Embryology, ovarian ageing, anti obesity treatment, sperm motility enhancers, reproductive toxicity, mitochondrial dysfunction, chemoprotection, cryo damage 

Clinical Embryology & Andrology: Assisting Oocyte pick up, IVF, Micromanipulation, Embryo freezing & transfer, Semen Analysis and functional tests Sperm preparation for IUI/IVF/ICSI, Semen banking            Animal handling: Mouse superovulation, Oocyte collection, Mouse IVF, Embryo culture and Cryopreservation of mouse embryos.                           

Techniques: Micronucleus assay, Chromosome aberration assay, Cytogenetic analysis of sperm and embryos, Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), Immunofluorescence techniques, RT-PCR, Western blotting.

Others: Data management, Statistical analysis. 

Awards and recognition:

1).      Received SERB travel Award for presenting at 70th Annual Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI), Australia, 2023" on Effect of maternal dyslipidaemia on cryotolerance of oocytes and in vitro derived embryos from obese mice” at Brisbane, Australia.

2).      Recived Kusumlatha Award for presenting at 70th Annual Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI), 21 March, 2023 to 25 March, 2023" on “Effect of maternal dyslipidaemia on cryotolerance of oocytes and in vitro derived embryos from obese mice” at Brisbane, Australia. 

3).      Received best embryology paper award for the oral presentation titled “Cryotolerance of oocytes and in vitro derived embryos from high fat diet (HFD) fed obese mice” at 16th Annual conference FUSION 2022 and 1st virtual global congress of Indian Fertility Society on December, 4th to 6th, 2020. 

4).      Received KD Nayar best embryology paper award for the oral presentation titled “Modified pentoxifylline superior to pentoxifylline in enhancing sperm motility and fertilizing ability” at 16th Annual conference Fertivision and 1st virtual global congress of Indian Fertility Society on December, 4th to 6th, 2020.

5).      Received Bursary award from “Society of Reproduction and fertility”, UK to attend and to present research titled “Structural modification of pentoxifylline as an approach to reduce the gamete toxicity” at Fertility 2019, Bharmingam, UK, on January 2019

6).      Received third price at KISAR 2019, Belgaum for presenting poster “Structural modification of Pentoxifylline to improves the fertilization rate and embryo development” in 2019. 

7).      Received Travel Award to attended conference “The 33rd Annual Meeting of ESHRE” at Switzerland, Geneva to present on “Structural modification of pentoxifylline to improve the sperm function and reduce embryo toxicity” from Society of reproduction and fertility”.

8).      Awarded best for best post presentation for “Structural modification of pentoxiphlline to enhance the sperm function and reduces embryo toxicity” at Indian Society for the study of Reproductive and Fertility held at Haryana. 

9).      Receive travel fellowship from “Center for International Co- operation in Science (CICS)” towards accommodation to attend conference at“18th World Congress of In vitro Fertilization to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark to present my research findings on “Mitomycin C induced testicular toxicity and fertility preservation using Indian Propolis”.

10).  Recievedd travel award from ICMR attending conference at“18th World Congress of In vitro Fertilization to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark to present my research findings on “Mitomycin C induced testicular toxicity and fertility preservation using Indian Propolis”.

11).  Won Travel Award under poster category titiled “Protective effect of Indian propolis against mitomycin C induced gonadotoxicity “at 7th International conference on “Stem Cells & Cancer (ICSCC-2016) Proliferation, Differentiation & Apoptosis, at Pune, India. 

1.      Research on improving oocyte quality in obese and ageing women: This could involve investigating novel compounds, lifestyle interventions, or assisted reproductive technologies.                                                         

2.      Oocyte Mitochondriaal dysfunction in obsess women and its impact on fertility: Investigate the specific mechanisms through which obesity-related mitochondrial dysfunction may affect oocyte quality and overall reproductive outcomes. This could open avenues for targeted interventions or lifestyle modifications to mitigate the impact of obesity on female fertility

3.      Collaboration: Networking and collaborating with experts in areas like aging, mitochondrial biology, and obesity research can provide a broader perspective and potentially lead to innovative research project       

·         Assistant Professor from 2021-till today at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

·         Senior Grade Lecturer, 2018 to 2021 at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 

·         Lecturer, 2011 to 2018 at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal