2003–present     Florida State University                    Tallahassee, FL 32306

Associate in Research, X-Ray Facility Director, Institute of Molecular Biophysics

1993–2002        Florida State University                    Tallahassee, FL 32306

Assistant in Research, X-Ray Facility Director, Institute of Molecular Biophysics

n     Manage the Macromolecular X-Ray Crystallography Facility

n     Provide scientific expertise to faculty in data collection at home & synchrotrons

n     Teach students and post-docs crystallographic data collection and analysis

n     Conduct crystallographic and safety workshops

n     Coordinate Institute’s safety training & inspection

n     Assist Computer-Resource Personnel maintain IMB website

n     Prepare research highlights of Institute members and display in KLB

1989–1993        Boston University                               Boston, MA 02215

Research Assistant Professor, Physics Department

n     Developed high gas-pressure instrumentation for biophysical studies

n     Studied interactions of gaseous hydrophobes with macromolecules

n     Assisted in x-ray & neutron fiber diffraction studies of bacteriophages

1987–1989        Center for Cellular & Molecular Biology Hyderabad, India

Senior Research Fellow

n     Biophysical characterization of eye lens proteins crystallins

n     Biophysical studies of mechanism of cataract formation in humans

1981–1987 Indian Institute of Science        Bangalore, India       Ph.D (PhysChem)

1979–1981 University of Madras               Chennai, India          M.Sc. (Chemistry)

1976–1979 University of Madras               Chennai, India          B.Sc. (Chemistry)

American Crystallographic Association, Member, 1995-present

Biophysical Society, Member, 1995-2000

Published over thirty peer-reviewed articles in international journals.  List of publications available upon request.