GNDU Faculty awarded the prestigious SERB-POWER grant

Amritsar, May 6 (Punjab Pos Bureau) – Dr. Gagandeep Kaur Gahlay an Assistant professor at the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry has been awarded the prestigious SERB-POWER Grant this year. This scheme aims to encourage emerging and eminent women researchers for individual-centric and competitive mode of research funding to undertake R&D activities in frontier areas of science and engineering. Her lab is interested in understanding the molecular mechanisms behind male and female infertility and developing approaches for easy diagnosis and treatment. She is a WISTEMM fellow and her lab is funded with grants from ICMR and DBT. Last year Dr. Vandana Bhalla (Professor Department of Chemistry) and Dr. Varinder Kaur (Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry) were awarded the SERB Fellowship and SERB-POWER Grant respectively. The Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Jaspal Singh Sandhu, congratulated her and her team for this achievement.