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I am a UKRI Principal Investigator and former Marie Skłodowska-Curie UKRI Postdoctoral Fellow at Imperial College London, working on arsenic and nitrogen dynamics in soil microbes, their molecular expressions with root phenology, and their effects on crop plants with subsequent qualitative and quantitative assessment. I study arsenic-resistant microbes with a focus on plant-microbial interactions for sustainable management. My research involves genetic engineering and recombination techniques in bacteria and how to use those to make an effective bioagent. Microbial diversity analysis by Metagenomics, high-throughput sequencing, and gene expression studies are frequent. Before joining Imperial, I was a Principal Investigator and a National Postdoctoral Fellow awarded by the Ministry of Education—Government of India at Jadavpur University and IISER Kolkata. I am mentoring both Master's and PhD students. 

I am enthusiastic about biogeochemistry and soil molecular microbiology, working on sustainable developments in our environment and dealing with problems in the soil-plant-microbial interface for the past 12 years.