Honors
- DAAD Research Ambassador, Germany
- Ambassador, Association of Commonwealth Universities, UK
- Steering and Executive Council Member, India-Europe Heritage Network
- Indian Council Member, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI)
- Member, Inclusivity Research Grant (IRG), SERB, Government of India
- Empanelled Expert, AICTE, Government of India
- Member, Project Review Committee, Extramural Small and Intermediate Grants, ICMR, Government of India
- Member, Project Advisory Committee (Life Sciences and Medical Biology), International Cooperation Division, DST
- Member, EMEQ Task Force Committee, SERB, Government of India
- Member, DST-FIST Committee, DST, Government of India
- Expert Member, Indo-Norway Bilateral Program on Antimicrobial Resistance, ICMR, Government of India
- Expert Member, Indo-German Bilateral Program on Antimicrobial Resistance, ICMR, Government of India
- DBT Nominee, Institute Biosafety Committee
- Member, Screening Committee, Nobel Laureate Meet, Lindau
- Member, DST PURSE Committee, Government of India
- PAC Member, SERB-POWER, Government of India
- Special Invitee, SERB-SUPRA, Government of India
- PAC Member, SERB-SURE, Government of India
- International Expert Member, Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland
- International Expert Member, Executive Research Committee, Poland
- Scientific Advisory Committee Member, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Bihar
- Scientific Advisory Committee Member, SRTM University, India
- Member, Board of Mentors for Start-ups, Atal Incubation Centre–Prestige, Indore
- Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports
Awards
- Best Technology Development Award, IIT Indore (2024)
- SERB–Technology Translation Award (SERB-TETRA), Government of India (2023)
- Best Technology Award, IIT Indore (2023)
- National Bioentrepreneurship Award (NBEC), DBT–BIRAC–C-CAMP (2021)
- Best Technology Development Award, IIT Indore (2021)
- Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB), UK
- Elected Fellow of the Maharashtra Academy of Sciences (FMAS)
- Educational Leadership Award, Odisha, for contributions to promoting education in the state (2017)
- P. A. Kurup Endowment Award in Biological Sciences, Society of Biological Chemistry of India (2016)
- Major General Saheb Singh Sokhey Award in Biomedical Sciences, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Government of India (2015)
- Best Staff Award of the Year, KIIT University (2014)
- Elected Member, New Biology Section, Indian Science Congress
- Selected as Sectional Secretary, New Biology Section, Indian Science Congress
- Young Scientist Award, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, Fast Track Scheme (2010)
- Young Investigator Award, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, Rapid Grant for Young Investigators Scheme (2010)
- Bill & Melinda Gates Global Health Award (2009 & 2010)
- Corporate Grant Award, American Society of Microbiology, USA (2003)
