I work as Associate Professor, in Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Technology, Centurion University of Technology & Management (CUTM), Odisha. I have more than 12 years teaching and research experience in the field of biotechnology. I have written and published 4 text books for B.Tech, M.Tech, B.Sc and M.Sc students of Indian Universities. I have published more than 60 research papers in reputed international journals. My current Google scholar citation is 2363. I have developed 2 new techniques/ protocols for generation of transgenic crop plants. I have completed my Post doctoral research at International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (United Nation organization), New Delhi, and School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.