Associate Professor Department of Biological Sciences
Homeostatic synaptic plasticity, Ligand-gated ion channels (mainly nicotinic acetylcholine receptors) function in health and neurological disorders, Neuro-nanoscience, Vitamin D3 and Brain health, Vitamin D3 and nicotine addiction
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani Hyderabad Campus Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal Dist.-Medchal-500 078 Telangana, India
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS-Pilani), Hyderabad, India (2023-continued).
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS-Pilani), Hyderabad, India (2017-2023).
Post-Doctorate Research Fellow, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada.
Post-Doctorate Research Fellow, The Hospital of Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
Teaching assistant (TA), University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Junior Research Fellow, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR-JRF, 2007-2009).
Education
Ph.D. in Neuroscience, University of Victoria, Canada, Thesis Title: “Tyrosine Kinase and Protein Kinase A Modulation of α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Function on Layer 1 Cortical Interneurons”.
MSc in Biochemistry, Patna science college, Patna University, India.
BSc in Biotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), India.