Bhanu Priya Somashekar

About

I'm a systems biologist (neuroscientist) interested in using computational tools to understand the mysteries of the living world. I'm currently completing my PhD at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore. My research is focused on understanding how information processing at the level of individual neurons plays out in the context of large noisy networks.

Computational Biologist and Data Scientist

I'm a researcher broadly interested in solving problems in the health sector, and life sciences.

  • Website: www.bhanu151.github.io
  • City: Bangalore
  • Official email: bhanups@ncbs.res.in
  • Email: bhanupriya151@gmail.com

Skills

Data Analysis 90%
Mathematical Modeling 75%
Machine Learning 75%
Research 80%
Python programming 100%
Computational biology 85%

Resume

About me

Bhanu Priya Somashekar

Passionate computational neuroscientist with a strong aptitude for problem solving and an unquenching zeal to learn.

Education

Master of Science (Hons) Biological Sciences

2011 - 2016

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India

Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Computer Science

2011 - 2016

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India

Research Experience

Graduate Student

2016 - Present

National Centre for Biological Sciences, Banglore, India

  • Working on understanding the computational implications of single computations in the network context.
  • Analyzing Ca-imaging data from the hippocampus, recorded during trace-eyeblink conditioning.

Research Scholar - Master's Dissertation

Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, Bangalore, India

  • Studied the role of mi‑RNAs in hair‑follicular stem cell differentiation using experimental approaches and Bio‑informatics.

Publications

  • Somashekar, Bhanu Priya, and Upinder S. Bhalla. "Discriminating neural ensemble patterns through dendritic computations in randomly connected feedforward networks." eLife (2024).
  • Pulikkottil, Vinu Varghese, Bhanu Priya Somashekar, and Upinder S. Bhalla. ”Computation, wiring, and plasticity in synaptic clusters.” Current opinion in neurobiology 70 (2021): 101‑112.

Industry Experience

Software Development Engineer - Intern

Jan 2016 - Jul 2016

Amazon Development Centre, Banglore, India

  • Developed website features to cater to the needs of the Indian marketplace.
  • Employed web‑analytics to track the impact of website feature modifications.

Intern

May 2013 - Jul 2013

Nextgen Energy and Environment Company, Bangalore, India

  • Suggested a cloud‑based solution for the efficient management of project information and the company’s data resources.
  • Analyzed the Standard Procedures involved in sustainability reporting.

Teaching Experience

Lead Teaching Assistant - Computational Neuroscience

Jul 2022

Neuromatch Academy

Teaching Assistant - Computational Neuroscience

2020, 2023

Neuromatch Academy

Teaching Assistant - Stochastic Processes

2020, 2023

National Centre for Biological Sciences, Banglore

Teaching Assistant - Computational Approaches to Memory and Plasticity

2017, 2018, 2019

National Centre for Biological Sciences, Banglore

Teaching Assistant - Neuroscience

2018

National Centre for Biological Sciences, Banglore

Contact

Location:

National Centre for Biological Sciences
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Bellary Road, Bangalore 560065
Karnataka, India

Call:

+91-080-23666520