Top image: At the International Conferences on Epilepsy and Treatment in Baltimore, MD
Recent invited talks and interviews:
09/2022: Keynote speaker; The Power of Early Brain Development'; at the Parents as Teachers International Conference in Denver, Colorado.
08/2022: Presenting SWB's annual meeting to appraise existing and new members on the progress made at SWB in the last year.
07/2022: Moderating a session on the mental health impacts of violence against women as part of the mental health sub-working group of WCAPS along with the Latin American & Caribbean Region working group.
06/2022: Moderated a session on inter-country perspectives in palliative care along with Public Health Literacy (PHL).
03/2022: A lecture/demonstration to students of arts and humanities at the Shands Arts in Medicine at University of Florida on Bharatanatyam and health.
03/2022: For Brain Awareness Week 2022, I moderated a session with Beyond Conflict on the neuroscience of trauma and chronic stress. The recording of the session can be found here.
02/2022: 'The Power of Early Brain Development'; at the Denver Metro Specialized Education Support for Parents.
12/2021: 'The epilepsies: an introduction'; a winter camp for young students as part of University of Texas Winter Camp on Neuroscience & Cognitive Behavior.
11/2021: At the International Webinar on Social Determinants of Health and Health Seeking Behaviour towards Health Equity, I spoke about the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on widows, and the need to study health-seeking behaviors in this population.
06/2021: Invited to speak at the 7th Foundation of CHD India Group on the theme of "Reclaiming gains to accelerate global health." I gave a talk on the "US Impact from COVID-19 and the road ahead for sustainable development". The event was featured in The Mangalorean, and can be found here.
04/2021: 'Scientists with multidisciplinary roles in STEM', Cambridge Science Festival.
03/2021: 'The epilepsies: pathophysiology and research' to Masters students at Nirma University, Ahmedabad.
12/2020: 'The epilepsies: an introduction'; a winter camp for young students as part of University of Texas Winter Camp on Neuroscience & Cognitive Behavior.
10/2020: 'Preclinical and clinical epilepsy research'. Seminar for volunteers at The American Museum of Natural History.
10/2020: Readynation Speaker for 'Child Care: An Essential Part of Workforce Infrastructure for Otsego County'.
07/2020: Panelist for 'Career Paths to Becoming a Director in a Biotech Company' organized by Scismic and The Social Scientist.
06/2020: Featured on The Zag where I talk about the importance of science, and translating science into a force for progressive public good.
04/2020: 'Tap into Your Resilience & Unlock Your Potential': a virtual sip-and-learn to help participants to tap into their innate resilience and help bounce back from the adversity of COVID-19.
04/2020: Virtual STEAM Mentor Meet-up at the Intrepid Museum.
04/2020: ‘The science of COVID-19’ ; Karabots Fellows Program, Mutter Museum; Philadelphia PA.
09/2022: Keynote speaker; The Power of Early Brain Development'; at the Parents as Teachers International Conference in Denver, Colorado.
08/2022: Presenting SWB's annual meeting to appraise existing and new members on the progress made at SWB in the last year.
07/2022: Moderating a session on the mental health impacts of violence against women as part of the mental health sub-working group of WCAPS along with the Latin American & Caribbean Region working group.
06/2022: Moderated a session on inter-country perspectives in palliative care along with Public Health Literacy (PHL).
- 04/2022: Vichaar was featured in the Garnet Microscope - University of South Carolina School of Medicine's newsletter.
03/2022: A lecture/demonstration to students of arts and humanities at the Shands Arts in Medicine at University of Florida on Bharatanatyam and health.
03/2022: For Brain Awareness Week 2022, I moderated a session with Beyond Conflict on the neuroscience of trauma and chronic stress. The recording of the session can be found here.
02/2022: 'The Power of Early Brain Development'; at the Denver Metro Specialized Education Support for Parents.
12/2021: 'The epilepsies: an introduction'; a winter camp for young students as part of University of Texas Winter Camp on Neuroscience & Cognitive Behavior.
11/2021: At the International Webinar on Social Determinants of Health and Health Seeking Behaviour towards Health Equity, I spoke about the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on widows, and the need to study health-seeking behaviors in this population.
06/2021: Invited to speak at the 7th Foundation of CHD India Group on the theme of "Reclaiming gains to accelerate global health." I gave a talk on the "US Impact from COVID-19 and the road ahead for sustainable development". The event was featured in The Mangalorean, and can be found here.
04/2021: 'Scientists with multidisciplinary roles in STEM', Cambridge Science Festival.
03/2021: 'The epilepsies: pathophysiology and research' to Masters students at Nirma University, Ahmedabad.
12/2020: 'The epilepsies: an introduction'; a winter camp for young students as part of University of Texas Winter Camp on Neuroscience & Cognitive Behavior.
10/2020: 'Preclinical and clinical epilepsy research'. Seminar for volunteers at The American Museum of Natural History.
10/2020: Readynation Speaker for 'Child Care: An Essential Part of Workforce Infrastructure for Otsego County'.
07/2020: Panelist for 'Career Paths to Becoming a Director in a Biotech Company' organized by Scismic and The Social Scientist.
06/2020: Featured on The Zag where I talk about the importance of science, and translating science into a force for progressive public good.
04/2020: 'Tap into Your Resilience & Unlock Your Potential': a virtual sip-and-learn to help participants to tap into their innate resilience and help bounce back from the adversity of COVID-19.
04/2020: Virtual STEAM Mentor Meet-up at the Intrepid Museum.
04/2020: ‘The science of COVID-19’ ; Karabots Fellows Program, Mutter Museum; Philadelphia PA.
12/2019: Featured in an interview on IIE-SRF Partnerships for Scholar Advancement (PSA) with another advisor Florence Chaverneff.
08/2019: ‘Defeating Diseases Through Knowledge of Evolution’ ; Karabots Fellows Program, Mutter Museum; Philadelphia PA.
08/2019: ‘Defeating Diseases Through Knowledge of Evolution’ ; Karabots Fellows Program, Mutter Museum; Philadelphia PA.
- 12/2018: 'Exploring careers in STEM' at the Baruch STEP Academy (link here). These talks are designed to introduce the students to the various employment opportunities in the Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) professions, to enable them in making informed decisions regarding their own future career choices.
- 11/2018: Invited panelist for iNET NYC titled 'Non-Academic Career Tracks for International Scientists'.
11/2018: Speed networking at the NYU School of Medicine to share my journey from academia to medical communications. - 10/2018: Invited speaker, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Graduate School Careers in Science (GSCS).
- Featured on the Incubator blog as part of Scientists of NY (SoNY); an endeavor of the Rockefeller University.
- Featured on The Interview Portal: a site for offbeat, unusual, unconventional, and interesting career interviews.
- 11/2017: 'Exploring Neuroscience'; Karabots Fellows Program, Mutter Museum; PA.
- 11/2017: 'An update on Gates Foundation grant ideas'; Boston Strategic Partners.
- 09/2017: 'Developing a Strategy for Translational Epilepsy Research'; Boston Strategic Partners.
- 04/2017: 'Precision medicine: an overview'; Boston Strategic Partners.
- 07/2016: 'Precision medicine in Oncology'; McCann Medical Group, Inc.
- 04/2016: I spoke at Storycollider, at Union Hall, about my experience of sacrificing rats in the lab for the first time after working at an animal shelter in Ahmedabad, India. You can find the recording here.
- 02/2016: Guest speaker for ‘Science and Human Rights’ hosted by NYU's Society for Undergraduate Neural Science.
- 01/2016: Webinar entitled ‘Becoming an Early Career Ambassador’ hosted by the Society for Neuroscience.
- 11/2015: ‘Basic mechanisms of epilepsy’ ; Ahmedabad Neurological Association, Ahmedabad, India.
- 09/2015: ‘Synaptic plasticity in epilepsy’ ; International Conferences on Epilepsy and Treatment, Baltimore, MD. Click here for the abstract.
- 11/2014: 'Synaptic plasticity in epilepsy'; Queens College, NY (link here).
- 08/2014: ‘Anatomy of the Nervous System and Neuronal Physiology’ ; Camp Neuro, NY.
- 05/2014: ‘The biology of seizures - Understanding Epilepsy’ ; Rockefeller University, NY.
- 04/2014: Suppression of adult neurogenesis in mice increases susceptibility to seizures’; NYU Neuroscience Retreat, NY.
07/2013: ‘Understanding epilepsy’; Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, NY.
03/2012: Reduction of adult neurogenesis increases susceptibility to seizures caused by kainic acid’; New York University, NY.
11/2011: ‘Exacerbation of seizures caused by a reduction of adult neurogenesis’; Columbia University, NY.
03/2010: ‘Regulation of synaptic plasticity in temporal lobe epilepsy’; Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, NY.
12/2009: ‘Differential regulation of synaptic plasticity in epilepsy’; University of Texas, Austin.
05/2008: ‘Changes in neuregulin signaling during development of epilepsy’ ; University of South Carolina.
03/2008: ‘Changes in NRG/ErbB regulation of synaptic plasticity following status epilepticus’ ; Georgia/South Carolina Research Consortium.
03/2008: ‘Changes in NRG/ErbB regulation of synaptic plasticity following status epilepticus’ ; Georgia/South Carolina Research Consortium.
07/2007: ‘Therapies for epilepsy’ ; Columbia College, South Carolina.
03/2007: ‘Novel therapies for epilepsy" ; University of South Carolina.
03/2007: ‘Novel therapies for epilepsy" ; University of South Carolina.
Contact me if you would like to inquire about speaking at your event. My areas of expertise are:
- STEM education
- Non-academic careers after PhD
- The use of arts to promote positive mental health
- Epilepsy and other neurological disorders
- Writing for patients and caregivers
- Using science to create a just, equitable world
- Leadership and science
- The intersection of arts and sciences
- Bharatanatyam for creative aging