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Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neurotoxicology swarnabuddha_nayok@yahoo.co.in ORCID ID: 0000-0002-3173-4248 Back Back to People Page Back Clinical Team Dr Swarna Buddha Nayok Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neurotoxicology Swarna Buddha Nayok has completed DPM & MD in Psychiatry, and done Ph.D. in Clinical Neuroscience (submitted). His fields of interest are severe mental illness, media & psychiatry

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Project Office Assistant pofficeassistant@gmail.com Back Back to People Page Back Admin Team Dhanush C Project Office Assistant CBM Dhanush is a Project Office Assistant at the Centre for Brain and Mind, with an MBA in Finance. He enjoys trekking, playing badminton and cycling outside of work.

Project Associate karishmaravikumar02@gmail.com Twitter PMID: 37067100 Back Back to People Page Back Lab Team Karishma G R Project Associate CBM, GenECT Karishma is a dual degree graduate in Molecular Medicine, holding an M. Tech from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, and an MS from the University of Arizona, US. Her previous research focused on understanding the interactions between cancer cells and neurons. Beyond science, she is trained in Bharathanatyam and loves dancing. Her favourite pastime activities include reading books, watching movies and expressing her thoughts through writing.

Professor, Department of Psychiatry jagatth@yahoo.com , jaga@nimhans.ac.in LinkedIn | Google Scholar Back Back to People Page Back Co-Investigator Team Schizophrenia Dr Jagadisha Thirthalli Professor, Department of Psychiatry Dr. Jagadisha Thirthalli is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at NIMHANS (Faculty since 2002). He has 20 years of research and practical experience in ECT and other brain stimulation techniques. He’s had several awards including Marfatia Award of the Indian Psychiatric Society and CV Raman Award from Government of Karnataka and has publications in Brain Stimulation, Schizophrenia Research, Journal of ECT, Journal of Affective Disorders amongst others.

Clinical Post Doctoral Fellow (Equivalent to Senior Resident, Psychiatry) chidatma.a@gmail.com ORCID ID: 0009-0005-1300-2317 Back Back to People Page Back Clinical Team Dr Chidatma A Clinical Post Doctoral Fellow (Equivalent to Senior Resident, Psychiatry) CBM Dr. Chidatma A is a Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Brain and Mind with an MD from Karnataka Medical College and Research Institute, ranked 4th at RGUHS. He has a strong background in community mental health, psychiatric training, and research. His work includes international presentations and published research, with a focus on neurobiology, schizophrenia, and psychopathology. Dr. Chidatma is passionate about advancing mental health care through clinical expertise and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Associate Professor, Department of Human Genetics gautham.arunachal@gmail.com Back Back to People Page Back Co-Investigator Team Dr Gautam Arunachal Udupi Associate Professor, Department of Human Genetics

Psychiatric Social Worker rajkumardavid95@gmail.com Back Back to People Page Back Clinical Team Raj Kumar K Psychiatric Social Worker CBM

Additional Professor, Department of Psychiatric Social Work anishvcherian@gmail.com Back Back to People Page Back Co-Investigator Team Dr Anish V. Cherian Additional Professor, Department of Psychiatric Social Work

Project Associate preethi1682000@gmail.com Back Back to People Page Back Lab Team Preethi KP Project Associate CBM Preethi is a Project Associate( Lab) at the Centre for Brain and Mind. With a Master’s degree in Genetics and Plant Breeding and working in Plant- pathogen interactions lab, Preethi has experience in molecular techniques like Cloning, qRT PCR, PAGE, Western blotting etc:- She love to dance, play badminton and enjoys listening to music!

Technician (EEG, Psychophysics) LinkedIn Back Back to People Page Back MRI/EEG Team Bhargavi MH Technician (EEG, Psychophysics) CBM Bhargavi is an EEG and psychophysics technician at the Centre for Brain and Mind, NIMHANS. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Neurophysiology Technology from NIMHANS. Her interests lie in exploring consciousness, cognition, and emotions, literature and design. Blending science with creativity, she enjoys writing, visual storytelling, and discovering inspiring spaces in her free time.