Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biotechnology (Year 2009) from the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Delhi, India, and the Department of Biotechnology, University of Pune, Pune, India (Thesis title “Role of homocysteine in complex disorders”).
Master of Science (MSc) in Genetics (Year 2002), from the Department of Biosciences, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
Bachelor of Science (BSc) (Year 1999) from Chotu Ram Arya College (Affiliated to Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak), Sonepat, Haryana, India.
Experience
Assistant Professsor: Sep 2015 – Continuing, Working as an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, India.
Post-doctoral Fellow: Jan 2013 – Apr 2015, worked as a post-doctoral fellow with Prof Erik Ingelsson at the Uppsala Clinical Research Center (UCR), Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Post-doctoral Fellow: May 2011 - Dec 2012, worked as a post-doctoral fellow with Prof Erik Ingelsson at the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (MEB), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Post-doctoral Fellow: Mar 2009 - Apr 2011, worked as a post-doctoral fellow with Prof Kristina Åkesson at the Clinical Research Center (CRC), Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Current Courses Taught
Basic Genetics
Statistics for Management
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Research Interests
Molecular Epidemiology of Complex disorders like coronary artery disease, low birth weight.
Metabolomics of Obesity.
Contact Information
Amity Institute of Biotechnology (AIB)