PROFILE

Professional Experience:

  • Postdoctoral Fellow (2008-2011)
    Department of Molecular Biosciences
    The University of Kansas ( Roberto De Guzman group )
  • Postdoctoral Fellow (2005-2008)
    Center for Bioinformatics
    The University of Kansas ( Wonpil Im group )
  • Research Staff (2004-2005)
    Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology
  • Ph.D., Physics (2005)
    Department of Crystallography & Biophysics
    University of Madras ( Mentor: Prof. N. Yathindra )

Awards :

  • Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing (2015) & Certificate of Reviewing (2014), Elsevier Reviewer Recognition
  • Excellence in Teaching Award 2014-2015, IIT Hyderabad, 2015
  • Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award 2012, DBT-Government of India, 2013
  • Best oral presentation award in Annual Meeting of the Indian Biophysical Society, Chennai, 2012
  • Honored for 5 years of service to The University of Kansas, 2011
  • Best poster award in Great Plains Regional Annual Symposium on Protein NMR, The University of Kansas, 2006
  • Travel grant award from Council of Science and Industrial Research, Govt. of India to attend Albany 2003, The 13th Conversation, State University of New York
  • Travel grant award from Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India to attend Albany 2003, The 13th Conversation, State University of New York (Not availed)
  • Visiting student Fellowship, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Technologies, School of Medicine, University of Udine, Italy (May 2002- July 2002)
  • Travel grant award from Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India to Italy (2002) (Not availed)
  • Senior Research Fellowship by CSIR, Govt. of India (2001-2004)
  • Junior Research Fellowship in the project funded by UGC, Govt. of India (2001)

    • Pre-PhD

  • Selected for & underwent Summer Training Program in Physics organized by Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research, Department of Atomic Energy, Kalpakkam, Govt. of India
  • Rank First in the M. Sc. University Class, Bharathiar University
  • Certificate of Merit under National Scholarship Scheme in Recognition of the High Position Secured in the List of Meritorious Candidates, Govt. of India

Invited Lectures :

  • International Congress on DNA Structure in Health & Disease, April 12-13, 2015, Department of Biochemistry, AIIMS, New Delhi
  • 3rd Annual Symposium on Current Trends in Computational Natural Sciences, April 5, 2015 Center for Computational Natural Sciences and Bioinformatics, IIIT Hyderabad
  • Workshop on Scientific Applications on PARAM YUVA II, January 5, 2015 National PARAM supercomputing facility, Pune
  • IUAC HPC user workshop, May 5, 2014 IUAC, New Delhi
  • Annual Meeting of the Indian Biophysical Society, January 19-21, 2012, Chennai