waterloo, Canada

• Chairman, Technical Expert Committee of the Biochemical Kit Laboratory, at the National Institute of Biologicals, Sector 62, Noida, Ministry of Health, (2016-2019) • Vice President Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI) (2002-2005) • Life Fellow Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (LF-IIChE) • Life Fellow Society of Environmental Sciences (FSESc) • Life Fellow Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI) • Life Fellow Institution of Engineers (LF-IEI) • Life Member National Academy of Sciences, India • Life Member Association of Microbiologist of India (AMI) • Life Member Indian Science Congress Association • Life Member Indian Pharmaceutical Association • Life Member Society of Biological Chemists • Life Member Biological Engineering Society of India (BESI) • Member New York Academy of Science (NYAS) • Member American Chemical Society (ACS) • Executive Member Indian Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists and Technologists • Life Member Microbiologist's Society of India

Emeritus Professor

M.Sc. Biochemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh (1978) Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru e (1985)

Epigenetics, chromatin structure, gene silencing, RNAi, prions, human genomics, synthetic biology

73 Journal Articles 10 Patents

40 years Post-doctoral fellow, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (1986 – 1988) Post-doctoral fellow, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD, USA ( 1988 – 1994)

• Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 1986-1988. • UICC fellowship for a short sabbatical in the laboratory of Prof. Sir Paul Nurse, Director General, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London UK during October 2000 to January 2001 • UICC fellowship for a short sabbatical in the laboratory of the Nobel Laureate in Physiology and Medicine in 2001, Prof. Sir Paul Nurse, CancerresearchUK, London UK during July to October 2003 • New Idea Fund Project award from CSIR, 2005 • ICMR International travel fellowship at the Wellcome Center for Cell Biology, University of Edinburgh, 2008. • DST travel grant to attend Cold Spring Harbor meeting, 2009 • DST travel grant to attend the 31st International Conference on Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology (ICYGMB31) at Florence Italy, 2023

• Fellow National Academy of Sciences, Prayagraj, 2004 • Fellow, International Union Against Cancer (UICC), Geneva • Life member, Society of Biological Chemists, India • Life member Biophysical Society, India

Professor and Dean (Research)

M.Sc. (Biotechnology), Panjab University Chandigarh,India (1996) Ph.D. Molecular Biology and Immunology from PGIMER/Panjab University, CHANDIGARH (2001).

Cancer Biology, Immunodiagnostics, Redox Biology and Microbial Bioremediation

317 Journal articles, 17 Books, 51 Book Chapters, 04 Patents

25 years Post Doctoral Fellow & Senior Research Scientist (Health Sciences), Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), College of Medicine, USA (2003-2010)

• IRSD Pioneering Research Excellence Award-2025 • Prof. V.N. Kapoor Lifetime Achievement Award-2024 • International Adroit Researcher Award (2021) Green ThinkerZ Association (Reg. Act XXI 1860, Govt. of Punjab, India)Top 2% highly cited Scientists as per Standford University survey and Elsevier (2020-Present) • Fellow Award, International Association of Zoologists (IAZ)-2020 • FSLI Distinguished Scientist Award,at International Conference on Agriculture, Allied and Applied Sciences (ICAAAS-2020) • BRICPL Eminent Scientist Award in Medical & Microbial Sciences (2017 & 2018 • Himachal Achiever Award for Outstanding Contribution in Microbiology( 2017) • Appreciation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Science (2008) at UIC Chicago,USA. • M.G.I.M.S. Young Scientist Award-2000 • V.C.S. Memorial Young Scientist Award-1999 • .CSIR-National Eligibility Test (CSIR-NET JRF) in Life Sciences (1995 &1996 )

• 2024 – Fellow, Royal Society of Biology, London, UK. • 2024 – Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry, London, UK. • 2020 – Life Member, Biotech Research Society of India. • 2017 – Life Member, Society for Advancement of Human Nature (SADHNA), Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Nauni, Solan, HP. • 2014 - Life Member, Indian Science Congress Association [L25430].

Associate Professor & Head of School (HoS)

M.Sc. Punjab Agricultural University (1997)

Ph.D. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh (2009)

Microbiology, Parasitology

Research papers: 31, Book Chapter: 5, Patents: 3

17 years

Post-doctoral Fellow , PGIMER, Chandigarh (2010-2025)

·         Travel Grant for attending 9th International Conference on ICPvR 2025 held from 12th to 14th February, 2025. 

·         Women Scientist Fellowship, Department of Health Research, New Delhi, 2017.                                           Young Scientists Fellowship by Department of Science and Technology (DST- SERB), New Delhi, 2013.

·         Gold medal for best oral paper presentation in Chandigarh Science Congress (CHASCON), 2011.

·         Fellowship from PGIMER, Chandigarh during Ph.D Programme, 2004 

·         State Merit Scholarship from Punjab Government during B.Sc. , 1995.

·         Member - Advisory committee of Association of Basic Medical Scientists, PGIMER, Chandigarh

·         Life Member - Indian Academy of Tropical Parasitology (IATP).

Associate Professor & HoD

M.Sc. Biotechnology, Calicut University (1998) Ph.D., Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh (2003)

Molecular Biology, Bacterial Pathogenesis, Pharmacogenetics, High Throughput Enzyme Assays

27 Journal Articles; 2 Book Chapters; 1 Patents

22 years Postdoctoral Research, University of California San Francisco, USA (2004-2012) Assistant Professor, Panjab University, Chandigarh (2012-2021) Assistant Professor, Amity University Punjab (2021-2025)

• Grant from NASI, Prayagraj to host Popular Science Lecture • Research Grant from CCRH for ~98 Lakhs • Research Grant from DST-SERB for ~63 Lakhs • Research Grant from DST-Chandigarh for ~1.5 Lakhs • International Travel Award from India Biosciences • Travel Award from The Endocrine Society of America • CSIR-UGC NET (JRF/SRF) • Fellowship during M.Sc. Biotechnology from Department of Biotechnology

• Member, American Society of Microbiology

Associate Professor

M.Tech. i(Nanotechnology), IIT Roorkee (2013) Ph.D. (Nanobiotechnology), IIT Roorkee (2016)

Nanomaterials; Biomaterials; 3D Bioprinting; Biosensing

44 Journal articles, 2 Books, 8 Book Chapters, 5 Patents

10 years Postdoctoral Fellow-University of Connecticut Health Center,Connecticut, United States (2017) DST INSPIRE Faculty-CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh (2017-2021) Assistant Professor (Engineering Sciences)-AcSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh (2018-2021) ⁠DST INSPIRE Faculty & Assistant Professor-Amity University Punjab (2021-2022) Assistant Professor: Amity University Punjab (2022-2025)

• DHR-HRD Long Term International Fellowship by the Department of Health Research, India at University of Groningen, The Netherlands (2025-26) • Conferred the Scientific High-Level Visiting Fellowship (SSHN) by the French Embassy in India to Institut Européen des Membranes, Université de Montpellier, France (2025) • DST-INSPIRE Faculty Award in Engineering Sciences, by Department of Science and Technology, India (2016) • Top 2% highly cited Scientists as per Standford University survey and Elsevier (2023-25) • Ranked 1st in M.Tech Nanotechnology (2013) at IIT Roorkee, India. • MHRD fellowship for PhD and M.Tech at IIT Roorkee, India in 2013 and 2011, respectively.

Associate Professor & Ramalingaswami Fellow

"PhD in Cancer Biology, University of Turku, Finland - 2016
M.Sc. Biotechnology, A.I.I.M.S. Delhi - 2009
B.Sc. (Honours School) Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh - 2006"

Cell & Molecular Biology, Cancer Biology, Liver Diseases, Drug Target Identification & Validation, Pre-clinical models, Molecularly Targeted therapies, Immuno-oncology

Research Papers: 9, Review: 1

9+ years of post-PhD experience in international research organizations and academic institutions

"2024: Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship, DBT, Govt. of India (89,10,000 INR for 3 years).
2018: Khoo Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, Duke-NUS, Singapore (150,000 SGD for 2 years).
2014-15: Doctoral Research Grant Awards from Instrumentarium Science Foundation (10,000 €), K. Albin Johanssons Foundation (10,000 €), Orion Research Foundation (3,500 €), and Cancer Society of Finland (3,500 €).
2013: Fellowship, Turku Doctoral Programme of Molecular Medicine, Turku, Finland (salary for 2 years).
2011: Fellowship, Turku Doctoral Programme of Biomedical Sciences Turku, Finland (salary for 2 years).
2009: Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) Life Science with 92.4 percentile score.
2009: Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET), CSIR-UGC, India.
2007-09: Fellowship, Postgraduate training program with special application to biomedicine, DBT, Govt. of India.
2007: All India 3rd rank in MSc Biotechnology entrance exam conducted by A.I.I.M.S., Delhi, India."

Assistant Professor

• Ramalingaswami Faculty , Dept. of Biochemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh (2017-2024)
  * Sinor Research Associate, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (RFUMS), Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois, USA (2015-2017)                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
  *  Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (RFUMS), Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois, USA (2012-2015)                                                                                              * PhD in Science  (Virology), NICED, Jadavpur University; Kolkata, India (2005-2011)                                                                                          * Msc. Biochemistry, Calcutta University (2002-2004)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Molecular virology, Molecular-cell biology, Innate Immunity, Host-pathogen interaction, Signal transduction, Viral Diagnostics, Antiviral intervention through drug discovery and vaccine design.

25+

16+ Years

* RAMALINGASWAMI RE-ENTRY Fellow (DBT-INDIA) (2017-2024),                                                          
* Qualified NET JRF-SRF (CSIR-UGC, 2006-2011);                                                                    
* Qualified GATE 2004;                                                                                                               
* Received international stipendium scholarship from Bill and Melinda Gates’ Foundation Education for Keystone Symposia, Bangkok, Thailand;   (2009)                                                         
* Received Young Scientist of the Year award, NICED, Kolkata. INDIA (2009)                                                              

* American Society for Microbiology(ASM) (International),                                                        
* Science Advisory Board (International)

Assistant Professor, Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine

PhD in Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University (2014), Post doctoral experience: DBT BIOCare Scientist (2014), JNU, New Delhi; DST-INSPIRE Faculty Fellow, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru; CSIR Pool Scientist, CSIR IMTech, Chandigarh 

Tuberculosis genomics and drug discovery, Host-pathogen interactions, epigenetics

17, Book Chapters: 2

14 years of Research and Teaching Experience

1. Anusandhan National Research Foundation PM Early Career Grant Award 2024.                
2. ANRF INternational Travel Award for attending Gordon Research Conference 2025 on Tuberculosis.                                                                                                                             
3. DBT BIOCare Scientist Award 2014.                                                                                     
4. CSIR Senior Research Associate (Scientists’ pool) Award in December 2020.
5. AMI-2015 Young Women Scientist Organizers’ Award for oral presentation entitled ‘Mycobacterium tuberculosis dormancy proteins: Key players in cell wall strength, stress tolerance and virulence’.
6. DST-INSPIRE Faculty Award in August 2015. Award of Honour for delivering a talk on “Reading SARS-Cov2 genome through Nanopores” in National Conference “Covid-19 Pandemic: Current Issues and Challenges in Microbiology” in SLBSGMCH, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh on 17 September 2022. 
7. Award of Honour for conducting workshop on “Third generation NGS Technologies, Data Processing and Bioinformatics Workflows” at SLBSGMCH, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh on 16 September 2022, at SLBSGMCH, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh on 16 September 2022. 

Member of Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI)
Society for Biosafety, India (SBS)

Assistant Professor

PhD in Microbiology, CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh.  M.Sc in Biotechnology, HPU Shimla.  BSc in Biotechnology, GNDU Amritsar. 

Biomedical Diagnostics, Infectious Disease Detection, Nano-Biosensors and Aptamer-Based Molecular Recognition Systems.

Publications : 12, Patents: 1 Granted, Technology Transferred: 1

10+

Young Innovator Award by H.P Govt., Gram Samman Puroskar by H.P Govt,Bhajan Kaur Arora Award (Gold Medal) at Panjab University Chandigarh, CSIR, Senior Research Fellowship, University of Illinois UC,USA Postdoc Fellowship. 

CSIR, Association of Microbiologists of India, Biosensor Society India etc. 

Assistant Professor

Ph.D. in Bioprocess Technology , Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, Maharashtra
B.Tech- M.Tech Biotechnology, JUIT, Solan, HP.

Biocatalyst engineering and Purification, Fermentation Valorization, Bioprocess Engineering

Papers: 13+, Chapters: 3+ , Patents: 3+

8+

DST SERB StartUp Research Grant for 30.05  Lakhs (2020)
PatentX: International Patent Law and Policy. Harvard Law School  and WIPO, January, 2024
Newton Bhabha Travel Support  2018- Visiting Researcher- University of Kent, 2018
SERB, International Travel Support Assistance 2016

American Chemical Society, American Society for Microbiology.

Assistant Professor

M.Tech.  (Nanotechnology),  IIT Roorkee (2012)

Ph.D. (Biomaterials),  NTU Singapore, Singapore (2020)

3D printing, soft tissue Engineering, wound healing, in vitro Disease models

Journal Articles - 12, Book Chapters - 3

6 years

Post-Doctoral Research: Institute of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (ITERM), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (2022 – 2023)

·         GATE Biotechnology (2010, 2012)

·         NTU Travel Award (2018, 2019)

·         MHRD Fellowship

·         NTU Research Fellowship

·         CUHK Post Doctoral Fellowship

·         Member, Sustainable Biomanufacturers and Research Society

·         Member, Royal Society of Chemistry (2020)

·         Member, Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society

Assistant Professor

M.Sc. (Gold Medalist), Environmental Microbiology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Central) University, Lucknow (2009)

Ph.D. i(Environmental Microbiology), Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Central University, Lucknow (2017)

Plant Microbe Interaction, Biocontrol, Bacterial Secondary Metabolites, Bioinoculant Development, Bioformulation

Journal Article 24; Books 6; Book Chapter 15; Patent 1

8 years

Post-Doctoral Research: DST-CPR, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow (2018 - 2020)

·         Top 2% highly cited Scientists as per Standford University survey and Elsevier (2024-2025)

·         Honored by the Vice-Chancellor on the 22nd Foundation Day, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow.(2018)

·         Awarded at the 4th Lucknow Science Congress, BBAU, Lucknow. (2017)

·         Honored by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh for departmental research achievements (2014)

·         Life Membership of AEB (National)

·         Life Membership of CGES (National).

·         Life Membership of Asian PGPR Society (International)

·         Life member of SES (National)

·         Life member in SWC (National)

Assistant Professor

M.Sc. (Biotechnology), CCS University, Meerut (2011)                                                                                               

Ph.D. (Biotechnology), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (2019)

Plant Biotechnology, Agriculture Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Redox Biology

Journal Articles 47;  Books 5;  Book Chapters 33

7 years

Post Doctoral Fellow at Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (2019-2023)

·         Top 2% highly cited Scientists as per Standford University survey and Elsevier (2025)

·         Agricultural Scientist Research Recruitment Board-National Eligibility Test (ASRB-NET) (2018)

·         Dr. Harbhajan Singh Best Research Paper Award by Indian Society of Vegetable Science (2017)  

·         Best Oral Presentation Award by Indian Society of Vegetable Science (2016) 

·         I.T.C. Fellow, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary (2015)

·        Indian Society of Vegetable Science (Lifetime member)

Assistant Professor

• M.Sc Biotechnology, Banaras Hindu University (2011)                                                                
• PhD in Biotechnology, ICGEB and Jawaharlal Nehru University (2017),                                  
• Post Doctoral: Research Associate,  ICGEB, New Delhi                                                                               
• ICMR Post Doctoral Fellow, National Institute of Malaria Research                                   
• Post Doctoral Associate in Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine , New York 

Molecular Parasitology, Genetic Engineering, Host Pathogen Interaction, Bioinformatics, 

10+

8+ years

•    Qualified GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) in Life Sciences in 2011.
•    Qualified CSIR-NET JRF in Life sciences in  December  2010 
•    Qualified DBT-JRF , 2011                                                                                            
•    ICMR-Centenary Post Doctoral Fellowship (2017)                                                                 
•    Post Doctoral Fellowship, Weill Cornell Medicine(2020)                                                                                                                                                                                       

Reviewer of Journals like BMC Infectious Disease

Ramanujan Fellow/Scientist-D

PhD in Cell Biology and Immunology, CSIR - Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India, Master of Science (Zoology), Jiwaji University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh

Pancreatic Cancer Research (PDAC tumor microenvironment stress, altered metabolism and epithelial to mesenchymal transition)

40+

10+ years  experience in Immunology, Pancreatitis and Pancreatic cancer research

"• Qualified CSIR-UGC (NET) in Life Sciences 2008.
• Awarded Senior Research Fellowship by CSIR INDIA in March 2011.
• Awarded Ramanujan Fellowship by the Department of Science and Technology, ANRF, India
Editorial/Reviewer Roles: -
• Editorial board member BMC Cancer since 2025.
• Reviewer in various high-impact journals such as Cancer Letters, Cancer Research Communications, Scientific Reports, and Oncogene."

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Nebraska Medical center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA (July 2016-June 2020)

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Nebraska Medical center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA (July 2020-April 2023)

St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tenesse, USA (June 2023-June 2024) 

Assistant Professor

PhD in Life Sciences, JNU Delhi, CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow; M.Sc. Microbiology, GBPUAT, Pantnagar; B.Sc. ZBC, HNBGU, Srinagar

Virology, Mitochondrial Biology, Infectious Diseases, Cell Biology, Immunology

21

8+

M K Bhan Young Researcher Fellowship (MKB-YRFP), DBT India – 2021 (PI; ₹60 Lakh grant; THSTI, Faridabad)

Best Poster Award – National Seminar on Sustainable Transitions, ASEES/AUP/NABARD/NASI – 2025

Young Woman Researcher Award in Virology, 9th Venus International Women Awards – 2024

Travel Fellowship, DST-SERB ITS / Immunology Foundation / Cell Symposia – 2022

Guest Lecture, Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission (GSBTM) e-Lecture Series

Best Poster Presentation Award, TriMAD Meeting, CHOP-UPENN, USA – 2019

Dr. Reddy Laboratories Junior Scientist Award (Molecular Biology), ASIOA Meeting, USA

Travel Fellowship, DBT / DST-SERB ITS / CICS – IAS HIV Conference, Vancouver – 2015

ICMR-JRF Qualified, Life Sciences – 2010

CSIR-NET Qualified (Lectureship, LS), Life Sciences – 2010

GATE Qualified, Life Sciences (94.8 percentile) – 2010

1st Prize – Science Quiz, National Science Day, CDRI – 2011

1st Prize – Poster Competition, National Science Day, UCOST – 2007

2nd Prize – Poster Competition, World Tuberculosis Day – 2007

Life Member of Indian Immunological Society
Life Member of SMRM-Society for mitochondrial research and medicine

Membership of International AIDS Society (IAS) (2015-2017)

Assistant Professor

PhD in Human Genetics from Central University of Punjab.  M.Sc. Zoology from Punjabi University Patiala.

Epidemiological Genetics, Epigenetics, Personalised Therapeutics and Microarray analysis. 

13+

3+

1. 2019: Qualified GATE -XL life sciences 
2. ⁠Junior Research fellow in ICMR

Indian Society of Human Genetics, CUPB

Assistant Professor

M.Tech (IIIT-Allahabad), Ph.D. (JNU-CSIR-CIMAP), Postdoctoral Fellow (IISc : NPDF & IIT-Kanpur : IPDF) 

Computational Drug Design, Molecular dynamics, Metadynamics, Structural Bioinformatics, Machine learning for biological activity prediction 

17+, Patents: 1+

GATE 2008, GATE 2009, CSIR-SRF, NPDF @ IISC, Insititute postdoctral fellow @ IIT kanpur

Indian Science Congress 

Assistant Professor

M.Sc.  (Biochemistry), Jiwaji University, Gwalior (2006)

Ph.D.  (Biotechnology), CSIR - Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur (2016)

Plant Genetics and Genomics, Phylogenetics, Species conservation, Chloroplast phylogeny, QTLs linkage to the traits, Gene Discovery

Journal Articles: 47, Book chapters: 16

9 years

National Post Doctoral Fellow (DST-SERB) and Research Associate III, BRIC-National Agri-Food and Biomanufacturing Institute, Mohali (2016-2023)

·         GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) in Life Sciences (2007)

·         CSIR-UGC (NET-LS) in Life sciences (2005, 2007)

·         SERB National Post Doctoral Fellowship) by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (GOI), 2016

·         Awarded Mobility Funds (Post Doctoral Fellowship) by Academy of Finland (Govt of Finland) and Department of Biotechnology, Government of India (GOI) dated January 30th, 2019

·        Member, Indian Science Congress

Assistant Professor

PhD in Bioinformatics, Jaypee University of Information Technology; Master of Science (Bioinformatics), CCSHAU Hisar,  Bachelor of Science, Kurukshetra University 

Chemoinformatics, Structural Bioinformatics, System Biology

9 years 

Bioclues

Assistant Professor

PhD in Biochemical Engineering, IIT (BHU) Varanasi; M.Tech, IIT (BHU) Varanasi, B.Tech, Banasthali University, Rajasthan

Biochemical Engineering, Biomanufacturing, Biofuels production, Bioprocessing

14 Publications, Patents: 1

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Assistant Professor

PhD in Biotechnology from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow (Working place: Department of Microbiology, SGPGIMS, Lucknow)
M.Sc in Microbiology from HNBGU, Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand.
B.Sc (zoology, Botany, Chemistry) from HNBGU, Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand

Medical virology, Viral epidemiology, Molecular diagnostics,Biomarker discovery

10+

12+

American Society for Microbiology, Global Outreach - Contributing Membership

Visiting faculty

PhD in Developmental Genetics, IISER Mohali
M.Sc.( Hons School)  Humsn Genetics, GNDU,Amritsar,
B.Sc,( Hons School) Human genetics, GNDU, Amritsar 

Developmental Biology, Genetics, Human Genetics, Cytogenetics, Clinical and Medical genetics, Basic cellular Biology

one

4+

Gold Medal in Batchelors, Gold Medal In Masters, 

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