Program Manager

• Apr 2020 - Present

Program Manager

• May 2020 - Apr 2021

Funding and Entrepreneurship in AgriTech."Making AgriTech innovations possible"

Agri-Immersion Fellow

• Oct 2019 - Apr 2020

The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), India’s premier bio-incubator and innovation hub has recently received support from Dept of IT & BT, Govt. of Karnataka and the Ministry of Agriculture to set-up the K-TECH Centre of Excellence for Agri Innovation to foster innovation and enterprise formation in agriculture.Mandate:1. Identify gaps in agriculture through an Immersion program in different regions in the country2. Address these identified gaps & challenges and develop solutions for these issues through a Grand Challenges Program3. Support and nurture the innovators through incubation, funding and mentorship to bring their solutions to the market.Using this multi-step process, C-CAMP aims to identify and support at least 8-10 path-breaking innovations with national impact in the agriculture field and facilitate the validation and deployment of these innovations in the next 5 years.

Researcher

• Sep 2017 - Sep 2018

1. I was involved in designing and demonstrating utility of a novel and low-cost tool as an accessory to image root growth of rice seedling in automated Lemna Tec 3D Scanalyzer.2. This tool with modified protocol from 'LemnaMiner' facilitated rapid root phenotyping.3. The final structure/tool and protocol was used to access the genetic variability of roots under induced osmotic/drought condition. 1. I was involved in designing and demonstrating utility of a novel and low-cost tool as an accessory to image root growth of rice seedling in automated Lemna Tec 3D Scanalyzer.2. This tool with modified protocol from 'LemnaMiner' facilitated rapid root phenotyping.3. The final structure/tool and protocol was used to access the genetic variability of roots under induced osmotic/drought condition.