Research
My research work has been diversified yet with a major goal to improve human health.
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As a research fellow in Dr. Gary Brenner's lab at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, my research is focused on understanding the molecular pathways that lead to pain in schwannomas (benign nerve sheath tumors) using various approaches.
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My postdoctoral work in the laboratory of Dr. Laura Harrington's at Cornell University focused on investigating the function of male mosquito seminal fluid proteins responsible for post-mating responses in female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes using various genomic and molecular tools (CRISPR/CAS system).
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As a graduate student in the laboratory of Dr. Jiannong Xu's at New Mexico State University my research involved understanding the symbiotic relationship between mosquito and its gut microbiome, in the scope of symbiosis and immunity.
EDUCATION
RESEARCH INTERESTS
I am interested in pursuing research that spans broadly in multiple research fields.
Specifically, I want to address questions related to translation clinical research, disease biology/physiology, host-microbe-pathogen interactions, molecular genetics of host-associated bacteria, malaria transmission dynamics in different ecological settings, engineering microbes to device resistance against diseases or pharmaceutical applications.
2015 New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
Doctor of Philosophy in Biology (Emphasis: Microbiology)​
Advisor: Dr. Jiannong Xu
Dissertation Title: Mosquito gut microbial ecosystem: impact on host physiology and malaria competence
2010 New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
Master of Science in Biology
Advisor: Dr. Jiannong Xu
Thesis title: Exploring the role of melanization in defense against Plasmodium yoelii in Anopheles gambiae: to kill or to clear?
2007 Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Bachelor of Science (Major: Biotechnology, Minor: Biochemistry)
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