Presently Prof. and Head at M. M. University, Department of Biotechnology, Mullana (India) .Worked as a Senior Research Scientist and a Post Doc Fellow in the Micro & Immunology Department at UIC Chicago,USA (2003-2010).My research interests range from understanding the metal regulation in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, Drug resistance, nanomedicines to the development of microbial strains for remediation of heavy metals and pesticides.