Master of Science in Biomedical Science
Nitte University Centre for Science Education & Research, Deralakatte
2024 - 2026
Current CGPA: 8.88
Curriculum vitae
Dr Meghna C Rao
Final-year M.Sc. Biomedical Sciences student working across molecular neuroscience, zebrafish genetics, clinical interpretation, and web-based cognitive experiments.
Profile
Clinical training, molecular tools, and questions about mind.
Clinical training shapes how Meghna approaches neuroscience, allowing her to study the brain not in isolation but as part of a broader, interacting system underlying mind and behavior.
Her long-term goal is to work in molecular neuroscience, epigenetics, and behavioral neuroscience, with the aim of eventually leading an independent research lab.
- Memory
- Behaviour
- Epigenetics
- Salience network
- Molecular neuroscience
Education
Academic training.
Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery
Fr Muller Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, Mangalore
2013 - 2019
Pre-University, Science
St. Aloysius PU, Mangalore
2011 - 2013
Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology.
Research
Current and previous research.
Master's Thesis
Effects of tprkb deficiency on the expression of neuronal transcription factors in zebrafish
Ongoing
Guide: Dr. Gunimala Chakraborty, HOD & Associate Professor, Dept. of Molecular Genetics & Cancer.
- Working toward stable tprkb mutants using CRISPR-Cas9 with validation through HRMA and HD assays.
- Assessing developmental phenotypes and neuronal transcription factor expression through WISH and RNA-based analysis.
- Techniques include CRISPR-Cas9, HRMA, HD assay, developmental screening, WISH, and cDNA synthesis.
Bachelor's Dissertation
Assessment of treatment outcome in eczema with homoeopathic constitutional medicine using SCORAD
May 2019
Guide: Dr. Vilma D'souza, BHMS, MD(Hom), MS (Counselling & Psychotherapy).
- Conducted a 25-patient case series evaluating pre- and post-treatment SCORAD scores.
- Observed statistically significant reduction in SCORAD scores (p = 0.006), while noting no control group and small sample size.
Research Internship
Department of Public Health Genomics, Manipal School of Life Sciences
June 2025 - July 2025
Research intern in a life sciences environment aligned with translational and public health genomics questions.
Selected Projects
Browser experiments and research tools.
Neuro Navigator
Interactive game exploring hippocampal place cells, cognition, and spatial navigation.
Temporal Binding Game
Interactive experience for reasoning about temporal connections and causally related events.
Flash Lag Illusion
Visual perception demo inspired by David Eagleman, focused on motion processing and visual-system constraints.
Motion After Effect
Interactive demonstration showing how motion adaptation can produce perceived movement in static objects.
Psychometry
Minimal online quiz platform for assessing personality traits through self-reported answers.
Measure Chronotype
Consulted on chronotype categorization, health risks, research inputs, and questionnaire UX.
Experience
Clinical and teaching work.
Physiology Lecturer, Visiting Faculty
Niramaya College of Nursing & Allied Health Sciences, Udupi
Dec 2023 - Jun 2024
Instructed first-year bachelor's students in physiology and used varied teaching methods to improve comprehension.
Chief Physician, Self-Employed
Dr Rao's Homeopathic Clinic, Katapadi - Udupi
Feb 2020 - Nov 2023
Provided medical care with lifestyle counselling in dietetics, nutrition, exercise, counselling, and psychology.
Assistant Physician
BR Shetty Mother & Child Hospital, Udupi
Nov 2019 - Jan 2020
Contributed to pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum health, women's hygiene education, and menopause awareness.