My expertise is in combining experimental evolution, molecular biology, and bioinformatics to answer fundamental questions in phage-bacteria evolution. During my PhD at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, I investigated how antibiotics influence (lytic) phage resistance evolution. Passionate about science communication, I have lectured (Öffentliche Vorträge) in German and English, as well as to high school students. With a strong interdisciplinary background and experience across four continents, I am committed to contribute to inclusive, collaborative science. 

Antibiotic resistance research inspired me during my bachelor's at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, India. Short research projects in Pune, India; Montreal, Canada; and Plön, Germany gave me an overall idea of molecular biology, evolution and biochemistry (more details on my website). My master’s thesis was to decipher the source of gene expression noise in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, with Dr. Riddhiman Dhar (IIT Kharagpur) as my supervisor. 

Research interests
Experimental evolution, evolutionary costs and trade-offs, molecular genetics, mathematical modelling, Population genetics 

Current project
I am investigating the evolutionary dynamics of prophage maintenance in Escherichia coli, especially in a microbiome context.