To investigate the role of telomeres and telomerase activity in adaptation or maladaptation at high altitude hypobaric hypoxia. The relevance of telomere increases because of the prevalence of stress to hypobaric hypoxia at HA. We explored that telomere & telomerase associate differentially in sojourners/natives and may be a potential marker. The study leads for investigation of the association of telomere in extreme environment of hypobaric hypoxia having low pressure, low oxygen and high radiation. Moreover, many diseases are having hypoxia in their pathogenesis including Covid-19 & Cancer. So future research objectives are to investigate the association of telomeres and telomerase associated biomarkers in disease pathogenesis of oxidative stress associated diseases including High Altitude disorders, cancer and Covid-19.

Teaching Interest includes preparing innovative learning environment through Problem based teaching, Practical based learning, Industrial Exposure, Workshop & Conference based learning. Specific subject teaching done through various case studies. Teaching & research is reflected through peer reviewed publications, disciplined, attentive & Enthusiastic students, Positive feedbacks from the students. Lectures prepared in form of PPT, Study materials, tutorials & Group discussions of the students. Subjects taught in UG, PG & PhD is given hereby.

• June 2018 till present-Associate Professor and Head of Biotechnology & Microbiology department at SRM University, Delhi-NCR, Sonepat.
• Sept 2014 till June 2023- Head of Biomedical engineering department at SRM University, Delhi-NCR, Sonepat.
• Sept 2014-May2018-Assistant Professor and Head in Biomedical Engineering & Bioinformatics at SRM University, Delhi-NCR, Sonepat.
• Oct 2013-Sept 2014-Assistant Professor in Biotechnology at Amity University, Haryana.
• May 2011-Nov 2012-ICMR-RA with Dr. Monica Sundd, Scientist at NII, New Delhi.    
• June 2009-September 2010-NIH-PDF with Dr Hydar Ali, Associate Professor at University of Pennsylvania (Upenn), Philadelphia, PA, USA.
• January 2009-June 2009-DBT-PDF with Dr. Dinakar M. Salunke, Senior Scientist at NII, New Delhi.
• July 2005-Dec 2008-CSIR-SRF with Dr. MA Qadar Pasha, Senior Scientist at IGIB, CSIR, Delhi
• July 2003-July 2005-CSIR-JRF with Dr. MA Qadar Pasha, Senior Scientist at IGIB, CSIR, Delhi

• Ongoing DST-SERB-CRG project (CRG/2022/5161) as a Principal Investigator.
• Successfully completed DST-SERB project (SB/YS/LS-155/2014) as a Principal Investigator.
• Two Ph.D. awarded & one Ph.D. thesis submission in 2023 as a Ph.D. Supervisor.
• Corresponding author of high Impact research paper ie. Human Molecular Genetics (IF-6.1) & Drug Discovery Today (IF-7.85)
• Active member as a Treasurer for Hypobaric hypoxia Society since 2021.
• Member of editorial board and Reviewer of many peer- reviewed journals.
• Reviewer of DRDO and Army Mission Projects.
• External expert in CSIR-IGIB for Research Personal selection.
• Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET-LS) in Dec-2001 and (NET-JRF) June-2002.
• Invited talk in International Conferences (2010 & 2018)
• Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Life Sciences (GATE)-2003 with 96 Percentile.
• Topper and Gold Medalist in M.Sc. Biotechnology 2002.
• Qualified DBT-Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 2008-2009, Life Sciences.
• Qualified NIH-Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 2009, for Postdoctoral Research in USA.

S. No.	Paper Title	Journal/Conference	International/National	Volume/Doi	Page No	Year
1	Exploration of Antileishmanial Compounds Derived from Natural Sources.	Antiinflamm Antiallergy Agents Med Chem.	International	https://doi.org/10.2174/0118715230270724231214112636	13	2024
2	Alleviation of radiation combined skin injury in rat model by topical application of ascorbate formulation.	Int J Radiat Biol	International	https://doi.org/10.1080/09553002.2024.2310016	689-708	2024
3	A Systematic Assessment of Leishmania donovani Infection in Domestic and Wild Animal Reservoir Hosts of Zoonotic Visceral Leishmaniasis	Preprint	International	https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.1528.v1		2023
4	Liposomes and phytosomes: Nanocarrier systems and their applications for the delivery of phytoconstituents.	Coordination Chemistry Reviews	International	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2023.215251	215251	2023
5	Therapeutic applications of nanobiotechnology.	Journal of Nanobiotechnol	International	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12951-023-01909-z	148	2023
6	Silver Nanoparticles Phytofabricated through Azadirachta indica: Anticancer, Apoptotic, and Wound-Healing Properties.	Antibiotics	International	https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12010121	121	2023
7	Synthesis and Biological Characterization of Phyto-Fabricated Silver Nanoparticles from Azadirachta indica	Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology	International	https://doi.org/10.1166/jbn.2022.3402	2022-2057	2022
8	The Association between Biofilm Formation and Antimicrobial Resistance with Possible Ingenious Bio-Remedial Approaches.	Antibiotics	International	https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11070930	930	2022
9	Determination of Antioxidants by DPPH Radical Scavenging Activity and Quantitative Phytochemical Analysis of Ficus religiosa	Molecules	International	https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27041326	1326	2022
10	Protein based therapeutics	Book Chapter	International	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8249-1		2022
11	Chitosan: Applications in Drug Delivery System.	Mini Rev Med Chem	International	https://doi.org/10.2174/1389557522666220609102010	187-191	2022
12	Evaluation of antiviral activity of Andrographis paniculata and Tinospora cordifolia using in silico and in vitro assay against DENV-2	Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry	International	https://doi.org/10.22271/phyto.2021.v10.i2f.13847		2021
13	Seeding Drug Discovery: telomeric tankyrase as a pharmacological target for the pathophysiology of high-altitude hypoxia.	Drug Discovery Today	International	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drudis.2021.07.012	2774-2781	2021
14	Potential of nanoparticles encapsulated drugs for possible inhibition of the antimicrobial resistance development	Biomedicine &Pharmacothrapy	International	https://doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111943	111943	2021
15	Evaluation of Clinical and Hematological Parameters of Acute Febrile Illness Patients: A Dengue Predictive Model.	J Antivir Antiretrovir, 2021, 13 (001)	International		13	2021

Postdoctoral Research

• May 2011-Nov 2012-Worked as an ICMR-RA with Dr. Monica Sundd, Scientist at NII, New Delhi.
• June 2009-September 2010-Worked as a NIH-PDF with Dr Hydar Ali, Associate Professor at University of Pennsylvania (Upenn), Philadelphia, PA, USA.
• January 2009-June 2009-Worked as a DBT-PDF with Dr. Dinakar M. Salunke, Senior Scientist at NII, New Delhi.