Contact-dependent & -independent bacterial communication, Genetic engineering, Microbial metabolites & Food-borne pathogens.
Microbiology & molecular genetics, Mitigation of food-borne pathogens
Recipient of the PBC Scholarship for Outstanding Post-Doctoral Scholars, Planning and Budgeting Committee, Government of Israel.
Awarded the Student Exchange Visitor Program Fellowship, University of Texas Health Science Centre, Texas, USA.
Senior Research Fellow, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Government of India.
Qualified for the University Grants Commission (UGC) National Eligibility Test for Lectureship, Government of India.
Honoured with the Overall Proficiency Award for Academic Excellence, Pondicherry Central University, India.
Recipient of the Summer Research Fellowship, Dr. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research (ACBR), Delhi University, India.