Collateral circulation plays a key role in the therapeutic effect of reperfusion therapies as it helps in delaying or even preventing neuronal cell death. The purpose of this study is to map the development and lineage of pial collaterals in the embryonic brain by combining immunofluorescence staining, whole-organ imaging alongside lineage tracing in transgenic reporter mouse lines.

Incorporating a technique- the 'gel compression microscopy'- a connection between monolayer compressibility differences and compressive forces involved in EDAC is predicted. Further experiments have highlighted the role of nuclear mechanics in the above study. Together, the work performed point towards a central role of the nucleus as a

mechanical actuator in epithelial defence against cancer.

Self-incompatability is genetically controlled pollen-pistil recognition system that provides a barrier to self and self-related pollen in flowering plants. Here, Alpinia mutica, a member of Zingiberaceae family follows ssi mechanism to avoid self-pollen.

m6A modification has been implicated to play roles in stem cell pluripotency and many diseases, including cancers by regulating alternative splicing of the transcript, stability, decay, and nuclear export. Here we investigate the role of the demethylase FTO in maintaining pluripotency in mouse embryonic stem cells, how they affect the cellular characteristics and gene expression of the mouse embryonic stem cells

MBD2 proteins are methylation mark readers that have an important role in heterochromatin assembly and gene repression. During my internship in TU Darmstadt, I worked on these proteins. Briefly it involved deciphering the role of the G/R and CC region of the protein and also to find out if a highly interacting residue in the CC domain has any impact on LLPS of those proteins.

Mixed-species groups of reef fish are formed when different species of fish feed

together. Antagonistic interactions have been observed both within groups and towards groups by reef residents. Aggression towards groups generally occurs in herbivore

shoaling groups as territorial herbivores attempt to prevent foraging within their

territories. Attendant groups experience more antagonism between group members. Here we attempt to understand positional preferences

around nuclear goatfish species in following-and-scavenging and joint-hunting

groups. We will use positional data and antagonistic interactions between

followers to infer positional preferences in follower species. We will

then examine variation in preferences between following-and-scavenging and joint-hunting groups.