Academic Positions

  • Scientist E-II

    Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology

  • Scientist E-I

    Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology

  • Scientist C

    Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology

  • Post doctoral Training

    University of Kansas Medical Centre, Kansas, USA

Education

  • PhD in Science 2007

    Jadavpur University, West Bengal, India

  • M.Tech 2003

    Life Science & Biotechnology, Jadavpur University, West Bengal, India

  • M.Sc. Biochemistry 1999

    University of Kalyani, West Bengal, India

Awards

  • 2024
    CSIR ASPIRE award
  • 2024
    Invited talk organized by NASI, held at RGCB
  • 2024
    Invited talk at Rhetor 5.0, IISER Thiruvananthapuram
  • 2024
    Invited for Colloquium Lecture, Presidency University
  • 2023
    Invited talk at World Congress on Cancer, Jaipur
  • 2022
    Awarded best teacher by outgoing RGCB MSc Biotechnology 2020 batch
  • 2019
    Invited Young mentor talk at 10th DBT Ramalingaswami Conclave, held at NBRC.
  • 2019
    Invited talk at Indian Society for the Study of Reproduction and Fertility (ISSRF), Delhi.
  • 2019
    Invited talk at EMBO workshop on Histone chaperones, held in Crete, Greece.
  • 2019
    Travel award from EMBO for attending Workshop on Histone Chaperones held in Crete, Greece.
  • 2018
    Best poster at India International Science Festival (IISF) 2018, Women Conclave held in Lucknow.
  • 2018
    Best talk at World Congress Cancer, 2018 held in Jaipur.
  • 2017
    Selected for presentation of work at Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on developmental biology at South Hadley MA, USA.
  • 2016
    Selected for presentation of work at Cell symposia-A decade of induced pluripotency at San Francisco, USA.
  • 2016
    National Women Bioscientist Award 2016 (Young category) from DBT, India.
  • 2011
    American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship (AHA), Midwest Affiliate, USA.
  • 2013
    International travel grant from DBT for attending ISSCR 2013 at Boston, USA.
  • 2012
    DST Fast-track Fellowship.

Patents

  • Compositions and methods for establishing and maintaining stem cells in an undifferentiated state" US patent, Application Number: 2012/0270,313; Publication Date: 25/10/2012

  • Marker panel and method thereof for identifying the progression of breast cancer and its subtype, Indian Patent Application #202241028767, dated 19.05.2022

Memberships

  • Associate member, International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR)

  • Member, North American Vascular Biology Organization (NAVBO)

  • Member, Society for Developmental Biology (SDB)

  • Member, American Heart Association (AHA)

  • Life Member, Life member of Indian Association of Cancer Research (IACR)

  • Life Member, Kerala Academy of Sciences, India

  • Life Member, Indian Society for Cell Biology

  • Life Member, Indian Society for Developmental Biology

Students Achievements

Contact

Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB),
Thycaud Post, Poojappura,
Thiruvananthapuram - 695 014, Kerala, India
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