(Hons) degree in Botany in the year 1971 and then proceeded to the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi where she obtained her MSc.
[1] In her attempt towards recognising environmentalists who rely on traditional knowledge, she found Jadhav Payeng from Assam who converted 1,00 acres of dense land into a forest for rhinos and elephants.
Her lab found the existence of ribosomal RNA genes on round DNA, and located families of retrotransposons inside the parasite genome.
Her lab also applied the widespread insertion site polymorphism of retrotransposons to broaden a way for pressure typing of E. Histolytica clinical isolates.
She served as Dean, School of Environmental Sciences (2010–12) and played a major role in the all-round improvement of the academic programme.