Yashas Ramakrishna

EDUCATION

College / University

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science and Master of Science (Dual Degree)

Major Subjects

Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Genetics

Country

India

Lab Experience

Drosophila husbandry, Drosophila brain dissection, glycogen and triglyceride assay, PCR, SDS PAGE, cDNA synthesis, DNA and RNA purification, Western blot

Projects / Research

2020 – 2021: Analysing the role of insulin signalling in adaptive starvation stress response in Drosophila Melanogaster
2019: Anti-cancer drug testing on 3D cancer spheroid models

Scholarships / Awards

2022 – 2023:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2016 – 2021:	INSPIRE Scholarship by MHRD, Govt. of India

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

Childhood curiosities initiated and sustained by one simple question each one of us ask at some point in our lives – “What goes on in that head of yours?” – led me into the world of neuroscience.
My interests primarily lie in cognitive neuroscience – to understand the physiological rationale behind the spectrum of behaviour we see around us. Currently, my curiosities are spread across the board – from sensory perceptions, to consolidation into memory (thus, learning), to finally, computations integrating acquired knowledge and internal states that invoke observable behaviour. In this line of questioning, I wish to investigate a topic that has held a special place in my mind –the neurological phenomenon of beauty i.e., neuroaesthetics.