Education

Postdoctoral Research Fellow                                                                                       7/2018-Present

Leukemia and Lymphoma Research Fellow Award, 2020 

Advisor: Dr. Ulrich Steidl, M.D./Ph.D. (Lab Webpage)

Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA

• Developing and characterizing longitudinal progression mice model of Acute myeloid leukemia. 

• Studying the physiological and molecular characteristics of pre-leukemia and leukemia stem cells in the development of hematological malignancies.

• Contributed to demonstrate the molecular function of MDMX in leukemia development and maintenance.

• Studying transcriptional state kinetics influenced by genetic and non-genetic factors at single molecule resolution.

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) in Molecular Oncology                                                           7/2012-4/2018 

National Institute of Immunology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India 

Thesis Advisor: Dr. Sanjeev Das, Ph.D. (Lab Webpage)

Dissertation Title: Understanding the role of caspase-10 in cellular metabolism

Master of Science (B. Sc.) in Biochemistry                                                                      8/2010-6/2012

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India 

Thesis Advisor: Dr. Alpana Sharma, Ph.D. (Lab Webpage)

Dissertation Title: Effect of Differentiation Inducing Factor-1 on proliferation and VEGF expression in multiple myeloma cells

Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.) in Biochemistry (Departmental Website)                                                                   7/2007-6/2010

Deshbandhu College, Delhi University, New Delhi, India