Qualifications
PhD (CDRI Lucknow); Postdoc (Wellcome trust sanger institute Cambridge, UK)
Areas of interest
Developmental Origin of Health and Diseases: Investigating how maternal and early life nutrition and environmental factors program long-term health outcomes
Expertise
with a focus on skeletal development and bone metabolism. " Bone Health and Skeletal Development: Focusing on the mechanisms of bone growth and maintenance. " Epigenetic Regulation of Bone Metabolism: Exploring how epigenetic circuits are involved in skeletal development and maintenance. " Gut Microbiota and Immune Modulation: Studying the role of gut microflora in immune- mediated diseases and bone health. " Functional Foods and Molecular Nutrition: Developing and evaluating functional food components for their therapeutic potential. "
Awards and recognition
Developmental Origin of Health and Diseases (DOHaD), Metabolic bone diseases, Molecular nutrition, Epigenetics
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=WNIg85wAAAAJ&hl=en
Brief CV
- Received SERB Young Scientist startup Research grant award 2015.
- Received Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Postdoctoral Scientist Fellowship 2011
- In a mapping of Indian research output on osteoporosis, published by Annals of Library and Information Studies, recognized as researcher with second highest h-index value in India. (Ref: Annals of Library and Information Studies, vol. 60, Dec 2013, pp 276-283).
- Best Oral Presentation Award in Biological Sciences at CDRI’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations.
- Qualified for Department of Biotechnology-Junior research fellowship (DBT JRF), 2006, for securing 5 years fellowship for doing PhD.
- Qualified Council for Scientific and Industrial Research -National Eligibility Test (CSIR-NET), 2005.
- Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=WNIg85wAAAAJ&hl=en