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Research - I am interested in the noncoding genome, how with increase in the complexity of the organism the content of noncoding genome increases. Even during the early embryonic development, how the noncoding regions of the genes regulate the fate of the early embryo development. Now with the advent of CRISPR-Cas system it has become more fascinating to understand the role of such sequences both at DNA and RNA levels. Recently we have developed CRISPR-Cas13d tool for higher vertebrate models. Using CRISPR-Cas13d, one can target different kinds of RNA in the genome and decipher the complex regulatory lexicon of early embryonic development in higher vertebrate systems.
Hobbies - Playing cricket, volleyball, cooking, watching sci-fi movies.