Education
2007-2011: Ph. D.
Institute of Biochemistry,
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU), Münster, Germany.
2005-2007: M. Sc. in Biotechnology
School of Biotechnology,
Jawaharlal Nehru University,New Delhi, India.
2002-2005: B. Sc. in Microbiology (Honours)
Gargi College,
University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.
Professional Experience
2017-2022: Assistant Professor
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Bioscience & Bioengineering Department,
Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, India
2014-2017: Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Fellow
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Max Planck Institute for Molecular Physiology,
Dortmund, Germany
2011-2014: EMBO-Long-Term Fellow
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Biozentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland
Administrative Experience
2023-Present: Associate Professor
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Bioscience & Bioengineering Department,
Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, India
2025: INYAS-Membership
2024-25: Guest Editor for Special Issue "Centrosomes in Sickness and In Health" in the journal "Cytoskeleton (Wiley)"
2024: CSIR-ASPIRE Grant
2023: Core Research Grant from Science and Engineering Board (SERB), DST, Govt. of India.
2021: Young Scientist Research Award from the Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS), Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India.
2019: Har Gobind Khorana-Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award from the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) ,Government of India.
2019: Travel Award from IndiaBioscience for Young Investigator Meeting 2019, Guwahati, India.
2018: Early Career Research Award from Science and Engineering Board (SERB), DST, Govt. of India.
2017: Selected as UGC-faculty in Biological Sciences under the UGC- Faculty Recharge Programme, Govt. of India.
2015: Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) fellowship from the Humboldt Foundation, Germany.
2014: Max Planck Post Doctoral fellowship from the Max Planck Society, Germany.
2012: EMBO-Long Term fellowship from the EMBO Organization, Heidelberg, Germany.
2007: Doctoral research fellowship from the NRW International Graduate School of Chemistry, Münster, Germany.
2005: Master’s scholarship from the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India.
2023-2024; Chairperson, Department research Committee, IITJ
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2023-2024: Convener, Department Undergraduate Committee, IITJ
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2022-Present: Member, Vision Implementation Team IIT Jodhpur
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2021-2024: Faculty Mentor, Department Outreach Team IIT Jodhpur
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2021-2024: Faculty Advisor, B. Tech, 2021 Batch, IIT Jodhpur
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2022-Present: Member, Institute Biosafety Committee, IIT Jodhpur
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June 2018: Member, JEE Female Helpdesk at IIT Jodhpur, India
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2017-2021: Nodal Officer, VIGYAN JYOTI Outreach Program, DST Kiran Division, Govt. of India
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2017-2018: Campus Mentor-UG, IIT Jodhpur, India
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Awards/Recognizations
Teaching Experience
Thesis Supervised
PhD Thesis
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Harshita Kasera
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Sonal Jaiswal: Currently working as Managing Director at the iFIT, Centre of Excellence for Cancer research, Tubingen, Germany
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M. Tech Thesis
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Anshika Mishra: Currently pursuing PhD at the university of New Mexico, USA
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Umama Shahid: Currently pursuing PhD at the Monash University
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Swati Jain
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