About Me

I am a third year graduate student at the Max Planck Institute for the Neurobiology of behaviour - caesar, working with Dr. Kevin Briggman. My project involves elucidating the development of neural circuits for locomotion during metamorphosis, in the tadpole Xenopus tropicalis.

My interests lie in understanding the neural bases of behaviour, and building tools to make studying behaviour a bit easier.

Interests

  • Neuroethology
  • Engineering
  • Science Communication

Education

  • MSc (Research), 2020

    Indian Institute of Science

  • BSc (Research), 2015-19

    Indian Institute of Science

Publications

Amphibian behavioral diversity offers insights into evolutionary neurobiology

Aditya A. Iyer, Kevin L. Briggman
December 2021 Curr. Opin. Neurob.
Amphibian behavioral diversity offers insights into evolutionary neurobiology

Projects

Automating Patient Data Handling and reporting COVID PCR Tests

BLiSC COVID Diagnostic Center Apr 2020 – Jun 2020
Python Selenium, Automated Form Submissions, COVID Diagnostics

An experimental model system for understanding metabolic scaling

Thutupalli Lab, NCBS Aug 2019 – Jun 2020
Allometry, Metabolism, Microfluidics, Snowflake Yeast, Single Cell Metabolic Measurements

Understanding the Role of Halteres in Control of Insect Flight

Flight Lab, NCBS Oct 2018 – Jun 2019
Insect Free Flight, DeepLabCut, 3D digitization

Tadpole Begging: Diet and Toxicity

O’Connell Lab, Stanford University May 2018 – Aug 2019
Poison Frogs, Parental Care, Behaviour

Contact

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