Postdoctoral Researchers

Shilpika Pandey

Shilpika Pandey completed her PhD at CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute in Lucknow, India, followed by two years of postdoctoral training at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, USA. In her current lab, she investigates the molecular mechanisms involved in astrocyte structural remodelling in response to antidepressants and whether these structural changes are sufficient to induce behavioural changes in animals.

Darshan C. M.

Dr. Darshan C. M. is a postdoctoral fellow under Prof. Surya Pratap Singh, specializing in optical spectroscopy. Originally from Mysore, he completed his PhD at the Manipal Academy of Higher Education and an MSc at the University of Mysore. His research focuses on fluorescence and Raman spectroscopy, along with machine learning–based multivariate analysis of complex biological systems. In his free time, he enjoys writing Kannada short stories, reading, and traveling.