I did my Master (2003) and PhD (2011) in Zoology from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. At present I am Research Fellow at University of Aberdeen (UK). I have 8+ years of Postdoctoral Research/ teaching experience at prestigious Universities, such as The University of Texas at Austin, Oregon Health & Science University (USA-3 years), Agricultural Research Organization, Ben Gurion University (Israel- 3 years) and Hokkaido University (Japan-2 years). I had published 15 papers in international journals of high repute and participated in many national and international scientific meetings.