Current Position: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Qualification: M.Sc., K-SET
Teaching Experience: 2 years
Courses offered: Genetics, Bioorganic and Bioinorganic, Metabolism of Nucleic acids, Metabolism of Lipids.
Current research interests: Utilizing the drosophila system to study the mechanisms involved in pain, Alzheimer’s and depression pathophysiology separately and scope for therapeutic strategies. The study focuses on understanding behavioural and biochemical evidences of neurodegeneration and
neurotherapy.
Doctoral Research: Doctoral work is aimed at the assessment of neuromodulatory properties anthocyanins and natural pigments per se and against experimentally induced neurodegenerative diseases employing rodent and Drosophila systems. The work includes studying the possible modulatory efficacy on motor and cognition behaviour in experimentally induced neurotoxicity models. Studies also included analysing cellular targets of depression.
Research Experience: 1 Year
Publications:
No. of publications: 1
No. of Papers presented in National/International symposia/conferences: 3

Publications:

1. Girish Chandran, Rayana Lavitha D'Silva, M. Muralidhara, 2023. “Use of insect model to study Parkinson‟s disease pathophysiology by inducing GSH-depletion and behavioral deficits among larvae: Evidences of ameliorative properties of phytoconstituents”. [abstract].
   MovDisord.2023:38(suppl1). IF:8.679.

No. of Papers presented in National/International symposia/conferences

1. *Girish Chandran, Rayana Lavitha D’Silva and Muralidhara, 2023. “Use of insect model of study Parkinson’s disease pathophysiology by inducing GSH-depletion and behavioral deficits among larvae: Evidences of ameliorative properties of phytoconstituents”. International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2. Girish Chandran, Rayana D Silva, 2023. “Development of a stable study model of sporadic Parkinson’s disease in mice: neuromodulatory effects of floral anthocyanins”. 3rd Joint Congress of the INS European Chapters (e-INS 2023), Hamburg, Germany.
3. Rayana Lavitha D Silva and Girish Chandran, 2023. “Synergistic neuroameliorative properties of dietary-antioxidants along with non-invasive physical exercise against Alzheimer’s symptoms: A study using Drosophila melanogaster”. International Conference on Neurodegeneration: Biomarkers & Therapeutics, JSS AHER, Mysuru.