Centre for Proteome Research

I began my career with Bachelors in Biotechnology at University of Mumbai, India. During this course, I was fascinated by Biochemistry and Cell biology. By the end of the course, I was qualified for All India Department of Biotechnology (DBT) entrance examination and was selected for Masters in Biotechnology (M.Sc.) course at University of Hyderabad, India.

The academic atmosphere at the University kindled my interest in biological research. Further, one year research project on purification of catalase and peroxidase from Mycobacterium kansasii under the guidance of Dr. Manjula Sritharan gave me the confidence to pursue career in research. Post M.Sc., I briefly worked on a project on telomere biology under the joint guidance of Dr. Krishnaveni Mishra (University of Hyderabad) and Dr. Rakesh Mishra (Centre for cellular and molecular biology). This project work allowed me to grasp some of the fundamental techniques in molecular and cell biology.

Using the research fellowship awarded by Council of scientific and industrial research (CSIR), I joined Advanced Centre for Treatment Research and Education in Cancer (ACTRTEC), Navi Mumbai as a PhD student to work on organ specific metastasis under the guidance of late Dr. Rajiv Kalraiya. The major work of my PhD involved identification of glycoproteins and studying their role in processes involved in extravasation and metastasis. During this period I was introduced to the field of proteomics for which I developed interest.

I am working on a post doctoral position by Prof. Eyers to investigate DNA-damage-induced changes in post-translational modification (PTM) status of the NF-κB transcription factors using mass spectrometry based methods. I am looking to forward use state of the art facility at centre for proteomic research!