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Assistant Professor of Molecular Neurobiology,
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Blavatnik Regional Award
Winner 2009
Recognized for using simple models to develop diagnostic and therapeutic tools for complex neurological diseases
The Chalasani lab uses the nematode (roundworm) Caenorhabditis elegans as a model to understand how neural circuits transform sensory input into behaviors. In the future, Dr. Chalasani plans to extend his lab's studies to zebrafish larvae to test whether vertebrate and invertebrate circuits use similar mechanisms to process information, hoping to gain new insight into how the human brain functions.