š Education and Training
2003-2007 Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Edinburgh, UK Advisors: Dr. Richard Ashley and Prof. Michael Cousin Thesis: āSingle channel properties of chloride intracellular channel proteinsā. 2001-2003 M.Sc. Biotechnology, JB Campus, Bangalore University, India Dissertation: āCloning of N- and C-terminus of Kv1.4 channelsā. 2002
Trainee (M.Sc. Dissertation), National Centre for Biological Sciences Bangalore, India. 1998-2001 B.Sc. Honours Genetics (Gold medal), St Josephās College, Bangalore, India Dissertation: āDermatoglyphic and genetic analysis of inborn blind childrenā Honours Entomology (Gold medal), St Josephās College, Bangalore, India Dissertation: āComparative analysis of butterflies of Bangalore and Jammu regionā
š Ā Postgraduate Training
2020-2021 Executive leadership, Faculty Leadership Institute, The Ohio State University Columbus OH, USA. 2007-2011
Postdoctoral fellow, University of California Los Angeles, U.S.A. Advisors: Profs. Ligia Toro and Enrico Stefani
šØāš« Academic Positions
07/2024- Professor at the Ohio State University (Dept. of Physiology and Cell Biology), USA Director, Physiology 3200 07/2018-2024. Associate Professor at the Ohio State University (Dept. of Physiology and Cell Biology), USA. 07/2017-06/2018 Associate Professor at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Gastrointestinal Program, Thomas Jefferson University, USA. 07/2017-06/2018 Associate Professor at the Drexel University College of Medicine Philadelphia (Dept. of Medicine), USA. 07/2017-06/2018 Associate Professor at the Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia (Dept. of Pharmacology and Physiology), USA. 10/2016-06/2017 Assistant Professor at the Drexel University College of Medicine Philadelphia (Dept. of Medicine), USA. 06/2013-06/2017 Assistant Professor at the Drexel University College of Medicine Philadelphia (Dept. of Pharmacology and Physiology), USA. 2011-2013 Research Assistant Professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, USA (National SDG-funded)
šĀ Honors and Awards
2024-2025 Co-Chair elect Bioenergetics Subgroup (Biophysical Society) 2021-2024 Co-Chair Early career postdoctoral sessions at the Biophysical Society meeting 2023 Collaboration of the year award (PCB) 2023 FASEB (Ca2+ signaling) invited speaker Dublin Ireland 2019-2023 Co-Chair, Gordon Research Conference, Organellar Channels & Transporters 2022
FASEB (Ion channels) invited speaker and session moderator, Halifax Canada 2021 Chair, GTS Session āRNA localization, efflux and metabolism in heartā 2021 AHA invited speaker for scientific sessions 2021 Fellow of the American Physiological Society (Cardiovascular Section, FCVS) 2021- Faculty Senator (Alternate, Elected member), The Ohio State University 2020-
SRAA Judge, Biophysical Society