Research Interest

• Structural and functional analysis of cellular macromolecular machines by Cryo-Electron Microscopy, 3D Image processing and molecular biological methods. Current emphasis is on ribosome.
• Molecular basis of stress response and its relationship with translation apparatus.

  Academic Qualification

1. Ph.D. (Molecular Biology), Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Jadavpur University, 2002.
2. M.Sc. (Biotechnology), Madurai Kamaraja University, 1995.
3. B.Sc. (Ag) Hons, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, 1993.

  Positions

1. Post-Doctoral Researcher - Wadsworth Center, Albany, NY, USA (Oct, 2001 - Aug, 2008)
2. Research Scientist  - Wadsworth Center, Albany, NY, USA (Aug, 2008 – Nov, 2009)
3. Assistant Professor - Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-Kolkata (2009 - )

1. Robert J. Colinas Award for Outstanding and Best Postdoctoral Research, Wadsworth Center, Albany, NY, USA (2007).
2. Young Scientist Award, in the 5^th International Conference on Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Hyderabad, India (2000).
3.  National Eligibility Test Research Fellowship, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India (1996- 2001).
4. Junior Fellow Scholarship in Biochemistry, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, (1993- 1995).
5. National Merit Scholarship, Govt. of India. (1986 -1992).