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(Formerly) Senior Research Specialist, Johns Hopkins University

I work in the discipline of Microbiology-Immunology, studying host-fungal pathogen interaction using immunological techniques and animal models of infection. My work also involves immuno-diagnostic applications. The opinions expressed in my essays are mine alone, and I am responsible for their factual accuracy.

Experience

  • 2022–present
    Senior Staff Fellow, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, FDA
  • 2022–2022
    R & D lab manager, Pearl Diagnostics Inc.
  • 2014–2022
    Senior Research Specialist, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • 2008–2014
    Postdoctoral fellow, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Education

  • 2021 
    Johns Hopkins University Krieger School of Arts & Sciences, MA (Master of Arts)
  • 2003 
    All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, PhD
  • 1996 
    Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, MSc (Master of Science)
  • 1994 
    University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India, BSc (Bachelor of Science)

Professional Memberships

  • International Society for Human and Animal Mycology
  • American Society for Microbiology
  • Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists
  • National Association of Science Writers