Personal Statement
I am a Senior Lecturer and Director of the integrated Master of Biological Sciences MBiolSci programme, Deputy Chair of the Race Equality Charter Self Assessment TEAM and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. After finishing my postgraduate studies in Biochemistry, I travelled to Japan and obtained my PhD in Bio-engineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology. I moved to the UK to take up my post-doctoral position at the University of Liverpool and later at the University of Manchester. Besides having international experience working in different cultural and academic settings, I also have quite varied research experience. Whereas my PhD was in the field of bioengineering, my postdoctoral and current research mainly involves biochemistry and molecular biology to generate advanced reporter systems that can help explore cell signalling events in real time using Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy.
My teaching philosophy is driven by Sustainable Development Goal 4 i.e "Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all" and students' voice and partnership lie at the heart of this process.

Research Overview
I am actively engaged in research and scholarship both in educational as well as disciplinary research in Biochemistry and Biotechnology. I develop in-vitro biochemical and functional assays based on advanced genetically encoded fluorescent and bioluminescent reporters for imaging of dynamic cellular signaling processes in real-time at the level of single living cells. My research has contributed to the knowledge both within UK and globally by advancing the understanding of inflammatory mechanism through NF-kappaB signalling, cell death mechanism through p53, p63 and p73 family of proteins, pathophysiology of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis via superoxide dismutase misfolding, and its inhibition as a treatment strategy.
My pedagogical research has focused on and influenced the teaching delivery of employability topics for international students, student learning in biosciences teaching laboratories and reviewing and co-creating inclusive curriculum in partnership with students.