I did my bachelor's in Bioinformatics followed by a master's in Systems Biology and Bioinformatics from Panjab University, India. During my bachelor's thesis, I worked on understanding the genetic basis of a rare but aggressive cancer called Angiosarcoma. The research focused on finding biomarkers that could help improve prognosis and diagnosis. During my master's, I worked on Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD). ADPKD is a fairly common hereditary disease of kidneys but has limited treatment strategies. This project focused on looking for alternative drug targets that will help improve disease therapeutics. 

During my PhD, I'll focus on understanding complex interactions in the context of a recombining organism, i.e. Drosophila. Complex interactions refer to interactions within the genome and interactions of the complex environment with the genome. For this, I'll use a system with a low genetic diversity by limiting my starting populations to have only two genotypes. This project will provide new insight into the ongoing debate about the importance of non-additive interactions in evolution.