Employment & Education

Sep 2016:        Lecturer, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, U.K

April 2006:      Scientist, National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi, India

2000-2005       Ph.D. Immunology, NII, JNU, New Delhi

1998-2000       M.Sc. Biomedical Research, University of Delhi,

1994-1997       B.Sc.(H) Botany, University of Delhi 

SPECIALISATION

Food Security, Genomics, Complex Networks

Honors & Awards:

• Hamied Fellowship, by University of Cambridge, UK (2019)
• Woman Ambassador Award, by CEFIPRA France (2018)
• INSA Bilateral Exchange Program Award (2018) by Indian National Science Academy
• Early Career Award, 2017 by Royal Society, London, UK
• SERB Women Excellence Award (2013) by Sc & Engg Research Board India.
• INSA Medal for Young Scientists (2011) by Indian National Science Academy
• Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award (2009) in Biological Sciences, by NASI, India
• Catch Them Young’ Award, by CSIR (1998)

Source of Funds for Research

• RCUK Funded GCRF Program GBP 7.8m (2018-22)
• CSIR Govt of India, INR 32Lacs (2018 – 21)
• DST, SERB, INR 35Lacs (2018 -21)
• DBT GoI, INR 40l, (2019-22) 

Publication DATA: 

Publications: >40;  Citations: 3580; h-index: 27; i10 Index: 55

Membership of Science Societies

Fellow, St Edmunds College, Cambridge, Member,

National Core Committee, Indian National Young Academy of Science (INYAS);

British Ecological Society;

National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI)

TEACHING/STUDenTSHIPS: 

TALKS DELIVERED: >250

Internship Theses: >25

Ph.D. Students: NINE (3 Awarded)

Workshops Organised: >25

PASSIONATE ABOUT: 

1. Bridging Gap b/w Science & Society

2. Science for underprevileged children in rural areas.