Ilika Ghosh, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Jupiter, Florida, United States

Project: What fuels memory formation- investigating the energy supplies and sinks of synaptic plasticity- Designed, expressed, and calibrated a novel luciferase-based ATP reporter for measuring ATP in the postsynaptic spines of live neurons- Developed a pipeline for ATP imaging and measurement by employing a state-of-the-art imaging system for simultaneous confocal, luminescence, and 2-photon imaging- Unraveled the specific energy-supplying processes at rest and during memory formation using the above ATP reporter and imaging system- Developed skills for rat brain dissection, hippocampal neuronal cell culture, molecular cloning, transfection, and complex data analysis

Tokyo, Japan

• Edited full-length original research articles, reviews and book chapters

Saitama, Japan

Project: Visualization of the interaction between ultrastructural components of the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942• Developed a novel click chemistry-based method to visualize DNA synthesis by 5-Ethynyl-2 ́-deoxyuridine (EdU)-azide-AlexaFluor488 labelling• Optimized a novel method to study DNA compaction by DRAQ5 labelling with 3,3′-Diaminobenzidine (DAB) photooxidation for visualization by fluorescence, light, and transmission electron microscopy• Developed and optimized a novel technique for the study of DNA structure and its interaction with ultrastructural components by simultaneous labeling of carboxysomes, polyphosphate bodies, and DNA and visualization by light, (immuno)fluorescence and electron microscopy, and cryo-electron tomography

Kolkata Area, India

Project: Genotoxicity and anti-genotoxicity of natural antioxidants in Swiss albino mice

Doctor Of Philosophy - Ph.D., Cell Biology And Genetic Toxicology

Thesis title: Genotoxicity of Magnetic Metal Oxide Nanoparticles in Different Biological Systems • Surface modification of nanoparticles.

Master Of Science - Ms, Botany/Plant Biology

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Botany/Plant Biology