Dr. Deepak Nair
Assistant Professor
Neuroscience
Indian Institute of Science
India
Biography
Dr. Deepak Nair is currently the Assistant Professor in Centre for Neuroscience at Indian Institute of Science, Banglore. His research areas include: Role of Dynamic Nanoscale Molecular Organization in the Signal processing at the Synapse. Dr. Deepak Nair has been awarded the IYBA (Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award) 2013″ by Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, New Delhi.
Research Interest
Synapses, basic functional units of brain, are involved in the modulation of information flow between neurons. How synapses moderate this flow of information is key to functioning of the brain. Synapses control the transmission of information by differential recruitment, recycling and positioning of molecular components of the synapses. Our approach is to study the organization and dynamics of key synaptic molecules using a variety of interdisciplinary approaches. We aim to develop cutting edge microscopy and optogenetic tools to observe synapses at the nanoscale and real-time.
Publications
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Jose M, Tollis S, Nair D, Mitteau R, Velours C, Massoni-Laporte A, Royou A, Sibarita JB, McCusker D. A quantitative imaging-based screen reveals the exocyst as a network hub connecting endocytosis and exocytosis. Molecular biology of the cell. 2015 Jul 1;26(13):2519-34.
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Widera D, Klenke C, Nair D, Heidbreder M, Malkusch S, Sibarita JB, Choquet D, Kaltschmidt B, Heilemann M, Kaltschmidt C. Single-particle tracking uncovers dynamics of glutamate-induced retrograde transport of NF-κB p65 in living neurons. Neurophotonics. 2016 Oct 1;3(4):041804-.
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Harper CB, Papadopulos A, Martin S, Matthews DR, Morgan GP, Nguyen TH, Wang T, Nair D, Choquet D, Meunier FA. Botulinum neurotoxin type-A enters a non-recycling pool of synaptic vesicles. Scientific reports. 2016;6.
