Country of Origin: Mumbai, India
Degree Program: PhD
Entered Program: Fall 2017
Expected Graduation: Spring 2021
Areas of interest: Vector-Borne Diseases and Zoonotic Diseases, with a special interest in the Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (VHFs).
Research Statement: I am interested in the relationship between climate-change and disease distribution patterns; the human and ecological drivers of zoonotic diseases; using modeling techniques to predict disease risk and disease outbreaks.
Adviser: Dr. Peter Waylen
Educational Background
- Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (MPHTM), Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S), Grant Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals