Accurate replication and repair of DNA is vital for maintaining genomic integrity; defects in these processes, therefore, fuel cancer pathogenesis; decoding how cancer cells maintain resilience to proliferate despite compromised DNA replication and repair processes; identifying and understanding cancer etiology, drug responses, and new therapeutic vulnerabilities.

EDUCATION
2005 BSc in Chemistry and Botany, University of Lucknow, India
2007 MSc in Biotechnology, University of Pune, India
2012 PhD in Biochemistry and Microbiology, National Institute of Immunology, India

POST-GRADUATE TRAINING
2013-2015 Postdoctoral Associate (Chemistry and Cell Biology), The Rockefeller University, New York, NY
2015-2021 Postdoctoral Researcher (Cancer Biology), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2021-present Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

HONORS & AWARDS
2007 Awarded Gold Medal for securing highest score in Master’s Exams, University of Pune, India
2005-2007 Department of Biotechnology Master’s Fellowship, India
2007-2012 Department of Biotechnology Research Fellowship, India
2017-2019 Ann and Sol Schreiber Mentored Investigator Award, OCRA Alliance, USA
2020-2021 Ovarian Cancer Translational Center of Excellence Award, University of Pennsylvania, USA
2021 Intersections Science Fellow, Yale School of Medicine, USA