Annu Kala

Conduct a preclinical neuropharmacology project investigating how local MDMA application and serotonergic signaling modulate hippocampal network activity in vivo. Use Neuropixels recordings, local pharmacological manipulation, LFP/ripple analysis, spike sorting outputs, and quantitative signal analysis to evaluate neuronal and network-level changes. Develop scientific rationale, analysis plans, figures, and manuscript/congress materials from complex experimental datasets, with careful attention to evidence

Investigated how systemic inflammation and sepsis alter sleep, hippocampal oscillations, and memory-related network states in rodent models. Designed and executed independent research studies, including study planning, experimental recordings, data analysis, figure generation, manuscript preparation, and conference dissemination. Analyzed electrophysiological and behavioral datasets across vigilance states, translating complex results into peer-reviewed publications and international presentations. Worked i

Studied optogenetic inhibition of prefrontal pyramidal neurons during NREM sleep and gained exposure to calcium-imaging workflows in mice.

I did my Master’s dissertation project in the field of cancer biology. The project was about investigating the effect of insulin like growth factor binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3) on the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) under hypoxia in prostate cancer. The techniques include tis

I was involved in an innovation project entitled ‘genetic curation of ataxia phenomes for establishment of predictive and rapid diagnostic paradigm’ .