Postdoctoral Associate
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Investigating the role of mechanical tension in signaling pathways involved in cancer, organ development, stem cell maintenance, cell proliferation using several molecular biology, proteomics, biochemistry and cell biology approaches.
Junior Research Fellow
Indian Institute of Science
November 2010
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June 2011
Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology
Elucidated the role of curcumin in the intracellular survival of
vacuolar and cytosolic pathogens and studied the molecular pathogenesis of Salmonella.
PhD research scholar
Nanyang Technological University
School of Biological Sciences
Examined the role of osmotic pressure in the regulation of actin cytoskeleton during mitosis, also examined how osmotic stress affects mitotic spindle assembly. Independently handled projects as well as worked with several collaborators. Also did a University teaching course and mentored undergraduates.Presented research findings in several international conferences.
Research Associate
Nanyang Technological University
School of Biological Sciences
Investigated the role of osmotic pressure in the modulation of actin cytoskeleton during mitosis, handled independent projects, wrote scientific papers and presented work in several international conferences.
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Nanyang Technological University
September 2016
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February 2017
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Studied microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) by selective production and enrichment of urease producing bacteria from activated sludge as inoculum using microbiological techniques.