Academic Degrees PhD (Jan 2000- June 2004) –Department of Medical Genetics, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow. Title of Thesis: “Microsatellite instability and its correlation with clinicopathological behavior in human sporadic carcinomas”. MSc (1997 – 1999)– Biotechnology from University of Roorkee, IIT Roorkee, U.P., India. BSc(1994 -1997)- Chemistry, Zoology and Botany from Lucknow University, Lucknow, India Career and Appointments ●Assistant Professor (September 2005 –continuing till date)- Department of Biochemistry, Lucknow University, Lucknow, India ●DST BOYSCAST Fellow (August 2011 to August 2012)- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY-14263, USA ●DST-SERC Visiting Fellow (May 2009-August 2009) ●DBT Post Doctoral Fellow (January 2005 – August 2005) ●Post Doctoral Fellow (January 2004 – December 2004)