Post-Doctoral Researcher
Volen Center for Complex Systems
Brandeis University,
Mailstop 013
415 South Street
Waltham MA 02454
USA
Tel: (781) 736-3134
Fax: (781) 736-3142
Education:
B.Sc, TM Bhagalpur University, 2000
M.Sc, Jawaharlal Nehru Unversity, New Delhi, 2004
Ph.D, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 2010
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1. S Shruti , RL Clem, AL Barth. A seizure-induced gain-of-function in
BK channels is associated with elevated firing activity in neocortical
pyramidal neurons. Neurobiology of Disease, 30(3):323-30, Jun 2008.
BK channels is associated with elevated firing activity in neocortical
pyramidal neurons. Neurobiology of Disease, 30(3):323-30, Jun 2008.
2. RC Gerkin, RL Clem, S Shruti, RE Kass, AL Barth. Cortical up state
activity is enhanced after seizures: a quantitative analysis. J Clin
Neurophysiol, 27(6):425-32, Dec 2010.
3. S Shruti, J Urban-Ciecko, JA Fitzpatrick, R Brenner, and MP
Bruchez, and AL Barth. The brain-specific beta4 subunit downregulates
BK channel cell surface expression. PLoS One, Epub Mar 16, 2012
I am interested in studying the molecular and cell biological
mechanisms of plasticity in intrinsic excitability and connectivity of neurons and how such changes affect circuit output.
mechanisms of plasticity in intrinsic excitability and connectivity of neurons and how such changes affect circuit output.
- Expression and distribution of innexins in the stomtogastric ganglion (STG) of C. borealis.