Research Area :
- Bacteriophage discovery and genomics, molecular genetics of mycobacterium, exploiting mycobacteriophages to identify the bactericidal genes and understand their mode of action.
Education & Training :
- 2009: Ph.D, Biotechnology, National Chemical Laboratory, University of Pune, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Professional Experience :
- 2019- : Scientific Officer, Dr. Reddy’s Institute of Life Sciences, Hyderabad.
- 2016-2019: Young scientist (Project Investigator), Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad.
- 2014-2016: Research Associate, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad.
- 2011-2013: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Prof. Graham F. Hatfull, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Research Interests :
- Genetics of mycobacteriophages and their host mycobacterium.
- Exploiting mycobacteriophages to dissects the functional role of unknown genes.
- Phage therapeutic.
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