Work Experience
Global Engagement Executive Officer
Office of International Relations, IIT Indore
Facilitates international collaborations, academic exchanges, and strategic partnerships with leading global institutions. Oversees MoUs, joint research initiatives, and diverse international outreach programs. Enhances the institute's global engagement by broadening strategic networks and strengthening international visibility.
Visiting Faculty
School of Biotechnology, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore
Taught Immunology and Intellectual Property Rights to postgraduate students of M.Sc. Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, emphasising core principles and practical applications through concept-driven learning and case-based discussions.
Scientist 'B' - COVID-19 RT-qPCR Laboratory
Viral Research and Diagnostic Laboratory, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Medical College, Vidisha
Setting up a COVID-19 RT-qPCR lab at ABVGMC, providing scientific support for the creation of lab manuals and protocols, and managing the lab's operations, including quality assurance and control (QA&QC) procedures for routine COVID-19 RT-qPCR testing.
Research Scientist
EnLi Green Innovations Private Limited
This startup was developing a cutting-edge trash management solution. I was helping them with product development and marketing as a research scientist.
Scientist 'B' - ICMR-NJIL & OMD
MRHRU Ghatampur, ICMR-National Jalma Institute for Leprosy & Other Mycobacterial Diseases, Agra
In Impact of Measles and Rubella Vaccination on Population Immunity in India (IMRVI), I served as the site coordinator. It was a joint effort between the ICMR, JHU (Johns Hopkins University) and the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Research Associate
KIIT University, Bhubaneswar
Worked as a Research Associate in the Impact Assessment Study of Rotavirus Vaccine linked to the National Rotavirus Surveillance Network in India. I was involved in this project's data collecting, analysis, and manuscript writing.
Senior Research Fellow
KIIT Technology Business Incubator, Bhubaneswar
Worked on a project at the KIIT TBI aimed at developing novel diagnostic tools for Dengue detection, funded by the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC).
Junior Research Fellow
School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar
As a Junior Research Fellow, evaluated the incidence of epilepsy and its potential cysticercosis etiology in Odisha through clinical assessments, serum antibody screening, and analysis of neurocysticercosis-compatible brain imaging results.
Junior Project Fellow
School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar
The KIIT-UC Davis Collaborative Project on the Fecal Source Tracking and Pathogen Exposure Sub-Study for the Odisha Sanitation Trial was supported by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), and I participated in it as a JPF. I worked on epidemiological research of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in coastal Odisha for this project.