Research
PhD Thesis
Linster Lab | Cornell University | 2021- I work on analyzing neural signals recorded from rats as they solve tasks related to olfaction and memory.
MS Thesis
Schnell Lab | MPINB Bonn | 2019-2020
I worked on activation of descending neurons in Drosophila VNC to test which neurons control turning maneuver during flight. I found that unilateral activation of AX neurons with P2X2 led to suddern ipsilateral turns mid-flight.
You can find a pdf of my MS thesis here
Summer Internship
Brembs Lab| University of Regensburg | Summer 2018
I studied neurobiological mechanisms of spontaneous behavior and operant feedback in Dopaminergic subpopulations in Drosophila brain using optogenetics. I made Drosophila crosses and tested the progenies in a custom designed T-maze for optogenetics. I wrote R scripts for analysis of collected data.
Summer Internship
Kunte Lab| NCBS Bangalore, India | Summer 2017
- Modelling of Bird vision and Color analysis using RStudio
- Analysis of Butterfly population data of Bengaluru using RStudio
Summer Internship
MAD Lab| InStem-NCBS Bangalore, India | Summer 2016
I dissected Drosophila larvae and collected lymph glands to observe differences in stem cell proliferation under Dopaminergic Transporter KO and WT.