He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in chemical engineering from [http://www.iitb.ac.in/ Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay]. He graduated a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the lab of [http://www.cbe.iastate.edu/jshanks.html Dr. Jacqueline Shanks] (Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering, [http://www.iastate.edu Iowa State University]). From 2004 to 2007, he was a postdoctoral researcher in the labs of [http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/web/Faculty.aspx?ri=1429 Dr. Katrina Dipple] (Associate Professor, Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics and Co-director, Craniofacial Clinic, [http://www.ucla.edu UCLA]) and [http://www.seas.ucla.edu/~liaoj/people.htm Dr. James Liao] (Chancellor's Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, UCLA).