Professional Experience

2006 - present, Professor, Department of Immunology, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA

1998 - present, Director, Biomacromolecular Simulations, Materials and Process Simulation Center, California Institute of Technology (Caltech) 

1994 - 1998, Senior Scientist, Materials and Process Simulation Center, Caltech

1991 - 1994, Post-doctoral Fellow at Caltech

1990 - 1991, Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Southern California, Prof. A. Warshel

1989 - 1990, Post-doctoral fellow at University of Exeter, UK


Education and Training

1986, Indian Institute of Technology, Ph.D., Theoretical Chemistry

1981, Indian Institute of Technology, M.Sc., Chemistry (minor- Physics and Mathematics), Highest Honors

This is an abbreviated document. Full CV available upon request. Information on this page may be self-reported and is subject to change at any time. Last reviewed: 10/08.

Honors and Awards

2000 - 2001, Finalist for Medal of Excellence for Women in Caltech 2001 and 2000 Awarded for excellence in performance in job and for mentoring women in science.

2000, NASA Space Act Award: This award was given by NASA for developing large scale dynamics methods in collaboration with NASA scientist to perform drug design.