I am a molecular biologist working to understand the mechanisms of vertebrate regeneration. Broadly, I am interested in how regeneration in vertebrate tissues is regulated at the level of transcription and cell signaling. Using state-of-the-art approaches in cell biology I hope to gain new quantitative insights into biology of tissue regeneration in zebrafish.
Currently, I am a CAGT Genome Technology Fellow in the labs of Dr. Kenneth Poss & Dr. Stefano Di Talia at Duke University.
Previously, I completed my graduate work with Dr. Auinash Kalsotra at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, I investigated the mechanisms of liver regeneration using transgenic mouse models and genomic approaches. I did my undergraduate studies in Biochemistry at the Indian Institute of Science where I completed my thesis work on the biochemical characterization of Type II restriction-modification systems in H. pylori with Dr. D. N. Rao.