EDUCATION:

• Doctorate of Science (D.Sc.) in Life Science (October, 2015)
- Sambalpur University, Odisha, India
- Thesis title: ‘Rational design, chemical synthesis and experimental evaluation of novel tubulin-binding noscapinoids as potent anti-cancer drugs’
• Post Doctorate (July 2010 to July 2011
- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA as BOYSCAST Fellow
- Rational design of potent noscapine derivatives, their chemical synthesis and biological evaluation as anti-cancer drugs
• Advanced P.G. Diploma in Bioinformatics (2003)
- Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) in Life Science (2001)
- Sambalpur University, Odisha, India
- Thesis title: ‘Role of ethylene in spikelet development of rice’
• Master of Philosophy (M. Phil.) in Life Science (1995)
- Sambalpur University, Sambalpur, Odisha, India
• Master of Science (M. Sc.) in Life Science (1994)
- Sambalpur University, Odisha, India
• Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.) in Botany Honours (1992)
- Sambalpur University, Odisha, India