Our laboratory is geared for studies which help us in understanding the electronic and optoelectronic processes in extended macromolecular systems. We then utilize this knowledge for device development; specifically solar cells and field effect transistors. Besides this, we dabble in bioelectronics where we explore these soft-electronic polymers for biophysical problems and utilize it in tissue engineering and for vision prosthetic elements.

Tailor-made, custom-designed experimental methods to probe characteristic responses, time scales and length scales is pursued routinely. For example: we have come up with imaging methods to examine the heterogeneity in photoconducting polymer blends from 10 nm to several micron length scales. The notable thing is that we have the capability to zoom in on a stationery sample from confocal microscopy length scales to Atomic Force Microscope scales. This utilizes a combination of tips: including glass aperture tips for near field access and convention AFM tips.

My laboratory focuses on uncovering the molecular mechanisms responsible for the severity of malaria infection and drug resistance (in Plasmodium falciparum as well as in Plasmodium vivax)in Indian patients from endemic regions. We have been also studying cross-talk between various stress pathways in Plasmodium falciparum.

Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) have significantly reduced worldwide malaria burden and deaths, but the malaria parasites have become resistant to Artemisinins

Spermatogenesis, the process of producing mature spermatozoa from premature germ cells, is critical for the propagation and sustenance of a population. Understanding the mechanisms governing this developmental process is therefore crucial. The hallmark of mammalian spermatogenesis is the dramatic chromatin remodeling that occurs during the various stages of sperm development.