Dr., principal investigator, International center for genetic engineering and biotechnology, new Delhi. She has a research interest in immunology and Microbiology. Head of a Department in an innovative organization, in the genomics division. She has implemented projects ranging from the discovery of predictive biomarkers, human hematological malignancies, and genetic syndromes, to the development of microsatellite markers for Anopheles culicifacies and Plasmodium genetics.