Education
| 2006-2010 | Bachelor of Technology | Biotechnology | Karunya University, Coimbatore, India |
| 2010-2011 | Master’s of Science | Molecular Medicine | University College London, UK |
| 2014-2018 | PhD | Cancer Genetics and Genomics (Prof. Tom Freeman) | University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK |
Postdoctoral Training
| 11/2018 to present | Research Fellow | Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) and Harvard Medical School. |
Other Professional Positions
| 2011-2012 | Research Assistant | Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India |
| 2013-2014 | Research Officer | National Cancer Centre of Singapore |
Honors and Prizes
| 2021 | K99/R00: Pathway to Independence Award | NIH-NCI |
| 2019 | Poster selected for highlight talk | NIH Cancer Moonshot- Human Tumor Atlas Network |
| 2018 | First author publication highlighted as Must-Read 2018 Collection | AACR Cancer Immunol. Res |
| 2014-2018 | Edinburgh Global Research Scholarship | University of Edinburgh |
| 2014-2018 | Roslin Institute and CMVM Scholarship | Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh |
| 2015 | Best Poster Award | Functional Genomics and Systems Biology: From Model Organisms to Human Health Conference, Hinxton, UK |
Thesis
| Deconvolution of the immune landscape of cancer transcriptomics data, its relationship to patient survival and tumour subtypes, Nirmal AJ. 2018, University of Edinburgh. |