I am working at the Department of Life Sciences as Professor. I did my masters in Biotechnology from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, and my Ph.D. in Life Sciences from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and my post-doctoral training in functional & structural Genomics from National Centre for Plant Genome Research, New Delhi. I have served as a member of many committees at CSJM University and other universities, presently with an additional role as Dean, Research & Development. I have nearly 18 years of post-graduate teaching experience. I have been granted research project grants worth nearly 1 crore from various funding agencies. I have published many research papers in International journals. I have authored two books (a textbook and an edited book) with Springer as a publication partner along with 9 book chapters. I have been granted consultancy projects on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality by Sutra Analytics, Dubai. My present research aspects include autoimmunity and the impact of pollution on health along with mitigation measures.