Professional Experience:

• Assistant Professor, University of Hyderabad (Since July 2018)

• Ramalingaswami Fellow, ICRISAT, Hyderabad (Jan 2017 - June 2018)

• Research Associate/Guest faculty at JNU/Indraprastha University New Delhi (2016)

• Postdoctoral Fellow in C4 Rice project at International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) (2010-2015)

• Visiting Scientist, ICRISAT, Hyderabad (June 2008 - Dec 2009)

Education:

• Ph.D. (Bioinformatics) at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (2008)

• Advanced PG Diploma in Bioinformatics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (2003)

• M. Sc. in Medical Toxicology, Hamdard University, New Delhi (2002)

• B. Sc. in Zoology, Delhi University, New Delhi (1999)

PhD Scholar

https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1411-2802 

Area of research: Discovery of regulators of Kranz anatomy establishment, Bacterial Genomics, Biofortification in Crops.

PhD Scholar

Area of research: Computational discovery of genes involved in Fe update, transport and storage

PhD Scholar

Area of research: Probiotics for B12

Project consultant

Area of research: Crop Genomics, Bacterial Genomics & Metabolomics, Plant evolution

Science communication correspondent

Role: Scientific communication, Media co-ordinator

Project student

Area of research: Mammalian longevity bottleneck hypothesis. 

IMSc student (2022-27)

Area of research: Exploring

MSc student (2025-27)

Area of research: Exploring

Project student

Area of research: Crop & Lake Microbiomes  

Intern

Area of research: Exploring

Intern

Area of research: Exploring