WORK EXPERIENCE
- 21st January 2014 to till date : Joined as Full Professor in Special Centre for Molecular Medicine, JNU, New Delhi.
- 28th March 2013 – 20th January 2014; Professor at University of Delhi
- January 2010–28th March 2013: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi.
- January 2009 – 2010: Reader in Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi.
- January 1998 – 2009: Research Scientist (Lecturer), University of Delhi, Delhi.
- January – December 1997: Production Incharge of a 100% EOU producing Surgical Gloves i.e., M/S KCK Latex Limited, Delhi.
- April 1996–December 1996: Senior Chemist of a 100% EOU producing Surgical Gloves i.e., M/S KCK Latex Limited, Kanpur &Delhi.
- January 1993–March 1996: Post-Doctoral Fellow in the laboratory of Prof. Javed Iqbal, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.
ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTs
- Treasurer of Governing Body of Kirorimal College of Delhi University from 2021 -23.
- Member of SERB – Science and Technology Award for Research (STAR Committee, 2020.
- Member of a Committee constituted by Vice Chancellor for implementation of National Education Policy in JNU.
- Member of Area Review Panel(ARP) created under special call entitled “COVID-19 Research Consortium” for developing Diagnostics, Vaccines, Novel Therapeutics, Repurposing of Drugs or any other intervention for control of COVID-19 by Industry/Academia/ Industry-Academia participation from April , 2020 -23.
- Member of Area Review Panel(ARPs) of BIRAC, Govt.of India, 2019 for screening the proposals submitted under “Health” to screen SIBRI, BIPP, PACE & AIR schemes.
- Chairperson of “Women Excellence Award Committee” of SERB from 2019 till date.
- Member of Board of Studies of Department of Chemistry in Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar since 2019- 21.
- Chairperson and member of WoS–A Chemical Science Kiran Program, DST,GOI since 2013 till date.
- Member of CURIE Program of DST, since 2016 till date.
- Presiding Officer of Internal complaint committee at JNU from year 2017-20.
- Chief Proctor at JNU year 2016-2017.
- Chairperson, Special Centre for Molecular Medicine, 2015-2017.
- Coordinator/Convener of Apex Committee of 2ndand 3rdConvocation at JNU in the year 2018 and 2019.
- Chairman, DST–PURSE Implementation Group, JNU, Taking care of the distribution of 32 Cr grant sanctioned to JNU under the above program.
- Academic Council member of JNU since 2015 till 2020.
- Court member of JNU from 2015-17.
- Member of Management committee of University of Potential Excellence Phase II of JNU, A program of UGC from 2016 till date.
- Chairperson of Research Council of JNU since year 2016 -2019.
- Convener of JNUEE for the entrance examination of Masters and Ph.D. Program in the year 2016, 2017, and 2018.
- Member of Academic Committees of Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) Hyderabad.
- Member of Academic Committee of Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad
- Member of Academic Committee of Military College of Electronics & Mechanical Engineering, Secunderabad, Hyderabad.
- Member of Academic Committee of National Institute of Immunology (NII), New Delhi.
- Member of Academic Committee of Military College of Telecommunication Engineering (MCTE), Mhow (Indore) Indore Madhya Pradesh
- Member of Academic Committee of The Indian Naval Academy, Kannur, Kerala.
- Member of Standing Committee of JNU for External Institution Affiliated with JNU from 2019 to 2021.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
- Invited to deliver the 10th Dr. Darshan Ranganathan Memorial Lecture at the 28th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry (NSC-28), on behalf of the Council of Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI).
- Prof. D. Nasipuri Memorial Award,2018 was conferred by the Indian Chemical Society, Calcutta.
- Mid Carrier Award of UGC for excellent Research Work from 2018- 2021.
- Fulbright Senior Research fellowship awarded for 2012–13 to visit Department of Cell Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta USA.
- Awarded INSA visiting fellowship for the year 2011 – 12, to work in the laboratory of Prof. George Iliakis, Institute of Radiation Biology and Oncology at Essen Germany under the bilateral exchange program of Indian National Science Academy(INSA).
- DAAD fellow under Indo – German exchange program of DST – DAAD to visit and collaborate with Prof. George Iliakis, Institute of Radiation Biology and Oncology at Essen Germany (2010–2011).
- Member of National Academy of Sciences India, Allahabad. Awarded Royal Society fellowship for a visit to Prof. Michael J. Gait’s laboratory at Cambridge University, Cambridge, U.K. under the Bilateral Exchange Programme of INSA with Royal Society, U.K. (2007 – 08).
- Invited as a participant to XI NOST Symposium October 2005 at Goa.
- Awarded fellowship for the three-month visit to Prof. Stephen Neidle’s laboratory at University of London, U.K. under the Bilateral Exchange Programme of INSA with Royal Society, U.K. (2004 –2005).
- A reviewer for JACS, JMC, Chemical Research in Toxicology, IJEB, JBSD, Molecular Biosystems.
- A member of the committee of University of Delhi, which was coordinating the visit of UGC Xth Plan Committee in Delhi University.
COURSES TAUGHT/BEING TAUGHT/RESEARCH GUIDANCE
- Coordinator and Paper Setter for M.Sc.–Ph.D. Combined Degree Program in Molecular Medicine at SCMM, JNU.
- Teaching: Courses Taught in M.Sc.–Ph.D. Biomedical Sciences at Dr.B.R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Sciences(ACBR), University of Delhi, since 1998 – 2009. Courses Taught; Advance Organic Chemistry (II Semester), Biochemistry I (II Semester), Spectroscopy (IR, NMR, UV, Raman Spectroscopy. Special Topics in Medicinal Chemistry (IV Semester) Convenor, Principles of Medicinal chemistry (III Semester), Convenor, Clinical Chemistry & Instrumentation Techniques (III Semester), Advance Organic Chemistry (II Semester), Biochemistry I (II Semester), Principles of Medicinal chemistry (III Semester) Conducted Practical Classes for Organic Chemistry, Instrumentation
- and Clinical Technique from the year 1998 – 2008.
- Full-Time Teaching in Masters Program and Ph. D. course Work at the Department of Chemistry from 2009 –2013.
- Courses Taught; Advances Organic Chemistry, Reaction Mechanism, Asymmetric Synthesis, Chemistry of Life Sciences, Nucleic Acids & Carbohydrates, Study of Reactive Intermediate, Medicinal Chemistry. Conducted Practical Classes of Organic Group from2009–January 2014.
- Member of Course Committee Responsible for formulation of Courses at Masters Level, Undergraduate Level and as well as Four Year Undergraduate program from year 2011 –2012.
- Incharge of LC–MS Facility at ACBR and Department of Chemistry from year2006onwards. Formulated Courses for the new special papers (New Drug Discovery) introduced for M.Sc.–Ph.D.
- Combined degree program. Admission in charge for M.Sc.–Ph.D. Biomedical Sciences courses entrance examination for year 2001 & 2002. Convenor in 2003.
- Coordinator of Summer Undergraduate Program at ACBR in 2001, 2002 and 2005.
- Syllabus formulation: Following courses were design for IV semester of M.Sc.–Ph.D. combined degree program in Biomedical Sciences Advanced Drug Synthesis (MC-1408) Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
- Coordinator of Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure in Universities and Higher Educational Institutions (FIST) project Submitted for LC- MS Facility.
- Coordinator of project submitted to Department of Science & Technology for Creation of National Facility for Biomedical Research using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR Facility).
- Deputy Coordinator of Project Granted under Special Assistance Programme to University Grant Commission New Delhi.
- Coordinator of Project entitled “New Drug Discovery in Biomedical Research” submitted under Innovative Programme to University Grants Commission, New Delhi.
- Syllabus formulation of B.Sc. Biomedical Science Courses.