I am an academic scientist specializing in Pulmonary research and my professional goal is to contribute to the improvement of respiratory health in diverse populations’ through Clinical and translational research to optimize Respiratory disorders like COPD, Asthma, Sarcoidosis, Lung Cancer etc. I have the expertise, leadership, training, expertise and motivation necessary to successfully carry out the proposed research project. For many of the common diseases that we care for (i.e. asthma, COPD, lung cancer, sarcoidosis, etc), our ability to cure the disease was limited and our understanding of the pathophysiologic mechanisms was insufficient (this remains true even today). With so many opportunities, so much energy in the atmosphere, with enthusiastic and “hungry” faculty, a balance had to be established between education, patient care, and scholarly research related activities. My answer to this was translational research. By this I mean research studies that occur as an extension to routine patient care. I believe optimal patient care, clinical research and education of trainees go hand in hand. I have been consistently and productive in research related activities, as evidenced by my authorship and/or co-authorship on more than 18 original manuscripts and reviews/book chapters since 2007. I have also obtained independent funding supporting University Grants Commission (UGC) and Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) which are premier funding agencies under government of India, and have successfully administered the projects (e.g. staffing, research protections, budget), collaborated with other researchers, and produced several peer-reviewed publications from each project from which I have been fortunate to have continuous independent funding since 2007. My research projects are currently focused on evaluating the various aspects of COPD, Asthma (Epidemiology, Emerging Biomarkers, quality of life, Nutritional Intervention and Genetic Aspect) as well as Critical Care. I am a member of prestigious international organizations i.e American Thoracic Society (ATS), European respiratory Society (ERS) .I continue to expand our research interests and my leadership roles within my home institution (Member Research cell) .Furthermore. I have served as a mentor for doctoral students. Much of my earlier work included the epidemiology of asthma and COPD, tobacco use and treatment, and the effects of air pollutant exposure on respiratory function and lung diseases During the past 10 years much of my focus have been on the research interests include oxidants, antioxidants, non-invasive biomarkers, and Genetic and molecular therapeutic targets of including single nucleotide polymorphism of proinflammatory cytokines, remodeling ,proinflammatory mediators in COPD chronic lung inflammation , nutritional intervention in COPD, quality of life studies . Of late much of research is focused on airway inflammation in COPD, with studies of non-invasive biomarkers and basic science studies of airway pathophysiology including genetic aspects of the disease in the Indian population. Pulmonary medicine offers the opportunity for continuity care in dealing with patients with chronic lung disease as well as certain diagnostic challenges. Pulmonary medicine also requires a sound understanding of physiology. I have been supervising and making interpretations of pulmonary function tests, cardiopulmonary exercise tests and sleep studies as part of practice and research.