She has taught Medical Microbiology for 21 years to undergraduate, post-graduate and medical laboratory technology students. She has been the recipient of many research grants, published over 30 research articles in national and international journals, as well as served as a referee for several reputed international publishing houses including the Nature Group of Publishers, London. She won two Pearson Teaching Awards- for "Innovative Teaching at the Undergraduate Level" in India, as well as the "Best Teacher Award" in India in 2013. In 2014, she received "Certificate of Excellence" – Science & Technology Awards by EET CRS (Research wing for Excellence in Professional Education & Industry, India).