Priyanshu

Priyanshu holds a Bachelor's degree in Basic Biological and Chemical sciences. His tenure in the college inspired him to understand biology from several viewpoints and thus paving his path to the research field. He further earned his Master's degree in Biotechnology at Banaras Hindu University, where he developed a keen interest in cellular molecular biology, immunology among others. While working on few interesting projects on neurodegenerative disorders, he got motivated to pursue neurobiology as his research interest. He joined the lab in 2020 amidst the coronavirus pandemic. He is interested in looking at various aspects of decision-making, prominently understanding the biological basis of behavior. By using Virtual Reality based 3D games, he is working towards understanding the suboptimalities in decision processes among individuals on the anxiety spectrum. When he is not in the lab working, he likes to travel to far-off places, which has been difficult ever since the pandemic. Nature walks, mountains, seashores, lakes, wildlife, and forests are his favorite places to be.