Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science (B. Sc) (Kerala University) (Govt. College Kariavattom - 1998- 2001 (in Biotechnology)
• Master of Science (M. Sc) (First Rank) in Biotechnology - 2001- 2003 (Kerala University, Kariavattom campus)
• Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph. D) Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, (Kerala University) - 2003- 2008 (in Biotechnology)

Professional Record

• Scientist B, DBT Program Support to RGCB (2008-2014)
• Main research focus: Computational genomics and systems biology.

Achievements Fellowships Awards

• Scientist B, Integrated Cancer Research Program (Feb 2009 till date).
• Visiting Scientist, Laboratory of Metasystems Research, Todd Taylor’s Laboratory, RIKEN Yokohama campus 2009- 2012,
  See: http://hgp.gsc.riken.go.jp/index.php/List_of_Team_Members
• DST Young Scientist (under Fast Track scheme) from Department of Science and technology, Government of India.
• Project Officer- Computational Oncology, RGCB (Nov 2007- Feb 2009).
• Recipient of British Council funded Researcher Exchange Programme (RXP) 2008 for a fellowship to visit Oxford University, UK to initiate collaborative work on "A new class of Molecular Alterations in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)".
  For more details please see link: http://www.britishcouncil.org/science-rxp-successful-applicants.htm.
• Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Senior Research Fellowship (SRF), CSIR-UGC NET, 2003.
• Visited BII, Singapore (with Dr Sebastian Maurer Stroh) for a week to learn advanced molecular modeling techniques (Feb, 2009).
• Co-Investigator on a project "Computational Biology for design of Optimum Vaccine Candidates and development of quantum dot based diagnostics for classical swine fever virus" funded by Department of Biotechnology (DBT) India.