Ruchi Komal SLCR Lab, NIMH NIH Biography Publications Institution JoVE Articles Ruchi KomalPost-doctoral Fellow Ruchi Komal is a post-doctoral fellow of Section on Light and Circadian Rhythm Lab (SLCR; Samer Hattar's Lab) at National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA, since July 2018.She obtained her Ph.D. in 2018 from Lucknow University, India, with a thesis on “Behavioral study of life history stages in song birds”. Her PhD work was centered on understanding the mechanisms that regulate spring and autumn migrations in Palaearctic Indian migrant, redheaded bunting (Emberiza bruniceps), at both, behavioral and molecular levels.During her post doc tenure, she is using innovative molecular and genetic tools to understand neurocircuits and mechanisms underlying circadian behaviors Publications Non-invasive Strategies for Chronic Manipulation of DREADD-controlled Neuronal Activity Jesse Zhan1, Ruchi Komal1, William T. Keenan2, Samer Hattar1, Diego C. Fernandez1 1Section on Light and Circadian Rhythms (SLCR), National Institute of Mental Health, 2Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Neuroscience, Scripps Research Institute JoVE 59439 Neuroscience
Non-invasive Strategies for Chronic Manipulation of DREADD-controlled Neuronal Activity Jesse Zhan1, Ruchi Komal1, William T. Keenan2, Samer Hattar1, Diego C. Fernandez1 1Section on Light and Circadian Rhythms (SLCR), National Institute of Mental Health, 2Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Neuroscience, Scripps Research Institute JoVE 59439 Neuroscience