Divya Chereddy

Neuroscience Research Assistant @UConn Health

Farmington, CT, US

Investigated the mechanisms of cortical convolution by comparing wild-type mammals with convoluted cortices (humans, ferrets) and smooth cortices (mice) or those with the same genetic mutation but different phenotypes-Elucidated the role of embryonic neurogenesis in autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability using mouse models with gain-of-function and loss-of-function mutations in neurodevelopmental genes-Aimed to understand the neurodevelopmental basis of neurological and psychiatric disorders, including autism and schizophrenia, through molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying human cortical development.

University of Connecticut

Bachelor's degree, Physiology and Neurobiology BS, Sophomore