Anushka Banerjee

Anushka Banerjee is a molecular biologist by training and a science communicator by choice. She holds an M.Sc. in Molecular Medicine from the Amrita Centre for Nanoscience & Molecular Medicine (ACNSMM), Kochi. She has research experience in neuroscience from the ADBS Lab (now the Rohini Nilekani Centre for Brain and Mind) at NIMHANS, Bengaluru.

With over five years of experience in science communication and public engagement, Anushka works at the intersection of neuroscience, mental health, and society.

Currently, she leads science communication and outreach at the Centre for Brain and Mind at NIMHANS, where she translates complex neuroscience research into meaningful and accessible content for diverse audiences. Her work includes strategic communication, programme development, public engagement, policy research, project management, fundraising, workshop facilitation, and science education. She also co-leads efforts to develop a Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) programme to strengthen meaningful collaboration between researchers, people with lived experience, and wider communities.

Anushka has contributed to writing, securing, and delivering grant-funded outreach and public engagement programmes that promote non-animal research methods (CPHMS, AIC-CCBMB), strengthen mental health awareness, and support more participatory approaches to science and research engagement (CBM–NIMHANS). Her work spans educational resources and engagement initiatives across visual, audio, digital, and social media platforms.

Outside work, she enjoys photography, watching Hindi films, and exploring restaurants.