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I am a computational biologist with a specialization in comparative and evolutionary genomics. My research focuses on analyzing and comparing genomic datasets to address research questions across both prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems. In prokaryotes, I am particularly interested in defense systems, examining them within an evolutionary framework. In eukaryotes, my work concentrates on the lineage-specific expansion of gene families and the evolution of signal transduction pathways.
Biography
Associate Professor, IISER Berhampur (Since March 2026)
Assistant Professor, IISER Berhampur (December 2020 to February 2026)
Postdoctoral Fellow, NCBI, NIH (2017 - 2020), Bethesda, Maryland, US. Dr. L Aravind's lab
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Queensland (2016 - 2017), Australia. Prof. Bernard Degnan's group
Ph.D. in Comparative Genomics (2011 - 2015), Uppsala University, Sweden. Prof. Helgi Schiöth's group
Honours and Awards
DBT Ramalingaswami Fellow (2021)
NIH Postdoctoral Felllowship (2017)
UQ Postdoctoral Fellow (2016)
All
Since 2020
Citations
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Courses taught at IISER BPR
BIO101
BIO402/602
BIO425/625
EBIO304
Introduction to Biological Sciences
Bioinformatics
Comparative and Evolutionary Genomics
Structure-Guided Drug Design


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