Research Experience

Post-doctoral 

• Awarded Start Up Research Grant (Young Scientist), SERB, DST, Department of Botany, JNV University, Jodhpur, from June 4, 2014 – May 22, 2017

• Dr. D.S. Kothari Post Doc Fellow, Biotechnology Centre, Department of Botany, JNV University, Jodhpur (Rajasthan) – From June 2010 – June 2013 

• Research Associate, Centre for Plant Biotechnology, CCSHAU, New Campus, Hisar, Haryana (India) – From August 2009 – June 2010 

Doctoral 

• CSIR-JRF and SRF, Laboratory of Morphogenesis, Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. From September 2003 – August 2009 

Research Interest

• Biotechnology of trees, fruit and medicinal plants

• Genomics including transcriptome analysis, genetic diversity analysis using molecular marker (SSR, SCoT, CBDP), SSR identification, bioinformatics

• Plant tissue culture, In vitro propagation of plants by organogenesis and somatic embryogenesis, ex vitro rooting, In vitro conservation using encapsulation technology, In vito selection of salt tolerant plant

• Plant propagation using aeroponics technique