Research Projects

  1. Structural & Functional Connectivity of Hippocampus in Schizophrenia: Evaluation of Neuroimmunological & Neurotrophic Factors Interactions using Diffusion Tensor Imaging & functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies, Wellcome Trust / DBT India Alliance, (2011-2016) – PI: Dr. G. Venkatasubramanian
  2. Translational Research on the Neuroimmunopathology of Schizophrenia, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India (2011-2016) - PI: Dr. G. Venkatasubramanian
  3. An Imaging Genomics Study of Neurometabolic and Neuroimmunological Effects of Interleukin-6 in Schizophrenia, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. (2011-2014) - PI: Dr. G. Venkatasubramanian
  4. Neuroimmunogenetic & Functional MRI Correlates of Smooth Pursuit Eye Movement Deficits: An Imaging Genomics Study of   a Novel Composite Biomarker for Schizophrenia, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. (2011-2014) - PI: Dr. G. Venkatasubramanian
  5. Neurocognitive & Neuroimaging Correlates of Fronto-Thalamic Abnormalities in Schizophrenia, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India (2011-2014) - PI: Dr. G. Venkatasubramanian
  6. White Matter Alterations in Obsessive Compulsive Disorders and its relationship with symptom dimensions: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study. Department of Science & Technology, Government of India (2011-2014) - PI: Dr. Y.C. Janardhan Reddy,Co-Investigator: Dr. G. Venkatasubramanian & Dr. Janardhanan C. Narayanaswamy.
  7. Neuroimaging Endophenotypes in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Department of Biotechnology, Government of India (2010 – 2013). PI: Dr. Y.C. Janardhan Reddy,Co-Investigator: Dr. G. Venkatasubramanian
  8. Neurobiological Correlates of Symptom Modulation Using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Schizophrenia (2012 – 2015) – PI: Dr. G. Venkatasubramanian.
  9. Neural and immunological predictors of SSRI response in Obsessive-compulsive disorder: search for a composite biomarker: DST-INSPIRE project (2012-2017): PI- Dr. Janardhanan Narayanaswamy
  10. Eye tracking abnormalities in obsessive compulsive disorder: a comparison with bipolar disorder and healthy controls: PI-Dr. G. Venkatasubramanian, Co-investigators: Dr. Janardhanan Narayanaswamy, Sunil Kalmady Vasu, Dr. Sri Mahavir Agarwal.


PhD Theses [Ongoing]
  1. Neuroanatomical & Immunogenetic Correlates of Limbic System in Schizophrenia (2008, Sunil Kalmady Vasu)
  2. Accelerated Aging & Schizophrenia: Clinical & Neuroimmunometabolic Correlates (2009, V. Shivakumar)
  3. An Imaging Genomics Study of Glutamatergic Dysfunction in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (2011, Dania Jose)
  4. Psychosocial Intervention with Siblings of Persons with Schizophrenia (2011, Anekal C. Amaresha)
  5. Endophenotypic Validity of Eye Movements in Schizophrenia: Clinical & Neurobiological Correlates                     (2012, Aditi Subramaniam)


MD Theses
  1. Clinical and Neural correlates of Smooth Pursuit Eye Movement Abnormalities in Schizophrenia (Vijay Danivas: 2012 - 2014)
  2. Neuroimaging Correlates of Insight in OCD (Arun Gadad: 2012 - 2014)
  3. Neuroanatomical and Neurohemodynamic correlates of SSRI non-response in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Lekhanksh: 2011 - 2013)
  4. Comparison in psychophysiological interaction patterns of brain regions during a event-related fMRI involving interference paradigm in subjects at high and low risk for alcoholism (Bharath Holla: 2011 - 2013)
  5. Neural Correlates of Symptom procovation in drug-naive patients with OCD: A functional MRI study (Mahavir Agarwal: 2010 - 2012)
  6. Relationship between cognitive function and metabolic parameters in patients with schizophrenia (Kapil Jhamnani: 2010 - 2012)
  7. Vulnerability for Schizophrenia: Clinical, Neurocognitive & Neuroimaging Correlates (H. S. Virupaksha: 2011 - 2012)
  8. Association between metabolic side-effects and clinical improvement in schizophrenia (Eesha Sharma: 2009 - 2011)
  9. A comparative study of temperament and CNS white matter maturation of subjects at low and high risk for alcohol dependence: a diffusion tensor imaging study (B. Vinay: 2009 - 2011)
  10. Parent of Origin Effects in Schizophrenia (Anjith Divakaran: 2008 - 2010)
  11. Relationship between Externalizing Symptoms and White Matter Abnormalities in Subjects at High Risk for Alcohol Dependence: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study (Sankara Subbu: 2008 - 2010)
  12. Clinical & Hemodynamic Correlates of emotion recognition in Antipsychotic-naive Schizophrenia (Balaji Bharadwaj: 2007 - 2009)
  13. Comparison of Brain Activation (using fMRI) and Externalizing Symptoms Between Subjects at High Risk & Low Risk for Alcoholism (Gautam Arunachal: 2007 - 2009)
  14. Clinical & Neuroanatomical Correlates of Cognitive Dysmetria in Antipsychotic-naive Schizophrenia (Sam Padamadan: 2007 - 2009)
  15. Neuroanatomical Correlates of Clinical, Social and Functional Outcome in Schizophrenia (Rishikesh V. Behere: 2006 - 2008)


PDF Thesis
Study of prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibody titers in psychoses (Ajish: 2012 - 2013)