A.B. Mishra Award, Gold Medal for 1st position in M.Sc. (Zoology) and Reddy Award for 1st position in Biochemistry Specialization in M.Sc. (Zoology), B.H.U. (1981); Tilak Award, Association of Gerontology of India (1988); Swiss National Fund Post-doctoral Fellowship, University of Zurich (1989-90); Young Scientist Research Project, Department of Science and Technology (1993-95); Bursary award and second best paper award, I.U.I.S.-F.I.M.S.A. International Immunology Workshop and Symposium, Beijing Medical University (1996); Advanced Genome Sequencing and Analysis Course Fellowship, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York (1998); Clayton Foundation Visiting Scientist Fellowship, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (1998-99); Visiting Scientist, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (2000); Invited University Teacher, Indian Academy of Science-Bangalore (2001); Short-term Scholar (N.I.H.), Stem Cell Institute, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (2005); Sandia National Laboratories, U.S.A. Fellowship, Asia Conference on Biosecurity and Biosafety, Bangkok (2007); Reviewer: Expert Reviews in Anticancer Therapy, Future Drugs, London (U.K.), Animal (an international journal of animal biosciences), Cambridge University Press (France), Cancer Investigations (U.S.A.), DNA and Cell Biology (U.S.A.), Indian Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics; Invited Lectures and Chair in several National and International Conferences; Consortium Advisory Committee (CAC) Member, National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (I.C.A.R.) at National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal; Member, Bio-Gerontology Task Force and Project Review Committee (PRC), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)