Training in electron microscopy of brain tissue, neuroanatomical tracing methods and external electrical recording (National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India)
Scholarships / Awards
1999:
Summer Research Fellowship at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India
1999:
University Gold Medal in Surgery
1996:
University Gold Medal in Anatomy
1994 – 1998:
University Merit Scholarships
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS
Plasticity related changes; molecular underpinnings of behavioral phenomena such as acoustic startle and fear potentiated startle; application of both molecular and electrophysiological techniques (with special feature of the patch-clamp) and molecular phylogenetics. Further scientific development in the area of neurobiology with special emphasis on electrophysiology.
