Scientist & DBT-Ramalingaswami Faculty Fellow
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
Profile
The focus of my lab is to understand intracellular trafficking pathways and their regulatory mechanisms. In particular, we are interested in the regulation of clathrin-mediated endocytosis during development and disease.
Academic Positions
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Research Associate
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA
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Post-doctoral Associate
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA
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Research Scholar
McGill University, Canada
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Junior Research Fellow
Department of Microbiology, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat
Education
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Ph.D Biotechnology 2003-2008
National Centre for Cell Science, University of Pune
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M.Sc. Microbiology 2000-2002
Sardar Patel University, Gujarat
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B.Sc. Microbiology 1997-2000
Sardar Patel University, Gujarat
Awards
- 2016Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship- DBT, India
- 2013American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship, USA
- 2010Travel Award- International Conference on Zebrafish Development and Genetics, USA
- 2006Travel Award- Centre for Host-Parasite Interactions, Quebec, Canada
- 2006Sabbatical Research Fellowship- Institute of Parasitology, McGill University, Canada
- 2005Senior Research Fellowship, CSIR, India
- 2003Junior Research Fellowship, CSIR, India
Memberships
Member, American Heart Association (2012-2016)
