About
I am a dedicated researcher and scientist with a strong background in biosciences and bioengineering, currently serving as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California San Francisco. My work focuses on prostate cancer imaging and therapy with targeted radiopharmaceuticals, aiming to advance cancer treatment. Previously, I contributed significantly to the development of Real-time PCR kits for COVID-19 as a Scientist in Research & Development at RR Animal Health Care.
My academic journey includes a Ph.D. in Biosciences & Bioengineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, with a dissertation on a multifaceted approach for cancer therapeutics. I also hold an MS (Pharm) in Biotechnology from the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati, and a Bachelor of Pharmacy from AES's College of Pharmacy, Pune. My research has been recognized with awards such as the Early Investigator Award from the Department of Defence, Prostate Cancer Research Program, USA, and the Preclinical Imaging Research Application Funding from Radiology, UCSF. Honored with news coverage from the Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, for developing and supplying COVID-19 RT-PCR kits to hospitals, I am committed to making meaningful contributions to biosciences and bioengineering.

Experience
Jan 2021 - Present
Postdoctoral Scholar
University of California, San Francisco
Project: Prostate cancer imaging and therapy with targeted radiopharmaceuticals
Jun 2020 - Jan 2021
Scientist, Research & Development
RR Animal Health Care Limited
Project: Development of the Real-time PCR kits for COVID-19.
Awards, Scholarships and Grants
2023: Early Investigator Award, Department of Defence, Prostate Cancer Research Program, USA
2022: Preclinical Imaging Research Application Funding from Radiology, UCSF.
2020: News coverage and press release from Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India for developing & supplying COVID-19 RT-PCR kits to hospitals, “IIT Guwahati develops affordable diagnostic kits for COVID-19”
2019: Research highlighted in Indian newspapers “IISc Bangalore, IIT Guwahati team up to study breast cancer” Link: shorturl.at/BCEH1
Education
2014 - 2019
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biosciences and Bioengineering
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
2012 - 2014
Master of Science (M.Pharmacy)
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati
2008 - 2012
Bachelor of Science (B.Pharmacy)
Pune University