Professor & Assistant Director, University Centre for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India.
Former Professor & Head (Research), Department of Biosciences, IMS Ghaziabad (University Courses Campus).
Former Scientific Officer, Department of Biochemistry, University of Delhi.
Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences (2013), Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi; research on Epigenetic Regulation in Breast Carcinogenesis.
Began research career as Research Fellow at ICMR–Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology (2005).
Completed Postdoctoral Research at the National Institute of Immunology (DBT), focusing on epithelial ovarian cancer stem cells.
Published 100+ research articles in leading international journals, including Nature Oncogene, Cell Death & Disease, BMC Cancer, and Cellular Signalling.
Authored 52+ book chapters and edited several oncology books for Springer Nature, CRC Press, and Elsevier.
Research interests include cancer biology, molecular epigenetics, CAR-T cell therapy, stem cells, tumor virology, cervical and ovarian cancers.
Recipient of multiple government-funded research grants from DST-SERB, ICMR, ICSSR, and UP Council of Science & Technology.
Awarded two Young Scientist Awards and one Senior Scientist Award for research excellence.
Reviewer for numerous high-impact international journals.
Serves as Doctoral Research Committee (DRC) Expert for several universities and premier medical institutes, including AIIMS New Delhi.