Current projects in the lab

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• MicroRNA mediated regulation of neuronal maintenance and ageing.

• Molecular feedback mechanisms that control feeding and hunger responses.

• Nutrient sensing mechanisms in the brain, trachea and fat body.

• Genetic regulation of insulin signalling and metabolic homeostasis.

• Molecular cross-talks between insulin-producing neurons and fat body.

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Funding

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Our research is supported by: IISER TVM, MHRD; Extra Mural Research Grant from DST-SERB and Ramanujan Fellowship from DST-SERB

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My students are supported by research fellowships from CSIR, UGC, DST-INSPIRE and IISER-TVM