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Research Interests: 

Understanding the role of Alkyltransferases in DNA Repair, Survival, and Antimicrobial Resistance in Mycobacterium.

Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Protein Biochemistry, Understanding Alkyltransferases, Molecular Basis for the Development of Antimicrobial Resistance, DNA Repair and Stress Response in Bacteria. 

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Understanding the role of “SOS”- regulated HNH nucleases of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in latency and reactivation.

Molecular microbiology, Mycobacterial biology, stress response, studying mechanisms of nucleases. 

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 I am particularly interested in exploring the stress response mechanisms of mycobacteria, with a focus on the 'SOS' response. Through my research, I aim to advance our understanding of the regulatory pathways of the 'SOS' response and identify potential novel drug targets. I am also passionate about drug screening and discovering new antibacterial agents, especially as a strategy to address the growing challenges of antimicrobial resistance in mycobacteria and ESKAPE pathogens.

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Deciphering the functional Role of Nuclear Actin Related Protein 8 (ARP8) of INO80 Complex - In ribosomal RNA recognition and processing. 

My research will unveil the probable role(s) of Actin related protein 8 (ARP8) in rRNA recognition, rRNA processing, ribosome biogenesis and RNA metabolism using Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model organism and further elucidating its molecular role(s) beyond chromatin remodeling .

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Investigating the Role of “SOS” Response Regulated VapBC40 Toxin-Antitoxin Module in Stress Tolerance and Survival of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. 

My research interest is towards the development of novel therapies that are required in the era of expanding antibiotic resistance to target persistent Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The aim of the project is to determine the role of SOS response regulated VapBC40 system (a virulence associated protein complex present in Mtb) and to investigate its molecular, biochemical and biophysical properties. 

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Understanding the role of a LexA-like protein in DNA-damage response in nosocomial pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii to combat antimicrobial resistance, SOS response, DNA-damage response, Induced Mutagenesis, molecular biology, genetics, antimicrobial resistance and adaptation, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Protein Biology, Bioinformatics, and Genome Analysis.

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Investigating the molecular mechanism and biophysical aspects of bacterial biofilm formation and its impact on the host-pathogen interaction & promoting antimicrobial resistance. 

Microbiology,  Molecular biology, Biophysics, biofilm formation, SOS response, Bacterial motility Host-pathogen interaction, Antimicrobial resistance.

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Mycobacterial stress response (SOS response) and antimycobacterial resistance.

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Currently engaged in research focusing on Anti-microbial Resistance (AMR) and microbial adaptation of Staphylococcus aureus. My work involves the mechanistic, pharmacokinetic, and toxicological evaluation of a patented novel Platinum-NHC complex against MRSA, aimed at future clinical development. 

This research explores the molecular mechanisms of action of these novel compounds against different antimicrobial-resistant MRSA strains.

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Understanding how chromatin dynamics in microorganisms regulate stress responses and host-pathogen interactions, with a specific focus on the plant pathogen Ustilago maydis. 

Exploring how epigenetic and chromatin-level changes may influence pathogenicity and interaction with the host defence.

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Investigating molecular mechanisms and biophysical aspects of Bacillus subtilis biofilm, host-pathogen interactions, antimicrobial resistance, using microbiology, molecular biology, immunology, and biophysics approaches. 

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Identification, Functional and Structural Characterization of a novel Extracellular Nuclease from Acinetobacter baumannii, which is one of the members of the WHO recognized 'ESKAPE' group of pathogens.

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‘ESKAPE’ Pathogens, Roles of different types of Efflux pumps in antimicrobial resistance (MATE or Multi Drug and toxic compound extrusion transporter), Protein Biochemistry, Molecular Biology

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Exploring in various aspects of host-microbiota interactions, such as how bacterial extracellular vesicles are involved in pathogenesis as well as antimicrobial defence mechanisms against competing species. 

Understanding chromatin remodelling complexes in certain species modulate gene expression, biofilm formation, lifestyle switching, and antibiotic resistance.

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Currently exploring different available novel compounds to counter Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Antifungal Resistance (AFR) and enhancing their effectiveness via nanoformulations.

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To explore the therapeutic options against Multidrug resistance (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii.

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