Profile
Our laboratory at RGCB focuses on chromatin and infectious disease structural biology. We work primarily on nucleosome-interacting and -assembling proteins and certain interesting protein machinery from pathogenic organisms. For this, we make use of an integrative structural biology approach. In addition, structural biology projects are being taken up from time to time on a collaboration basis.
As an experimental structural biology research group, our major tools are X-ray crystallography, small-angle X-ray scattering, and cryo-electron microscopy.
Academic Positions
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Scientist-F (June 2023 onwards)
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
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Scientist-E (July 2022 - June 2025; on lien from June 2023 - June 2025)
Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar
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Scientist-D (2017-2022)
Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar
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Scientist-C (2012-2017)
Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar
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Post-Doctoral Fellow (2011-2012)
Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases (NITD), Singapore
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Post-Doctoral Fellow (2006-2011)
Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore
Education
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PhD in Biological Sciences (Structural Biology) 2007
National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore
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Master of Fisheries Science (Microbiology) 2001
College of Fisheries, Mangalore (UAS, Bangalore)
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Bachelor of Fisheries Science 1999
College of Fisheries, Panangad (KAU, Thrissur)
Awards
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2002-2006The National University of Singapore Research Scholarship for pursuing a PhD
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2002Certificate of Appreciation from Professional Fisheries Graduates Forum (PFGF), India, for MFSc degree thesis
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1999-2001Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) JRF for pursuing MFSc
Memberships
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Life Member, Indian Crystallographic Association (ICA)
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Life member, Indian Biophysical Society (IBS)
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Life member, Society of Biological Chemists, India (SBCI)
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Life member, Electron Microscope Society of India (EMSI)
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Life member, Professional Fisheries Graduates Forum (PFGF)