AWARDS and GRANTS

Grants

SOKENDAI Special Researcher (Pioneering Research) (April. 2023 – Sept. 2024) Fellowship along with research grant by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)

Dean’s Award (Sept. 2024) given by School of Life Science, SOKENDAI University for outstanding research work during PhD.
Morishima Award (Sept. 2024) given by Dept. of Genetics (National Institute of Genetics), SOKENDAI University for outstanding research work during PhD.
MBSJ2023 Best Science Pitch Award (Dec. 2023) Given by the Molecular Biology Society of Japan at the 46^th Annual Meeting for a 3 minutes pitch to introduce my research
Hiroko Morishima Progress Award (Sept. 2020) Given by Dept. of Genetics (National Institute of Genetics), SOKENDAI, for PhD progress presentation.

ISME19 Travel Grant (Aug. 2024) For attending 19th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology in Cape Town, South Africa

Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship (Oct. 2021 – March 2022) from Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)
Academic Fellowship (Aug. 2014 – July 2016) from Dept. of Biotechnology, Govt. of India for pursuing M. Sc. at Tezpur University