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
Resume
About me
Bhanu Priya Somashekar
Passionate computational neuroscientist with a strong aptitude for problem solving and an unquenching zeal to learn.
Education
Doctorate of Philosophy
Jan. 2017 - Jul. 2024
National Centre for Biological Sciences, Banglore, India
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
Bridging Postdoctoral Fellow
Aug. 2024 - Present
National Centre for Biological Sciences, Banglore, India
- Analyzing Ca-imaging data from the hippocampus, recorded during trace-eyeblink conditioning.
Graduate Student
Jan. 2017 - Jul. 2024
National Centre for Biological Sciences, Banglore, India
- Pattern processing across scales: From network representations to dendritic computations.
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 - NeuroAI
Jul 2024
Neuromatch Academy
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
Email:
bhanups@ncbs.res.in
bhanupriya151@gmail.com
Call:
+91-080-23666520