I am from India and obtained my Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Physics. I had a brief stint as research assistant at Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Richmond, USA and later at Department of Physiology and Biophysics in the same university. My project was related to one of the Rep proteins of adeno associated virus (AAV) namely Rep68. I am fascinated to join in the SmartAge ITN project where I will be studying the impact of inflammation in gut-brain cross talk.