About Me

Nationality : Indian

Qualification : M Sc., Ph.D. (Biochemistry).

Employment: i) Technical Officer, National Inst. of Nutrition, Hyderabad (1987-88)

ii) Lecturer, Dept. of Biochemistry, OU, (1988-93).

iii) Asst. Professor (Sr.Sl),Dept. of Biochemistry, OU, (1993-98).

iv) Associate Professor,Dept. of Biochemistry, OU, (1998-2006).

v) Co-ordinator & Chairperson, Forensic Science Unit, Dept. of Biochemistry, OU, (2002-04).

vi) Professor (2006 onwards).

vii) Chairperson, Board of Studies, Biochemistry (2007-09).

viii) Head of the Department (2009 -2011)

ix) Chairman, BOS in Nutrition (2011, 2017)

x) Co-ordinator: Department of Science & Technology Sponsored ‘Promotion of University Research & Scientific Excellence (PURSE-I) programme (2011-2015, with a sanctioned grant of Rs. 90 millions; PURSE-II, 2017-21, with a sanctioned grant of Rs. 81 millions).

xi) Co-ordinator: Centre with Potential for Excellence in ‘Bioprospecting of Certain Medicinal Plants for Health Care’ (UGC Sponsored Programme- 2012-17, with a sanctioned grant of Rs. 28 millions)

Education

B.Sc. (Hon's)., 1976-79, Osmania University, Hyderabad.

M.Sc. (Biochemistry), 1979-81, University of Hyderabad (Central University), Hyderabad.

Ph.D (Biochemistry), 1987, Osmania University, Hyderabad.

Research Interests

Nano-composite biomaterials.
Natural products.
Biochemical Toxicology.
Biomarkers & Immunodiagnostics.
Fungal Biochemistry – Mycotoxins