{"id":560,"date":"2018-11-27T09:17:28","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T09:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/services\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T09:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T09:20:12","slug":"alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"560\" class=\"elementor elementor-560\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33a79095 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33a79095\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&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-3706530d\" data-id=\"3706530d\" 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-537de1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"537de1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.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-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><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">alumni<\/h1>\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-d63341a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d63341a\" 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-f2e52d7\" data-id=\"f2e52d7\" 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-f18a029 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f18a029\" 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-91c7f09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"91c7f09\" 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-fc657d2\" data-id=\"fc657d2\" 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-edc14c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edc14c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"834\" src=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/uploadsriji_s.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-682\" 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-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a458545\" data-id=\"a458545\" 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-45bcf04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45bcf04\" 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><strong>Dr. Sriji S. Nath<\/strong> is currently a Faculty at Christ University, Bangalore. She joined our lab in 2021 as a CSRI\u2013DST Post-Doctoral Fellow, where she investigated the behavioural, structural, and molecular mechanisms of memory and learning in aging and rodent models of Alzheimer\u2019s disease, building on her expertise in sleep neurophysiology and electrophysiological 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-7c62aa6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c62aa6\" 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-06cc785\" data-id=\"06cc785\" 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-a5fc1e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5fc1e0\" 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-b6a0438 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6a0438\" 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-dc86f96\" data-id=\"dc86f96\" 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-91af540 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"91af540\" 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\/2026\/01\/Vaish-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1368\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Vaish-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Vaish-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Vaish-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Vaish-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Vaish-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" 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-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef620d4\" data-id=\"ef620d4\" 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-a31c4ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a31c4ad\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/vaishnavi-v-697280187\/\">Vaishnavi V<\/a>\u00a0is currently a doctoral student at the University of Bordeaux. In our lab, she established and validated the radial arm water maze for assessing learning and memory in rodents, developed a custom-built fiber photometry setup, and conducted social memory experiments, including setting up optical instrumentation to study specific neuronal populations.<\/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-a66d89c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a66d89c\" 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-80e5dba\" data-id=\"80e5dba\" 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-d650694 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d650694\" 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\">Dissertation 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-ae9550d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae9550d\" 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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c29460a\" data-id=\"c29460a\" 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-708713a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"708713a\" 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><a style=\"background-color: #f5f5f5; color: #fb2056; transition-property: all;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/saujanyaa-surendran\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1277\" src=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Saujanya-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Saujanya-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Saujanya-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Saujanya-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Saujanya-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Saujanya-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p><a style=\"background-color: #f5f5f5; color: #fb2056; transition-property: all;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/saujanyaa-surendran\/\">Saujanyaa Surendran<\/a>\u00a0is currently a Senior Scientist at SynGene. During her time in lab (Jan 2025), she explored how molecular pathway regulation relates to memory formation.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c0c6a5\" data-id=\"8c0c6a5\" 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-2884a49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2884a49\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sarang-gajare\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1268\" src=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SG-203x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SG-203x300.jpeg 203w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SG-694x1024.jpeg 694w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SG-768x1133.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SG-1042x1536.jpeg 1042w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SG-1389x2048.jpeg 1389w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SG-scaled.jpeg 1736w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sarang-gajare\/\">Sarang Gajare<\/a>\u00a0did his Master\u2019s thesis in lab during December 2024 &#8211; June 2025. His work was on designing and developing advanced imaging systems and innovative tools to study brain function at cellular and subcellular levels, driven by a long-standing fascination with the brain and its complexities.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36fcfa2\" data-id=\"36fcfa2\" 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-417200e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"417200e\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/arjunkowshik\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1092\" src=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20240127_224210-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20240127_224210-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20240127_224210-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20240127_224210-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20240127_224210-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20240127_224210-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/arjunkowshik\/\">Arjun Kowshik<\/a>\u00a0is currently a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University. He joined our lab in January 2024, where he completed his undergraduate thesis focused on developing a non-invasive optoelectronic device to study neuronal activity.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7d0831\" data-id=\"c7d0831\" 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-e54ce0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e54ce0f\" 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><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1265\" src=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PA-262x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PA-262x300.jpeg 262w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PA-894x1024.jpeg 894w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PA-768x879.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PA.jpeg 1118w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/p><p>Palash Ahuja joined the lab in November 2023 as a Master\u2019s dissertation student and later continued as an intern, where he worked on elucidating the role of parvalbumin interneurons in specificity and higher-order association, and on mapping brain regions involved in higher-order association.<\/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-83bc848 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83bc848\" 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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-611ea12\" data-id=\"611ea12\" 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-2903aa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2903aa0\" 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><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1168\" src=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-11-25-at-16.26.28-298x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-11-25-at-16.26.28-298x300.jpeg 298w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-11-25-at-16.26.28-1019x1024.jpeg 1019w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-11-25-at-16.26.28-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-11-25-at-16.26.28-768x772.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-11-25-at-16.26.28-1528x1536.jpeg 1528w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-11-25-at-16.26.28.jpeg 1591w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/aayush-banerjee-0a8a5a20a\/\">Aayush Banerjee<\/a> is currently a Doctoral student at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He joined in August 2024 as a thesis student, where he worked on elucidating the role of parvalbumin-positive interneurons in regulating memory specificity and social behaviour.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16e37b0\" data-id=\"16e37b0\" 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-fba3736 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fba3736\" 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><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1231\" src=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ria-260x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ria-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ria-888x1024.jpg 888w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ria-768x886.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ria-1331x1536.jpg 1331w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ria-1775x2048.jpg 1775w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ria.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ria-bhat-5ba00a22a\/\">Ria Bhat<\/a>\u00a0completed her Bachelor\u2019s thesis in our lab, where she worked on understanding fundamental processes underlying neural function and cognition, driven by a deep curiosity about the brain\u2019s complexity.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a0463e\" data-id=\"8a0463e\" 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-b4aa0f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4aa0f7\" 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><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1164\" src=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/prisha-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/prisha-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/prisha-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/prisha.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prisha-anand-\/\">Prisha Anand <\/a>is currently a Master\u2019s student at BITS Pilani. She joined in May 2024, where she worked on observational learning and social interaction in mice, exploring neural mechanisms underlying learning, memory, and social behaviour.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8ac715\" data-id=\"a8ac715\" 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-dfa7eb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfa7eb5\" 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><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/aparajita-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/aparajita-asane-71893620a\/\">Aparajita Asane<\/a> is currently pursuing MRes Neuroscience in Newcastle University, UK. She joined our lab in December 2023, where she worked on higher order associations and social interaction.<\/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-619605c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"619605c\" 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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e95b0a\" data-id=\"5e95b0a\" 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-d9dac12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9dac12\" 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><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1096\" src=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/shreya-238x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/shreya-238x300.png 238w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/shreya-768x970.png 768w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/shreya.png 802w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/shreya-gopinath\/\">Shreya Gopinath<\/a> is currently pursuing an MS in Applied Cognition and Neuroscience at UT Dallas. She joined in January 2024, where she worked on the neuronal circuitry underlying memory formation and retrieval, focusing on the neuronal underpinnings of related memories.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a23846f\" data-id=\"a23846f\" 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-a92709a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a92709a\" 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><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1106\" src=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/swati-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/swati-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/swati-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/swati.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p><p>Swati joined in January 2024, where she worked on the neuronal underpinnings of related memory, exploring the dynamics of 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d91bc0\" data-id=\"7d91bc0\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e99a4cd\" data-id=\"e99a4cd\" 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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>alumni Post doctoral Fellows Dr. Sriji S. Nath is currently a Faculty at Christ University, Bangalore. She joined our lab in 2021 as a CSRI\u2013DST Post-Doctoral Fellow, where she investigated the behavioural, structural, and molecular mechanisms of memory and learning in aging and rodent models of Alzheimer\u2019s disease, building on her expertise in sleep neurophysiology &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/alumni\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Alumni<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"enabled","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/560"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=560"}],"version-history":[{"count":91,"href":"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/560\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1381,"href":"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/560\/revisions\/1381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cns.iisc.ac.in\/balaji\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}