Biography

I completed my Ph.D. in Biochemistry under the guidance of Dr. Surekha M. Zingde at the Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education (ACTREC), Navi Mumbai. I joined the laboratory of Dr. Lopa Mishra at Georgetown University Medical Centre, Washington DC, to study TGF-beta signaling in hepatocellular carcinoma. I joined the laboratory of Dr. Shalini Oberdoerffer at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/ National Cancer Institute (NCI), Maryland, in 2010, where we identified a novel mechanism of regulation of alternative pre-mRNA splicing (Nature 2011). I joined IISER Bhopal in May 2013, where I study the interplay between epigenetic modifications and alternative pre-mRNA splicing in the context of Cancer Biology.

"My mission is to advance the scientific knowledge and understanding of cancer biology and to inspire and train the next generation of scientists and innovators."