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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

Lab Scientist (Equivalent to Research Assistant Professor), Department of Psychiatry Google Scholar paul.pradipp@gmail.com Back Back to People Page Back Co-Investigator Team, Lab Team Stem Cell Research, Molecular Genetics Dr Pradip Paul Lab Scientist (Equivalent to Research Assistant Professor), Department of Psychiatry Dr. Pradip Paul received his Ph.D. from NIMHANS in 2019. Ganesh, A., Paul, P. , Nadella, R., Jain, S., Purushottam, M., Viswanath, B., & Paul, P. (2024). F97. DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION OF MICRORNAS UPON IN VITRO LITHIUM AND VALPROATE EXPOSURE TO BIPOLAR DISORDER PATIENTS-DERIVED LCLS. European Neuropsychopharmacology , 87 , 257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2024.08.508 Gayathri, R., Manasadeepika, Shankarappa, B., Mahadevan, J., Jain, S., Sud, R., Viswanath, B., Purushottam, M., & Paul, P . (2024). F92. ASSESSMENT OF CELLULAR HEALTH ON ETHANOL-INDUCED TOXICITY IN HUMAN NEURAL PRECURSOR CELLS. European Neuropsychopharmacology , 87 , 254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2024.08.503 Mahadevan, J., Holla, B., Ganesh, S., Shankarappa, B., Paul, P. , Sud, R., Jain, S., Purushottam, M., & Viswanath, B. (2024). W32. A GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY OF BIPOLAR DISORDER FROM INDIA. European Neuropsychopharmacology , 87 , 118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2024.08.241 Manasadeepika, Lakshana, P., Paul, P. , Sud, R., & Viswanath, B. (2024). T99. INVESTIGATING THE LINK BETWEEN THERAPEUTIC EFFICACY OF LITHIUM AND MITOCHONDRIAL PARAMETERS. European Neuropsychopharmacology , 87 , 205–206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2024.08.409 Viswanath, B., Sud, R., Ganesh, S., Mahadevan, J., Holla, B., Paul, P. , Purushottam, M., & Jain, S. (2024). DECIPHERING THE UNDERLYING BIOLOGY OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS THROUGH LONGITUDINAL FAMILY COHORT BASED STUDIES IN INDIA. European Neuropsychopharmacology , 87 , 43–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2024.08.108

Research Technician Twitter | LinkedIn sudipta.nimhans@gmail.com , m.sudiptachoudhury@gmail.com Back Back to People Page Back Lab Team Sudipta Choudhry Research Technician Sudipta is a research technician at the Centre for Brain and Mind with a Master’s degree in Molecular Biology. She has experience in neuroscience and molecular research, with a keen interest in understanding neurodegenerative diseases. Outside the lab, Sudipta finds joy in painting to relieve stress, dancing in her break time, hiking, and discovering cute new places during her travels. She is also an avid reader across genres and enjoys nurturing plants, combining her love for nature and creativity in everyday life.

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Professor, Department of Psychiatry Google Scholar arunnimhans05@gmail.com Back Back to People Page Back Co-Investigator Team Dr Arun Kandasamy Professor, Department of Psychiatry Arun Kandasamy is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences. His clinical interests are Psychiatry, Public Health, Psychopharmacology, Neurobiology, Psychopathology, Neurobiology and Brain Physiology, Addiction Psychiatry, Neuropsychopharmacology, Comorbidity, Addiction Psychology

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Genetics and Stem Cell Group Endophenotype Group Clinical Group Psychiatric disorders commonly emerge in young adulthood and significantly impact career choices and lifespan. Early onset of symptoms, usually before age 24, underscores the need for comprehensive support and intervention. The absence of a clear link between genes and observable traits makes treatment plans more complex. The neuropsychiatric disorders we study often have origins in early development, necessitating a shift towards understanding developmental trajectories. Dr Y C Janardhan Reddy Lead Investigator, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Cohort Dr. Vivek Benegal Lead Investigator, Addiction Cohort Dr Biju Viswanath Lead Investigator, Bipolar Disorder Cohort Dr. PT Sivakumar Co-Investigator, Dementia Cohort Dr. Vijay Kumar K.G. Co-Investigator, Schizophrenia Cohort Dr Jayant Mahadevan Co-Investigator, Addiction Cohort Dr. Preethi V. Reddy Co-Investigator, Bipolar Disorder Cohort Dr. Lekhansh Shukla Co-Investigator, Addiction Cohort Dr. Srinivas Balachander Co-Investigator, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Cohort Dr Suhas Satish Co-Investigator, Schizophrenia Cohort Dr. Vijaykumar S Harbishettar Co-Investigator, Dementia Cohort Affiliated Labs & Centres Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS Schizophrenia & Metabolic Clinic Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Clinic Centre for Addiction Medicine (CAM) Geriatric Clinic Featured Publications Nayok, S.B. et al. (2025) “Gaze fixation stability is a transdiagnostic marker of major psychiatric disorders: A high-density family-based study.” medRxiv, p. 2025.06.23.25330103. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.06.23.25330103 . Durbagula, S. et al. (2024) “Genetic insights into male autism spectrum disorder in a small cohort of Indian simplex families: findings from whole exome sequencing,” General Psychiatry, 37(6), p. e101606. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1136/gpsych-2024-101606 . Muthukumaran, M. et al. (2024) “Shared deficits of education, marital and occupational functioning in unaffected siblings of multiple affected families with major psychiatric illness,” Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 101, p. 104216. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2024.104216 . Lakkireddy SP, Balachander S, Dayalamurthy P, et al. Neurocognition and its association with adverse childhood experiences and familial risk of mental illness. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2022;119:110620. doi:10.1016/j.pnpbp.2022.110620 Vinod, P. et al. (2024) “Does Apolipoprotein E polymorphism play a role in familial Alzheimer’s Dementia,” Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 20(S1), p. e087257. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.087257 .

Clinician Scientist, MQ: Transforming Mental Health Fellow, Department of Psychiatry LinkedIn | Google Scholar suhasg90@gmail.com Back Back to People Page Back Co-Investigator Team Bioinformatics, Molecular Genetics Dr Suhas Ganesh Clinician Scientist, MQ: Transforming Mental Health Fellow, Department of Psychiatry Dr Suhas Ganesh worked as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Central Institute of Psychiatry in Ranchi, India. He also holds an adjunct position as Assistant Professor at Yale University School of Medicine. Dr Ganesh received the young investigators award from the Brain and Behaviour Research Foundation whilst he was at Yale University in the USA, for his research into epigenetic effects of cannabis use and its effects on neurodevelopment. He is a recipient of an MQ Fellows Award , and his focus now is on addressing the gaps in knowledge around genetics, mental illnesses and brain development, particularly in under-represented communities. Jeevan, Y., Mahadevan, J., Viswanath, B., Jain, S., Ganesh, S. , Holla, B., Purushottam, M., & Shankarappa, B. (2024). F35. INVESTIGATING GENETIC RISK FOR PSYCHOSIS IN BIPOLAR DISORDER IN INDIA USING POLYGENIC SCORES. European Neuropsychopharmacology , 87 , 224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2024.08.446 Mahadevan, J., Holla, B., Ganesh, S. , Shankarappa, B., Paul, P., Sud, R., Jain, S., Purushottam, M., & Viswanath, B. (2024). W32. A GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY OF BIPOLAR DISORDER FROM INDIA. European Neuropsychopharmacology , 87 , 118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2024.08.241 Patra, C., Ganesh, S. , Mahadevan, J., Gujarati, K., Awasthy, D., George, S., Ganapathy, A., Phalke, S., Bettadapura, R., Viswanath, B., Varghese, M., Jain, S., Prasad, P., & Purushottam, M. (2024). W48. PROFILING THE RARE VARIANT GENETIC RISK FOR DEMENTIA WITH WHOLE EXOME SEQUENCING: A STUDY FROM INDIA. European Neuropsychopharmacology , 87 , 126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2024.08.257 Shankarappa, B., Ganesh, S. , Purushottam, M., & Jain, S. (2024). W94. ALLELE FREQUENCIES AT CRUCIAL LOCI MIGHT UNDERLIE DISPARATE CONSEQUENCES OF ALCOHOL ABUSE ACROSS WORLD POPULATIONS. European Neuropsychopharmacology , 87 , 151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2024.08.303 Shankarappa, B., Prasad, V. P., Kumar, S., Rao, R. S., Royal, A. B., Swamy, M., Prasad, P., Niranjana Murthy, A. S., Ganesh, S., Viswanath, B., Jain, S., Purushottam, M., & Thyloth, M. (2024). A Novel Homozygous Variant in CPLANE1 Gene in a Patient with Developmental Deficits. Molecular Syndromology , 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1159/000541167

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Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Centre for Integrative Medicine and Research LinkedIn hollabharath@gmail.com Back Back to People Page Back Co-Investigator Team Addiction Dr Bharath Holla Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Centre for Integrative Medicine and Research Dr. Holla is a physician-scientist (MD, PhD) involved in patient care, research and post-graduate training in psychiatry. He has a deep interest in designing novel treatment approaches for psychiatric disorders, as well as using traditional approaches (like yoga) for health and well-being After completing postgraduate residency in psychiatry, he specialised in the field of addiction psychiatry with a post-doctoral clinical fellowship at NIMHANS. His PhD work involved imaging-genomics of addiction vulnerability in adolescents. He strongly believes that future progress in neuroscience and psychiatry will stem from open-science and multi-disciplinary collaborations. Therefore, he has been actively involved in several multi-institute and multi-country population neuroscience work that have resulted in high-impact research publications and larger impacts on the community. Benegal, V., Chakrabarti, A., Holla, B. , Basu, D., Sharma, E., Purushottam, M., Mahadevan, J., Goyal, N., Nebhinani, N., Basu, A., Singh, R. L., Khanra, S., & Viswanath, B. (2024). W57. PATHWAYS TO RESILIENCE AND MENTAL-HEALTH [PARAM]: A NEURODEVELOPMENTAL COHORT FROM INDIA. European Neuropsychopharmacology , 87 , 132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2024.08.266 Bhargav, H., Raghavan, V., Rao, N. P., Gulati, K., Binumon, K. V., Anu, K. N., Ravi, S., Jasti, N., Holla, B., Varambally, S., & Ramachandran, P. (2024). Validation and efficacy of a tele-yoga intervention for improving psychological stress, mental health and sleep difficulties of stressed adults diagnosed with long COVID: A prospective, multi-center, open-label single-arm study. Frontiers in Psychology , 15 , 1436691. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1436691 Jeevan, Y., Mahadevan, J., Viswanath, B., Jain, S., Ganesh, S., Holla, B., Purushottam, M., & Shankarappa, B. (2024). F35. INVESTIGATING GENETIC RISK FOR PSYCHOSIS IN BIPOLAR DISORDER IN INDIA USING POLYGENIC SCORES. European Neuropsychopharmacology , 87 , 224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2024.08.446 Mahadevan, J., Holla, B. , Ganesh, S., Shankarappa, B., Paul, P., Sud, R., Jain, S., Purushottam, M., & Viswanath, B. (2024). W32. A GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY OF BIPOLAR DISORDER FROM INDIA. European Neuropsychopharmacology , 87 , 118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2024.08.241 Shekar Mv, C., Bhargav, H., Holla, B., Mahadevan, J., Singh, A., Narasimha, V. L., Katla, N., Snigdha, A., S, K., & Maheswari, E. (2024). Efficacy of yoga-breath linked intervention to stop smoking (Y-BLISS) in reducing the number of cigarettes smoked per day among smokers attempting to reduce or quit: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Wellcome Open Research , 9 , 693. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.22839.1

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