{"id":559,"date":"2018-11-27T09:17:08","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T09:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T09:17:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T09:17:35","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"559\" class=\"elementor elementor-559\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa9c7b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa9c7b8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e092313\" data-id=\"e092313\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7d8b56 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7d8b56\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:1309,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/cns.iisc.ac.in\\\/balaji\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-20-at-1.17.15-PM.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:2000,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:1000,&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74640b3\" data-id=\"74640b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14cdcbe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14cdcbe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b7c7f2\" data-id=\"5b7c7f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4f04b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c4f04b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PrinciPAl investigAtor<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ae889e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1ae889e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a65bd7f\" data-id=\"a65bd7f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a5e68b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a5e68b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iiscprofiles.irins.org\/profile\/66099\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/DSC_2123-scaled-e1692013239695-qawdaolywlobn8x3jh881y6jqb2opcs5uz6e9da7is.jpg\" title=\"DSC_2123\" alt=\"DSC_2123\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79bbe82\" data-id=\"79bbe82\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8239d47 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8239d47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Dr.<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"> Balaji Jayaprakash<\/span><br \/>Associate Professor, Centre for Neuroscience, Indian Institute of Science.<br \/>Research: Learning and Memory<br \/>Post Doctoral Fellow with Prof. Silva, Department of Neurobiology, UCLA, Los Angeles, July 2007- Dec 2011<br \/>Post Doctoral Fellow with Prof. Ryan, Department of Biochemistry, Weil Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY &#8211; 10021. USA, 2005 &#8211; 2007<br \/>Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Visiting Fellow, 2004 &#8211; 2005<br \/>Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Ph.D. (Chemistry), 2004<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bda65ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bda65ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a043a0a\" data-id=\"a043a0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cbf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b04cbf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Post-Doctoral Fellows<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5469ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"f5469ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c8de55\" data-id=\"1c8de55\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-241c599 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"241c599\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"803\" height=\"803\" src=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_20241114_193458.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1133\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_20241114_193458.jpg 803w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_20241114_193458-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_20241114_193458-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_20241114_193458-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 803px) 100vw, 803px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0b245f\" data-id=\"c0b245f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f523162 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f523162\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Dr. Himanshu Bansal<br \/><\/b><span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/himanshu-bansal-1a2466130\/\">Himanshu<\/a>\u00a0is a National Postdoctoral Fellow in the lab since November 2025. He joined the lab as a Research Associate II in June 2024. He earned his Ph.D. in Physics from Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, in 2023, where his doctoral research focused on formulation of computational models to study the optogenetic control of neuronal signaling. Currently, Himanshu is involved in the design and development of advanced imaging systems that include a Non-Descanned Image Scanning Microscope and Two-photon in-vivo imaging system. His research interests lie at the intersection of physics and neuroscience, with a particular emphasis on creating innovative tools for studying brain function at the cellular and subcellular levels.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b859d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b859d9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84df180\" data-id=\"84df180\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02f986d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02f986d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Doctoral Students<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5cd084 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"e5cd084\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-167bfc0\" data-id=\"167bfc0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc0f7c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc0f7c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/nirupam-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1126\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/nirupam-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/nirupam-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/nirupam.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-813369f\" data-id=\"813369f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82a834d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82a834d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Nirupam Das<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Nirupam joined our lab in 2018,after finishing his M.Sc in Zoology from Banaras Hindu University(2016-18).From his Master&#8217;s day he was interested to study animal behavior and underlying neuronal mechanisms, which motivated him to join our lab.\u00a0Currently he is working on inhibitory neuronal networks,and its role in maintaining memory specificity, generalization and Higher-order associations. He is using chemogenetics and fiber-photometry techniques to selectively modulate the activity of inhibitory neurons ,and measure their activities in real-time.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23f132f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"23f132f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f95b1e1\" data-id=\"f95b1e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e64ee25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e64ee25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/manish.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-686\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7946a9d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7946a9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49d1041\" data-id=\"49d1041\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40086f2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40086f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Manish Prajapat<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Manish completed his bachelor&#8217;s in Chemical Engineering from the IIT Guwahati. Passionate to understand how the brain generates new information from existing knowledge motivated him to pursue a PhD in Neuroscience. His research explores the mechanisms that resolve the conflict that arises from the interplay between sensory inputs and memory-driven processes within the brain. He uses state-of-the-art methods to reactivate the memory cells in the brain to invoke conflict.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00fc520 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"00fc520\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e9f097\" data-id=\"5e9f097\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a882fdd elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a882fdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9f7ca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9f7ca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"952\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/uploadAritra.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-699\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e57e9ca\" data-id=\"e57e9ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3411b36 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3411b36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Aritra Dutta<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">He pursued his graduation in Microbiology from St Xaviers College, Kolkata (2015- 18) and his masters in\u00a0Biotechnology from IIT Roorkee (2018- 20). He joined this lab as a graduate student in 2020 with the crave of having in depth understanding of how the brain functions especially in forming memory. He is interested in unraveling the mechanism of encoding information by the brain already primed with different experiences. It has been established that the molecular pathway responsible for encoding memories by the brain which has previously already acquired a similar experience is different from the pathway which gets activated for encoding a novel memory. He is working to understand how such memories formed by a novel experience and subsequent similar experience interact with each other by dissecting the underlying molecular pathway.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8107c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"f8107c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74ed2a8\" data-id=\"74ed2a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2ba99b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2ba99b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"969\" src=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/uploadrajesh_mandal.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-683\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7775db2\" data-id=\"7775db2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc85a92 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc85a92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Rajesh Mandal<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Rajesh completed his B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering at the Central Institute of Technology in 2019, he pursued his M.Tech in Electronic Design &amp; Technology at Tezpur University. In 2021, he joined this laboratory to delve into the field of Neuroscience.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Currently, his focus lies on a project centered around the design and development of noninvasive, portable opto-electronic devices. These devices are based on broadband functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) and are utilized for the detection of neuronal activity in various regions of the brain. His research interests primarily revolve around (fNIRS) and studying neuronal activity in terms of cellular metabolism pathways.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59aef3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"59aef3c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61e27ac\" data-id=\"61e27ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55006ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55006ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"758\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3248-758x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1347\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3248-758x1024.jpg 758w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3248-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3248-768x1038.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3248.jpg 947w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6f40fa\" data-id=\"e6f40fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ade5ac3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ade5ac3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Maiolica Bandyopadhyay<\/b><br \/>Maiolica pursued her integrated B. Tech and M. Tech Dual Degree in Biotechnology from School of Biotechnology, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar (2019-2024). She joined this lab recently, with strong motivation to understand the mechanisms of neuronal plasticity in response to new experiences, environments, and learning. Currently she is working on behavioral patterns of memory and learning in mice at external space surrounding them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20a0593 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20a0593\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c62d768\" data-id=\"c62d768\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8b5073 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8b5073\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"837\" height=\"782\" src=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Tanmay.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1346\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Tanmay.jpeg 837w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Tanmay-300x280.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Tanmay-768x718.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 837px) 100vw, 837px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb47e05\" data-id=\"cb47e05\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e7b811 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e7b811\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Tanmay Jain<\/b><br \/>Tanmay pursued his B. Tech in Biotechnology from Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) Vellore(2020-2024). He joined this lab recently, with strong motivation to understand the neuronal and molecular mechanisms of learning and memory.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1eca8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1eca8f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-302766e\" data-id=\"302766e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd3b378 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd3b378\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project Associates<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ab0e4d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"7ab0e4d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60fe05c\" data-id=\"60fe05c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c540a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c540a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Raniya-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1245\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Raniya-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Raniya-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Raniya-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Raniya.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42e3545\" data-id=\"42e3545\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2accc26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2accc26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>Raniya Panali\u00a0<br \/><\/b>Raniya\u00a0completed her integrated BS-MS dual degree from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Thiruvananthapuram, majoring in Chemistry with a minor in Physics. During her undergraduate studies, she explored a range of disciplines before discovering her passion for Neuroscience. She is now a research assistant in the lab.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-91ab547 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"91ab547\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67bfacb\" data-id=\"67bfacb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deb0ef1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"deb0ef1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-20-at-1.13.10-PM-682x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1305\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-20-at-1.13.10-PM-682x1024.jpeg 682w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-20-at-1.13.10-PM-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-20-at-1.13.10-PM-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-20-at-1.13.10-PM.jpeg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3287fd3\" data-id=\"3287fd3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0517da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0517da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Ishatpreet Singh<br \/><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ishatpreet-singh-47899b224\/\">Ishatpreet Singh<\/a> is a BS\u2013MS (Biology) graduate from IISER Mohali. His work explores how memories interact and interfere with one another as they are reorganized across the brain during systems consolidation. In his current project, he investigates the role of parvalbumin (PV) interneurons in shaping memory stability by modulating inhibitory circuits in mice. Through behavioral paradigms and circuit-level approaches, he examines how interneuron dynamics influence memory precision and interference over time. He is broadly interested in the neural mechanisms underlying learning, memory consolidation, and cognitive flexibility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0cab36c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0cab36c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5b93e7\" data-id=\"b5b93e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdf58ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bdf58ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thesis Students<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4adb248 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4adb248\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ed7dee\" data-id=\"6ed7dee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-161ace6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"161ace6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"692\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ann-692x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1338\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ann-692x1024.jpeg 692w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ann-203x300.jpeg 203w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ann-768x1137.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ann-1038x1536.jpeg 1038w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ann.jpeg 1081w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6a2ebb\" data-id=\"a6a2ebb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d04eaac elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d04eaac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Ann Angella Siby<\/b><br \/>Ann is an integrated MSc Biotechnology student from VIT Vellore, currently pursuing her master\u2019s thesis in the lab. Her project focuses on investigating chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment (chemo brain) using behavioral assays and imaging approaches.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a32d51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a32d51\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0faf02d\" data-id=\"0faf02d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ceca79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ceca79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Aneetta-780x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1339\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Aneetta-780x1024.jpeg 780w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Aneetta-229x300.jpeg 229w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Aneetta-768x1008.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Aneetta-1170x1536.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Aneetta.jpeg 1219w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc70844\" data-id=\"fc70844\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98a0d02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98a0d02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Aneetta Anil<\/b><br \/>Aneetta is an Integrated MSc Biotechnology student from Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore. She joined the lab in June 2025 and is working to study the effects of vascular health on cognition using behavioural and imaging analysis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-86a5c1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86a5c1a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ab4199\" data-id=\"3ab4199\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f7a5c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f7a5c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">interns<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be4242c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"be4242c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef4e62a\" data-id=\"ef4e62a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d378eb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d378eb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"398\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Yukt.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1232\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Yukt.jpg 398w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Yukt-242x300.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f6c608\" data-id=\"7f6c608\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa1520a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa1520a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Yukta<\/strong><b> Subramanian<br \/><\/b>Yukta is an undergraduate at IISc. Passionate about the intricacies of brain functioning at molecular and cellular level, in healthy and diseased conditions, she joined the lab in May 2024. With Pradeep and Ishatpreet, she is studying memory interference in mice using spatial learning task.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PrinciPAl investigAtor Dr. Balaji Jayaprakash Associate Professor, Centre for Neuroscience, Indian Institute of Science. Research: Learning and Memory Post Doctoral Fellow with Prof. Silva, Department of Neurobiology, UCLA, Los Angeles, July 2007- Dec 2011 Post Doctoral Fellow with Prof. Ryan, Department of Biochemistry, Weil Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY &#8211; 10021. 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