1. Sep 2013: PhD degree was awarded with sobresaliente 'Cum laude', for outstanding PhD dissertation on 'p38a MAPK in inflammation-associated colorectal cancer'.
2. Sep 2003: Awarded a fellowship for Biotech Industrial Training Programme (BITP), an initiative from Department of Biotechnology, Government of India to enhance skill development and job opportunities in Biotech industry (declined).
Other scientific activities
o Sep 2020- present: Associate Editor, BMC Cancer
o Apr 2015- present: Member of reviewer board, Bio-protocol, an e-journal.
o Reviewer of manuscripts for FEBS Letters, Oncotarget, International Journal of Cancer, and Bio-protocols etc.