A dedicated virologist with six years of postdoctoral experience, I specialize in viral genomic epidemiology, host–virus interactions, and antiviral drug discovery. I hold University Gold Medals at both graduate and postgraduate levels and have been awarded the DST Inspire Fellowship, ICMR-PDF, and DST SERB N-PDF. My work includes outbreak investigation and infectious disease surveillance, contributing to public health programs at ICMR RMRC Bhubaneswar. I aim to advance virus research as an emerging independent researcher.