EDUCATION

Ph.D.         The Ohio State University, Physics, 2000

M.S.           Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India, Physics, 1993

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Boston, 09/12-present

Assistant Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 08/04- 08/12

Postdoctoral Research Scientist, NEC Laboratories, America, 09/02–07/04

Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Physics, University of California at Davis, 04/00-08/02

AWARDS

Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, 2005 – 2006

Virginia Tech ASPIRES Award, 2005 – 2006

RESEARCH SUPPORT

Ongoing Research Support

National Science Foundation (NSF) – Physics of Living Systems (PoLS)
Oct.  1 2010 – Sep. 30 2013
Stochastic modeling of post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression in bacteria
Role: PI

National Institutes of Health (NIH) - NIAID
Sep. 1 2010 – Aug. 31 2012
Defining Vibrio cholerae virulence circuitry using bioinformatics and genetics
Role: Co-PI ( PI: Jun Zhu (University of Pennsylvania))

Previous Research Support

Jeffress Memorial Trust Research Grant, 2005-2008

Virginia Tech IBPHS Seed Grant, 2007

Virginia Tech ICTAS Seed Grant, 2008-2009

Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, 2005 – 2006

Virginia Tech ASPIRES Award, 2005 – 2006