Assistant Professor
B-210, Department of Biological Sciences,
BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus,
Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal,
Hyderabad 500078, Telangana, INDIA
Email: piyush.khandelia@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in, piyush.khandelia@gmail.com
Phone: +91-40-66303553; +91-9121784714
Work Experience:
Assistant Professor: BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, India (Aug’ 2017- till date)
Research Fellow: Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore (Sept’ 2016 - July’ 2017)
Research Fellow: SICS (A*STAR), Singapore (June’ 2013 - May’ 2016)
Research Fellow: NTU, Singapore (Feb’ 2009 - May’ 2013)
Education:
Ph.D. Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore (2008)
Mentor: Prof. Usha Vijayraghavan
M.Sc. (Plant Molecular Biology) University of Delhi, South Campus (2001)
B.Sc. (Botany Honors) Presidency College, University of Calcutta (1999)
Fellowships:
Senior Research Fellowship, CSIR, India (2003)
Junior Research Fellowship, CSIR, India (2001)
Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (2001), All India Rank: 23rd
University of Delhi Endowment Scholarship for M.Sc. studies
Honors:
Gold Medal for securing first rank in B.Sc. from University of Calcutta, India
Gold Medal for securing first rank in M.Sc. from University of Delhi, India