Qualifications
Assistant Professor - AcSIR; Postdoctoral research Fellow - UT Southwestern Medical Center, USA.
Areas of interest
Hepatic stellate cell biology; Space biology
Expertise
Fatty liver disease; Dietary intervention; Animal modelling of liver diseases
Awards and recognition
Young investigator award at 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Indian National Association for Study of the Liver (INASL) dueing 2025. Recognized by AcSIR as an Assistant Professor of the Academy in the Faculty of Biological Sciences during March 2018. Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Drs. Brown/Goldstein laboratory, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA for the period 2014-2017; Research Associate in a DBT funded project in University of Madras, Chennai during 2014 (not accepted*); Senior Research Scholarship (Science) by Lady Tata Memorial Trust, Mumbai, INDIA for the period 2010-2012; Travel Grant Award from Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore for presenting a poster in the “Tenth CMC Winter symposium” during January 2012; Proficency Awards for studies in M.Sc Biochemistry during 2005-2007; Prof. S. Govindasamy Cash Prize Award for securing first mark in Biochemistry in B.Sc University Examination during 2002-2005.