Education and Training:

2016-2017: Post-Doctoral fellow, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA.

2013-2016: Post-Doctoral fellow, University of Rochester, NY, USA.

2009-2013: Ph.D., CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow/JNU, New Delhi.

2005-2007: M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry); C.C.S. University, Meerut

2002-2005: B.Sc., C.C.S. University, Meerut.

 Professional Affiliations:

Assistant Professor (December 2017 – Present),  School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology (Deemed to be a University), Patiala, India

Post-Doctoral fellow (September 2016-September 2017), Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA.

Post-Doctoral fellow, (December 2013-August 2016, Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, NY, USA. 

Teaching Activities

PCY 403: Heterocyclic chemistry and natural products

PCY 308: Organic structure analysis

PCY 217: Advanced organic chemistry lab

PBC 442: Biocatalysis

UCB 008: Applied chemistry for undergraduate 

Awards/Honours/Fellowships:

2020: ISCB-Young scientist award in Chemical Science

2017: DST-inspire faculty

2013:  CDRI incentive award for excellent research work

2011: Senior research fellowships; Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi.

 2009: Junior research fellowships; Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi.