Publications
Peer-reviewed work.
In the News
Where the science travels.
Education
Habilitation à diriger des recherches (HDR)
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 · Skin microbiome & photobiology
2025–2026
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Human Medicine
Medizinische Universität Graz
2013–2019
Masters by Research in Biotechnology
Nottingham Trent University
2012–2013
Bachelor of Engineering in Biotechnology
Visvesvaraya Technological University
2008–2012
Core Skills
Skin & Scalp Microbiome
Microbiome-Powered Actives
16S Sequencing
Bioinformatics
Immunology
Photobiology
Antimicrobial Peptides
Flow Cytometry
Clinical & Preclinical Studies
R&D Project Leadership
Research & Development
Supervisory Skills
Honors & Certifications
2019 · Heinrich Auspitz Preis – Ein Innovation Award, Lilly · ÖGDV Annual Meeting, Vienna, Austria
2019 · WVSD Dissertation and Diploma Award · Scientific Association of Styrian Dermatology, Graz, Austria
2019 · WVSD Research Award · Scientific Association of Styrian Dermatology, Graz, Austria
2019 · Travel Grant · 49th Annual ESDR Meeting, Bordeaux, France
2019 · Travel Grant · EADV Resident Course on Itch, Brussels, Belgium
2018 · Eli Lilly Healthcare Provider Restrictive Grant · EADV Annual Meeting, Paris, France
2018 · Travel Grant · 3rd Inflammatory Skin Disease Summit, Vienna, Austria
2018 · Travel Grant · EADV Resident Course on Virology, Liège, Belgium
2018 · Best Scientific Presentation Award · EADV Skin Cancer Resident Course, Trieste, Italy
2017 · Michael Hornstein Memorial Scholarship · EADV, Geneva, Switzerland
2017 · Hans-Weitgasser-Preis · Scientific Society of Styrian Dermatologists, Graz, Austria
2017 · FRT Fondation René Touraine Short-Term Fellowship · Paris, France
2017 · Poster Prize Award · 4th Theodor Escherich Symposium on Medical Microbiome Research, Graz, Austria
2016 · ESDR Travel Grant · 46th Annual ESDR Meeting, Munich, Germany
2016 · 1st Poster Prize Award · 3rd Theodor Escherich Symposium on Medical Microbiome Research, Graz, Austria
2015 · ESP Travel Grant · European Society for Photobiology Congress, Aveiro, Portugal
2013 · Science & Technology International Scholarship Award · Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom
2010 · 1st Poster Prize Award · National Level Technical Festival, BVBCET, Hubli, India
Certificate in Photobiology · FELASA-B (Laboratory Animal Science)