IASc-INSA-NASI SRF 2025 - Centre for Neurosciences, Indian Institute of Science - Bangalore
(2025-05-19 - 2025-07-14)
Collaborated under the supervision of Dr. Kavita Babu on neuroscience research focused on behavioral genetics.
- Conducted locomotion analysis of C. elegans to evaluate genetic influences on motor neuron function, enhancing skills in experimental design, data collection, and interpretation of neurobehavioral outcomes.
- Performed memory-based behavioral assays (including aspects of chemosensory learning, associative conditioning, and memory retention paradigms), contributing to the lab's investigations into molecular mechanisms underlying innate vs. learned behaviors and long-term associative memory transfer.
- Developed hands-on expertise in experimental design, high-throughput behavioral tracking (e.g., video-based quantification of locomotion and chemotaxis), precise data collection, statistical analysis, and interpretation of neurobehavioral phenotypes linking genes to circuit-level outcomes.
- Strengthened skills in molecular neurobiology techniques, genetic tools, and behavioral quantification in a leading C. elegans neuroscience lab.
SURGE Summer Internship Programme - IIT Kanpur - Kanpur
(2025-05 - 2025-07)
Selected for SURGE summer internship programme under the supervision of Dr. Pragathi P. Balasubramani
Winter Internship Program 2025 - IIT Bhubaneswar - Bhubaneswar
(2025-01 - 2025-02)
Selected for the Winter Internship program 2025 in Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and Management under the supervision of Dr. Aparna Pandey. Psycholinguistics research within the Cognitive, Behavioral and Psycholinguistics Lab, focusing on visual language processing, orthographic complexity in Brahmic scripts, and cognitive mechanisms of reading and comprehension.
- Contributed to a project exploring "Orthographic Complexity and Visual Processing in Brahmic Scripts" (or related themes in eye-tracking/behavioral paradigms for Indic alphasyllabaries), involving stimulus preparation, participant data collection, and analysis of reading patterns.
- Assisted in experimental tasks such as eye-tracking paradigms, self-paced reading studies, or behavioral measures to investigate perceptual span, visual word recognition, and the influence of script features (e.g., akshara complexity) on eye movements and comprehension efficiency.
- Key results and contributions: Analyzed preliminary data revealing patterns of asymmetric perceptual span in reading Indic scripts (e.g., extended rightward span similar to English but modulated by visual-orthographic density), supporting prior findings on how script structure affects information extraction during reading. Observed correlations between orthographic complexity and fixation durations/regressions, indicating increased cognitive load in denser alphasyllabaries. These insights contri
- Gained hands-on expertise in psycholinguistic methodology, including literature review, experimental design (stimulus creation, paradigm setup), data collection (potentially with eye-tracking tools or online behavioral platforms), statistical analysis (e.g., using R/SPSS for fixation metrics, reaction times), and interpretation of cognitive-linguistic outcomes.
- Enhanced skills in academic writing, critical evaluation of psycholinguistic studies, and interdisciplinary approaches bridging cognitive psychology, linguistics, and neuroscience in an IIT research environment.
Post Graduate Student, Masters in Cognitive Science - Indian Institute of Technology Delhi - Delhi
(2024-07)
- Contributing to cognitive science projects involving neuroimaging and behavioral analysis techniques.
- Applying data analysis methods to integrate multimodal datasets for cognitive modeling.
Undergraduate Student, Department of Microbiology - Asutosh College - Kolkata
(2021-09 - 2024-06)
- Attended an online workshop on Mastering the basics of Bioinformatics.
- Presented poster on account of "International Microorganisms Day".
- Attended and won the first position in a student seminar competition, demonstrating strong presentation and research synthesis abilities.
- Participated and secured the second position in "Artwork with Microorganisms".
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks while remaining adaptable and flexible.
- Focused on learning new skills and staying updated with subject specifications.
- Sought continuing education opportunities to stay current with industry trends.
