Nickname: Priya
Hometown: Kangra, HP
Graduate School: SGGS,Panjab University, Chandigarh
E-mail: priyamehra293@gmail.com
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How was your experience in the Neuroscience Research Lab? How did it contribute to your academic or professional development?

It was a great experience in GLP compliance. It helps a lot in both personal and professional life. I learned how to work independently and in a team, how to be more analytical in my work, and how to ask the important questions that led to new discoveries. The three most important rules that make your PhD journey valuable 1. Perseverance 2. Consistency and 3. Transparency and Confidentiality.
Dr Akshay Anand always encouraged us to get involved in each activity duringour  PhD journey.

What are your Research interests?

Visual Impairment, Neuro-ophthalmology, Neurobehavioral, Retinal degeneration, and cognition

 What are your current affiliations?

Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

What was your PhD thesis in or research work? Timeline?

We established a mouse model with different degrees of laser-induced retinal injury using by laser photocoagulator. The study demonstrated the role of Lin-ve stem cells in visual impairment rescue and their influence on visual-spatial memory.