almalma008@gmail.com < Back to People Page > Lab Team Almas. M Project Associate Meet Almas, a dedicated professional with a Master of Science in Molecular and Cellular Biology with a keen interest in the mysteries of cellular behavioural processes. She combines meticulous experimentation with a deep understanding of cellular dynamics to uncover insights into the intricate workings of living organisms at the microscopic level. Beyond the lab, she finds joy in expressing creativity through micron pen art, capturing the beauty of life at a cellular scale. When not immersed in research or books, Almas is a sports enthusiast, that enjoys the thrill of competition, particularly in basketball, cricket, football and Formula 1 racing.

kalyanibindu07@gmail.com < Back to People Page > Lab Team Dr. Kalyani Bindu Karunakaran Post Doctoral Fellow ​

kruthika0999@gmail.com < Back to People Page > Clinical Team Kruthika Shankar Psychologist ​

Google Scholar sjain.nimhans@gmail.com , docsanjeev.jain@gmail.com < Back to People Page > Team Lead Dr Sanjeev Jain Senior Professor, Department of Psychiatry Sanjeev Jain is a clinician and a teacher, and researches the genetic correlates of psychiatric and neurological disease. He studied medicine at the Delhi University (Maulana Azad Medical College); and did his post-graduate studies at the NIMHANS. He has been a Commonwealth Fellow at Cambridge (UK), and the co-Director of a NIH-Fogarty training and mentorship program. He has provided the lead for, and participated in, several population and cohort studies, and also provides genetic testing for several neuro-degenerative disorders, as well as counseling services for these families. This work includes the genetics of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, Alzheimer’s disease and Huntington’s disease, as well as addiction and OCD. Over the past few years, discussions and collaboration with other colleagues at NIMHANS, the NCBS and inSTEM, have extended the research from the clinic, to the bench, using both clinical assessments (including MRI, EEG etc.) as well as tools of cellular and molecular biology, including WES, iPSC and neuronal cell lines from individuals diagnosed to have psychiatric illnesses, and their affected and unaffected relatives. He has been a member of the committee for drafting the Mental Health Policy document for India; and is also an Adjunct Faculty at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (TIFR), Bangalore. His other interests include the history of mental health services in India, from the colonial to the contemporary period. This work has helped understand the interface between science and medicine, and social responses to mental illness in India. The work has been supported by various funding agencies in India (DBT, ICMR, DST and the CSIR), as also the Wellcome Trust, NIH (Fogarty) and the MRC-ICMR.

manojl1703@gmail.com < Back to People Page > Lab Team Manoj L Project Nurse Manoj is a Project Nurse at the centre for brain and mind in GenECT project with a bachelor degree in Nursing. Manoj has experience working in ICU sectors, telecommunication, blood sample collection and field work. He is also experienced in clinical practice of all departments over a period of 1and half year. He is more enthusiastic in exploring himself and hw is well known of all South Indian languages.

LinkedIn akshiva2891@gmail.com < Back to People Page > Lab Team, Research Students and Fellows Akshayaa Ganesh Junior Research Fellow, PhD Candidate Akshayaa is a Molecular Biology graduate from Dr ALM PG IBMS, University of Madras. She has explored molecular aspects of diverse research questions like mitochondrial genetics of Plasmodium falciparum, miRNA-curcumin-mediated regulation in cervical cancer cells, and cellular aging markers like Telomere attrition & mitochondrial copy number variation in Huntington's disease. Currently, she works on accelerated cellular aging in neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders for her PhD thesis . At India-ENIGMA Ageing program, she aims to understand the genetic heterogeneity of Alzheimer's disease (AD) which makes a set of people vulnerable or resilient towards the disease progression from Mild Cognitive Impairment to mild AD and then to AD. She will study AD heterogeneity by employing genetic & epigenetic tools like Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS), Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS), miRnome & global methylation analysis.

harshitha3158@gmail.com < Back to People Page > Lab Team Harshitha Yadav Research Nurse ​

shradha.venkat@gmail.com < Back to People Page > Clinical Team Shradha Venkataramanan Scientist C (Non-Medical) ​

LinkedIn suhasg90@gmail.com < Back to People Page > Team Lead Dr Suhas Ganesh Clinician Scientist, MQ: Transforming Mental Health Fellow, Department of Psychiatry ​