research
(2004- )
Research Associate-Oncology
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Rutgers/UMDNJ Medical School
New Brunswick, NJ, USA

(2000- 2004 )
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ, USA

(1999- 2000 )
Research Fellow
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences
New Delhi, India

Academic profile
Ph.D. (Biochemistry) (1999)
Bhabha Atomic Research Center
Dept. of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India
Mumbai, India

D.Sc. (Honoris Causa) (1997)
International Society for Science Culture
Colombo, Sri Lanka

M.S. (Nuclear Chemistry) (1993)
School of Chemistry
Andhra University, Visakhapatnam

Honors and awards
Gallo Award for Scientific Excellence - New Jersey State Commission on Cancer Research- (2009)

AACR Scholar-in-Training Award,
American Association for Cancer Research (2008)

New Jersey State Award for Scientific Excellence (2007)

Gallo Award in Cancer Research,
Cancer Institute of New Jersey (2006)

New Jersey Commission for Cancer Research
Post Doctoral Fellowship (2004)

Young Investigator Award and Travel Grant
ISPO International Conference,
Geneva, Switzerland (2000)

World Lab Scholar at the UCSF (1998)
International Society for Science Culture
United Nations Organization
Geneva, Switzerland

Sir Dorabji Tata International Travel grant (1998)

Young Investigator Award and Travel Grant
American College of Radiology Annual Meeting
Florida, USA (1998)

Invited Speaker
International Conference on Integrating
Healing Methods
Colombo, Sri Lanka (1997)

Lady Ratan Tata Cancer Research Scholar
Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai (1995)

IUC-DAEF Fellow
Inter University Consortium for Atomic Energy Facilities
Govt. of India, Calcutta (1992)

Prof. M.N Sastry Gold Medal (University Topper) (1993)
Nuclear Chemistry, AU, Visakhapatnam






