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Bioinformatician swathyprathapan99@gmail.com LinkedIn Back Back to People Page Back Data Centre Team Swathy Prathapan Bioinformatician CBM Swathy is a Bioinformatician at the Centre for Brain and Mind. With a Master's in Bioinformatics, Swathy has experience working in Next Generation Sequencing and data extraction from diverse bioinformatics databases.

Project Scientist (Lab) k.kathirvel93@gmail.com LinkedIn Back Back to People Page Back Data Centre Team Bioinformatics Dr Kathirvel K Project Scientist (Lab) CBM Kathirvel Kandasamy, is a Project Scientist in Neurobiology Research Centre at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences. He graduated from Bharathidasan University with Master of Technology in Bioinformatics and then earned his Ph.D. in 2023 from SASTRA University, studying microbial keratitis with advanced NGS techniques. His research interest integrates Neurobiology, Human genetics and Bioinformatics to study Neurodevelopmental disorders. GitHub: Haplotype-aware-variant-calling-from-long-read-sequence

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Clinician Scientist (Equivalent to Assistant Professor) in Psychiatry hariprasadgv93@gmail.com ORCID ID: 0000-0001-8508-2604 Back Back to People Page Back Clinical Team Dr Hari Prasad G V Clinician Scientist (Equivalent to Assistant Professor) in Psychiatry CBM Psychiatrist with over 7 years of diverse clinical experience in clinical neuroscience and exposure to psychiatric genetics. Experienced in the clinical characterization of mood and obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, administration of structured diagnostic interviews, and life chart–based assessment of longitudinal course and lithium response.

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Professor, Department of Psychiatry Google Scholar Back Back to People Page Back Investigator Team Schizophrenia Dr Venkatasubramanian G Professor, Department of Psychiatry Dr. Venkatasubramanian Ganesan (Venkat) is a Professor of Psychiatry & Consultant Psychiatrist at Schizophrenia Clinic & The Metabolic Clinic in Psychiatry at the National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore. He co-ordinates the InSTAR Program for Schizophrenia (www.instar-program.org ) as well as the WISER Neuromodulation Program (www.wiser-program.org ) at NIMHANS. His areas of research interest include: Clinical Neurobiology & Metabolic Abnormalities in Schizophrenia, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Psychiatry, and Brain Imaging in Psychiatry. He heads the Translational Psychiatry Laboratory at the Neurobiology Research Centre, NIMHANS Atmaram, S. K., Pathak, H., Manohar, H., Sreeraj, V. S., Venkatasubramanian, G. , & Kommu, J. V. S. (2025). Localizing dorsolateral prefrontal cortex for noninvasive brain stimulation in adolescents: A comparison between BeamF3 and 10–20 EEG systems: A cross-sectional study. Indian Journal of Psychiatry , 67 (3), 346–349. https://doi.org/10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_972_24 Elachola, M. A., Pathak, H., Bagali, K., Suhas, S., Sreeraj, V. S., & Venkatasubramanian, G. (2025). Exploring the factors and outcomes of clozapine discontinuation in India: A retrospective analysis. Asian Journal of Psychiatry , 106 , 104424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2025.104424 Parlikar, R., Boopathy, P., Pathak, H., Damodaran, D., Selvaraj, S., Chhabra, H., Nayok, S. B., Thimmashetty, V. H., Bose, A., Agarwal, S. M., Shivakumar, V., Sreeraj, V. S., Narayanaswamy, J. C., & Venkatasubramanian, G. (2025). Boosting and maintaining the response to transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in schizophrenia with persistent hallucinations: A retrospective exploratory study from a naturalistic clinical cohort. Asian Journal of Psychiatry , 107 , 104457. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2025.104457 Samantaray, S., Goyal, N., Kesavan, M., Venkatasubramanian, G. , Bose, A., Shreekantiah, U., Sreeraj, V. S., Das, M., Raj, J., & Kumar, S. (2025). Impact of EEG Reference Schemes on Event-Related Potential Outcomes: A Corollary Discharge Study Using a Talk/Listen Paradigm. Brain Topography , 38 (2), 30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10548-025-01103-4 Spurthi Thatikonda, N., Narayanaswamy, J. C., Venkatasubramanian, G. , Reddy, Y. C. J., & Sundar Arumugham, S. (2025). Differential Functional Connectivity of Frontolimbic Circuit During Symptom Provocation in Distinct Symptom Profiles of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Connectivité fonctionnelle différentielle du circuit frontolimbique durant la provocation de symptômes dans des profils symptomatiques distincts du trouble obsessionnel-compulsif. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry , 07067437251328368. https://doi.org/10.1177/07067437251328368

Professor, Department of Biostatistics binukumarb@gmail.com Google Scholar Back Back to People Page Back Co-Investigator Team Dr B Binu Kumar Professor, Department of Biostatistics

Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow (Equivalent to Senior Resident-Psychiatry) makarandchandanshive@gmail.com Back Back to People Page Back Clinical Team Dr Makarand Eknath Chandanshive Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow (Equivalent to Senior Resident-Psychiatry) CBM Makarand is a Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Brain and Mind. Having completed his MD in Psychiatry from NIMHANS, he brings strong clinical training .His research interests lie in obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, developmental psychiatry, and the integration of neuroimaging with clinical insights. At CBM, he is involved in large-scale longitudinal projects bridging brain and behavior. Outside work, he enjoys watching indie films, playing outdoor as well as indoor sports and exploring restaurants.

Project Associate lakshmianand22@gmail.com LinkedIn Back Back to People Page Back Lab Team, Doctoral Candidate Lakshmi Anand Project Associate CBM Lakshmi completed her integrated Master's in Biological Sciences from Bangalore University and joined CBM as a Project Associate in 2024. She is interested in understanding cellular intricacies of the brain. Her conversational kick starters are food spots, sitcoms and travel. Beyond the lab bench, Lakshmi is a Bharatanatyam dancer and skater.

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Project Associate rakesh.mob8@gmail.com Back Back to People Page Back Clinical Team Rakesh N S Project Associate CBM, A-BIG-NET Rakesh NS is a Psychiatric Social Worker at the Centre for Brain and Mind. He holds an MPhil in Psychiatric Social Work and a Master’s degree in Social Work. Rakesh has experience in community mental health research and stigma reduction outreach programs. His areas of interest include addiction psychiatry and community mental health. He enjoys reading books, traveling, trekking, and watching films, and is passionate about promoting mental health awareness and improving access to care.