Scientist E-II & Swarnajayanti Fellow
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
Profile
The laboratory's focus is on the mechanism of 3'-UTR regulation of mRNAs and ncRNAs and how it affects cellular functions and diseases. We are particularly interested in non-canonical PAP, Star-PAP that selects mRNA/lncRNA targets and investigates its role in heart development and cardiac hypertrophy/heart failure.
Academic Positions
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Scientist E-I & Wellcome Trust-India Alliance Intermediate Fellow
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
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Scientist C & Wellcome Trust-India Alliance Intermediate Fellow
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
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Visiting Associate Scientist
University of Wisconsin-Madison USA
Education
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PhD. Molecular Biology/Biochemistry 2008
Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad, India
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M.Sc. Biosciences 2003
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
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B.Sc. Chemistry (Hons) 2001
Manipur University
Awards
- 2023Elected Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, India
- 2022Elected Member, Guha Research Conference
- 2019Swarnajayanti Fellowship, Department of Science & Technology
- 2013Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award (IYBA), DBT, India
- 2012Wellcome Trust (UK) - DBT India Alliance Intermediate Fellowship
- 2012Ramalingaswami Fellowship, Department of Biotechnology, India
- 2012American Heart Association Scientist Development Grant, USA
- 2009American Heart Association Post-doctoral Fellowship, USA
- 2003 - 2008CSIR Junior and Senior Research Fellowships, India
- 2002JNCASR Summer Research Fellowship, India
- 2001Gold Medal in Chemistry, Manipur University, India
Memberships
Member of PAC- Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences (SERB)
Member of DBT-TASK FORCE committee of Metabolic disease and Autoimmune diseases
Member of American Heart Association
Associate faculty member, Faculty of 1000-Biology
Member of Indian National Science Congress Association
Reviewer of funding agencies (SERB, DBT, NSC-Poland)
