About
I use interdisciplinary approaches to study cellular quiescence and cancer cell heterogeneity. Specifically, my research directions are as follows:
- To use genomic and experimental methods to study gene-regulatory networks in cellular quiescence with a special focus on alternative splicing and polyadenylation, epigenetics, and transcription factors.
- Interrogating inter-tumor and intra-tumor heterogeneity and their relationships with clinical outcome using bulk and single-cell methods.
I am passionate about mentoring undergraduate students in different experimental and bioinformatics projects. I have worked with undergraduate students majoring in different fields such as biology, chemistry, biochemistry, engineering, computer science, statistics, mathematics, and data science.
I love reading non-fiction books about science, medicine, and history, and I enjoy going for long walks. I also like classic sci-fi novels and movies.
Education and Degree(s)
Dual degrees (B.S. & M.S.) in Industrial Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland