He received his Ph.D. Degree in Virology from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 2006 and earned his postdoctoral from Cleveland Clinic, USA. He is having 9 Years of Experience in the field of Virology and Innate Immunity. His Area of Expertise includes: innate immunity against virus and bacteria, TLR signaling, inflammation. He is the author of many article published in high impact journals such as EMBO, Science Signaling, Journal of Virology etc. He is also recipient of prestigious Ramalingaswami Fellowship award from DBT, India. .