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Neuroscientist & Medical Writer | MSc Neuroscience (Manchester) | Translational neuroscience, learning and memory

Profile Summary

I am a neuroscientist with an MSc from the University of Manchester and over five years of hands-on research experience spanning systems neuroscience, molecular biology, and translational psychiatry. I have six peer-reviewed publications in journals including Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, Reviews in the Neurosciences, and Molecular Neurobiology, covering topics such as autism spectrum disorder, schizophrenia, circadian rhythm, and neuroinflammation. My research background includes in vivo electrophysiology, optogenetics, fiber photometry, fNIRS, behavioural neuroscience, RNASeq, and multiplex cytokine assays — giving me the technical depth to write accurately about complex neuroscience and psychiatric topics for both specialist and general audiences. I offer freelance services in scientific and medical writing, including literature reviews, research summaries, health blog articles, white papers, and manuscript editing. I bring a rare combination of first-author publication experience, multi-institutional research training (NIMHANS, IISc, King's College London), and strong written communication skills to every project.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Neuroscience
• ★ Developmental Neuroscience
• ★ Molecular Neuroscience
• ☆ Visual Neuroscience
• ☆ Behavioral Neuroscience
• ☆ Neurobiology
• ☆ Systems Neuroscience

Services

• Writing
• Research

Writing Technical Writing

Research Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search

Work Experience

Internhip

Indian Institute of Science

December 2025 - Present

Internship

Indian Institute of Science Bangalore

December 2025 - Present

Intern

National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences

May 2025 - November 2025

Research assistant

King's College London - Guy's Campus

December 2022 - July 2024

Project Staff

National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences

February 2020 - May 2021

Education

MSc Neuroscience (Neuroscience)

University of Manchester

September 2021 - Present

B.Tech (Genetic Engineering)

SRM Institute of Science and Technology

July 2015 - May 2019

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Nikhitha Sreenivas, Michael Maes, Hansashree Padmanabha, Apoorva Dharmendra, Priyanka Chakkera, Saptamita Paul Choudhury, Fazal Abdul, Thrinath Mullapudi, Vykuntaraju K. Gowda, Michael Berk, et al. (2024). Comprehensive immunoprofiling of neurodevelopmental disorders suggests three distinct classes based on increased neurogenesis, Th-1 polarization or IL-1 signaling . Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.

Manjula Subbanna and Pinku Mani Talukdar and Fazal Abdul and Monojit Debnath and Preethi V. Reddy and Rashmi Arasappa and Ganesan Venkatasubramanian and Kesavan Muralidharan and Bangalore N. Gangadhar and Praerna H. Bhargav and Sneha Karmani(2021). Long-term add-on Yoga therapy offers clinical benefits in major depressive disorder by modulating the complement pathway: A randomized controlled trial . Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 66. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 102876. Elsevier {BV}

Pinku Mani Talukdar and Fazal Abdul and Michael Maes and Michael Berk and Ganesan Venkatasubramanian and Bindu M. Kutty and Monojit Debnath(2021). A proof-of-concept study of maternal immune activation mediated induction of Toll-like receptor (TLR) and inflammasome pathways leading to neuroprogressive changes and schizophrenia-like behaviours in offspring . European Neuropsychopharmacology. 52. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 48--61. Elsevier {BV}

Fazal Abdul and Nikhitha Sreenivas and John Vijay Sagar Kommu and Moinak Banerjee and Michael Berk and Michael Maes and Marion Leboyer and Monojit Debnath(2021). Disruption of circadian rhythm and risk of autism spectrum disorder: role of immune-inflammatory, oxidative stress, metabolic and neurotransmitter pathways . Reviews in the Neurosciences. 0. (0). Walter de Gruyter {GmbH}

Talukdar, P.M., Abdul, F., Maes, M., Binu, V., Venkatasubramanian, G., Kutty, B.M., Debnath, M.(2020). Maternal Immune Activation Causes Schizophrenia-like Behaviors in the Offspring through Activation of Immune-Inflammatory, Oxidative and Apoptotic Pathways, and Lowered Antioxidant Defenses and Neuroprotection . Molecular Neurobiology. 57. (10). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 4345-4361.

Balaji, R., Subbanna, M., Shivakumar, V., Abdul, F., Venkatasubramanian, G., Debnath, M.(2020). Pattern of expression of Toll like receptor (TLR)-3 and -4 genes in drug-naïve and antipsychotic treated patients diagnosed with schizophrenia . Psychiatry Research. 285.