Education:
- 1984: M.Sc. (Botany), Plant Sciences (Life Sciences) - Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar ( First Division 2nd in Merit Ist), Punjab, India.
- 1985: M.Phil.(Botany), Plant Sciences (Life Sciences) - Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar ( First Division), Punjab, India.
- 1991: Ph.D. (Botany), Plant Sciences (Life sciences) - Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar, Punjab, India.
Positions and Employment:
- March, 2018–Present: Director - Department of Lifelong Learning, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India.
- Jan 2009–Present: Professor - Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar, Punjab, India.
- March 1997–Dec. 2009: Associate Professor - Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar, Punjab, India.
- March 26,1993–March18, 1997: Lecturer (Permanant) - Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar, Punjab, India.
- Aug 18, 1992–March 26, 1993: Lecturer Temporary - Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar, Punjab, India.
Research Interests:
- Molecular and biochemical basis for herbalism in preventing/treating cancer of skin/ liver/ breast and neurological disorders
- Plant metabolomics of medicinal and aromatic plants for identification of sustainable resources for the supply of antioxidant/therapeutic metabolites.
Distinctions / Awards / Honours / Fellowships
- Awarded LEAP programme of Ministry of Human Resource Development being organised by Banaras Hindu University. It comprises of 3 weeks training, out of which 2 weeks training was conducted at Varanasi from 12th March 12-23, 2020 and one week training in a foreign university (University of illnois Chicago).
- Awarded partial foreign travel grant to attend conference by CSIR New Delhi on Tumor prevention and Genetics (2000).
- Awarded grant GBP 1000 to attend international Conference by Commonwealth Science Council.
- Awarded Fellow of Linnean Society of London.2000.
- Awarded Fellowship of the Year Award-2015 (NESA/AWARDS-2015/Cong.Letter/420) by National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi (December 2015)
- Awarded INSA visiting fellowship for three months by Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi (1997).
- Awarded travel grant by International society of cancer chemoprevention.
- Awarded best presentation award in the International conference, JNU, New Delhi.
- Stood 2nd in Merit List of M.Sc. (Hons. School).
- Cleared National Education Test (NET) conducted by CSIR for Junior Research Fellowship (1985).
- Holder of State merit Scholarship.
