I’m originally from India and completed my undergraduate degree at Trinity College Dublin, followed by an MbyRes at the University of Exeter. I’m passionate about microbial evolution, and my previous research has focused on how bacteria and viruses evolve under different selective pressures, including within unhealthy gut microbiomes, predator–prey interactions, and phage–bacteria arms races. I’m now excited to apply this evolutionary perspective to the fascinating and far more complex world of fungi!

 

At Manchester, my PhD focuses on understanding how antifungal resistance spreads in Aspergillus fumigatus. I’ll be using live-cell imaging, microfluidics, and AI-driven analysis to track how fungal cells share resistance traits through hyphal fusion.